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Newspaper

Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Mar 01, 1918

Page

3

Old Man Found Dead at Hospital Hill Mystery Deepens

Percy Mc Donald was found dead on Hospital Hill after several days corpse showed sunstroke and heart failure. A nightly prowler near midnight unsettled nurses, while police protection was praised for effort to catch the suspect. Also notes Hope bid fair to regain prominence as a spur railway to Matakana proceeds, expected within six months, boosting mine employment from four to around ten.

Percy Mc Donald Wen Hope Matakana Owith Tesa Moorer

Sale of Nancarrow heirs goods at Fireat Reefs auction

Messrs Nancarrow and Ben conducted a final sale of H Nancar row's effects at Fireat Reefs. Items fetched high prices and the family brand H.18 was noted on a back saddle. A second item, Nellie Bew aged five, left home for Sydney and has not been heard since. Alderman Bouffler returned from Sydney to tend his aged mother. Mr Bri H Lane celebrated his fiftieth birthday amid well-wishers.

Nancarrow Ben H. Nancarrow Sancarrow East Lynne Wellington Nore Sydney Will Bette Alderman Bouffler Bri. H. Lane

Church of England Services Portes 1 Dam

Fragmentary OCR notes list church services and names likely related to Cromlingham or Mirrington with times around evening hours. Ends with unclear entries and investigators suggest consulting original page for full details.

Presbyterian Church Sunday Service Report

March 3 church notices list names and events including Forbes and Rev J T Thorburn B A. Meadow Bank reference and Harvert Fest Thanksely- Ing with figures like 2280 gpm. Details are abbreviated and fragmented from the historical column.

Mure for bad legs and wounds sought in NSW

BAD LEGS. The great Yorkaire remedy for bad legs and wounds is now a staple locally, available from all chemists. Price 2/6 per large bottle or 1/6 for a sample size. One trial will convince you. If trouble obtaining Mura Tocully write W. St Wilthous & Co, Petele's Bleht, Bris.

New South Wales W. St Wiilthous & Co Petele

News of the Week in Parkes District

February mainfall. 120 points this post coffee season and 171 since January 1. Amy Keen recovers from a horse fall. Arthur Sheedy sustains a broken collarbone from a bike incident. Len Kendall heads home to Australia. Parkes reports quiet week with no fire alarms. Farmers Association favors using second-hand wheat first. The big port clock project meets opposition. Parkes residents suffer injuries in horse slips. Peak Trewilga and Mingela blocks offered, Trewilga relief limited. Tullamore remains dry. new applications expected. Postal Department repaints the Square letter box and marks clearance hours. Grazing rights sold for 2 at the Trot Club paddock. District Court sits March 12. no major cases. An inquest on Alps Catherine Gawthorne finds death by suffocation from meat lodging in the throat. Apr base Rivalry meeting reports expenditure 274 12/-, with funds to Forbes and Parkes War Chests. The balance remains £1 6/ to be wiped out by a confidential effort.

Amy Keen Arthur Sheedy Welcome-street H. W. Hid Musical Society Len Kendall Kendall Australia Parkes Chronicle Farmers Od Settlers’ Association Port Office Webster J. Hoekine Parkesborough Welcome Street Toyal Crown Lands Peak IM Mingela Trewilga Aledtown Rogan Gata Tullamore W. OM. Palmer MM. W. Reming District Court Catherine Gawthoarne Forhea Road Forbes War Chest Parkes War Hest

Federal price fix on beef sparks cross party protest

A grammatically distorted historical clipping reports opposition to federal action to fix beef prices. It notes protests by a group of assorTattan peers concerned about impact on livestock buyers and the wider pastoral industry. The piece also recounts Terry MGov ern, boxing champion, dying and a World reporter interviewing his mother with misread quotes reflecting era.

Luyers Terry Young Corbett New York World

Shooting Prohibited On Baree Nong After Date

Notice warns that any person found shooting on Baree Nong after this date will be prosecuted without respect to person or position. Manager Wareenong signs the public notice.

