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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1928
Page
2
John Meagher & Co Ltd will close all day Wednesday due to the staff annual picnic at a location in West Wyalong. The closure affects all departments and ordinary operations.
A dance will be held by the Garema Cricketers at the Garema Hall on Friday next. Gentlemen admitted with lutes two shillings. W Evans is secretary.
The Forbes Advocate issue dated October 15 1928 presents local news and notices from Forbes and surrounding districts. It features brief items on community happenings, business updates, and public notices typical of a small-town weekly paper.
Forbes prime beef quotes show bid levels for yearlings and bullocks with figures such as 60s and 68s per 100 pounds. The sale at Homebush references buyers and sellers including Winehcombe Carson Ltd and mentions veal and vows in the market.
A damaged notice indicates Meagher's will close Wednesday for a local fair. Rain is forecast. official rainfall records list 1d point for today. Temperatures ranged Saturday 74 to 64 and Sunday 72 to 50 with Monday around 62.
Weather letters show rainfall at Boorowa 16 points Crookwell 0 Carcoar 24 Cowra 22 Orange 25 Condobolin 66 Grenfell 26 Parkes 1 Tumut 28 Young 20 across surrounding centres. sporadic totals indicate widespread showers.
The Farmers and Gragiers' Cooperative Co. Ltd announces extensive wheat handling through the state in the 1928 29 season with reasonable advances to growers who store with the company. Local agents will fulfil full demands.
Messrs. O. C. Wakefield and Co. Ltd report from London on the Duke of York's Gold Trophy motor boat races. The text notes the Blue Riband events as world famous and mentions the Rosengart Trophy and Gold Challenge Trophy results with various owners and names, though some details are garbled.
More Chrysler sales reported by T White of the Big Garage including an Alistereus T2 Royal Chrysler for Albie Oldham Dire driver and an Austin seven Homily model for WOH, plus a factory clearing sale by J T Wows at Weatwooed with stock plant and draught horses sold.
Local Digeere outlines Armistice Day celebrations on Sunday November 11 with poppy sales on the preceding Friday and Saturday. A parade is expected, mirroring last year, and the committee seeks lady helpers and league members to attend a Town Hall meeting next Friday night.
An application by T E Cutcliffe to build a road from New Grenfell Road to Cowra Road was approved at the Jemaatong Shire meeting. The outlet would aid the harvest period and follow Mr Newell’s property sale by allowing access, with conditions to proceed once negotiations are settled.
Council discussions focus on reforming the town band and funding. Mr Judd favors business support and a strong footing for the band, while others urge independent leadership, proper management, and cautious subsidy plans.
Mr Jack Bray returns home after ten days in the city. Mrs Blowter of Sydney holidaying at Forbes. Mrs A E Reid leaves Forbes to visit a seriously ill sister in Lismore. Obituary for Mr Toa Ann Smith aged 90. Funeral at Church of England cemetery with T W Peaster in charge. Various notices include marriages and engagements in Forbes, with residents traveling to Sydney for official duties and court events. A huge birthday celebration and town events described.
The Southern Cross Fokker monoplane on its return run from New Zealand to Australia landed at Richmond drome after a delayed departure on Saturday morning. A blackout hit the airfield moments before touchdown, plunging the approach into darkness and causing a large crowd to scramble toward the shelter.
Captain Kingsford Smith completes a perilous flight home via Souther Cross. Weather changes and fog complicate the route to New Zealand, but the crew lands safely at perfect timing. Kingsford Smith notes they finished with three gallons of petrol left and describes wind and headwinds along the final leg.
The Railway Department announces low fare excursions from across the state to Sydney during the first week of November. Return tickets valid within one calendar month for short distances, and within 42 days for longer journeys.
Dr. Green of Cairns declined the Forbes Host senior doctor role sending a wire to the Board on Saturday. He cited BOMOA principles and a lack of awareness of a certain requirement at the time of application. The Board’s monthly meeting is set for tonight.
A brief note describes varnishing Noor boards around Hickwm squares or carpet to keep them shining. It states that the boards will remain glossy without vigorous pollahing with floor potlah.
The review praises Lillian Gish in Annie Laurie with strong supporting turns by Norman Kerry Ian MacDonald Hobart Roeworth Creighton Hale Rinvell Simpson Frank Currier and Patricia Avery. John S. Robertson directs a well told melodrama of love sacrifice and heroism.
A hospital carnival committee meeting reveals a profit near £90 from the sports tag but poor public support, with total payments around £25 4s 9d. Officials blame bad weather and waning interest, discuss postponing the Ugly Man Competition and boxing fair, and thank donors and volunteers while outlining the event’s finances and future plans.
At Hexham level crossing nine miles from Newcastle a goods train struck a car bound for Newcastle and Maitland. James Linn, driving, steered the vehicle onto the line as gates closed, the car was destroyed but the three passengers escaped with shocks and no serious injuries.
At a council meeting debate over purchasing bridges for Mulguthrie drew residents and ratepayers. The committee reported no final decision and the matter was postponed to the next session to determine attendance and whether a formal vote would occur.
Jemalong Shire Council faced a 3,500 overdue rates position described as very bad by President D T Herbert. The clerk noted a long‑standing debt to Caunell and a total borrowing of £113,400 with £10,000 already loaned for curtailed areas. The council warned any new high‑cost project would require projects with guaranteed revenue to service capital and interest.
The Jemalong Shire Council election will be held on December 1, 1928. At last Friday’s meeting the Clerk Jago and engineer Booth were named returning officer and polling clerk. Several councillors indicated they may not stand again and opposition to the current council is expected to be strong.
Arthur Whitely, 31, was severely injured on Windsor Road after a speeding car struck him and fled the scene. Police are seeking the vehicle and the female driver responsible for the hit and run.
At a Shire Council meeting two tenders for Main Roads works shared identical low prices. The projects were to supply and deliver gravel for Cowra Road and Forbes–Kingowrs Road. Lowest bids came from Mosers W Wakefield Weeken Brown and A J Alyoda Weekes and Brown respectively with amounts shown. Board approved both tender totals.
Film notes praise Teiecit Mondasi in Lady Hetrod with Perathy Mekal and Kirkwoel in Loves Whirl you A meet Anne Lanuete Tienda. Announced as a standout, the cast includes Anite Laurle and Tex readers of rival columns praise the season’s strongest performances.
Tong Bong wins the 6 furlong De Matlen Handicap at Molong amid a crowded field. Trailing contenders include Tambercord, Collar Viste, and Witter with stablemate Tremble close behind. Results list Bettors and placegetters with odds and entries across multiple races.
An old advertisement touts Pon le prod as a nerve tonic aiding digestion and nerve strength. It claims quick relief from dyspepsia, fatigue, and nervous strain, with no habit forming drugs and wide chemist endorsement.
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