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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
7
Insurance notice outlines hailstorm and accident cover including farmer policy, livestock, and feed risks under Standard Insurance Co of New Zealand Ltd. Details specify fire crop and stack protections and related livestock and farming risks.
Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association offers personal accident workmen's compensation and other branches of accident insurance through F. Rath & Co district representatives. Terms on application.
Scottish Union and National Insurance Co offers fire accident and live stock policies for dwellings furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings crops and more with personal accident sickness workmen's compensation and low rates. Local agents listed in Forbes covering homesteads woolshees harn haystack and growing crops.
A fragmented note questions what Exzerma is and mentions Fagerina on liquid canprund with vague claims of rapid aura thoroughness. It alleges most platinaic cases of exsenia are cured in two weeks using a sponge and a pressed seal, then references Compufiate or FIELDER Randwick Sydney with unclear details.
A Forbes Municipal Council special meeting debated auditor Bowler’s report on gas and office finances. Aldermen pressed clerical shortages, unpaid gas charges, and misread meters while questioning the gas manager Turner and clerk oversight. The Mayor suspended Turner pending inquiries.
Commercial News notes John Bridge and Co report from March 11 1916 on wool prices influenced by export embargoes. Good scoured wool remains firm while superior greasy wool holds steady. Short stapled and faulty wools struggle. Next sale set for March 21. Sheep yarding limited with strong competition and high prices for prime merinos and crossbreds. Extra prime crossbred wethers to 40 shillings, heavy ewes to 6 shillings, merino wethers to 26 shillings, ewes to 2 shillings. Lambs light supply, buyers keen, values firm.
On Monday at Homebush the Forbes district sale saw W J Marsh Forbes with 38 bullocks averaging £14 8 2 and 24 head selling to £21 13 2, six cows to £10 11 with £14 8 2 average. Exors A T Medcalf Trundle offered seven cows and halfers to £19 10 with £16 3 0 average, one steer £11 14, two bulls to £15, average £13 6, one centre £4 4. Tullamore station bullocks reached £27 10, average £2 4 12 4, fourteen steers to £18 1, average £16 9 7.
In a heated council session Alderman Bates and Patterson push for a committee review while the Mayor calls for dissolving the Council Clerk post after criticizing management and delays. Bowler reports cite mismanagement and missing charges with calls for full inquiry and possible press release. Kerr previously ensured swift information flow in the office.
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