Local Shipping Rates and Agents Listing
Sea route details include ports Colombo Suez Port Said Naples Toulon Gibraltar Plymouth with figures 14 859 20 000 20 0000 12 129 1044 and dates 1st July 20 17 Sept. 14. Bent 12 Det 26 Single return from £38 to £68. Local agents Edward Weaver & Co Lachlan Street Forbes.
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Vie
Colombo
Suez
Port Said
Naples
Toulon
Gibraltar
Plymouth
Edward Weaver & CO
Lachlan Street
Forbes
Sneak Thieves Target Blayney Town Hall Area
Thieves ransacked cars in front of Blayney Town Hall during the hospital ball on the ocean side. Rugs, meat, boots, a girl's coat, and hot tiles were stolen from multiple vehicles. Police investigated but recovered nothing. Residents of Blayney West report thefts from clotheslines and widespread losses to eight thieves, with several families affected.
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Blayney Town Hall
Ocen
Clin Oates
Millthorne
Cook
Blayney West
Forbes Meets Outshines Parkes in Local Races
Parkes races drew forty or more bettors while Forbes hosted eighty horses across the meeting. Local attendees favored Forbes with higher interest, betting, and better staging. Hogan reports the Forbes fixture was the best staged here. Eighty horses started across events, an average of eight per race.
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Parkes
Forbes
Hogan
Boomerangs Footballers Seek Games After Color Line Refusal
The Boomerangs from Condo face fallout after Condo refuses to play them over color line issues. Publicity draws interest with Forbes Club planning to host a match early in the week. Parkes shows eagerness to beat them, while Boomerang secretary Richards reports six engagements booked but open to Forbes date.
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Condo
Forbes Club
Parkes
Co Pantels
Ro Ryan
Richards
Boomerang Club
Mente
Western District Championship Set For August At Forbsesa Club
At a Tuesday night meeting the Forbesa Golf Club announced the Western District Championship will be staged on the local links in August.
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Forbesa
Forbes Golf Club to Face Parkes in Weekend Match
The Forbes Golf Club announces an open tournament for men and associates in the same month. The team to represent Forbes against Parkes includes Ale, Stinson, Woods, McLean, Emmett, Cabill, Stacey, and Loseby with emergencies Roylon and Wrutame. Printed for Western Newspapers, Limited, Lachlan Street, Forbes.
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The
Clio
Forbes Golf Club
Parkes
Ale
Stinson
Woods
McLean
Emmett
Cabill
Stacey
Loseby
Roylon
Wrutame
Western Newspapers, Limited
Lachlan Street
Forbes
Appeal Upheld Over Hotel License Transfer Bid at Wat tle Flat
Frederick Smith appealed a Bathurst Licencing Magistrate ruling denying his transfer of a hotel licence for the Cowra District Wat tle Flat property. Judge Thomson noted probation constraints and previous conspiracy-linked convictions, but found Smith suitable to hold the hotel with conditions.
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Cowra
Staasons
Thomson
Frederick Smith
Bathurst
Wattle Flat
EB Ableall
Smith
Overcoat theft charged at Orange Police Court
Leste Joseph Potter faced charges for stealing a £4 overcoat from C. T. Eslick. Constables proved the act at Foresters Hall where Potter allegedly claimed someone took his own coat. Potter said he took it because his coat had been taken previously. He was bound over for 12 months on sureties and ordered to pay £4 compensation.
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Joseph Potter
Orange Police Court
C. T. Eslick
Goodwill
Readitt
Foresters' Hall
Sim
Defendaor
Paur
POM
Kelick
Picnic Racing Circuit Meeting Sets Dawson Horse Entry Dates
Mid Western Picnic Race Club representatives from Mungery Carr Moonbi Young Coraigery Grenfell Forbes Hedgerabong and Cowra met at Forbes. paddocking for entry figring fed events will be March 12 to April 9. Easter Monday April 2 delays races until after. Mungery opens April 24 with Cowra Moonbi April 30 Young May 1 Coradgery May 7 Grenfell May 9 Forbes May 15 16 and Cowra May 24 with other dates noted.
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Mid Western Picnic Race Cluba
Forbes
Mungery
Carr
Moonbi
Young
Coraigery
Grenfell
Hedgerabong
Cowra
Ulso
Moonhi
Coradgery
Grenifell
Rodger
Bonv
Protective Measures for Wild Ducks Season Ends
The Chief Secretary Mr Chaffey closes the open season for wild ducks and will not issue further licenses for taking or killing birds for safe purposes in the future, citing ongoing concerns.
