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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR lists T A Goodman saddle and harness maker at Bogan Gate with unclear phrases about repairs and notices. Readable bits mention repairing at Sydney Priest by Uy Morrow and generic references to hosts and fetes, but the core item identifies Goodman as saddle and harness maker in Bogan Gate.
A fragmented OCR excerpt describes Standard Insurance Company of West Zone LTD and a fire hailstorm policy including crops and stacks with insecure phrasing. The readable elements mention a special farmer's policy and stock coverage, but details are incomplete.
Payment notice lists weekly sums from £1 to £500 for a sole agent covering Barnes and Con dobolia with various embers and company names. The fragmentary text hints at commissions or allowances and agency duties.
Readable text notes a renovated beef and poultry shop on Rankin Street offering cooked ham and dressed poultry at favorable prices. Indicates new management or improvements and a focus on quality and customer service.
Listing of kitchen items includes furniture and fittings with prices such as drawers and safes. Entries mention kitchen tales and ironing boards. Several dates and prices appear in odd formats, reflecting an itemized catalog from a historical ad page. The text combines product names, model notes, and cost figures in a fragmented way.
I cannot determine a coherent event or entities from the garbled text. The readable bits include mixed named terms and numbers such as dates and scores, but no clear incident, place, organization, or people to summarize into a coherent news item. The fragment resembles a corrupted archival snippet with scattered names and figures.
A first person account details a long overland journey to Goolagong, describing a rainy trek past farms and wagons, meeting settlers and Hawkers, noting a stop at Foon hostelry, and inspecting letters and notes along the way. The narrator recalls encounters with M'Keon, a wagon halt, and reflections on delays and weather.
Helena Hodge pleaded guilty to selling grog at a house on old Guenfert road in Forbes. Testimony describes a drunken scene with Constable Coleman, Byrnes employed to serve, and payments with a pound note, as officers sought to prove unlawful grog sales under Elquor Rat ownership.
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