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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
1
Racing wrap reports on November fixtures, horses and handlers including Desert Gold and Poly gill, with detailed prize figures, upcoming events at Orange and Moonee Valley, and commentary on jockeys and winners from the season.
The Commonwealth Government backs experiments in Queensland and other colonies to test local paper pulp production as a remedy for imported paper shortages. Mr Campbell of Cairns leads trials showing potential cost reductions and a viable domestic industry, with preliminary findings indicating feasible pulp and paper output and reduced reliance on imports.
Cary for UIMLE offers careful drivers for any journey from Lille Court Street opposite Aiblon Hotel next to D. Services include tyre and tube handling. Subby Thread Tyre and Tubes located at 28m and g40.
District representatives discuss personal accident and workmen's compensation along with other branches of accident insurance. The document outlines terms and applications in a formal insurance setting.
An ad copy lists live stock, dwellings, furniture, crops and wages insurance options at low rates. It mentions accident and sickness compensation and names a local agent D. Foes. The style imitates a historic local insurance notice with broad coverage and phrases like lowest rates and current terms.
Thomas Hughes Allersan and WUEKY Kerk are listed as chairman and manager in a board of advice. Financial figures show multiple sums including 47 500 and 262 600 with a total around 389 633 in what seems to be an organizational report or financial statement.
Walter J Kelly Co lists services for selling outlawed sales and handling stock and property lists. It mentions trust money to Lealnt Lowe current Fa Distelet Agente for Dalgety and Co. Liberal advances are offered on stock and goods. Contact details imply financial and brokerage actions across districts.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses appearance and quality of items in Patong Wa Ho style. It mentions stylish appearance and lasting impression, with references to qualities of merchandise and correspondence handling. Limited readable names or dates.
JAS and MAGUIRE are listed as printers and publishers under George Washington Wwnhill at the Forbes Advocate office in Lachlansbt Forben, indicating a colonial era newspaper printing operation. The notice identifies the printing house and publisher in a brief credit line.
Gommergial Mews outlines Wool distribution under the 1016/1817 scheme with a 10 percent bonus. Flemington sales show woollies mainly from the pool, market 1d to 1½d lower, lambs strong, calves robbies and heavy parkers brisk, pool disbandment boosts competition, futures outlook remains optimistic.
Wool and fur market notes detail prices for hides and skins at Sydney auctions. Buyers report well-conditioned hides selling at premium rates, while inferior parcels were discounted. Rabbit skins, furs, and pelts showed varied prices, with tonnages and conditions noted under government purchase arrangements.
Wool arrangements announced by Central Wool Committee set Sydney wool appraisements from November 5 to November 19 with plans for thirty more cartes before Christmas, as Winehoombe Carson Ltd. wired details yesterday.
Notice warns that any person caught placing in or removing stock from the Mary's Drew paddocks without persuasion will be prosecuted without respect to pervous.
Drovers moving through Bare Hong proceed under direction of the manager. The issuing authority is cited as BY order of the manager. Information confirms a controlled passage with supervisory oversight and unspecified details remaining in the record.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a farmer and a business matter, with unclear names and places. It references a burial or casket, a person named Reine Hotlow, and a possible municipal or state issue involving WB and PRROUBON. The readable items are fragmentary and unverified.
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