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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1926
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows a trespass warning notice with addresses and names, mentioning invitation to inspection, offers refused, and various garbled details including a street address and person names. The legible elements suggest a public notice or legal-adjacent alert with unclear dates.
Fragmented OCR text lists sale items and names including Ted Sullivan Studebaker Man Markwort and mentions warnings and borrowings. The readable lines suggest a local classified style notice with for sale entries and personal names. Details are incomplete. dominant entities include Ted Sullivan and Studebaker.
Property listing details a sale of wheat seed labeled as pure bred and produced under agricultural division. The notice specifies collection or delivery by March 16, 1926, and mentions names and places in fragmentary form.
A fragmented ad copy touts Wack's Btore offerings with promises of satin robes and wide selections. It mentions Forbes penrie and Hast wine, hinting at a general store catalog style sale for event timing and prices.
Fragmented text lists numerous names and places with garbled phrases. The passage mentions experts, mentors, and stations, with scattered references to dates and figures. It resembles a damaged historical clipping containing partial names and nonsequitur lines.
The report narrates rising tensions as residents debate political alignments and protest actions. Officials including land agents and partners in local governance face scrutiny amid holiday disruptions and community unrest. The piece notes upcoming civic events and potential audits affecting public trust and policy directions.
The page describes St Patrick Day preparations across town including a Parken venue event with Avani cheese annual, a fundraiser for the Church of Kax land, and community groups like Mack's Do Ta Grehentra WL contributing. It notes live entertainment, costumes, and local figures, with details of the fundraiser, parades, and other social happenings.
A fragmentary report notes a dispute over keeping poultry in a town centre as part of a broader beautification effort. Aldermen discuss a Poultry in Yard matter, with fines and a jury ruling referenced, while a committee investigates yard space and complaints.
The Strand at Forbes will screen The Phantom of the Opera next Thursday and Friday. A local notice hints at Anzac Day holiday on Monday, April 26, with memorial services and Remembrance meetings. The drought threatens western areas with poor prospects for winter feed.
Fragmented race card listing names like Beon Dal Merry Eight Mtuntilay and second division Feather Bir Anchen and Barbara Mt Mandicap. Mentions May dates and various divisions with numerous horse or person names, but details are unclear and partially garbled. reads like a late sports brief with scattered entries and race references.
Weather lags heavy rotate reports across the state with rain forecast in a few days. Reports of rail and road disruption, accidents, and a fatal excursion train crash near Coatatea leave several dead and many injured. Local workers and unions respond as nation allocations shift.
Mrs Felton takes up piano teaching in Forbes while Miss Hazel Bowler plans a small Town Mall appearance amid wedding rumors. Local residents Mr J L Antley Dubbo seeks Calare candidacy, Ruth Baker sails to resume duties, and Sir Neville Howse appointment rumors influence Sydney and London circles.
The Forbes District committee met in the Council Chambers with members including Mourn, Austen president, Wille, Venables, Ford, Cruskabank, Gale, Reymond, and Murphy. They discussed hospital fundraisers such as a hospital ball on April 39, the Commercial Travellers Carnival, an Art Union with Fire Brigade support, and visiting committee duties, plus hospital trust concerns and donations from local supporters.
A garbled report lists an auction of household furniture at Mr. Clarke Greenlee's residence with estimates, plus notes on shopping at Black's Store and assorted domestic curiosities. The text references diners, quiet times, and various nameless items, hints at humor pieces, and mentions marriage, sermons, and an electrician's wife, all in a stray, incoherent mix of phrases.
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