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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1916
Page
1
A Morning paper recounts a German hermit found dead in a tunnel and describes his disdain for civilization. The column recalls New Year’s drinking tales, a Grudgery pub memory, and jokes about medical and political topics including press exclusion and Verdun’s wartime news.
Long list of Forbes district soldiers killed wounded died at sea or in camp with home towns and districts. Notes on missing on furlough and invalided home follow. Final line cites Forbes Advocate publisher George Washington Brownhill.
Sunday to Saturday timetable lists numerous era stations and places including Parken Bogan Gate Condobolin Calarie Sydney Bathurst Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Parkes Dareobalgle Trundle Goolarong Eugowra and others with late fees noted and multiple via routes for daily departures in a dense, fragmented OCR.
Jemalong Shire Council held a Saturday meeting with Councillors Brown Rawlins Sly Low Noakes and Ahrieve present. R W Coward sought permission to erect a rabbit proof fence and gate on T 5 R 1085 between Carrowobilly and Mesera on Robinson Bros property. Rawlins moved to allow the gate with two year limit though Noakes objected citing travel public impact. The President opposed the motion and the adjoining land was leased. petition from Mareden Road ratepayers for road improvements was also heard with a £204 allocation to extend work toward Carngatel.
Rail-way stations saw wheat stacked amid a busy slate of works on Saturday February 26. Counsellor Low requested a culvert on South Condobolin Road near Mt Cornstalles. it was approved. Burrs were noted near Bondaburra and the new Warrod Bridge. John Costello’s tender of £505 12s for sixty chains on Grawlin Plain was accepted. Proposals and inspections covered New Grenfell Road near Twelve Mile. deviations near Forbes Storkinhingal line. enginee r’s resort noted. Engineer A J Howth reported progress on clearing roads, swamp work, quarry openings, and plant upgrades though storms and heavy costs impacted operations. One Shire horse died last month.
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