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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
2
Four-room brick and weatherboard cottage in good order offered for sale. Apple to this office for details and purchase instructions.
In Condobolin on Tuesday night San Salt, a licensed fisherman, landed a splendid Lachlan River catch using four drum nets. The haul included four very large codfish, one 40 in long and 34 in around, weighing 44 lb. The Forbes Caledonian Society talk in town hall Friday night was postponed to a later date.
Forbes for withculture displays three Jean Doradillon vines at J. Reymond & Sons orchard this season. They produced 400 pounds of grapes, with a single bunch weighing four pounds, now shown in Mrs O'Brien-Hay's window.
The Advocate reports a weak and inadequate gas supply today despite a courteous response from the works manager after a retest for more pressure in the morning plan. An April bill of £10 2s 7d was received, about £2 10s per week, with further details obscured by incomplete text.
Trobert Prow pleaded maturity to using language in Gunn's billiard room on April 28. Witnesses described an argument over a note and alleged taunts, with constable McGannon and Athol Gunn testifying. The P.M. dismissed the case against Prow after noting a potential mistake. Another rioting charge at Tattersall's Hotel on April 21 saw Joseph Doyle found guilty and fined. Pred Lowell’s case was dismissed.
AUSTRALIA defeated Leicestershire by 152 runs after declaring in their first innings. Collins and Bardsley added a few runs while Tidwell, Shipman and Beskin troubled the Australian batsmen as Leicestershire struggled to build a strong total.
Sixty two motor cars were used for the hospital benefit race meeting last Friday. George Sovers, longtime car attendant at race meetings, notes the record was easily the best to date, recalling days before cars existed.
Medernia defeated the opposition by three points to nil in a Sunday match. Hughie Evans scored for the winners in the second half, with Joe Rath refereeing. Earlier, Fuera and Bedgerabong battled, W Turner, Jack Constable and C Lesley scoring tries as W Rath officiated.
A meeting at the Convent School Hall North Hill next Sunday at 3 p.m. aims to form a local branch of the Irish Self-Determination League. The group, nonsectarian and non-political, seeks Ireland’s right to independence and its own constitution and laws, in the same spirit as Australia.
Sincere thanks to Dr Hair for skill and care in a recent operation on my wife and to the hospital matron and nursing staff for the kind regard shown while she was an inmate. Bert Budd.
A warning is posted by Henry Monk and THIS OFFICE that any person found on Farm No 1, in Royal 8.5 area, will be prosecuted. The notice also notes Best Rubber Stampa for ordinary use and marking linen.
The Love Expert stars Cantaoce Talmadge as a woman who drives a love plot to marry many. Also showing Miriam Cooper in a Fox special Evan geline Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem in motion and the Sunshine comedy Farmyard Hollies Humoresque. Neck your seat at Gringied's.
The Salvation Army requests donated clothing for poor mothers and children in Broken Hill. With metal slump causing hardship, government aid covers meals but warm garments are scarce. Do not blame the affected families. send any old clothes to Colonel Knight, Chief Sec, Salvation Army, 69 Goulburn Street, Sydney.
A notice by Joseph Corby warns that anyone fishing shooting or trespassing on Droubalgie lands will be prosecuted without regard to persons. The terse edict emphasizes legal action for any intrusion on the property.
A club meeting discusses a district challenge cup proposal with Parken Rf and possible competitors Parken Wornes Eugowra and others. Musketry at the fotal range to be combined with a trophy pheant, aiming for easier participation. the next trophy shoot is scheduled Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
Buckland offers a splendid assortment of new winter suits in tweeds and fancy fabrics at reduced prices. Read as a local advertisement noting early wholesale discounts and general fashion items available.
At a recent meeting of Forbes Pastures Protection Board the chairman defended secretary Lozell and Mr Bowler after Bowler took on census collection work without full board approval. Several directors criticized the action noting Bowler held two government posts and worked on holidays. The board approved the secretary’s decision amid disputes, with the chairman accepting responsibility for the lapse.
Mr Erneal Cook, noted watersman and bell-ringer from North Hil, departs with his wife and child for a month at the seaside on Thursday. Farben Pastures Protection Board re-elected Wallace Hunter as chairman at yesterday’s meeting. Mrs Mo and J Moloney recover well after Orange hospital appendicitis. A. T. Anderson of Anderson & Foreman returns from three months in New Zealand aboard the Maheno, due in Forbes soon.
Jottings note a good turnout at the Strand Theatre on Friday for a benefit performance aiding the Anzac cot fund. Mentions of local events include a dress ball for Queen of Charity's candidature, a children's ball, and various notices about auctions, flower shows, and upcoming entertainments in Forbes and Homebush.
At Forbes Pastures Protection Board meeting, Dowling reports grass thriving after rain and good feed for ewes and dry stock. Water ample, stock in good condition. Travelable stock routes with weeds along the river. Pleuro pneumonia present but cages few and controlled. Stock inspected total 41,634 sheep 7,431 cattle 93 horses 20 pigs. Rabbits under control. drought and supervision improved conditions. Blowfly active causing stock owners trouble. Autumn weather keeps files active, April to June wind-free.
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