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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1929
Page
3
The notice lists a single entry by Mr 4. Sly, UF Graw, with other details garbled. It notes that nine rush entries are expected on Saturday and names several contestants or placeholders, though the text is unreliable and partially unreadable.
A formal trespass warning prohibits shooting or mating on Cad dition property and across the river, with all roads closed. Repeat violators will be apprehended and faced punishment under local regulations.
A Burwood reader Mr M H Pennell recounts a 10 mile marathon horse race at Wagan held on November 28 BES. Promoter Mr Rawiti Gromno of Billawong Season backed the event after debate by the Murrumbidgee Turf Club. The race carried £300 to winner with welter weights. eleven starters faced varied weights and names include Bower's Australian Youngmands and Warby's Cornerstone among others.
A fragmented ad announces a Forbes store fantasizing about lower prices on Gent's Shirts and Slippers, Ladies' Boots, and a wide range of dry goods. It mentions milk, tobacco, sugar, tea, and fabrics with curious colonial style pricing, plus a vivid horse race narrative near the grandstand.
Local committee and hospital board discuss establishing an X ray plant at Grenfell Methodist Church facilities. Plans cite equipment costs around 6000 pounds and a weeks long testing schedule, with committees named to assess selection, funding, and installation within the coming year.
John William Sheahan and Bert Francis Molly, Parkes residents, successfully appealed against their convictions for beer theft at Parkes Quarter Sessions. They had each received five months imprisonment from MP CA Arnold. The investigator Mr. Dovey noted no direct evidence of theft or that the two men were the culprits, with the case relying on circumstantial factors.
The report includes obituary notices for Alfred J Payne and a local death during the week alongside weekend cricket updates. It notes a proposed plant with an £80 cost and committee actions, plus junior cricket scores and regional match summaries. The fragment references Sunny Wun and a Mr. Payne, and mentions a life event tied to a wedding-like or memorial context.
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