To Morrow's Service Rally and Aerial Display at Forbes
A Lancaster bomber crew visits Forbes last Sunday to boost 4th Liberty Loan subscriptions. A service rally with a 3 pm march via Templar Street features Allied Greek soldiers with the Australian CMLF and a naval unit. An aerial display is planned for 4 pm. Subscriptions figures are given for Forbes and Parkes, with naval personnel and war memory shared.
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Forbes
Liberty Loan
Templar Street
Young Australia League
C.mlf
Wool price report from Sydney values at Winchcombe Carsons
Wool prices from the Sydney wool appraisement last Tuesday show crossbred and merino lots with bids recorded. Names include Hass Brou Forbes hogret ewe 177d hogget wethers 17d and ewea 17d, with buyers Wid AH W E M Kupkee Porbep and others in Forbes Eugowra and mid regions.
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Winchcombe Carson
Sydney
Hass Brou
Forbes
Hogret Ewee
Hogget Wethers
Wethers
E. M. Kupkee
Porbep
Comeback
Kreehn
T. B. Toohey
Eugowra
Rene Lid
Fourth Liberty Loan Honor the Fighting Men
A district honor roll lists Forbes and district residents who bought £ 10 bonds to honor local fighting men and women. Enlistment names appear with subscription details, urging others to join at banks or post offices. Contact A J Gunn or W Cowled to honor a name. pages show this week’s totals and donor names.
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Forbes and District
Forbes
Tians
A. J. Gunn
W_ Hancock
W. x. M. Combe
HE Hancock, Jr
W. Hf. Hancock
Keep Your Town Tidy Duty of All Citizens
A fragmented relic urges residents to uphold civic cleanliness and report lapses in town upkeep. The garbled text references the governor and a ceremonial salute, implying official endorsement of public duties.
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Lord Uret
Mrs Morrison Narrowly Escapes in Town Ride
Mrs Morrison wife of Mr Morrison and sister Miss Mary Dwyer from Sydney were riding horses from Branthorn stables near the canal when Norvik bolted. Norvik escaped injury but Skog suffered a bad cut after a burst of speed, narrowly avoiding a worse outcome.
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Mim Mary Dwyer
Sydney
G.P.O
Canal Uy Ba
Hege
Narvik
Arrested man fails to appear at Forbes Police Court
Reginald Joseph Edwards was charged with illegally handling a motor car owned by Harrig. He failed to appear when called yesterday. Police Magistrate G. W. W. Brown ordered his car bail of ten pounds to be estreated. The report also references bonds in the Four Liberty Laws.
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Harrig
Reginald Joseph Edwards
Forbes
G. W.W. Brown
Shock For Shop Keeper Loss of 7000 Coupons
Halph Mecbach, boot store proprietor, reported 7000 boot and shoe coupons missing from a card board box under the counter. The cleaner allegedly moved them to a large waste paper container controlled by Ald Bromley, salvage controller, scattering them and risking several hundred pounds worth of stock.
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Halph Mecbach
Mail Alterations and Despatch Schedule Noted
Fragmentary notice outlines mail service changes with cancellations and new despatch times. Mails from Sydney Parkes Orange Bathurst and TPO West will depart Tuesdays and Thursdays at 610 pm. returns to Sydney Parkes Orange Bathurst TPO West Mondays and Wednesdays at 445 pm. Dispatches from Sydney and TPO Booth will arrive 1050 am Tuesdays and Thursdays and join town delivery. A direct despatch to Sydney via Cootamundra closes at 2 pm on Monday and Wednesday.
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Anl
Sydney
Parkes
Orange
Bathuret
TPO West
Bathurst
T.P.O West
TPO Booth
Conaiming Fleet
Cootamundra
Fragmented OCR Note Reaches for National Savings Theme
A garbled OCR fragment mentions national savings and a Zonda reference, with unclear context and missing concrete actions or dates. The readable bits hint at a financial or automotive angle but lack verifiable specifics for a full item.
Two Young Men Break Gaol at Forbes Recaptured Nearby
Two youths aged 19 and a younger offender escaped from Forbes lockup Tuesday night by prying open a grille with a stick and towels. They were recaptured Wednesday near Gunning Gap, found in a motor truck at a camp with the camp owner. Police, including Sergt Bultor, surrounded the camp and arrested all three. They face charges of breaking and entering a shop on October 3 and stealing tableware and other items valued at £7, with the property later linked to the Red Cross Society. The boys appeared at Forbes Police Court in custody, one underage and unrepresented.
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PWO
Forbes
Gunning Gap
Sergt. Bultor
G. W. Brown
Ove
Children’s Court
William Peckham
Tee Road
of Red Cross Society
Red Cross Society
Australants
Boott
Tode
Furniture Sale Amid Rally Draws Crowd at O'Neill Home
Mawars, W R Martin & Co plan a major furniture sale at Detective Constable P J O'Neill's Elgin Street residence beginning 1 pm, conflicting with tomorrow's Liberty Loan service rally. Constable Neill departs Forbes for Mudgee and will auction his 1937 Oldsmobile sedan. The Kelvinator is expected to fetch strong bids as summer approaches.
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Liberty Loan
Mawars
W. RB. Martin & Co
Belony
P J. O'Neill
Elgin Street
J Pam
Neill
Forbes
Mudgee
Kelvinator
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Naval Unit
Une
J. Hartcher
Marshal
Australia
Ungg
THE
Naval Review
A J. Reynolds
War Loan
A. J. Cusick
Mediterranean
North Sea
Greece
Crewe
Tobruk
Timor
New Guinea
Darwin
Tom Jones
Sever
Hma. Australia
Atlantic
Buttes
Dairo
West Africa
Coral Sea
Britain
M.D. Chatterton
Middle East
CWA
Claude Spencer
Neale
Creet
de Witt
DeWitt
Hr. HL de Witt
McWilliam
Braemar Sherry
McWillian
Alighier Horizon
McWilliam’s Wines
Liberty
Mrs. Morrison
Marvik
Saleyarda
Firoatant Furniture Sale
Persil
Bob
Dad
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