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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
5
Restocking groceries confectionery fruits tobacco and drinks in town. Hardware department announced. Agencies listed include Gresham Insurance Datgers paints and Rourke's Potent Middle. Phone 7.
M Namara and Co. yields a stock and property list filed on application. The document references various assets and holdings subject to review and inclusion in forthcoming formal schedules.
Martin Keir stock station and general commission agent in Quandialla district acts for Farmere and Graziars Co operative and for Producers and Citizens Life Assurance Company. Also listed as the Honey Safe agent at Panne 6 Quandialla in the notice.
J Poulos assumes ownership of Quandialla Refreshment Rooms offering meals at all hours and a display of confectionery, fruits, and smokers supplies. Advertises fresh produce and weekly specials with Thursday listings for new items.
Les Bowland offers saddle and harness making and repair services with prompt work at low rates. On site harness making, boot repairs, and general forwarding, sale auctions, and commission work are provided, with machinery expertise and Standard Insurance Agency representation.
Phone 7. Stock Station and General Agent offers top prices and liberal advances on stored wheat for Louie Dreyton Co. Agencies listed include Harvester Co and South British Insurance Co. Ltd, Battle Separators, Berger's Paints, Shirley's Morres and Gray, Motor Care, stock and property let on application.
Quandialla Motor Garage mope and Talbot proprietors are sub-agents for Ford and Essex. Di Nouglas and Big X Motor Cycles Ford parts tyres petrol and all accessories stocked. Garage for hire night work faithfully executed on the premises. Agent for Gloria Light and Beat fish Colon and National Insurance.
The Quandialla community plans the annual ball at the Quad diana Hall on eight days in 1K. A durable supper will be provided and admission is two shillings for gents and ladies. The piece describes wool prices, sheep farming, and local council notes, including road work and new post office arrangements. It also mentions a church meeting and social events at the Church of England hall.
Local notes recount extended wet spells hindering crop work near SedgeRabong. Farmers praise the heavy rains for soil moisture but fear delays to planting and harvests. A report mentions Mr Badgers, Th Thaman, and J Rodgers noting beneficial weather yet stressing ongoing field activity and equipment strain. The piece hints at cricket and horse racing chatter, with racing plans and training progress described amid talk of forthcoming public and social events.
A garbled report discusses machinery and agricultural gear, noting a new combination cultivator and cheap construction aims. It mentions Weir ArIn lote combIALNR and a V shaped blade design, with references to vendors, lines of machinery, and an upcoming match between Rugbyle and Gravlin Trimgle.
A ploughing demonstration using a 1580 McCormick Deering tractor was scheduled for Thursday May 22 at Mr R A Douglas property along the Eugowra Gooningong Road near Hy Herbert. Local tractors on show.
A garbled report lists several tennis singles and doubles results with many player names such as McKay, Kirby, Anderson, Martin, and Herbert, concluding with a long church schedule for Bugowra and surrounding parishes featuring Holy Communion and Evensong times and locations on Sunday.
The Trundle Hotel under proprietor T. McGrath has been renovated and refurbished throughout, offering unexcelled accommodations and attentive service. The hotel features a large drawing room for visitors, an excellent dining room with beers wines and spirits true to label, and a homey atmosphere for both travelers and locals.
EWGO WAS MOTOR GARAGE offers a luxury saveo passenger touring car for hire with petrol and motor spares. Agencies listed include Dalgetty & Co Worsley Shearing Machines Atlas Assurance Co Be Fortensne Windmills and Buick local agent. Repairs carry out and storage available day or night. Phone 15.
Local column covers Hillview incidents and Drewn field football. Reports describe dangerous illness, bereavement, and family notices, with community support, plus upcoming Trundle Jockey Club races and field events. Notable names include Forbes, Wright, and Parkes amid entries from Grom, London, Motumg.
A fragmented ledger lists agencies including Farmere & Grassery Co op with wool insurance and Harvester producers. It cites Citizens Life Assurance North British and Mercantile Co Ltd and entries on wheat wool and stock. A note mentions Riley conducting an operta-daty jave and office numbers 1 4 and 13.
The notice outlines Eugowra to Forbes and Morban daily post times with Sunday exceptions. It lists morning departure at 42 noon and car arrival at Morban by 1 4 pm, plus a daily trip schedule and reasonable pricing. Caldwell, Mail Contractor.
A reader reports a dramatic pepperming cure attributed to Woods in a local column. The item claims notable benefits and references a public endorsement by community figures.
Advertises car hire and auto repairs with accessories on land. Daxi acetylene welding for cast iron, storage battery charging, and all kinds of mechanical repairs. Claims best-equipped workshop in the West and lists agencies for Ford cars motor trucks and Fordson tractors with Easex Hudson Vauxhall brands. Contacts phone numbers 47 and 72.
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