War News From The Front: German Forces Threaten Petrograd

Readable dispatches describe fierce fighting near Pakolt between Riga and Petrograd, with Soviet forces reinforcing from Petrograd and German detachments proving small but well equipped. Reports claim bridges blown and the railway to Petrograd cut as frontline troops surge toward the city.

Pakolt Riga Petrograd Pskoff Fetnograd Ila Wilhelm Measake Saya Mow Sound Reval Levin Trotsky Germany Tsaia Knsien Krylenkos Hoffmann Pasko Ietrograd Red Army Brest-Litovsk Red Guarda Pakolf Grand Duke of Tlesse Rlew Trenthen Amsterdam Washington Moscow Reuters Wlmber Herlin Count Wertling Reichstag Reuter Atle Dan Arbiter Zeitung Vienna Arthele Russia America Britain France Aistrina Nolacevik Petrogruleponte Bolchevtke

Japanese Move Promised in Siberia by Semenoff Aid Request

Cossack general Semenoff appeals for aid against Bolsheviks as The Tinea forecasts imminent drastic Japanese action in Russia, signaling a potential shift in Siberian theater.

Siberia Semenoff Russia

Compulsory Rationing Reduces Queues Across Society

Compulsory rationing has eliminated queues as people accept restrictions and trust fair distribution. Shops show no rushes and confidence remains high. Restaurants rely on fish and vegetarian foods amid changing consumption patterns.

Peace Talks Hint at Belgian Safeguards and War Aims

Reuters from Amsterdam reports German Chancellor Count von Hertling addressing the Reichstag on a possible peace talk scenario. He notes Belgium must be protected from becoming a launchpad for enemy schemes while supporting a general peace discussion based on four universally recognised principles, a stance not mirrored by Britain or other Entente Powers.

Reuters Amsterdam Count von Hertling Reichstag Ruelmann British Board of Trade Belgium Lr. Wileon Dr. Wileon Britain Ireland Egypt India

Thain Time Table For Forbes Mail Service

The notice lists Forbes mail service days on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with scheduled departures and routing. It highlights that deliveries operate on a limited schedule and warns of possible delays due to weather or holidays.

Parkes-Totten ham Train Schedule Summary

A Parkes service runs to Boganaté Trundle Tullamore and Tottenham on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings at 9 5 a.m. The service operates three times weekly with morning departures from Parkes.

Boganaté Trundle Tullamore Tottenham Parkes

PILES POSITIVELY CURED Claim for free trial remedy in Sydney

An advertisement proclaims a self cure for piles by R CULVER at 24 Hoffung Chambers Pitt Street Sydney. It urges readers to send stamps for a free trial and asks why readers endure pain. The message stresses personal cure and invites others to try the remedy.

Culver Hoffuung Chambers Pitt Street Sydney

Tailoring by Jas. Maguire's Suits Impress All Wearers

Improbable advertisement notes 6000 judges tailoring form their impressions by appearance and wear of clothes. It claims suits retain shape and appeal with the latest cut, fine workmanship, and quality material. Batrefaction assured in every detail.

Jas. Maguire

Morgan's Livery Stables Open for Farmers and Others

Andy Morgan announces new livery stables offering comprehensive stabling, attentive service, and courteous treatment with a triad solicited. Propristor.

Andy Morgan

Tottenham Parkes Train Schedule Promises Regular Service

A Tottenham to Parkes train runs on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. It stops at Tullamore Trundle and Mogan Gate and arrives at Parkes at 1.10 pm.

Tottenham Tullamore Trundle Mogan Gate Parkes

Mail Time Table Sunday to Sunday Transit Schedule

The document lists a weekly mail and passenger timetable with multiple stops including Condobella Station Calaris Lyndey Bathurst Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Cookamidgera Parkes Tichboro Darcobalgle Goolagong Nanima Tollanbil via Cowra Grenfell Trundic Dogawato Parkes and more with varied times and routes for Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday across many towns and intersections and notes on departures and connections.

