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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 29, 1936
Page
3
Alan Stirling offers storage and furniture removal services with depot facilities. Union Oil Company supplies petrol kerosene bitumen and fuel and operates day or night via phone 230.
A send off was held for M Patteson in Young as he departs for Forbes to run a Rankin Street pharmacy. Town leaders and local sports groups praised his five years in business and his support of local charities and athletics. Monseigneur Hennessy and Father McKenna spoke highly of his community spirit and contributions to sport and health education.
At a Forbes branch meeting the Foster and Settlement Association discussed urging the Government to speed up closer settlement and immigration. H J Gibson spoke on population staying near seven million. Other motions covered water supply and farm development. Delegates from Forbes were few and disappointed by attendance.
A fragmented fragmentary notice references mutiny lore and maritime tales with scattered names and locations. The garbled text hints at a maritime setting near a harbor or port, mentioning ships and possibly a place like Waltiya. No coherent event or date is discernible.
The Forbes branch meeting of the F. and S. A. discussed making the constitution more attractive and formulating a longer range policy. President E Field urged educational initiatives to draw young farmers and broaden appeal, noting a shortage of younger members and planning ahead for sustained growth.
An early 20th century catalog style offer lists roses for garden planting. It touts choicest varieties with a fixed price and free carriage in some cases. The note mentions a leaflet with 10 roses including 3 red, 2 pink, 2 white, and 2 yellow, with options for carriage or postage.
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