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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
1
An odd garbled transcription depicts a committee like assembly with names Foley and Foley related chatter. Fragments show a chair, members debating policy in a verbose, unreliable scene filled with invented or distorted terms and unclear actions. The piece reads like a satirical or corrupted record of a caucus.
A long, error strewn schedule of race meetings across towns like Cobar, Dubbo, Parkes, Wellington, Bathurst, Mudgee and more. The document lists dates, venues, and some meeting notes, with garbled names and inconsistent formatting throughout.
Sunday timetable lists numerous towns and routes including Parkes Bogan Gate Condobolin via Parkes late fee 4 p.m. and Sydney TPO paths to Bathurst Orange Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Cookamidgera Parkes Tichborne Daroobalzie Goolas Nanima Tonwabll via Cowra Grenfell Trundle and Parkes. Tuesday through Friday entries mention Calacis Condovolin Newland Bedgersong and many more with inconsistent spellings and late fees.
Standard Insurance Co of WZ Ltd outlines coverage for fire including crops and stacks, accident including farmer’s policy, live stock including foaling risks, and related farm risk protections. The notice specifies policy scope and risk categories for agricultural operations and property.
Scottish Union and National Insurance Co at 84 Pitt Street Sydney offers funds up to £10,000,000 for accident live stock furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings crops and personal accident sickness and workmen's compensation with homesteads wool sheds barns and growing crops insured at lowest current rates. Edward Weaver & Co Forbes named as local agents.
An auction notice announces Walter J. Kelly and Co conducting auction sites across the state on the stock and property line per application. It mentions trust money for lending or loans at current rates, district agents Parker, Rorves and Peek for Dalgety & Co with liberal advances on world stock.
Sydney notes show City Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd with head office at 95 Pitt Street and temporary premises at 33 Hunter Street. Alderman Thomas Hughes chairs the board of advice. Robert Kern is manager. Capital and reserve figures include 1906 totals, carryforward balance, and funds on hand. significant subscription noted as Cephal Co at £4,262,500 with total security around £999,633.
Ed Weaver and Co and EF Rath and Co District Representatives discuss Workmen's Compensation and Marsonat accident terms. The Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association clarifies acceptance of applications and branches, with emphasis on tmsure terms and Terma ow.
Melbourne and Sydney boxing results featured Toni Amtalley stopping Jack Kine in the zero round and Timmy Taylor defeating Jone Kid Raymond for a belt. Newmarket Handicap at Flemington saw Polverates win by a head from Meadwind, with Woorak and Palycrates among top contenders. other races listed include warwick Farm winners and Essendon Stakes outcomes.
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