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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1952
Page
9
Mary Dan Pete and Marys brother describe a burnt landscape after a fire. Sheep struggle in mud and ash as the trio plans to move on, fearing the burned edge blocks the usual route. They laugh at themselves then decide to seek help along a longer road.
Birthday greetings honor a set of children with ages ranging from 3 to 15, noting last Monday to yesterday as reference. Names include Hanoye Brown John Hall Lola Rambay Judith Archer William Newton Raymond Neilmen Leila Batts Lola Denver Adyner Barry Panfret Doreen Moon with addresses in Eugowra Forbes and Sheriff 8.
Mrs Len Hogan travels to the city while Miss Malle Alley visits Orange. Frank Culgan admitted to Eugowra Hospital. The Goolagong Development League held a February meeting at Memorial Rooms to finalize arrangements for a potential district league formation and to discuss the Bowing Commission letter. A representative committee was to be formed for final selection and work on community projects continues. The Legion of Ex-Servicemen held a local meeting with fourteen members present and presented Mr Norman Woket with a wedding gift. A further appeal raised funds for Ted Nicholls and a plan for a July hallel was discussed.
The Quandialla CWA rest room project progresses with a push to end the present builder contract and seek alternatives before winter. The Quandialla Show Society notes a productive annual meeting with many improvements, officer elections for 1962, and plans to reduce meeting times amid rising workloads. Bowls and social notes cover local matches against West Wyalong, with results and participant names, and community updates on residents traveling and visitors.
A National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis study using samples from four American universities found no new poliovirus types beyond the three known strains Leon Lansing and Brunhilde. Johns Hopkins researchers developed a successful monkey vaccine and may soon test in humans as researchers push to identify all imitator viruses in poliomyelitis.
U S railways privately spent about 1.5 million dollars on new equipment in 1950 51, adding 10 000 freight cars and around 1600 locomotives most of them diesel electric Passenger service rose 6 percent Freight haulage climbed over 2 percent but higher taxes and costs kept overall results weak Railroads estimate net income near 625 million dollars in 1950 and 717 million in 1951 Operating income rose to about 3 54 percent of 24 5 million dollars invested in the rail system
Visiting optician Mr GJ Bon of FLD London will visit Porbes on Tuesday March 18 for appointments. Patients may book at Knapton's Pharmacy Consulting Foods Vandenberg Auten for fittings and examinations.
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