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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1940
Page
3
A 1840 tender notice seeks installation of electric light and power at the Police Premises Bugowra with specifications and submission format. Court House Forbe and Bugowra District Works Office Bathurst listed as contact points. The notice appears among official tender postings. BLAVEN memorial text follows, noting a loved one’s passing and remembrance by family.
Forbes branch members debated wheat industry stabilisation and acreage restrictions. Speakers urged licensing and government subsidies while dismissing broad free trade. discussions touched on world parity, farm yields, and alignment with other growers nationwide. The chair urged unity with other wheat districts as an amendment passed.
The report covers Appraisement Catalogue No. 39 dated Monday 24th inst, finalised the next day. It lists 628 bales from the Bath to Barraba districts, with mostly good average quality and several clips from Yas Mere Mudgee and Barraba. Payments and district appraisements conclude with various buyer totals and anticipated payments around November 10. A political note references a British Empire guarantee idea tied to Germany and a prior U.S. election context.
Forbes Council held a brief meeting focusing on correspondence. Actions included ambulance carnival permits on Temple Street, level crossing plans for Cowlm Truck Row and Orange Main Road, and minor boundary adjustments at Spooner Oval and Halpin Flat. The council debated sheep on Spooner Oval, road works funding, and saleyard date allocations.
A notice from Forbes reports a lost Lady's White Hat taken from a lorry. Finder to return it to Arthur Hughes 4 Co. and claim a reward. Names mentioned include Mr. N Drummond BA Porbea 720 pan Ray Wynn Arthur Bugowrs. Time listed 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A historical insurance notice records a claim against the Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Company Limited for fire and related risks in Asia. It lists claims paid exceeding 123 million and potential coverage up to 35 million pounds, including crops fencing and livestock losses. The legal agent is Moore Arookr e & Co.
The notice states future payments for treatment in private hospitality edit accommodation are unavailable at Forbes Dygetet Hospital. It applies to contributors sent away from Portes by a Medical Officer for specialist treatment or those who suffer an accident or perilous injury, delaying return to Forbes.
Royal Australian Air Force Station Parkes NSW seeks tenders for period ending January 1640 19 November 1940. Quotations must be sealed marked Quotation for and addressed to Station Parkes NSW. Late or incomplete bids will not be considered. Oliver Pilot RAAF Parkes outlines sale tax and poultry items in the tender.
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