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Chaffey
Forbes Rainfall Totals and Local Crop Hopes
Weather notes show Forbes recorded 129 inches this month while nearby areas logged 108 inches since June 4. The data cites year by year figures from Ne geerlson and Lyons Barlowe with scattered monthly totals and regional rainfall patterns affecting crops and pastures.
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Forbes
Menoon
Peinta
Lyons Barlowe
Blaze the Trail in Early Settlement Lands
The article recounts the Yeo family, led by founder James Yeo, who settled land in the virgin bush. Eight sons inherited parcels, expanding holdings to about 95 000 acres valued at over 100 pounds per acre, building a lasting family enterprise across generations.
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James Yeo
Wear Mor More Wool Publicity Scheme Approved
A world wide advertising plan named Wear Mor More Wool, backed by a levy of 1/8 a bale on all wool produced in the Commonwealth, was approved by the Federal Graziers Council in Melbourne. Victorian opposition prompts a committee to study implementation while the levy aims to raise about £160,000 for a major publicity campaign to bolster wool growers against synthetic fabrics.
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Federal Graziers' Council of Australia
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Wecessary
Wild Duck Market Fears Prompt Coordinated Action
Reports warn of increased spread of evusement and swamp drainage affecting duck flocks for market needs. Sale of wild ducks is banned in South Australia and Victoria, with calls for coordinated government action to preserve this useful resource.
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Alootera
South Australia
Victoria
Petition Drives Investigation of Forbes River Weir Plan
Mr Beat M L A reports agitation by the Forbes Farmers and Settlers Association over Lachlan River weirs. Minister Thorby says a formal petition from concerned residents prompts an inquiry under the Water Act. If approved the well will be built by the Government and repaid by landholders within the trust district. The matter may be clarified by Mr Huddleston to Mr Austen and the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission.
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Beat
M.L.A
Forbes Farmers and Settlers’ Association
Weira
Lachlan River
Thorby
Rent
Les
Landhoelihers
Austen
Huddleston
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission
Forbes
Public Servants Wage Reduction Considered in NSW
Reports indicate NSW public servants face wage cuts with total annual salaries around £9 500 000. Cabinet may pursue drastic retrenchment including ministerial salaries and parliamentary allowances as part of a broader economy drive.
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Nsw
Commonwealth
N.S.W
Cada
Hat
Portia Brent
Ready Cash Scarce in Rabbit Industry Slump
The article notes a shortage of ready cash hit Western towns as rabbit production tightens. It cites limited sales of skins and carcases and contrasts past times of plentiful work and wages with current difficulties. Debate continues between Bathurst Pastures Protection Board critic and fur farming supporters.
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Bathurst Pastures Protection Board
F. Webb
RACE WEIGHTS DELAY HURTS Grenfell meeting profits
Grenfell race weights delay drew complaints from horse owners as handicapping lag hit entries and profits. The club lost riders and dogs due to late weights while a Cu meeting netted about £300. The committee urged the W D R A for better club attention and approved life membership badges for Mills and McNeil who donated the cold cup.
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Grenfell Club
W.D.R.A
Messrs
Mills and
McNeil
Money Owing Worry Hits Wellington Show
The Wellington Show committee reports large unpaid subscriptions with 12 percent of members unsettled and dues outstanding for ground space prizes and ads. Total debts including members' fees reach £182 18s 2d.
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Wellington
Education neglect leads to fines at Orange Police Court
A week of prosecutions for parents who failed to send their children to school on the prescribed days. Some pupils attended as few as seven days in six months. Fines and costs were imposed, with some cases deferred for School Inspector reference. Three boys faced truancy charges as well.
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Orange
P.M
Racing Control Moves Headquarters in Western Districts
Proposal to move the Western Districts Racing Association HQ from Orange to Dubbo faces strong Orange resistance. Proponents argue Dubbo would streamline western racing governance and reduce costs for small clubs, while mounting talk of forming a Parramatta District Association.
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Western Districts Racing Association
Orange
Dubbo
Reform School Detains One Unruly Lad After Attendance Review
A report notes regular attendance at both day and Sunday School with one uncontrollable pupil ordered detained in a reformatory. The item reflects disciplinary actions and school oversight in the period.
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