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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
1
In a tangled public meeting described with odd spellings, a crowd scorned by heat and disorder, voices argued over enforcement and protection, while a vigilante governor’s transport and a cabby exchange created farcical confusion amid a confused crowd. The scene blends political power with comic misadventure and a hot day that fuels odd remarks.
A damaged roster lists many names with affiliations and statuses. It includes soldiers marked DIED, WOUNDED, and INVALIDED TO ME, with numerous Forbes and Eugowra references, plus trenches, districts, and notes about missing or incomplete entries. The fragment appears to be a memorial or casualty roll with scattered place names and units.
Train timetable lists Parkes to Rogan Gate Tulla More with morning departures and connections to Paris and Pullamore. Includes Forbes Condobolin line details with down and up services, noting weekly patterns Monday Wednesday Friday and various arrival and departure times. Also references Bogan Gate and Pontintas stations with unusual spellings and numbers.
The timetable lists multiple rail routes and departures across Sundays to Saturdays, naming stations such as Parkcum Boga Gate Wongyuuna Burrwang and Cowra, with connections through Parkes Linte and TPO. It includes late afternoon and evening services to Sydney Bathurst Melbourne Molong Parkes and Cowra, with varied times from 2.40 pm to 9.40 pm and detailed station sequences.
Funds of 10 million pounds insured for accident and live stock risks across dwellings furniture stores and farms. Policies cover accident sickness workmen compensation and livestock, with home homesteads wool sheds cropland and crops protected at low rates. Local agents listed as Forbes.
Walter J. Kelly & Co announces stock and station listings for Hiomeers with details on holdings, pricing, and availability. The notice outlines units for sale, contact points, and terms for prospective buyers in concise business notice language.
Parkes district agents advertise auctions and sales of stock and property across New South Wales. Dalgety Co and Uni Libera advances promoted. Contact Forbes Peak Hu and other agents for requirements and lending at low rates.
The City Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd shows head offices in Sydney at 95 Pitt Street and temporary premises on Hunter Street. Alderman Thomas Rughes Jr. of the Board of Advice and manager Robert Kirk report a capital base of £97,000 with reserves of £20,250 and a balance carried forward of £19,088. Funds in hand stand at £77,008 with subscribed capital called at £262,500, total security £939,639.
Norwich and London Accident Insurance Association promotes coverage with Porath & Co. offering personal accident workmen compensation and other branches of accident insurance. Terms available on application.
A rundown of recent racing events and boxing results across Randwick Melbourne and Brisbane includes Tartans Double losing after a strong run in the Novice Handicap at Randwick, Kilhos and Tarbane drawing attention at Caulfield, Ned Fitzgerald and Carrie scoring in Brisbane and Melbourne respectively, a sensational bout between Tay Meniche and Joe Chip at Sydney Stadium, and various other race results from Tattersall's meetings, with previews and opinions on upcoming cups and contenders.
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