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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1936
Page
4
Kerry Forbes travels abroad with a stop in St. Pauls featuring dairy cows and nectarines. The visit highlights agricultural exchange and local community ties.
Miss Speck recounts a world tour with Forbes group members and her experiences in England. She visits Royal Academy exhibitions, St Pauls Cathedral, church interiors, and stately homes like Crowhurst Place and Lindfield area residences, meeting Mrs Eden and touring estates. She notes dairy practices in Kerry, a Lingfield Women’s Institute meeting, and remarks on English weather, gardens, and social clubs amid a lively late 1930s English social circuit.
A reader letter critiques proposed railway links from Eugewra to Forbes and from Virenfell to Forbes, arguing the lines would boost pastoral transport, connect Grenfell and Forbes, and reduce drought era travel. The writer urges authorities to favor the project, cites regional benefits, and reflects on a hot, dull summer.
Band on Tennis Club recently held its annual event with notable entries across doubles and singles. Mine Saville claimed two titles in ladies singles handicaps while Mina Watson and Mina Herbert led doubles pairs to solid showings. The competition highlighted improved play and bodes well for the club’s future activities.
In Pariah Hall on Wednesday night the third round of the Cabot cup cribbage tournament saw eight teams contending. Stone's team tops with 34 points, Megara McCulm and Gurten second on 22, while Messames Turke and Burton trail with eight points amid a muddled points table showing Edwards Austen Jones and others.
A discussion praises the use of Sthybrite to eliminate corrosion wastes and protect properties. The message urges widespread adoption, especially in dairies, highlighting this product as essential for health and value, claiming it won’t stain metals and can be used globally.
The 1936 Country Life issue highlights a superb aerial panorama of Sydney Harbour from Milsons Point to South Head. It includes full-page sketches, a free plate of His Majesty the King, and fiction by Australian authors plus notable articles on Central Australia. Copies priced at L/-.
An advert urging buyers to choose Qualcast lawnmowers with Australian-made models H and Super Seven, highlighting availability of spare parts and urging to avoid foreign-made machines. Recommends Hetter and cheaper options at leading hardware stores.
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