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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1934
Page
8
A reward of £0 is offered for information leading to the conviction of persons stealing stock from Wandary Sheep Ear Marked Two Swallow Tail on back of a horse and cattle brand Spyginas Walter H. R. Stitt. informants may come forward to aid the case.
Three youths Frank Sparks Alfred Sellers and Conrad Davies aged 21 19 and 22 were fined four days in Forbes police court for trespassing on railway property on February 20. Magistrate Ryan warned that jumping the water to board moving trains is dangerous and endangers drivers guards and the public. Constable Wright arrested the trio.
In Forbes Court on Lachlan Street on a Saturday night two young men White and Adams were accused of riotous behavior after a drunken Kemp challenged them to fight. The magistrate discharged them noting they did all in their power to avoid trouble while Kemp's actions sparked the incident.
The Forbes District Hospital contribution fund gains support with 68 new members enrolled in January and February. Organising Secretary Thomson reported visits to Eugowra and surrounding districts. Total members reach 390. Banking from eight months of contributions amounts to £316 3s, vs £211 12s 6d the prior year. Actual entrance fees since last July total £274 6s.
Forbes P P Board met this week to discuss permit and permit inspector matters. A Flemington letter claimed four permits were altered without authority. Inspectors were linked to a town near Forbes and the board asked action by inspectors and cautioned stricter care in future. An application from W E K Garnsey Jr for L Ticknor as extra permit inspector was reviewed with suggestion to appoint if a current inspector resigns. L A Marshall of Cancwindra and J Berman of Grenfell were approved as permit inspectors.
Dairyman Robert Nelson Caldwell was fined £5 with costs at Forbes police court for keeping a dirty dairy while delivering cream. Constable Beavan cited a foul smell and unclean equipment including a leaking wall wash and congealed milk in buckets. Caldwell claimed the fault lay with others and weather, insisting he rarely used the dairy and that cleaning was not his duty. Magistrate Ryan emphasized the gravity, noting the risk to public health and imposing a heavier penalty if repeated.
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