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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 28, 1946
Page
1
The De Lame model aircraft debuts with enhanced comfort and seating. It features a 110 mph crossing speed at 10 800 feet and provides coat stowage cupboards a toilet area and a pantry for food and drink during flights.
The Municipal Council approved £9006 worth of new buildings and renovations in five months, bringing total applications to 35. Several items were approved including a steel frame store room, a weatherboard dwelling, golf club house additions, and a concrete building, with values listed for each project. Subdivision and housing talks continued with Porbet cottages under discussion and tender negotiations ongoing with John Grant and Sons.
At a council meeting the Department of Public Works seeks £1500 more toward the filtration plant. Expenditure to date stands at £18,384 5s 2d. Town Clerk suggests using £781 fixed deposit from the water fund. Aldermen Paddison and Brenner approve.
Police report a dangerous practice involving attaching a fuse to a live rabbit and releasing it in a warren. Authorities warn inexperts could cause harm when used on moving objects and urge public caution against such explosive misuse.
A public meeting called by Mayor Ald MH Gunn will be held at the Town Hall on Thursday night to arrange the Victory Day celebrations on June 10. The day has been proclaimed a public holiday.
Fragmentary text references Underwood Severk and a brick in a phires blocks dispute. Mentions names Piri W, J. Ragan, Barri, and a petition about removal costs and negotiations. Content is garbled with illegible portions and missing context.
Forbes Municipal Council agreed to order 400 pounds worth of new books for a Free Public Library and planned a meeting with Jemalong Shire to discuss the changeover. A NSW Library Board official proposed a representative visit to Forbes on June 13 to advance the library project and potential intermunicipal arrangements.
No. 2 Chaser Retirement Advisory Board of NSW members visited Forbes lant work and inspected the Tilimbi estate of Lee acres. Corles and Teck led the visit. chairman absent. Board to report, with emphasis on speeding settlement and group system.
A Forbes firm owning Austral’s largest factory faced nationwide interest as Mears W D and associates moved to seize munitions. Mr Dempsey noted a staff audit of young women and predicted easy labor access, citing 309 Forbes girls registered during the factory’s operation.
An upcoming PRBEnger omnibus will expand service in the city. Frank Bowman, overseeing the project, traveled to Sydney to assume control of the new bus and its operations.
Post Office will close at 12 36 pm on Saturdays replacing Wednesday half holiday. Telegrams may be received and dispatched Saturday afternoons under the same provision.
An ejectment motion by Bridget J. Stokes for vacant possession of premises on Farrand Street was heard in the local Police Court before Mrs Waris. The judge found that ordering eviction would cause greater hardship to Burgess and her family, given lack of alternate housing and that repairs could proceed without vacating. The application was refused after evidence from tenants and neighbours.
About 49 people gathered Friday night to hear H V Thorby outline Country Party policy as the chosen candidate for Calure. He will oppose sitting member Breen and Liberal support at the event. A vote of thanks was moved to Thorby.
Forbes Municipal Council considers revoking a 130 by 170 foot area of King George V Memorial Park for a Day Nursery. The proposal requires council approval of building design and a 12 month start time, with transfer and land permissions pending if revoked and not used.
A list records acknowledgments for a piano fund with contributions from Anonymous, Mr HH Jennings Oly, Mr F Harris, Mrs F Harris, and Mrs Milthorpe. The sequence shows amounts including £11 11s and £1 1s, culminating in a total of 517 816, indicating a historical charity or fund-raising record.
A large number of witnesses in the Bathgate murder trial have departed from Perth on Saturday. The trial concerns the double murder at Forbes last year and the heating is expected to last most of the week.
The Returned Soldiers League proposes a memorial at Park 4 i mite and asks the city to transfer playground equipment to the Day Nursery site on Battye Street. Aldermen discussed options, with motion to refer the report and send Mr Tyndall's letter to the Day Nursery Association for negotiation with the Lands Department.
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