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Newspaper

Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 22, 1937

Page

9

Obituary of Mrs Hancock in Queen Street area

Mrs Hancock death occurred after a long illness at Roche Street. She was mother of Hancock and prominent in the Birra community for many years. The family, including her daughter and son in law Mrs Broderick, request prayers and attendance at Burrows Funeral Home for the late Mrs Hancock who passed away after a year of illness.

Roche Bev Howra Mra Mancoo Mancock Queen Street Mar Indy Hancock Broderick Onion Burrows

Local Trade Society Faces Hurdles in Public Bidding

Fragmentary text indicates a 19th century trade group debates public bidding rules, noting confusion over application handling and temporary delays. It mentions stationery needs and officials examining whether the cooperative system grants clear rights, with emphasis on stationery letter headings and related items.

Social notes of urban families and events in local paper

A collage of names and arrivals fills a social page. Residents such as Mrs WB Wilnan, Miss Lorraine aranel, and Ms Linda Talbot are mentioned among visitors, operations, and holidaying at home. Notices describe neighbors’ activities, theatre plans, and women’s club meetings, with snippets about travel to Sydney and Newcastle, hospital stays, and community gatherings across streets like Union and Oxford.

Grand Convent Ball and Society Notices

A fragmentary society page reports a quiet marriage for Mr E. cuter of Purves with Miss Fal Nicholson, plus a jumbled overview of a Forbes event, ambassadorship recital, and ball activities. It mentions local figures like Bruce street residents, Forbes residents, and attendance at church services. The text shows a disrupted schedule of concerts, exams, and social gatherings amid injuries and travel disruptions.

E. Cuter Purves GM Gisler Oranse Nicholson Lithgine Hopala Mary Morgado Forbes Rydal

Unclear historic note on senate actions and obituaries

Fragmentary OCR mentions a senate action, a remaining suitcase, a reward for a missing person, a hospital request, and funerary notices for Margaret May Bulle and others. Names and places are garbled, but references to a funeral, hospital, and missing person case are present among distorted lines.

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