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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1927
Page
10
Handicaps and races set for Easter Monday April 18 1927 at Newlands Racecourse with prize money and entries. Nominations close March 14 1927. paddock rules apply. event details include Moonee Cup and Miley Stakes with age and prize conditions.
Horse racing notes from Forbes to Orange discuss Shrapnel’s potential Orange Cup entry and owner Marsden’s plan to block its start. Fixtures listed include Condobolin and Trundle meets with Moonlit ARC Easter event. various horses named for Orange Cup week and related markets.
At a Forbes Jockey Club committee meeting the Summer race meeting on February 23 and 24 was reported to likely return a profit around £130, with last year’s profit at £70 4s. The figures itemize gates receipts, tote profit, expenses from prize money and taxes, and show a net gain after costs. A ten pound note is missing and a finder is asked to return it to C Murphy in Calarla.
Auction notice states at 2 o'clock on the Orange Road one mile from the Post Office J C Keane sells a Massey header garden plough hay stacks poultry rosewood suite bed room sets washstands and ware beds and mattresses linen linen press linoleum crockery and a piano singer sewing machine and separator among other articles.
For sale listings offer a 6 seater Ford at £35 and another with starter and lights at £465. A single seater with starter and lights is £60. Seller notes other garages offered £60 to £70 each. Venables the Ford Man, Motor Row, Forbes.
Ions from B. White Esq to sell the whole of his Household Furniture and Effects. Full particulars later.
At 2 pm buyers will attend the sale with early entries invited. J T Woops is the auctioneer. The event runs Friday and Saturday March 11 12 1927 at the Town Hall Fornes Condobolin. A large display of fruit vegetables and flowers will be offered with four prize classes for cooking. Nominations close February 26 1927. Proceeds support Condobolin Hospital as part of back to Condobolin week.
Auction notice for KEANE and BUTLER dissolved from 1 January 1927, now operating as Auctioneer Stock and Property Agent under new name. New office at Lachlan and Templar Streets with contact numbers. sails to Hobart every Wednesday.
The institution, led by Headmaster Rev L G Watson with the Right Rev the Lord Bishop of Bathurst as President, offers electric light, ample open air sleeping, and ideal playing fields including three cricket grounds and three tennis courts. The college maintains a dairy herd, trains students for exams, and includes bookkeeping with wool-classing as an extra subject. For illustrated prospects and details contact the Headmaster.
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