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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
6
A local district notices upcoming events at the Eugowra grounds featuring foot races and archery. The Oddfellows organizing committee promotes a day of athletic contests, prizes, and community activities with participants listed and the event date aimed for March. The piece notes improvements to grounds and references a funeral notice and local committee roles.
A garbled 19th century excerpt describes the river and surrounding landscape. It mentions water supply pressures, the presence of rabbits along the river, and unsettled bark issues. It references households in the area and related local conditions, with incomplete names and dates.
In a Saturday match AT Rang Im the Greatest secured the competition title with an undefeated record as Goma were vanquished. Ons ud Warenderry tied for second place while Goma dropped in the first round by a narrow margin of 15 June.
Winehcombe Carson Ltd. wired in yesterday detailing stock sales including bulk turkeys lambs crossbred hoggets and multiple ewe and wether lots with assorted prices and seller notes. The fragmented entries list names such as Purcell Marr and Stewart with various prices in shillings and pence, reflecting a broad batch sale across breeds and ages.
An unclear reminiscence recounts a dusk patrol with Sergeant Gar Sney and Dan, describing a ride to Mey Shallee and encounters with local townsfolk. The tale blends dogged humor and stray details as the sergeant jokes about a misheard inquiry and the group travels toward uptown with curious reactions from bystanders.
Unable to determine a coherent news item from the provided garbled OCR text.
Mary Salmon writes of Mrs W. H. Outons, the first white woman to settle the Lachlan region, aged over 90, her courage, family life, and the harsh pioneer era. She recalls Black neighbors, isolation, and self reliance, nursing, and early transport challenges. Her memory and loyalty survive through decades of frontier life.
The text recalls the fading tradition of rural Australia’s first-footers and a long life spent with family. It notes the shift as older generations rest with daughters in a quiet suburb, highlighting a vanishing cultural practice and evolving community roles.
Coroner's party examined the Exeter railway smash site on Wednesday revealing a potential signalling fault. A demonstration showed the home signal matched but the distance signal lagged, supporting the driver's claim that the two signals differed. The lever was only pulled to the first notch, despite plans to prevent wire contraction. The Exeter apparatus is twenty years old.
The Forbes meeting at Cowra featured a good day of racing with strong attendance and several winners. The Big Fellow dominated by winning the Patrick's Day Handicap and later the Farewell Handicap with Newell and Muttengran close on his heels, while Malfengreen contested top spots in the St Patricks Handicap.
W D R A fixtures listed with dates in April for towns including Grenfell Parkes Bogan Cot Wallerawang and Cowra. Mentions J C clubs and schools such as Wallington Macquarie and Grentell with events on 18th 14th 25th and 27th across multiple locales.
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