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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
5
Auction upcoming at Clifton's Depot in Bowling Green next Saturday. Items include Walnut veneer goods, hearth rugs, a table and office desk, meals, porcelain-lined kitchen roquettes, and other household effects from MIE G and HEATON.
Forbes town notices guardians to bring children for diphtheria immunisation. Preliminary test on October 12 with attendance required for treatment. Full course fee 13 4d with 8d cap for families with more than two children. Exemption applications to Town Clerk. Town Hall Forbes September 28 1942.
Shire notices urge Bush Fire Brigades to plough firebreaks on land to twelve feet width and near water tables. Petrol rebates apply to bona fide firefighting use with brigade certificates. Equipment purchases may go through Government Stores on cash basis. Firebreak deadline October 1 1942. Memorial note for Francis Lionel Copeland.
The annual general meeting of the Forbes Branch of the Australian Comforts Fund will be held in the Council Chambers Town Hall on Monday October. The agenda includes the balance sheet and auditor's report election of officers and committees. Signed by Honorary Secretary P Dempsey.
Fragmentary notices show a Trinity XIX service with a communion rite, followed by a sermon. The text also hints at a communal gathering and mentions individuals Bvereong and Bers in unclear roles.
A fragmented OCR text fragment mentions unclear names and places with no discernible event. The readable bits include scattered words Portes Ti pum ev O Hi pa and a stray 0. No verifiable people, organizations, or dates emerge for a full summary.
The Road Transport Workers Union organizer says Allied Works Council employees at a northern camp have walked off the job to protest their treatment. He warns of six months imprisonment or a £100 fine for strikers and says the executive instructed the union rep to protest the administration's actions.
About 11 500 fat sheep and 200 store sheep penned at Forbes fortnightly sale. Descriptions ranged from prime suckers to crossbred ewes with generally good quality. buyers from Sydney and Dubbo limited. Prices eased about 1d to 2d on many classes. next Forbes sale set for Tuesday 20 October.
A civic reception will be tendered to the Honourable J O Makin Minister for Munition in the Council Chambers Town Well Forbes at 4 PM Monday next the 19th instant Representatives of public bodies and citizens are cordially invited to attend in the Mayor's Room Sid October 142
Notice warns that individuals posing as or engaging in unlawful trespass at Bogabi Gal will face prosecution. The terse alert underscores stricter enforcement and cites prior violations as grounds for action.
Fragmentary text references the Board of Trade and a room or house. The readable portion hints at economic discussion or a trade event but provides no clear actions, dates, or names. The incomplete lines suggest a formal record or notice without concrete facts.
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