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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1932
Page
1
Notice from the MANAGER warnings that any person flaking flocting or trespassing on any part of Mogabigal Station will be prevented without respect to persons.
Goolagong suffered a shock during a local celebration on Wednesday. Little Mario Brown escaped drowning and did not recover from the incident. Last week she was rushed to Cowm where Dr Adama deemed the case very serious. She was moved to Orange where two Sydney specialists operated. Latest reports say slight progress toward recovery.
Leo Bernard Arneil, former night officer at Forbes railway station, faced Forbes Court on embezzlement charges totaling about £106 9s 8d linked to start of 1931 to 1932. He admitted shortages, offered restitution, and was remanded for Forbes Quarter Sessions after bail reduction.
A last Friday article explains how electoral objections arise from name changes such as marriage or address changes. The electoral officer can correct entries by raising objections to keep the roll accurate, noting most people do not address these matters voluntarily.
The United Australia Party calls for nominations to contest the Ashburnham seat at the next state elections. Nominations must reach secretary Mfr OW Harrigan of Forbes by 11 a.m. on April 7. Envelopes endorsed Nomination will be opened at an Electorate Council meeting in Parkes the following Saturday afternoon. Members will vote by secret preferential ballot to choose the candidate.
A stray lightning bolt on Tuesday afternoon set off a false fire alarm at Forbes Fire Station. A resident noticed the bell ringing and alerted authorities, but firefighters later confirmed no fire and the automatic alarm dial showed no activity. The incident prompted a station-wide check of the alarm system.
A new Sotus X-ray plant costing over £700 is nearly complete at Porbeal, NSW, with Mr Frederickson of Solus Co. confident it will be in operation by week’s end. The facility will aid in immediate treatment for injuries, replacing prior delays to transfer patients to hospitals.
A letter to Chas Wella, organizer of the Forbes Ambulance substation, indicates little progress until an Ambulance Transport Board officer from NSW visits Parkes and discusses schemes with J S Bleechmore, Parkes senior ambulance officer. The likely visit is expected soon, while the Mayor has not heard any request to call a public meeting on the matter.
A fragment depicts Mr Moloney questioning a small witness in Forbes Court about time and a bike in a room. The boy, unsure, mocks the idea of time passing, saying two coupler mince can seem like an age, reflecting nostalgia for school holidays and future events.
George Feeney a Forbes figure faced four drunkenness charges before Magistrate Arnold on Tuesday. The magistrate warned that without quitting drinking his pension could be saved or drastically cut, and ordered one day’s hard labor if he repeats the offense.
The article discusses calls for nominations to find the true people’s man in preparation for an early election. It notes the selected candidate will be endorsed for one year and reviewed at term end if the current State Government remains in office.
A Great case of infantile paralysis occurred in Goolagong village within the Cowra district about 26 miles from Cowra and similar distance from Forbes. The patient was confined in a cage of a pile of 10 years and later sent to Orange where serum was available at the hospital.
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