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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1926
Page
2
Fragmented ad filled with contractors suppliers and lists of businesses in Lachlan Street and Victoria Motel area. Includes references to Endicus, Forbes Adjucnts, Iron and Steel Co, Dandy Store, law notices, rewards, and a Ford car. Appears as a late 1920s classified run with miscellaneous trades and exchange offers.
Fragmentary OCR lists events and groups including Varkys Sunday Behout Kinder and JT Woodn Ladies' Church Aid with days like Thursday and Quarverly Moving. Details are incomplete but indicate local church and community activities scheduled around a Thursday.
Business notice notes private home delivery arrangements for men’s garments and accessories. It lists prices from £7 and trousers starting at £20 17s 8d, tied to a supplier named W.H. McKenzie and Co. with Davidnan’s involved.
Fragmented article outlines memorials and protests surrounding wartime information celebrations in Sydney. It mentions building spending by the Farber Council, a potential £10,000 expenditure, and public sentiment about independence while noting police and crowd activity during a Saturday gathering.
The report lists top players like Meyers and Kinsey amid a chaotic scene at Tide, plus a motor car accident on Roxas Gate Parkes. Hutchin Fo, a park keeper from Albert, drove a car carrying Mr and Mrs Gibson and three children. one child drowned, others injured, neighbors and aspirants arrived to help. The piece notes the event as severe and confusing with unclear details and outcomes.
The notice details the marriage of Mine Lalian Poll to Mr Ray Bawnett at Thursday art lauwrence Church. It also notes Walter Thomson departing for Sydney, plans for the Anelout Order of Foresters event next Monday and Tuesday, and tributes to Ming Moble Hodge with related social and funeral notices.
In a local court session Attorney Mr Moloney represented the council regarding stray livestock causing nuisance. Several defendants including Prank Wap Ernest Morris and Carroll faced fines for letting stock wander. The judge noted no grounds for a maximum fine and urged active measures to curb future strays.
An official from the Federal Road Grant program and Macintyre Borough Council exchanged views on funding and terms for a proposed road project. The discussion covered state versus federal contracting, project scope, and the potential impact on local infrastructure plans.
A police report from Condobolin describes an incident at a hotel where two individuals, Keronosie and pop eran, were accused of dangerous proximity to a vehicle and a potential arson plan. The investigation, led by Acting Superintendent Bergmant Marten, followed a suspicious exhibit linked to weather steps and internal notes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions roads, works, and a person or entity linked to Main Roads. It lacks coherent names, dates, and places, making a precise summary difficult. The readable bits reference a road project, possibly payments, and a person connected to the work, but the overall meaning remains obscured by errors.
The council meeting praised Juno for an excellent report, noting the clerk’s careful handling of receipts and warrants. Officials commended the orderly records and the orderly conduct of business, expressing confidence in future financial reporting.
A fragmented page item mix shows meeting notices for cricket and local events, plus advertisements for sewing machines, printing services, and shop claims. Mentions of a general cricket meeting at Loades's Motel tomorrow night and a fund drive for a Cure fund appear alongside garbled promotional text and vendor pitches.
A new public school was opened on Monday with a community turnout led by Mr EC Best. Students and teachers celebrated in a ceremony featuring speeches by local figures, promises of improved facilities, and a tour of the new building.
An unexplained death is noted in Parker Street Sydney following a fire and flood at Allen's Brothers Limited premises. The Telegraphic item cites an estimate of damage near £19000 and mentions the event broke out shortly before 12 40. Further details on the victim or cause are not provided.
In a rural area, a farmer named Harvey was found dead after a puzzling disappearance. Residents reported searches and a shallow grave were discovered near the farm. Authorities opened an investigation, and a body was recovered amid the unclear circumstances surrounding his death.
A Victorian wheat harvest at Ipswich shows a benefic impact from recent rains. Meteorologist ME Burkley estimates yields around ninety nine hundredweight per acre with strong prospects for a record harvest. Significant rainfall improved crop conditions across the wheat areas near Ipswich and surrounding districts.
Lauruston obsees day reports Speaker Mr Md O Keefe killed in a fatal accident last July. The Tasmanian Legislative Assembly mourns the loss as details emerge about the crash and the impact on the parliament.
A chaotic report describes severe floods across India with many fatalities and property damage. Distant mentions of waterborne hazards and transportation disruptions imply widespread impact and relief challenges. Limited readable details identify affected areas and agencies responding to the disaster.
Nightly performances at the Comorraw Theatre on Wenenday and Wadnenday feature a mixed bill including Tainted Mousey and miniature dioramas. Hugh J. Ward’s Prin cant Theatre at Mulbourne presents a chivalry themed show with melodrama, with previews leading to Makare of Man next week.
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