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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1939
Page
5
A notice under Local Government Act 198 presents a list of candidates for alderman in the Municipality of Person. Names include Thomas Riehales Jr, Walter Tori Wanders, and others. The filing and related timing are detailed for the ward election.
Residents flock to Strand Theater for Naughty Marietta and Naughty Annie showings with Valued performances by Me McCulloughs and local cast. The event prompts social dancing at Town Hall with orchestra, while camouflage notices warn about property risk and a government notice on road quotations reaches Henderson for March 1949.
The Forbes Tennis Club invites tenders for the position of caretaker of the 2nd court in Basa Park for the forthcoming season. Tenders close next Wednesday. Secretary Mr Frank Pied invites further particulars.
A fragmentary OCR shows a Shire council update with references to heavy rain and infrastructure works. Names such as Wheatley, Gunning, Lip Wagrou Wosbee and others appear amid scattered notes on drainage, culverts, property, and road repairs. The text is garbled but indicates council actions, inspections, and proposed works in several local areas.
The Shire of Jemalong invites tenders until 4 pm on Thursday 1 April for contract 29/30 Main Road No 71 Porters to Kingaroy and related works. Plans and specs may be inspected. tenders to be submitted in sealed envelopes. Details mention granite gravel sublayers, supply of granite and gravel between thresholds, with bid evaluation by council officers.
Horse owners and club members are reminded that the Art Commission meet at Flannery Hall tomorrow Wednesday at 7 pm. The meeting was previously set for Thursday but has been changed. Field notes indicate a quick sale of horses and related items may be discussed.
The St John’s Church annual meeting for parishioners is set for Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at Jobs Hath. A short social will precede the meeting, with reports from lay leaders and committee chairs. Refreshments will follow the session.
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