Lost Chestnut Mare and Bay Draught Colt Notices
Lost from Mr H Watts Abe lown Chestnut Mare clipped hog mane white streak on face reward for return or information A Watts Clarinda Street Parkes Bay Draught Colt heavy horse branded JBR left shoulder star on forehead one white foot reward for return to N Hooper Wattle Grove Darookalgie Timber Timber large quantities of Cypress Timber required highest prices to Vanderfield Reid Timber Merchants Parkes Town Hall Wednesday and Thursday Mayo Hunter presents The Royal Hawaiian and Pacific Entertainers show at Chamberlains with Hawaiian music and novelty production Tickets popular prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. H. Watts
Abelown
A. Watts
Clarinda Street
Parkes
JBR
N. J
Vanderfield & Reid, Ltd
Town Hall
Mayo Hunter
Hawaii
Chamberlain's
Honolulu
Lilukalani
Mayo
Oscar
Ahad
Gladys Holmes
Ted Nutty
Betty Tuckwell
Jase
Stockinbingal Spring Race Meeting Nomination Close
The Stockinbingal Turf Club sets its Spring Race Meeting for Wednesday November 4 with nominations closing the prior Wednesday October 28. Secretary A B E Leslie is the contact for programmes and entry forms. A Forbes Scout display and concert at 8 p.m. in Presbyterian School Hall welcomes H McAlister, Commissioner of Organisation, with scouts parading at White's Garage at 7 p.m. The Jemalong Shire Council debates curb on ronda weights, limiting loads to 12 tons. a comparison recalls 1914 wheat loads at Forbes station of 262 bags, 23 tons 14 cwt, 2 qrs. Big loads and good roads are contrasted with past days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockinbingal
Forbes
Presbyterian
H. McAlister
White
Jemalong
Forbes News: Court Fines Man for Theft and Club Events
Mr P H T Bennett leaves ABC Bank. Michael Ryan fined £6 for attempting theft at Forbes Police Court. Reports note a double brigade call, an outhouse fire alarm, and a fake alarm. The Forbes Coursing Club AGM set for October 13 at the Post Office Hotel with committee meeting at 7 30 p m. Diverse items cover serial stories, the Quandialla show, Scottish heritage, and a lively theatre program featuring Mayo Hunter and Pacific Entertainers at the town hall. Also reported are the Forbes School of Arts success, billiard room debt cleared, and a snooker tournament with 36 entries and handicaps due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Coursing Club
Post Omce
Forbes School of Arts
Moore and Cripps
Edison gramophone adaptor shown at local store
A clever gadget was shown yesterday at Mears John Meagher and Co store enabling an ordinary gramophone disc to play on an Edison machine with pleasing results. The device benefits Edison users by allowing all makes of records to be played on one machine, with Forbes agency status noted for John Meagher and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mears
John Meagher and Co
Edison
Fly Menace Cited As Major Public Health Threat
Dr Harvey Sutton warned at the Health Inspectors Conference that flies are the most dangerous menace to public health, causing hundreds of infant deaths annually. He described manure as a breeding ground and proposed manure layering with earth and borax spray to destroy larvae without harming manure value. He contrasted the snake’s danger with fly deaths and urged garbage incineration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Sutton
Sutton
Health minister vows maternity ward rule for new hospitals
Minister for Health Mr Cann told a deputation from the Labor Women's Educational Association and the Women's Workers' Union that every new hospital should include a maternity ward. He urged compulsory community subscriptions though did not endorse the Golden Casket lottery proposal from Mr Goodwin MLA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cann
Labor Women's Educational Association
Women’s Workers' Union
Goodwin
M.L.A
Mr. Cann
Race Booths and Polling Clash at Western Race Meetings
Kandos and Orange race clubs face polling day on November 14. Orange cannot run a booth on opening day’s second meeting, leaving attendees with aqua para and soft drinks. Kandos may lack a booth, promising a dry, circuslike scene with limited refreshments and possible hip pocket flasks.
