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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1945
Page
3
Mr D. J. Bonn FLO London will visit Forbes on Wednesday April 26 to discuss a possible appointment. Consulting services may be offered if requested.
The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission grants licences for irrigation on the Lachlan River and Nanima parish Forbes and Ashburnham county with three month installation for measuring devices. Geoffrey Lawrence Jones and Thomas Debenham receive pumps with limits on area and annual pump hours. Notice to reveal tender for estate Westwood near Forbes and related auctions.
Edward Weaver and Coy report a large yarding of about 9200 sheep and lambs at Portes with strong interest from Sydney buyers. Prices ranged from 7 shillings to 19 shillings with best prime lines, while store sheep at Forbes showed about 10,000 yarded under a reduced market due to dry weather and limited meatworks demand.
The Forbes district is notified that Mr. A. G. Jones of Court Lane Forbes is appointed agent for the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners Funeral Fund. Subscriptions can be held and details obtained from Jones’s office. Signed J W Byrnes Honorary Secretary.
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