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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
6
Public services cover water supply maintenance and road, bridge, and culvert expenditure for the year ended 31 December 1911. Shire office building depreciation, insurance, and miscellaneous items include temporary loan fund payments, interest, trust fund, bank charges, and insurance premiums totaling £120.
Shire Clerk Y. Lozell certifies accounts for the period January 1 to December 31 1911. Electors may inspect at the Council Office during official hours, with the general fund and trust fund statements listed and certified as correct. Mayeh, 1911.
The President of Jematong Shire states that accounts and accompanying vouchers for the year have been examined and audited. The statements of 26 pages are found correct and kept in strict accordance with the Local Government Act and amendments. Auditor Stanley Fallen certifies the attached accounts as accurate and published April 20 1912.
Municipal Council reviews long-awaited report proposing four Beargamb dam sites to yield about 8 million gallons and Gull Creek dam with ten tanks. Public meetings planned with Irish envoys Messrs Redmond and Donnva. Upgrades include a large elevated tank opposite the old PGC dam and new engine sheds. Council aims to cut private cartels charges by delivering water from a standpipe. Mr Rolson surveys further for the scheme.
In Con Dobolin a Works Committee trip to Sydney aims to secure evidence for the Wyalong to Cudgellico line. Mr D N Jobus, secretary of the Ungurle Railway League, invites Mr and Mrs C G Wade to inspect maps from Wyalong to Hillston and Wyalong to Cudgellico. Wade may delay his trip. the Ungurle League pursues cross party support while D I Tasker buys an electric utilising punt for the Toval Hotel.
Canowindra growers report a delayed harvest amid hot dry weather with eight cuttings expected instead of seven. Mentions of retailer prices and butter yield expectations indicate wider market pressures on dairy and horticulture sectors.
Me Rowlands of Waugoola a councillor in the Shire and noted as progressive has acquired an interest in the Cowra district. He reportedly arranged for substantial improvements to his property. The Kerruit sisters had a Sunday drive near Chaucer but the horse shyed and the sulky was wrecked with minor injuries to the occupants.
Funeral for John Quigley, longtime Grenfell wine shop operator, held Sunday with large attendance. He leaves a widow and grown family. Funeral arrangements were handled by Thomson and Woodhouse, Father M'Alroy served in the grave.
WYALONG May 11. Mr Owen Lloyd Roberts and grandson J N Crowley plan voyage from Sydney on the Orontes via Suez Naples and Marseilles to England returning by Vancouver and the United States. Roberts intends visiting Liamd Fost Dewbulshire where he left in 1831. News from Marshall's brick yard notes prospects of a payable lode, but no sensational find yet. The Klondyke comparison is used to describe ore output though reports are sparse. A Wolfram discovery near Nariat Station west of Yatgogrin is mentioned with warnings of wolf and ore risk.
Notice for the election of four directors to the Young Pastures Prove Hon Board on the 20th instants. Nominees include Andrew Bolger M J Brown J Ford EB Roberts John Rutherford and J B Tunney. Four to be elected for two years with another four for five years to run. Ballot papers to be issued this week.
Councillor Lynch questioned the prohibition on sale and use of wax matches saying they may prevent fires yet harm users in the afterlife. The council doubted the safety matches’ effectiveness as a fire safeguard. The Chronicle notes the remark about striking safeties on smooth surfaces and bottom box wear.
The St. Wales Shires Association met on Tuesday with 119 of 184 shires present. Delegates voiced grievances about ministerial treatment by Lands and other departments, and tensions over proposed Local Government Act amendments. The president noted the Nielsen Department of Lands issue and promised government action through Works, amid calls for clearer policy and fairness in wages and governance.
Minutes from a Warraderry Railway League gathering show confusion over Lewis funds delays and Canowindra to Bagowry line evidence. Board members and the secretary faced realignment issues, with Councillor Meyero and Edwards appointed to roles while committees pursue data and actions.
Fifty years ago ex-burgeant Andrew Chaury in WedLern real detail unit recalls the Lambing Flat riot era. He describes Chinese labor, colonial troops, and vigilante actions near Goulburn and Dubbo, with arrests, shootings, and a tense hunt through Cooma, Mudgee, and Byrrdney, ending with a case in Dubbo jail.
Coroner's inquest at Baphen on Willan Col found death due to wounds. Evidence suggests self inflicted or foul play under dry weather conditions. Suspicion remains as the investigation proceeds with careful examination of stock, motives, and possible concealment.
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