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Kandos
Orange
Conspiracy Charge At Parkes Police Court
Percy Eric Jerome Haetherington, a wheat jumper, and Thomas Bentley, Tichborne agent for Louis Dreyfus and Co. Sydney, faced charges of conspiring to defraud the assid company of large sums. Eight days remand granted. Bentley sought bail at £400 or two £200 sureties. Hetherington did not apply for bail. Also listed: ladies smart cut furs and linen robes, Dutch apron and overalls at Milas Bathgate's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkes
Percy Eric Jerome Haetherington
Thomas Bentley
Louis Dreyfus and Co
Sydney
Aasid
Bentley
Hetherington
Forbes and Parkes News Involving Local Figures
Forbes residents welcome visitors and mourn a death while noting appointments and moves. Arthur Twogood celebrates a new son. D J Moloney travels to Randwick. Lex Soutar visits Forbes from Parkes. postal changes affect Ryan and Pollock. Mr. Cooke dies at Eastwood. Ada Boreham to lay a foundation stone with the silver trowel prize. Sir Neville Howse faces a busy six weeks before Culare election. Ralph and Mrs Sandegren plan a six month holiday and musical ties. Lundegren shifts to Albury business after medical advice.
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Ralph Sandegren
Forbes
Culcairn and
Avary
Ralph
Orange
Grenfell
Sandegren
Lundegren
Albury
Forbes Notes and Local Events July 1925
Miss M Cowell assumes Rita Green’s duties at Forbes exchange while Rita studies for her final exam. Rita wed Bruce H Wade in North Sydney on July 24 1925. Boy Scout Commissioner H McAlister to visit Forbes tomorrow. a concert will welcome him. Metropolitan winner Bard of Avon praised by Forbes rider J Brown who also rode Magician at 20 to 1. Miss M Byrne undergoes Sydney operation, now convalescing. Little Jean Pascoe sustains nose cut from a tin. Miss Renee Baker to wed Tom Finn at Dubbo next week. Edgar Bush returns from Sydney for medical care. wife and daughter remain. W H A Sharp recovers from influenza after illness.
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M. Cowell
Rita Green
Forbes Exchange
North Sydney
Rita
A. Direan
Stibbard
Forbes
Bruce H
Laterey
A. J. Wade
Wate
Bard of Avon
J. Brown
Wall
Magician
Jack
Forbes Jockey Club
Jean Pancoe
Mo. A. M. Pascoe
Rankin Street
Renee Baker
Victoria Hotel
Imperial Hotel
Dubbo
Tom Finn
Canowindra
Edgar Bush
Sydney
Miss Bush
Film Flashes and Upcoming Shows in Town
Tomorrow night the film listings include Riders of The Sand Storm, Western drama. The Triflers with the love em all and marry none theme. Love and Glory on Universal Jewel de Luxe. The Hunchback. The Bashful Whirlwind with Buddy Messenger Comedy Sailing Along. Argentine Love from Vincente Blanco Ibaner. The Wizard of Ox with Shirley Mason and The Scarlet Honeymoon. Baby Peggy in Helen's Baubles. 6d matinees at 4.15. Also mentions Hoot Gibson's Let Er Buck. Plus Monument Parliament notes a council personnel change. Also men’s navy trousers 16/6 at Austen and Fratley. Owls Concert Company to Condobolin for charity. Jimmy Bryant leads the band. local grocers promote winter quilt stock at Hugh Wilson’s.
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Universal Jewel de Luxe
Buddy Messenger
Monument Parliament
Austen and Fratley's
Owls
Pride and Glory
Forbes
Jimmy
Bryant
Jottings include local notices and shops in Eugowra
Brief, mosaic column notes local chatter and ads from Eugowra. Mentions Forbes telephone exchanges, a proposed wool and skin store at Rankin and Little Court Streets, a notable fish haul by Norman Coles Bill Peters and Co, and ready to wear suits from Austen and Prater. Also references a Cleopatra costume query and a joke about Turkish atrocities. Local Archaeological Society visit to the Abbey and a quip about tour guides. Advertisements for fabrics, millinery, silks, and suits at John W Lees Premier Stores with pattern books and alterations offered.
