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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 22, 1915
Page
1
A collage of letters and anecdotes from a regional paper includes critique of social systems, commentary on butter trade quirks in Australia, a starling mimicry vignette, gambling night notes, and a long tale about a stubborn fowl house. The tone remains breezy, local, and observational with named locals and places.
A roster of Forbes district soldiers killed or wounded at the Dardanelles, plus others still sick in hospital or invalided home, naming numerous individuals by surname and township. The list notes soldiers with and without district origins and ends with a moral about safe driving and prompt deliveries.
The advertisement promotes the Fitzroy Novo-Ico cooling safe as a durable, scrubable unit that keeps butter hard milk sweet and meat fresh. It claims no canvas or leather, perfect ventilation, and continuous operation with perforated zinc packing, inviting inspection.
Forbes magazine listing and publication note state The Everyday House Furnisher by J Donaghey, printed and published by proprietor George Washington Brownbill at the office of The Forbes Advocata Lachlan Forbes.
Train timetable shows downward trips to Forbes Condobolin line with arrival and departure times at Forbes Bogan Gate Parres and Condobolin. Upward schedule lists afternoon departures from Condobolin to Forbes with connections via Bogan Gate and Parres on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
A postal style timetable lists Sunday to Saturday departures and routes through Parkes Bogan Gate Calarie Sydney Cowra Melbourne Young Orange Molong Tichborne Trundle Hugowra and other stops with late fees noted. The document enumerates times for each day and includes many scattered farm and town names across New South Wales, Sydney areas and surrounding stations.
The Hegimentsal Comforts Fund grew after a pageant organized by Madame Charvin the French pianist. A procession depicted the States with unique costumes including Queensland with horned headwear and kangaroo symbolism, and other states shown as wheat elms grapes and blossoms. Governor General and Lady Munro Ferguson attended with consuls, souvenir programs designed by Lionel Lindsay. The piece also muses on fashion shifts in England skirts versus men’s attire, health tips, and skin care with olive oil and creams, urging practical care and gloves for hands.
A collage of aphorisms on poverty and optimism contrasts with war’s toll. Scenes include a wounded soldier in an English hospital ward, a boy and father visiting a frail great grandparent, and mischievous mischief about pigeons and shared chores at Hawkins's village.
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