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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1928
Page
5
Butler General Store erects updated frontage and expands stock to include groceries drapery hardware saddlery ironmongery crockery motor oils petrol and related items. order placed for Flemington ships and supplies include sheep skins hides and rabbit skins.
Classified advertisement for General Motors Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile and GMC truck parts and repairs. Offers tyres tubes and duplicates stock with low prices and best service. Mentions reward for information leading to conviction of stock theft at Wandary location.
Windy weather this season brought 40 to 60 points of rain weekly while harvesting checks show the district prospering. Local fields report healthy crops and sheep grazing with profit in farming. social and sporting events at the Athol Church are slated for a strong weekend with cricket and cup prospects discussed.
An old notice lists agents and services for Harrington's Photographic and musical instrument dealings. It mentions Bupplien Paling and a port office in Quandialla as part of the station and records channel.
Local reports recount cheerful arrivals and departures: Mr and Mrs Bright return to the city from the Australian Hotel, Miss Gewalily recuperates after holidays, and Mr Arthur Bowkett and family plan extended New Zealand travel. Social events include a large gathering for Miss Curtie at a presentation with gifts, and plans for a wedding with Mr Arthur Crouch scheduled for October 27. Community members travel, visit, and celebrate in the district.
Fragmentary OCR item lists vacancies for boarders and reference to rooms and streets including Boarders Spitdld Table Laren Airy Rooms and Hankin & Templar Streets Forbes. No clear dates or organizations available.
A village social scene features a Jumble Ball in Welsh-era style raising about £16, with attendees in fancy dress and plans for the next Church of England queen candidate event. Local cricket at Morangore produced a draw in a winter match as farmers face favorable rainfall and rising grain prices.
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