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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
4
An excerpt stresses that total war requires every individual to contribute his maximum, not just the military or state forces. It notes the fight extends to farms, factories, ships, and railways, and urges citizens to begin subscriptions in collaboration with their bank managers.
Jemalong Shire Council met last Thursday with reports from the clerk P M Copeland on rates, notices posted by February 2, and authority granted for maintenance to the Council Chambers. Noxious weeds inspector J H Brown praised landholder cooperation, especially a cleanup by J Nicolas on Orange Road. Road works updates covered graders and graveling on Cowra Eugowra Beck Yamms Edwards Lane Marsden and other roads, with a final Booth report due at the April meeting.
The article traces the Free Public Library of Sydney and the Public Library of New South Wales, detailing services, divisions, and funding. It notes 395,000 volumes with Mitchell Library, regional lending boxes, and the limited, uneven free service, urging countrywide library development modeled on America and local government action to establish a statewide system.
The Caragabal Agricultural Bureau branch met to discuss re elections realignment, and named a committee including W E Butler H Payne and G McNickle. A report on the Caragabal water supply and a well construction plan were reviewed with a delegation tasked to attend the South Western District conference at Woodstock on the 2nd.
Note indicates ad to be replaced by Mask I standard 203 and states there will be no meeting of N C this week.
A wartime appeal notes black market spending aids inflation while bonds fund the war effort and postwar relief. It urges every Australian to invest in the loan to back peace efforts, with focus on rebuilding homes and markets after victory. Doncaster Day highlights include Doncaster winner Valorare and Falcon Enright’s strong Sydney Cup bid at Randwick.
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