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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
1
A collage of racing results, boxing notes, and track results from Sydney events. Pine Park and Wartoo are discussed, along with Parkes performances and a critique of a van vanguard phrase. Widespread results include St. Kilda Cup entries, Parra racing, and Miss Lewis’s lawn tennis style. Postle dominates Auckland sports with multiple wins and new records.
G C J critiques sensational bushranging lore in Mudgee's Past describing a flood of apocryphal stories about Thunderbolt and Ben Hall. He questions Ambrose Pratt's authority on the Weddin Range outlaws, noting rival magazines and reviews while hinting at contested origins and copied material.
Joseph Murphy announces he has taken over the license and full control of the well known family and commercial hotel. He hopes to retain the generous support the house has enjoyed during his management over the past two years.
Nuring Hw past year the Condo award paid a4 follows Mr the dest Piet Of vaetons ont:ne ee 2102 Go Native dow pape wt 10/6 POT meals N10 209 fox wt 1/3 per wally CATGY/N 6 foxes at 8/6 per swentgy UG total 22N2 16/3.
W H Wheatley reports turnout and prices from a recent sale. Fat sheep sold 10/ to 11/ per head for best wethers. store sheep dominated by mixed totals with young wethers 0/9 to 8, ewes to 7/9, light stock at 1/3 to 5/6. Fat cattle firm. best bullocks 7/15 to 4/15, steers 5 to 7, cows 3/10 to 6, beef at 22/6 per 100. Store cattle about 200 yarded. springers 4 to 5, in calf heifers 2/11 to 3/16, cows and calves 2 to 2/18.
Small yarding of 70 head with weak buyer attendance yet strong demand for good quality high prices ahead of last week. Sold 22 head including cows from £4 1s to £7 5s, bullocks to £7 3s, fat sheep 11s, and lambs 10s.
B. H. Taylor and Co. at Burhurst yarded cattle and sold them at strong prices with good attendance. Small steers brought 25 4/9 to 2/3½, small inferior heifers and cows sold at various rates. Fat sheep yarded 130 and sold, with accounts including James and Sunds.Wethers averaged around 11/9.
A fragmentary OCR shows an 1886 train timetable for the Orange to Forbes and Parkes line with Bogan Gate Trundle and Condobolin stops, plus an auction record for E. H. Taylory and Co at Bythurst noting cattle sales and machinery at low prices.
The timetable lists multiple stations such as Bogan Gate Condobolin Station Burrawang Station Calarte Oe TPO and others with scattered times and late fees. Entries include various towns like Cowra Grenfell Parkes Sydney Orange Young Molong and Parkes with inconsistent spellings and dates across Monday to Sunday.
Fat cattle yarding small but steady buyers present. Prime cattle in good demand with brisk bidding and a notable rise from last week. Medium quality similar to last week. Light supplies seen. current values likely to hold. Best bullocks to £4 18s 0d for fat cattle. Fat sheep yarding good with no rate improvements over last week.
Hereford Estate second subdivision sale conducted this afternoon at the town hall drew a large crowd. Sales covered 18 blocks priced from 6 pounds 10 shillings to 3 pounds per block, totaling LIAS/-. Unsold lots held for private treaty. A strong inquiry continues as early completion is expected and interested buyers are urged to apply promptly.
A housewife saved eggs with a water flask for preservation and a strange incident followed. Hearing noises and splashing led to a duck-filled scene in the preservative, as a dozen young ducks swam amid the preserved batch, escaping when gathered for batch processing.
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