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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
4
In a wartime diary style fragment from 1916 Egypt, a narrator recalls Good Friday observances, camp life, and boyish mischief aboard a transport or base. The piece mentions volunteers, desert outings, cooking, hunger, and tensions with Arab locals, with reflections on discipline and morale. The tone captures youthful humor and wartime grit amid travel, duties, and small adventures.
The Homebush stock market showed steady demand with 47 000 sheep traded. Prices ranged with Whitwell at 83/4, Parson's 87, Murphy 19/10, Paynes 40/71, and various feeders around 20/ to 28/. Cattle yard activity noted 2800 prime cattle at about 18/- and individual prices listed for Murphy, Leslie, Blake and others.
Veterinary surgeon W Wardy operates from Heimath on Welcome Street in Parker. Local notices list veterinary services and contact details for pet care and animal health.
St Helier's Orange is a boarding and day school for girls located 8000 feet above sea level. Led by The Right Rev the Bishop of Bathurst and Principal Auss M E Lawrence, the school prepares pupils for Sydney University examinations and is associated with KAM RCA boards. The grounds span several acres with verandahs and extended terrace areas.
Change in business ownership announced as WALA A. 12LLY purchases Flanawan Newman & Co Interest and will operate under WALMICR J, KIGLLY & CO as auctioneers and stock, station, and private agents in Parke NSW. Mr W IC Flan gan appointed for important auction sales and sales throughout the State with CHEAP MONEY on Bond Acres.
Local residents prepare for Belgian Day events to support the relief effort. An estimated 7,000,000 hungry Belgians are cited as needing aid, with town volunteers coordinating collections and gatherings at the town hall tomorrow noon led by ME. Thomson and others.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a state lottery event and a meeting involving Maggy Lok and names like Turner Brooks Collins and Mfr Brook. It references preparations for a Sunday performance, a committee discussion, and a forthcoming meeting of Hoenaanttes with notes about attendees and background.
An auction sale is announced with details about a sale on behalf of Aly Britelan Role Fund. The notice mentions a time on a specific day and location at the Vaudenlere Hotel. It notes families and babies and includes a date and place for the event.
TM Dunn seeks compensation for improvements on leased land. The matter appeared before the Forbes Land Board and Land Appeal Court in Syampsy, with Mr RB Reymond representing Dunn and the administrator. The chairman announced a decision time set for 2 o'clock.
A distorted account describes Forbes residents and visitors including Mrs Cohicroft, Mr J. Re Strickland, A.W. Dunne, and Tom Dunne linked to Forbes hotels. It notes military notices, promotions, and a breakfast at the Vandenberg Hotel after a function attended by Rev AW. Gaeilner and others. The piece references overseas travels, wartime history, and a Derby in Rome with Pope involvement, featuring a broad mix of names and places.
Ten days ago a group spent the day in a camp then moved at dusk into darkness. One party fired shots after a tense skirmish near the Vaske outpost, leaving several wounded as they confronted an opposing group. The incident ended with retreat and questions about who started the confrontation.
A fragmentary OCR text mentions various items and names including woods pepper mint cure and potter whisky. The passage is garbled with unusual capitalization and parenthetical markers, lacking a coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a clear news item.
The Railway Department announces the price of cheap tickets to Melbourne by train. It states departure from Forbes at 4:50 pm on Wednesday May 19.
A reminder announces a concert by students of Forbes District School in Dall Wo DleWt to raise funds for Belgian relief. Attendance is expected, and the children are said to perform with varied and enjoyable parts, promising a pleasant entertainment.
A meeting of the Forbes Bard Board of Trustees was held last evening. Due to the heavy pressure on space the report is crowded out. At the last meeting J. J. Turner Wall was appointed bandmaster at a salary of £27 per session.
Reported shortages push prices to about 229 per ton as retailers struggle to secure supplies. Residents say access remains limited and the situation is viewed as serious by observers.
A Wednesday evening social hosted by the Forbes family drew about 70 couples to the town hall. Music by the band and refreshments followed a pleasant night with prizes awarded to Mrs Georgi Gorman and Mr Paddy Chynpon for euchre.
Rain fell lightly in Forbes shire this morning with a total of seven points recorded earlier. A 19 point surge by Sand V2 pushed the day to twenty points, while gold rain was reported from the Riverina region. Darlin Drink noted a deposit in Riverland and recent rains have drenched parts of South Australia.
The Grange dockey Clube mayor announces a town gathering featuring the WeneMt face 2ao0tin's, the Dre lunge Town Band, and the Scoot of Arta on May 17. Funds raised support local efforts while the committee urges nominations for the UE Lip event and invites applicants to contact secretary Mr WT. Napear for details.
A historic gymnasium event at Osborne Hall featured a star and boxing supervision by Gordon Bray. Members only admitted. a treasurer and secretary were listed, with plans for Mayday and Thursday sessions.
The letter from Anciiors mother in Forbes speaks of her husband and son joining brave action, praising courage against Turks and wartime dangers. She writes of pride, hopeful thoughts, and the sacrifices of soldiers and their families, amid the noise of battle and personal longing.
Descriptive wartime note mentions Gallipoli and near Maltan fronts with Allied forces shelling Turkish lines. Mention of British and German troops, coastal fighting, and a third battle reportedly taking place on a Saturday with timely reinforcements aiding a victory.
A Sydney dispatch reports Allied naval actions with an armored ship torpedoed in the Pertneletes as British units sink two Turkish gunboats. General Bolte claims German South West Africa nearly under control. French advances push Germans from units. many French officers fall. A Russian report notes enemy expelled from the left bank of the Dniester. Austro–Hungarian premises damaged in Johannesterg. An insistent British loyalty movement grows amid anti German sentiment.
GENMAN SUBJECTS Aganey Priday discuss a proposed general service on property of German residents amid wartime fears. Mr Story of South Australia urges actions against those aiding the enemy, including potential treason charges, as Australasian meetings in Palmers ton New Zealand address German links and Britain Allies.
The Minister for Defence provided an update on the submarine AE2 incident in Sydney on Friday. He sought information about an alleged Australian submersible linked to a naval deploy. A reply from the Admiralty is noted but no confirmation of the earlier report is given. The announcement was made by Free State Witt and the Representatives.
On Wednesday at Forbes Parkes a public meeting was held to discuss local affairs and the May 27 races. A service in St John’s Gaylord is planned for Sunday at 9:00 PM. At Peak Hill Court last week Joseph Henry Wile Hume and Robert Jyne were charged with unlawfully damaging windows in Dial Street and remanded to June 0. In a divorce hearing a wife claimed her husband had only five years of absence.
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