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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1926
Page
5
Canowindra overwhelmed Forbes by a large margin on Sunday. Forbes players travel in hope of Cup bid on March 28. Final scores Canowindra 78 plus. Forbes 18. Notable performances include Rae taking 9 for aa and Norman dominating with multiple wickets.
Cusack and Finn open for Canowindra but score only 14 as Forbes top pair Greentree and Raw strike. Cook shines with 146 and Kirkland 99 lifting Canowindra to 282. Ras breaks the stand. Rae claims five for Forbes in a one sided innings laced with errors and late fielding omissions.
Eugowra, holders of the Kelly Cup, easily defeated our local Colts on Sunday at Eugowra. Herbert and Kirby led the bowling, Colts batsmen struggled with dismissal frequent, only Shean reached double figures. Martin stood out for Eugenra with a near century before run out. Briston and Kirby added high scores for Eugowra.
The Wool Outlook reports Australia faces no marked downturn yet francs weaken but French imports of wool and tops rise while exports from Sydney to France show large volumes. English and American buyers hold steady, yet farms seek rain as the pressing need. Brisbane and Sydney sales dates set for March.
Juet landed a large stock of the latent Nall Curl Hats in shades of grey and alate. The bet we can re commend for only 21 shillings in all sixes at Austen and Pratieys.
The innings closed at 243 with Green taking 5 for 42 and Shean 2 for 25. Green delivered a meritorious spell amid testing conditions, while Jord aided the attack as the period concluded.
The Works Committee hears evidence from H H Dare and others on Lachlan Valley water conservation. They discuss drought impacts between 1895 and 1899, potential storage, and the Wyangala scheme’s feasibility. The plan would support irrigation areas, stock and domestic use, with funding questions including state contributions and interest charges.
An advertising notice promotes Maurette devised by Dr N Du Maurier as a hair removal cream for roots of superfluous hairs and for blemishes. It claims to avoid electrolysis, offers pricing 10/6 per bottle and 8/ per jar, with postage 6d. Supposed availability through retailers in NSW and Sydney addresses.
RY NOLDS & CHAMBERLIN turnover brings car journey needs under new owner Clarrie Howe. The business continues as a general depo t featuring Fancy Goods Stationery Sporting Goods and Confectionery. Amateurs films developed and phone 846 listed. Location Lachlan Street, Dank of Australasia.
Harry G Styles now has for hire a big six Studebaker available day or night. The vehicle offers a smooth ride over rough roads, described as luxurious and comfortable. Telephone 244. Pride of ownership drives people to choose the best. For printing needs, visit Advocate Office.
A reported haunting at Coupland Castle in Northumberland involves a white female spectre said to appear in a haunted room. Alderman J W Weldner and family, tenants for years, investigated with servants hearing nocturnal noises and a luminous figure seen by a son, with a former tenant dying soon after. The 32 room castle near Wolter dates to the 12th century.
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