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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1952
Page
5
Government notice indicates appointments may be made for Taexiag Afternoons with Mr Packer of BWSc by compacting seven Wom and Bons. Urgent calls should ring Parkes. contact phone £31 for details and scheduling.
Forbes branch reports a special cattle sale held at Forbes on Friday October 10. Eighteen cattle were offered to a limited group of buyers with steady demand and multiple good lots described as well suited for export or local markets.
At an Inez Council meeting an official of the Local Government Dept Mr Cheate debated the Forbes gas works status. The foreman defended output claiming 36 400 table feet produced last month at 611 feet per ton of oil with 188 tons in stock. He denied wasting time and would resign if confidence failed. The mayor spoke of securing repair and housing commission support while plans for 30 new prefab homes and North Hill supply were noted.
Miss Gene Coles of Forbes Brownie Packs arranges a Brownie Revel on November 1 with Condobelia Parkes and Gren feeling represented. A luncheon for visiting Guiders is planned at Rest Rooms in the CWA, with brownies and guides to entertain children before returning to their venues. Mrs. W Mesilla will supervise root crake activities and a combined Christmas and birthday party is also planned for November 24. Mrs. A Dybenham offers to make the coke for the party. The association seeks full cooperation for the October 25 event. Mrs. Cutler hosts a Guides camp on Grenfell Street grounds, praised by Mrs. Cutler for Captain Merle Charles. A music afternoon yielded £12 6 1.
At Homebush yesterday the sheep and lambs sale drew 20 081 head. Prices showed firmness for sheep and ease for suckers with lambs at 13d to 18d, wethers light to medium 0d to 1d, ewes 0d to mid, hoggets 10d to 11d. Bulls and bullocks noted as easier, with broader notes on hides and general consignments.
The article notes strong backing from Forbes people and local bodies for distributing books and magazines to hospitals. It cites a yearly reach of over 10 000 books and 30 000 magazines, plus shipments to troops in Japan and Korea, including 87 new books and 4 463 magazines sent last year. The piece mentions ongoing donations and requests that unused books be sent to the association for hospital use.
Under date October 1 Deputy Commissioner of Police C J Delaney informs The Advocate that outstanding service was rendered by civilians and organizations aiding flood relief across Forbes, Cowra, Condobolin,Gooloogong, Eugowra, Euabala and river areas. He expresses appreciation while noting many deserve credit, from municipal staff to club members and broadcasters, whose efforts lightened the toll of the disaster.
Mr. C. J. Press oversees Forbes sewerage progress with council plans to connect pottayres and complete section 34. A truckload of pipes arrived in good condition, maintenance is regular, and the treatment works faced flooding since June but has been pumped out, remaining a few feet deep. Penetrate repairs will wait for dry weather.
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