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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1948
Page
2
A partially legible OCR segment notes a fundraising event titled Monwonga-B'bong Shaw Move to Form Asan Hall with a £272 total raised. It mentions a monthly meeting, agricultural topics, and local participants, though many words are garbled. The text references investigations and a forthcoming event in May, with fragmented names and places.
A local notice details a municipal and shire picnic attended by about 300 people. The event included children activities, a prize display, and a speech by community leaders. Organizers urged safe conduct and thanked volunteers and sponsors for support.
Quandialla Piney Range opener faced four Piney Range wickets for 1. The match report describes tight opening bowling and key figures like Brown and Madden with notable performances. Sunday's play featured various dismissals, with the crowd watching the progress toward a decisive innings.
A noisy session discusses taxation harming race clubs. Officials note the impact on budgets and operations while a finance committee outlines proposed relief and timing. The meeting agenda includes deadlines for budget approval and potential policy changes.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a new line called Readys to take and reference Dr. Moon I jege with lines suggesting ready road, Bhennal fanina, Reitica, peurils, and foul. Mentions Grogan and Potbes in unclear context.
OCR fragments depict a religious gathering with references to church notices, ministers, and a sermon, mentioning Baptists Lutherans and Presbyterians. The text alludes to weekly services, a pastor named Ritchie, and various church actions, with scattered mayoral and public notices interwoven through the garbled lines.
Racing notes list several youths and horses including Beas Cuate Chariteer Macnesaw Tap ah and Braken with entries for Gala Cup and Silver Lime events. Braken and Monarchy are noted among contenders with various weights and placements.
Wirringa Cricket club announces a selected squad for Saturday with Willy Clare, Chrepory, Wiringa players, and several others including Sandy Break, Tinto, Dunford, Seymour, J Nish, Tooly, and Gossard among the listed names. The list features players to compete at the Tour event, with A Chesed and Moon also named in the lineup.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered religious terms and names such as Eucharist, Holy Baptism, and Sunday service. Amid garbled lines, several proper nouns appear like Holy Coram, Jesus and Betgersving, with references to managers and processes, though the overall meaning is unclear.
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