Calaris Lyndey Bathurst Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Cookamidgera Parkes Tichboro Darcobalgle Goolagong Nanima Tollanbil Grenfell Trundic Dogawato Ugowre Travia Calarle A&me Condebolin Nowland's Stedgerabong M'Pullamy's Hall's Trawlins Jemalong Kennedy's Sweeney's Bogandilion Porter’s Cadlow Morgan Lros Hope Porawibil Mouwonga Pretoria Wurrey Police Carrawobitty Eulomo Traveradale Dunn's Bogontate Truulfe Conidololn Calarie Yerra Anderson Speck's Weelong Glen Yarra Vali Pearce's Hassell Amor's Handlers Leslie's Warangla Barres Boyd Scott's Treealane Sydney Dathurat Orange Cowrdt Cookumideera Tiehborne Daroobalgie Toolugong Weng's Tomanbil Trandle Rogan Gate Eugowra Glengarra Val Russell's Pearce’s Chandler Lesilo'd Merry Topi Beott Bugowra Cowri Oomareek Wene's Oumia Station

Ireland Conflict Report Shows Talks Concluding

The Irish delegates have met with the Cabinet and the Convention resumes discussions in Dublin under Sir Horace Plunkett. The Daily Chronicle notes hard Ulster opposition while martial law is declared in County Clare.

Horace Plunkett Dublin du Beta Daily Chronicle North-Caat Ulster Clare

St Helier’s Orange N S Education Prospectus

St Helier’s in Orange Nova Scotia offers a fine house and grounds in a magnificent position. The Right Rev Bishop Bathurst visits. W T Hurst MA Dipl Ed formerly headmistress roles at Melbourne and Rockhampton Girls Grammar School is named principal, with a thorough modern education promised and prospectus on application.

Bathurst Phiscipal W. Tol. Hurst Church of England Girls’ Grammar School Melbourne Rockhampton Girls Grammar School Queensland M. E. Lawrence

Westminster Gazette Warns of Frovsian Aggression and Disintegration

An article from the Westminster Gazette argues that Frovsian policy is dismantling Illustin and partitioning Poland, with the Baltic Provinces and Ukraine at risk. It warns Poland’s enslavement to the Great Powers, calls for action to prevent a brutal reshaping of Europe, and urges Allied labor and governments to build a just international system and pressure the aggressors.

Wetsminster Gazette Illustin Poland Baltic Ukraine Alliea Europe

Robinson Machinery Agency Slated for District Notice

E Austen announces appointment as local agent for Robinson & Co’s Alachinery and for Hinds Lil, covering a broad range of harvesters binders plows drills and farm implements. Duplicates supplied for Federal Harvesters and related equipment.

E. Austen Robinson & CO Mesars H. MH. Hinds Lil Federal Harvesters Big EE Little E Peacock S.J Tno Alston

Drovers Must Give Notice at Barve Now

Drovers passing through Baree must give notice at Barve now by order of the manager.

Bareecong Barve

Fortnightly Auctions of Stock at Forbes

Municipal Council approves Corpora tion Bale Yard behind Globe Hotel and announces fortnightly stock auctions at Forbes every alternate Saturday. Moore, Brooke & Co. and J C Keane & Co announce personal supervision of yarding to ensure a regular Forbes auction becomes a district convenience.

Globe Hotel Forbes

Stibbard's Refreshment Room Opens in Rankin Street

Mia Stibbard thanks patrons and announces a new up to date refreshment room on Rankin Street next to Mere Hunter and Phillips. She invites country visitors for afternoon tea and promises improved service and catering options.

Mere Hunter & Phillips Mia Stibbard Rankine Street

Cars for Hire Shanahan and Peasley Service Ad

Advertising notice offers first class car hires with careful drivers by Shanahan and Peasley. Mentions Caty available day or night and sole agents for Nobby Thread Tyres and Tubes. Location listed as Little Court Street opposite Albion Hotel next to ABC Bank. Contact numbers 2, 230i, and 24th.

Little Court Street Albion Totel ABC. Bank

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