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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1946
Page
6
A Methodist Church Bynog will begin services at Porkes next Sunday according to the brief notice. The report notes an ongoing congregation activity and schedules for the upcoming worship hour.
Firben reports that Mr. J Brooks will serve as preacher in Wirring during his period away from duty.
The readable fragments suggest a historical trade or tale with names Sobek and Teal. No clear event, date, or place could be confirmed from the garbled OCR. Further restoration needed to identify persons, organizations, or locations.
A Bathurst Rotary Club speaker, Mr. Delaney, described community centres as voluntary, democratically run hubs for education, discussion, crafts, music, hobbies, and recreation. He traced roots to ancient times and highlighted Fielding New Zealand as the first southern hemisphere centre.
Fragmentary note compares storages on the Gwydir and Macquarie rivers with Burrendong and Burren. Mentions cities and potential improvements but text is garbled and unclear beyond the listed water storage places.
New brick nurses housing at Forbes District Hospital aims for about £35,000 with modern furnishings. The two block complex, on the old police barracks site at Church and Elgin Streets, overlooks Lachlan River and offers 20 staff rooms, a matron’s wing, and dedicated lounges and facilities.
In the Legislative Assembly Mrr. Dickson pressed the minister about Saturday half holiday voting rights. He questioned whether only residents of shopping district areas would vote and urged amending the act to let all local shoppers vote. The minister said no promise was made and warned against ballots restricted to specific areas.
A US Department of Agriculture report estimates the global wheat crop at 5.875 billion bushels, the strongest since 1940 but held back by tight stocks and ongoing conservation. Europe shows a 1.38 billion bushel harvest with gains in France Italy Spain and the Balkans, while North America leads with Canada at 440 million and the US at 1.167 billion. Export supplies lag due to lower carryover stocks, and African production reaches about 195 million bushels.
Edward Weaver and Co-Op auctioneers report Forbes fort nightly sale yarded about 12 300 fat sheep and lambs on Tuesday 2 October with heavy competition from naval buyers and local butchers. Prices generally 1d to 2d lower for plain trade lines. prime suckers quoted 26/1 to 42/10. plain lambs 1d to 25/0. wethers 16/4 to 26/4. ewes 14/5 to 38/10. Associated Agents yarded 19 97 sheep on 29 October with a full quality line including prime shorn sheep. market not cheaper than last sale. heavy suckers and woolly lambs prominent.
The Bureau of Agriculture predicts 60 million jobs and 175 billion dollars in income for 1947. Employment would rise about 1 million from August 1944, with farm income potentially 10 to 16 percent lower due to higher operating costs, though still about two and a half times prewar averages.
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