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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
7
An advertising appeal urges business owners to actively promote themselves rather than wait for customers. It argues that opening a shop and staying idle yields no sales and emphasizes the value of public notice to attract clientele.
A guide to smart advertising urges timely, visible placement in the best newspaper quarter. It emphasizes that newspaper ads reach thousands, with readers seeking business news, and cautions against relying on long-standing visibility without strategic placement.
The Department of Agriculture reports on Cowra Experiment Farm facing a dry season. Silage fed to lambing ewes improved condition, milk, and mothering ability. Merino and crossbred fleeces require careful sorting and market-ready lots. Summer school plans and farmer success stories highlight practical training and subsidies for travel.
The piece argues buyers seek well prepared small wool lots and bid sharply, while warning against overclassing clips. It suggests careful preparation improves returns but cautions against excessive handling that could waste quality and earnings.
Government Farms like Cowra Experiment Farm welcome apprentices, with space for twenty two but fifteen residents. Students come mainly from secondary schools seeking a practical farming livelihood. Managers and officers provide weekly lectures on agriculture alongside field training, with comfortable quarters and recreation facilities. Cowra’s program aims to attract youths pursuing a career in agriculture.
Announcement of the forthcoming Winter School for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 17 to 19. The program and schedule are described for local agriculture workers and students.
A former dairy educator testifies to twelve years of successful use of Alfa Laval Cream Separators in farms and dairy schools. He declares Alfa Laval the best cream separator on the market and would purchase another from them. Sole agents for this state are Waugh and Josephson in Sydney.
W D R A announces fixtures with dates May 29 and May 0, Nurromine J C on June 1 and Cathurst 0 C on June 11. Oilgandra Ic is set for July 24 followed by Peak Hill Jc.
Dates for sheep breeders shows across NSW towns in May June and November listed with locations such as Nyngan Cobar Deniliquin Peak Hill Hillston Jerilderie Narrandera Trundle Forbes Parkes Wagga Wagga Wyalong Corowa Gunnedah Barmedman Junee Cowra Cootamundra Murrumburrah Carrathool Murwillumbah. An ad promotes Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds at 1 shilling 6 pence.
The listing shows station names with shearers required, hand or machine method, and sheep to be shorn. Wingadee at Coonamble leads with 120,000 sheep, followed by Burrawang and Goonoo Goonoo at 100,000 each and Buttabone at 80,000, for a July 19 to 31 window.
A list of numerous properties and holdings across New South Wales with owner names, locations, ages, and values. Entries include Warge Rock Parkes M to 22 000 pounds, Warren Narromine holdings like Mumblebone 22 m 23 000, and many others such as Wallan Billan Narromine 16 m 16 000 and Merrigale Gilgandra 12 m 30 004.
A list of dairy and grazing properties with locations including Condobolin Scone Curlewis and Trangie shows stock numbers and values for August 15 to 21. Entries cover livestock counts in m and h terms, with prices and property names such as Frogmore Park Beanhah Wondabah Raby and Tyrie alongside towns like Coonamble Gilgandra and Mullaley.
A 19th century advertisement promotes Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for children’s hacking coughs at night. The brief item highlights a domestic patent medicine claimed to soothe coughs and support sleep.
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