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H. A. Austen
Rankin and
Little Court
Forbes Court Matters Plea in Grudgery Theft Case
Eric William Ball Sidney Herbert Hale and Edward Patrick Knox pleaded guilty to stealing a metal watch and chain two dozen eggs a frying pan a quart pot and a mug valued at 26 shillings from Arthur Gundy. Sergeant Hillerman said the theft occurred at the hut of an aged pensioner. all but the eggs were recovered. Mr Shepherd imposed a £1 fine with 14 days in default.
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Eric William Ball
Sidney Herbert Hale
Edward Patrick Knox
Arthur Gundy
Hillerman
Ees
Shepherd
P.M
Rabbit Prosecutions In Wyalong District Court
W A Myers pleaded guilty to failing to destroy rabbits on his property in Wyalong. R Mellon appeared for the P P Board. He was fined £1 4s with court costs £1 1s or one month. R Withers also fined £1 4s with court costs £1 1s or 14 days for failing to destroy rabbits.
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W. A. Myers
Wyalong
R. Mellon
P.P. Board
R. Withers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manson
Grinsted
Lachlan Street
Rexonola Talking Machines
H.M. Voice Talking Machines
Brunswick Talking Machines
Aeolian Vocalian Talking Machines
Decca Portable Gramophone
Paling's
Tuesaday
Belasville
Wyola
Mickey's Plainnx
Reraona
Tasmania
Australia
Tasmanian Government Tourist Bureau
Martin Place
Melbourne
AWG
S.C. R.A
A. E. Leslim
The
Forbes Advocate
Forbes First
BOY Scouts
WR. P. H. T. Bennett
P. H. T. Bennett
Oval
A.B.C. Bank
Mesars
H. K. Ford
J.P
D. J. Murphy
Michael Ryan
Hlayney Ico Ja Oon
W. E. Marion
Ruatenberg
C. Cousins
Coursing Club
Quandialla
Quendiala
Avon
Bhuind
Wallace Hunter
Forbes Caledonian Society
Scotchman
Hunter
Forbes the
Calare Labor Selection
Bir Neville Howse
W. M. Webster
Calura
Webster
Strand
Froggie
Abe
Milas Bathgate
Arthur Twogood
D. J. Moloney
Randwick
Lex Soutar
D. H. Soutar
Lex
Ryan
Haymarket
R. Bollock
Pollock
India
Edward Hamer How
F. Stone
Homer
Ellis Hamer
F. Rath and Co
Mr. Broadbent
Dorothy
Misa Noel Byrnes
South Australia
Archdeacon Devies
Moora Theological College
Lachlan
Archdeacon
Grand Lodge
Aubyn EB. Cooke
Cowra
Rowe Street
Eastwood
Cooke
Lnte
H. H. Cooke
A. B. Cooke
Ada Boreham
G. A Boreham
Mylandra Park
Miss Boreham
Gladys Austen
Bonnie Dalton
Neville Howse
K.C.M.G
K.C
M.H.R
Min Ister
Culare
Neville
Calure
Sir Neville
HH. McAlister
Boy Scout Organisation
Presbyterian School Hall
M. Byrne
Inspector Byrne
HW. A. Sharp
Litth
Verhahibe
Williams
Verlisabibe
Vincente Blanco Ibaner
Larry Lemon
Shirley Mason
van Bibber
Helen
Peggy
Hoot Olbson
Black's
North Aml
Hugh E Wilson
Iea
Forbes Telephone Exchange
W. H. Pavey
Hargear
Catherine's Point
Isle of Wight
Austen and Pratey
Charley Chaplin
London
Oxford
Sir Harry Louder
U.S
C. Th. Weaver
Archaeological Soclaty
Oaid
William the Conqueror
Joan of Arc
Guy Mawkes
Robin Hood
Sam Weller
Tie
Jobn W. Lees
Ugowra
Allk Moro Cains
Eilka
Alan
Oriental Valles
John W. Lees
Hugowra
Eugowra
Forbes Court Matters
Oldage Pensioner
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