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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
3
Wheat growers in the Forbes district are instructed to report to Wheat Agents Lindley, Walker & Co Limited for receipt of wheat at all stations and sidings. Growers are advised to contact the local agent HN Walker at Forbes Hallway Station for interviews and compliance.
Notice to clients that 919-19 will be received on behalf of TRE FARMERS & SETTLERS CO-OP GRAIN COY LTD at Torbes Ned Bou and Uaroobalge Sidings. Garsamea Representative Mr Cleary asks deliver wheat to Uampung and share to the pre CORNBACKS. Orders with 1 at once, terms arranged if required.
The Eugowra show opened on a Wednesday under a chilly but sunny sky with a well attended day out of doors. Gate receipts remained strong at £20, while exhibits matched last year with some sections improving despite a poorer sheep display and efforts planned to boost agricultural segments next year.
Reported results from the awards and blood stock event show racers like Morton and Irvin among top finishers. Noted winners include Boyd and Mor ton's Othona with strong times and close competition in the foot race segments.
The readable parts show a scrambled draught stock or racing note with names like Crown, Cronmors Av, and references to years and trials. Several words are indecipherable, yielding a partial, unclear event summary.
Local hunter and Dr. Pritchard participate in a Wyoming event featuring pony punters and high jump results. Participants include names like Soneana and Benp. Final standings list two ponies punting and two high jump efforts, with unspecified placements.
A jumble of race names and times lists No 1 Aandiga p trot and Normal-Comer’s item, with horses including Rack Day and Swindieew Cegutat Clare. Notable times reference 2.58 and 173 340, while drivers W M’nickle and Ernie are mentioned alongside several entries. The readable portion notes handicaps and placements amid a crowded field, reflecting a busy local racing card.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Geurn 100 and Nash 3 el mcots Ram over 16 month. references Pat Marino and Wethersy. No clear event, date, or place readable. Names appear scattered with possible typos. cannot extract a coherent incident or outcome.
An unclear OCR excerpt lists animal names and mixed terms like Hoot Sheep and Bacham with scattered numbers and dog terms. Frequent garbled items, personal names, and abbreviations make extraction of a coherent event or outcome impossible.
A chaotic OCR list details prizes for dogs fowls grain and preserves from a fair. Names include L Brown M Shine W Somerville J Nash and A Noble among many others with varied entries such as Best Bushel Wheat Best Three Fragments Honey and Half-dozen Tarts.
A fragment lists youth fashion contests and sewing prizes. Winners include Best Princess Petticoat by Siria under 14, Best Baby's Flannel Petticoat under 12 by Nery Reintord, and Best Specimen of Parning on Worn Woolen Garments by Nancy Childs. Other prizes cover knitting socks, mittens, and reworked garments with several named winners such as Vera Cowell, Delta Howell, Katie Childs, and Nina Vitueit.
A long list of exhibitors and prizes for domestic crafts and needlework in Plymouth includes adults and children. Entries cover crochet work knitting socks embroidered tress and various sewing projects with numerous winners and placements noted alongside participant names and titles.
Plowdrs, Etc. led entries with best basket and bouquet honors. Kugowra Red Crain and Mrs Ditton claimed top prizes in crops and flowers while Mrs T Boyd won first in boat Ferns. Ming Sylpn Bantam and Mary Mitenell earned premium awards in cut flowers and best collection.
Fragmentary listing of entries and awards from a convent art show. Mentions paintings by Ruby Taylor and Allen Toohey in various categories, including water colors and black and white works, with scattered place markings and collection notes.
Handwriting and drawing contests listed with winners in several age groups. Notable names include Katie Childs, West Handwriting for girls and boys under 12, Wardle Collis, Aline Cooke, and Maria Brodel. Maps of New South Wales and Victoria noted for children under 14.
The list notes youths and teachers receiving medals in crafts and drawing. Winners include Winnie Lee and Tima Armatrone for wood work and garden gate projects, with Kathleen Breen and Jack Lees cited for colored crayon drawings. Additional honors cite W H Paling and Co Ltd sponsoring a gold medal for under eighteen competitors.
Fragmented OCR recalls medical claims and odd spellings around a trial or notice. Names like JOHN T. VOTERS and OANA SAUVF appear amidst garbled text and street references. The piece hints at a public notice or legal ad with local locations and officials, but specifics are unclear.
Mrs O Brien Hay writes to remind Forbes residents she bakes the best cakes pastry confectionery and delights at her Neal Kevins Pharmacy address on Fuchian Street. She notes meats and fruit varieties and daily fresh service at 243.
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