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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1947
Page
4
A lively wrap of club chatter and golf notes with mentions of players, handicaps, and committee talk. The piece notes upcoming events, new rules, and social commentary, highlighting secretary updates, pricing debates, and the ongoing LGDO handicap discussions.
A regional meeting discussed forming an Agricultural High School in the Central West. Speakers urged organizing a conference to select a site and assemble a committee to secure funding, lands, and local support for construction and operation.
A government program aims to place ex servicemen on land to establish settlements. Leaders argue for orderly development with government lead and community cooperation while noting propaganda and wartime fatigue hinder progress. Observations stress work and practical farming as the path to a higher standard of living on the estates.
Preparation for departure dominates Forbes Methodist notes as Rev Brooks plans to leave Forbes on Tuesday morning. A farewell service is set for Sunday evening after his last Forbes sermon, with all invited. The quarterly meeting follows Monday night with hoped for circuit representation. Rev T W Lear, newly appointed to Portes, expects to arrive April 1.
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