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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1926
Page
4
Fragmented OCR listing multiple notices and recruitment ads from a local paper. Items mention Presbyterian services next Sunday morning, a Geneva muster, hotel meeting on October 8, and various job bids and tender calls including labourers pallets and maintenance work. Also references to harvest period and a misread name Blonder with a reward note.
Community notice outlines church services for October including morning and evening gatherings at Craikabank and Bognwra locations. The bulletin lists events, prayers, and offerings under W.H. Makenzie and Budd’s Hulridreasing Raine, with references to local committees and schedules.
Incomplete memorial text honoring John Matthys and family. Mentions memory of a loved one, a mother and references to Beptantinr 01N Lo and names including Arthur Waller and Addie, with unclear dates and places. Text quality yields few verifiable details.
The Forbes Advocate reports on Darooralgie school events and a charity dance to raise funds at Wirelaye Mall on Wednesday. It notes cricket club activities at No Around om Sunday net and previews Bushes district feature with the Chamber of Commerce. Also covered are local removals, business notices, and a troubling obituary segment.
A flood of notices from Forbes reports tragedies and milestones. Two locals, Jone Curtiss and Thea Curtiss, die in a motor car crash near Bowrika. The death of Huy Bro George, M.A., a former St Toasph'e College head master, is announced. Brentwood sees mother and child recovering well, while Forbes Jockey Club members plan lawn events at Randwick. Other items cover hospital care, academic figures, golf match travel, and community greetings amid a week of varied happenings.
A letter to the editor from a Grancall Street resident protests municipal funding decisions. The writer asserts £8000 borrowed for Forbes Street improvements was allocated while Ula Street received none, demands clarity on who approves funds, and urges a local bond to rebuild a bridge and street access. The correspondent urges action to fund essential paving and maintenance for the town’s needy areas.
Fragmentary OCR text references wavering events in a southern area with Park Pare and Contamundra. Details are unreadable, names and times missing, making exact meaning unavailable.
The report details the death of Noel Meagher son of Peter Meagher of Darling Point and a member of the Meagher family of Bathurst Forbes Wyelong Temora. He was 26, died after a fall from a terrace at a Mackin-McDermott wedding reception at Vaucluse House Sydney. Interment planned for Temora after funeral in Forbes.
The Bank of New South Wales manager Mr L Clemens was praised at the Forbes Bowling Club annual meeting. President A D Nelpony noted his service and gifts included a tobacco pouch and a pipe. Clemens expressed gratitude for the comradeship and support from club members and guests.
A jumble of names, consignments, and sales hints outlines auctions at venues like Angd and Aturen Pratlay, with mentions of dairy cows, sewing machines, and household goods. The piece lists participants such as Winchcombe and Colttue, plus references to local representatives and various price points, urging readers to inspect offerings and attend sales across Saturday and Tuesday events.
SYDNEY telegraph reports well known yachtman and businessman Me A C Baxton drowned at Newport while on a pleasure outing. The boom struck his head and he disappeared under the water before companions could reach him. Baxton led Sexton & Eons and was a member of a mercantile firm. Pugilist death noted: Hogiman Murphy, 18, died after a boxing match at the stadium, knocked out by Les Antony.
The City Mutual Life Assurance Society announced the policy on behalf of the late C J de Garis. The payment was made today into the Supreme Court, settling the Melbourne life policy claim as of Friday.
The fragmentary report references Kalgoorlie murders and a trial involving Coulter and Trot. It notes an unreliable statement, a failed attempt at explanation, and that a court notice lacked clarification. The text suggests the defense argues the story is improbable and the incident may have been accidental.
Weather outlook for Randwick tomorrow and reports of yesterday's strong southwesterly winds. Mentions fruitgrowers federation allocation of £800 and a £600 grant initiative to support the federation and its representative grower organization.
A nameless folghod tayabicy occurred at a railway crossing known as Downs Creaming, about a mile from Malone, at 7:46 morning. The crash killed Marie god 31 and several others, with bodies and parts scattered. witnesses described severe injuries and responders rushing to Motone.
A garbled OCR item hints at a local public notice about military draw or postings. It references Aviston, Brtny, riding broochon and Austen Pratley with scattered names and dates. The readable bits suggest an event or deadline linked to military postings or conscription.
An elderly pensioner vanished during a camping trip near the Riga river. Police recovered a body later believed to be him, found by a riverbank with no signs of struggle. Coroner Arthur Sam recorded a verdict of accidental drowning after reviewing evidence and noting lack of conclusive cause.
Racing notes describe Rampion Stakes at Limerick with Winddag and Pantheon among entries, plus Amusements at other tracks featuring horses such as Spank Buchanan and Giddy May. The report notes attendances and general sentiment, with various odds and participants listed in a dense racecard style.
The Markets column notes a slow market at Orange Livestock Yard with 490 cattle started. Attendance was up and prices ranged with cows around 26/4 and hogs around 46 per set. Wool and woolly items show modest activity, with various lots offered and sold as prices floated.
Fragmentary market note reports cattle yarding at Kenora with 48 000 Anoop noted, quality described as fair but not quotably changed. Early trading described as dull with no major price shifts, details incomplete due to garbled text.
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