Parkes News of the Week highlights local leadership changes
Parkes reports a six week bank holiday for W H L Bullock, with E W Trimble to cover. Dr J L Whitmill resigns as Goobang Shire Council president, replaced by Dr Richard Joh. Charley Lockhart sustains a fractured thigh after a Sydney trip accident. his uncle suffers facial injuries. The Coursing Club notes a successful drive at Tichbourne. A Parkes Institute funding vote advances. The Post trophy weathered a strong showing by H Crofts. Dowling receives community thanks from local business and civic groups. Miss Bass suffers burns at Parkes School.
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W. HL. Bullock
Union Bank
E.W. Trimble
Parkes
Bullock
Queensland
E. A. Lane
J. L. Whitmill
Goobang Shire
Whitmill
Richard Joh
J. Lockhart
Charley
Young Lockhart
Fred. Watson
Moore Park
Sydney
Anane Parade
St Vincent's Hospital
St. Joseph's Convent
Auburn
Charley Lockhart
Forbes Club
Jack Hanley
Goobang
Radungle-Numulla
Hanley
Parkes People’s Institute
H. Crofts
A. Crofts
Parkes and District Chamber of Commerce
Miss Bass
Parkes School
Forbes Golf Club Holds Mixed Medal Competitions
Forbes Golf Club held an 18 hole medal and a 15 hole stroke competition for associate members on Saturday. Scorecards list players led by G Walker Dickens Baker Dentin Heytolds Roberta Byrnes Cahill and others with mixed results and bogey entries. A bogey competition is set for June 16 with president J J Flannery directing coaching for associates. The Western District Championship at Parkes from June 6 to 8-9 will see strong Forbes participation.
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G. Walker
TR. Dickens
J. Baker
Dentin
Roberta
Byrnes
Cahill
Williama
Miss Byrnes
Miss Devideon
jIwntum
Brittee
Roberts
Miss Hill
Les
J. J. Flannery
Parkes
Ila
Forbes Club
State of the Forbes district report on conditions
Mr W G Dowling reports the Forbes district is dry but pasture remains plentiful water is ample but rain is needed to fill tanks stock is fair while routes are travelable the feed is not nutritious weeds have thrived many reserves treated covering about 27 987 acres at a cost of £1621 18 4 foxes crows scarce rabbits declining fly favored by weather peat use in small paddocks merino sheep kept with enclosures impractical for that breed
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W. G. Dowling
Forbes P.P. Board
Milking by Machinery Promises Efficient Dairy Treatment
Article extols machine milking as cleaner faster and more economical than hand milking. It claims large herds can be milked quickly with scalable plants and promotes sales on terms through Wnough and Josephson Limited of Sydney or Engineer O Sullivan of Forbes.
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Wnough and Josephson Limited
Sydney
O'Sullivan, Forbes
District appoints education assistant under secretary
In Trundle and Sydney Town Hall notices, Jean and Rene Medlyn daughters of Mr and Mrs John Medlyn and John and Rhana Medlyn children of Mr and Mrs Tom Medlyn won a Junior Red Cross prize at the Sydney Town Hall pageant. Mrs Cock of Parkes and others fractured a leg in a Sunday incident. W J Keast survived a near-train accident at Flemington with leg bruises and shock.
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Little Jean
Rene Medlyn
John Medlyn
Trundle
John
Rhana
Tom Medlyn
Red Cross
Sydney Town Hall
J. Cock
Parkes
Nurse Cock
E. C. Best
H. Hall
Harris Park
W. J. Keast
Sydney
Flemington
Keast
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Hearne
Ponteadhy
Forbes Golf Club
OF the
Mother
Siren
Iren
Sur SJ
J. Kitchen & Sons Ptt
LTE
Chateau Tanda F Hospital
Brady
Gramma
Soconus
Galdzala Tes
Inglis Ltd
Kent Street
Eth
Goldenia Tea
Inglis
Inglis Limited
Goldsbrough, Mort"& Go, Ltd
Wool & Produce
Eo L. Oudmore
CMAS
Hope
Jost
Willys-Knight
Willys Knight
Lanchester
Holyer’s
Forbes
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