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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 20, 1927
Page
6
A local notice lists WM Application Trucking and Speciality Wheat Buyers for Jobo Darling and Lees Lud Agents for A V McKay’s Fy TT Machinery. Large stock of duplicates on hand. Phone 6b.
Bd Jr Butler informs that a new up to date concrete store has been erected at Yarrabandai with full stock of groceries drapery hoots and shoes hardware crockery motor oils petrol fancy goods fruit and cool drinks. Agencies include Farmers and Graziers Co op UK Shirley's Myures Yates Reliable Seeds and Trees. Trucks ordered for Flemington.
Agents for Dalgety and Co Ltd advertise wool stock grain machinery and insurance services. They offer sales conducted anywhere in the district stock and property lists on application loans negotiated and land subdivisions undertaken. Wheat bought in any quantity. Office and private phone details provided.
Week saw varied weather with sun and showers and no rain lasting long. Farmers await a good fall for ploughing as ground remains hard. Many people suffer colds, but patients have returned home. Miss Elsie Pratt left hospital last Monday and will recover with care. Roy Hodges and Phyllis Field are home but must stay quiet. Rev F Weston visited briefly before returning to Forbes. A hall dance will aid the Gunning Gap candidate in the Bogan Gate contest on June. Thom 46 has threshing lucerne with extraordinary yields. more details to come.
J A Carroll announces he has taken over the Bogan Gate Hotel from H D Hurley. He promises attentive service, first class table and best accommodations. The hotel aims to merit fair support from travellers, with comfort and hospitality standard as priorities.
Caragabal General Store advertises a wide range from candles to anchors with drapery clothing boots and shoes ironmongery crockery saddlery confectionery and more. Agencies listed include H V McKay Machinery London Lancashire Insurance Lindley Walker Wheat Co and local commission agents with phone numbers for Grenfell and Caragabal. Fresh and salt fish every Friday hot pies and refreshments available.
Trundle Hotel proprietor announces change of ownership to W. Taylor Gi Propristar and invites all old and new customers. The Trundle Motel is described as a complete and comfortable West house offering superior accommodation and attentive service with commercial and public dining rooms. Beers, wines, spirits, and liquors are true to label.
Frank Bird conducted a clearance sale of Let Barnett’s furniture with satisfactory prices. Wheat buying remains active as farmers sell several thousand bushels. P and A Association stewards meet to finalize the show schedule with talk of cash prizes versus certificates. Gunning Gap concert at Bogan Gate a success followed by a dance. Trundle League beat Tullamore 5 to 3 in football, with Candobolin upcoming. Golf club appoints S J Walker captain and plans Jones Championship Cup and Fordham Trophy events, plus a farewell to Hart Jones. Local notes: fat stock market steady, publican Bob Jones retires, Sergeant Manns considering a transfer, Mrs. J Egan improving in hospital, wheat crops progressing with early yields strong.
The Quandialla football club faced Caragabal on a very wet Wednesday May 10, with heavy roads delaying the visitors. Caragabal won 10 nil, showing better teamwork and standout players such as SN and A Leons for the Caragabal side, while Quandialla's BD Canser N Keir and FE Talbot impressed.
The Forbes Advocate notes F C McCauley and Co stock and station agents auctioneers at Bogan Gate announce services. The ad mentions a grain pickler device, insurance offerings from North British and Mercantile, wheat, stock and fertiliser listings, and a contact number. It emphasizes the reach of the publication in drawing readers.
Martin Keir stock and station agent offers stock and property lists on application. Correspondence invited. Agent for farmers and grassers cooperative and farmers implement company also available. Provides services as agent for multiple agricultural interests.
A. Olsen, general storekeeper, now operates in two new commodious premises. The shop is brilliantly illuminated by electric light. Everything new and freshly bought with big stocks in drapery ironmongery groceries saddlery fruit confectionery cool drinks and smokers requisites. First class accommodation features prominently.
Inquiries for stock and property, send particulars, I will send a buyer. Expert personal attention to business. Wheat buying cash at highest market rates. Agent for H McKay's Machinery Atlas Insurance Co. Austins Windmills.
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