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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
1
In Britain women take on guache and munition maker tasks while men are away. A local incident shows a stage trickster escaping after a handbag snatch alarmed a crowd, highlighting public attitudes to women and danger during wartime disruptions.
The text advertises the Albion Hotel Forbes with unclear phrasing about the Lancing Commercial and Family Hotel and mentions Croft as proprietor. Details are fragmented, but the notice centers on hotel establishment, location Forbes, and ownership.
Readable text notes superior accommodations at The Chimes Nasseay Street Potts Point with polished terms indicating country-style living. Mentions Howes and princely values, but clarity is limited by fragmented OCR.
Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association announces coverage through Invare with F.Rath and Co and Cie triet Representatives. Personal accident and workmen's compensation offered with other branches of accident insurance accepted. Terms available on application.
The Lachlan Motor Garage on Templar Street Forbes announces full stock of accessories and readiness to service cars. An open day will showcase services and operations with demonstrations by competent tradesmen.
Fragmentary OCR text lists hospitals and places in Britain and Australia amid a wartime context. Mentions include Ard WwStoktin Hospital and London based sites, with references to general hospitals and medical facilities across several towns and nations.
Fragmentary OCR mentions August events and names like Wake Seay Se vith and Gau era ER Hugowrn. It hints at a schedule or cast with limited legible details and no clear actions or outcomes. The text lacks coherent nouns to form a concrete news item.
A dense OCR style listing bolds various train or transport timetables across regions including Parkes Cundonella Station Burtwang, Parkes to Sydney via Bathurst Orange Young Cowra Melbourne Molong etc. It notes weekday MONDAY and SUNDAY schedules with numerous place names and connections to Sydney 7 P.M. and other times. The fragment mentions Parkes via Interes 4 pam and late sea pm 9.40 p.m, plus references to Trundle Bogan Gate via Parkes and a long list of towns.
Standard Insurance Company of WZ Ltd issues coverage with crops stacks and livestock. The notice mentions hazards like hatustorm and accidental events tied to special ware mar's volume, including foaling streaks and live stock conditions.
F. Rath & Co and Edward Weaver & Co announce Scottish Union and National Insurance Co offering fire, accident, live stock, dwelling, furniture, stock-in-trade, farm buildings, crops, personal accident sickness, workmen's compensation, and live stock policies at low rates. Agency locations include Pitt Street Sydney and Forbes.
The report lists upcoming race meetings and venues including Bathurst Mudgee Woodstock Forbes and more with dates in June and July. It also mentions a later event at London railway terminus and a disturbing incident involving a crowd and a prayer.
A collection of humorous vignettes and dialogues from a newspaper page depicting quips on thinking and manners, a jailhouse caligraphy joke, flirtatious exchanges, a street scene with policemen, a fashion note, and a farmer demanding letters for Mike Howe. The piece threads through light satire and playful social scenes with diverse characters and settings.
The City Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd reports as of December 31 1906 a capital balance of 37000 pounds a reserve fund of 220250 pounds carried forward 19588 pounds and total funds actually in hand 277093 pounds 6000 with total assets 338638 pounds Alderman Thomas Hughes chairman Moller Korr manager and principal officers listed at Sydney offices.
Printer notice states George Washington Brownhill published The Forbes Advocate from Lachlan Street location. Publication credits Brownhill as proprietor and printer for the office.
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