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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 12, 1939
Page
10
A cluttered OCR fragment outlines a school picnic at Caragabal with races and events. It mentions teams, boys and girls races, multiple participants, and various notes on results and placings, though many words are garbled. The piece resembles a local sports roundup from a rural Australian town with references to venues and school groups.
A sprawling sports page records Piney Range’s easy win and a lively Carraboblin outing with doubles and singles results. Names such as Conant, Parker, and Mon appear amid a dense list of match scores and participant notes from a busy weekend. The item notes engaged spectators, a marriage-related engagement mention, and various mixed results across events.
An official handover at Quandi Hospital marks a deferred ceremony with seals and an open agenda. Details remain unclear as the report preserves key participants and exact dates.
The Quandialla Show Association held a meeting on Saturday amid a rush of activity and ongoing plans for the 1995 event. Attendees discussed schedules and approvals, with member representatives from Whit Lucia, Bourke and other local groups. The outcome favored the association’s proposal, with votes tallying in favor and a plan to proceed on the detected schedule.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Grange hockey players and a focal team, noting a goal by Mee Ky Qh and references to a competition. The passage is incoherent with missing context and many unreadable names, limiting substantive summary.
A brief social item reports a small turnout at the Goolagong function. Attendees included Miaw Mobb and other local figures, with the event described as enjoyable and well attended by a limited audience.
Guandialla edged a hard fought football clash 90 points to their rivals. Key players including Perks, Purvis, and Widdows starred for Guandialla while Macklin and Hews impressed in forward and defense roles. The visitors pressed throughout with late chances, but Guandialla held firm to secure the win.
Quandi women participated in a national scheme organized by the Woman's Volunteer Service. The event at the Young Wrotel drew good attendance, with Adee Anderson, secretary, reporting about 99 attendees and the movement's aims.
A garbled report of Bed gerabong races notes record nominations at a Weston Bay meeting. The text mentions a Tarwie flight, a Teal Weston Bay PRE event, and a Peat race with unclear details about times or outcomes.
Excerpted race notes describe Atkins and Manger horses competing in a close Cup event with multiple placings. Bizarre OCR errors obscure names but reference is made to Longenhot, Lang, Prigce Randal and several horses finishing with times around 16 89.
An article fragment describes a wedding event at Caragabal with a young couple receiving a ceremonial gift tea. It notes attendees and a celebratory mood, mentioning local figures and a timetable around the ceremony. The text remains fragmentary with unclear names and specifics.
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