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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
4
A brief notice highlights improved lodging facilities aimed at travelers and visitors from rural areas. It notes better amenities, easier arrangements, and enhanced comfort at key accommodation sites to welcome guests from the countryside.
The notice lists subscription prices for the Forbes Advocate with rates for 1st quarter in advance, per quarter booked, and annual options both in advance and booked, but contains incomplete figures.
On a visit to the Daroobalgie Meat Works the scene shows drying skins hung along the fence and a bustling freezing chamber. Manager Marshall shows inspectors around as the works verge toward war effort production. Workers number about two thousand with direct and indirect roles, and Aneliss & Co fund a £20000 development push. Government inspection ensures carcasses pass official ments, and the operation supports Allied war needs.
The Forbes works expand with on-site repairs and machinery including sheep flails and a new engine from Forbes waterworks. Upgrades enable beef and leather processing on site, electricity via a switchboard device, and a planned worker train link to Forbes. Rail upgrades costing £2000 will facilitate sheep movements and loading.
A brief item notes the current topic of bringing a large wool load to Forbes station this year, with the wool traced to Cadow and tied to Mrs Thomas. The report emphasizes the local wool movement and the individuals cited in the transmission.
The Shire Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed because several councillors reside in flooded areas.
A Forbes couple at Parkes boarded the Sydney mall by mistake instead of the Forbes train. They left at Magincebly siding and were later rescued by car during the night.
Alderman M. Lee, hearing of Puile Instruction Department request for a swimming bath at For bes, prepared to offer his cellar for rent if it fills with water, at 5 shillings a week. He stipulates mixed bathing will be allowed.
The Brook's Hall screening of the great picture Britain Prepared inspired school children to write essays about what they saw. Gold medals were promised to winners with James Laidlaw Hope Tomkins Evelyn Hartis among honorees. Prizes also announced for younger groups with Phillipa Hill Nancy Phillips and others earning top and honorable mentions. The Rev John Calder served as judge.
The Red Cross Informatic Bureau in Sydney led by Mr Langer Gwen seeks wound details on soldiers. Relatives should send postal notes for 7790 to Mr Owen to cover a soldier for each trip. Include soldier number rank company and battalion when writing for timely information.
After a period of rising levels the Laehla River reaches Mood Leights submerging footbridges while water fills Layout. The river peaked near Wh feet at Bow Bridge and later at Wandary and Wongajong Creek. Damage expected downriver at Bedgera and around wheat stacks near the railway, with some relief as levels begin to fall.
Cheap excursion announced for Melbourne departs from Forked at Lif on Wednesday 1 September. Tickets offered at low price for a guided trip, with details not fully legible in the notice.
Eugowra’s annual show set for Wednesday promises success with entries filling well and favorable weather. Many Forbes residents plan to attend the carnival, ensuring a lively event and a large battle to be held on show night.
Tr Arthur Grimm Mobo writes that Premier Mr W A Helman has signalled a sum of 200 for the Canowindra Eugowra line to be included in the Supply Bill for Parliament. Preparations for subpassage are noted as underway with Norton Griffiths under wartime alert.
War Service Committee sent recruiting cards to eligible men. Several Forbes residents answered they would go later. In the following week some received reminders urging them to honor their pledge and join in suppressing the Germans.
Sergeant Snow Nelson writes from Jamatita in Eeynot to his parents Mr and Mrs A I TD Nelson of Forbes describing the town as the cleanest he has seen in Eeyol. He notes gardens with date palms and trees, plans to visit the redtoof ile Hersee then desert travel, and wintering on the desert where locals expect large loves. He mentions a mistaken record claim for a mile run and records 0.28 as his fastest time.
The August rainfall at Forbes reached 275 polate with year to date totals well above average. Ground is soaked and surface water present. An ad promotes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs.
Mesare Turner Laneyrie with W H Wheatley Co advertise an important sale of 160 splendid horses to be held at Condobolin on September 12 and 14. Also Forbes showground hosts a sale by Edward Weaver Co of Forbes featuring Lincoln Leicester and long wool rams from Victoria and Tasmania. Sale begins at 1 a.m.
Forbes hosts a Red Cross convalescent home fundraiser on Thursday evening with Mayor Sam set to sing Boys of the Old Brigade and Lb J Moloney performing Somewhere in France. Contribut ions from Convent Orchestra Miss Whitfield and many locals, plus a souvenir programme auction, promise strong support. Seats reserved via Mr Grinsted with early bookings advised.
At St Andrew's Presbyterian Forbes the wedding of Miss Elsie Isabel Heinke and Mr Frank Cadwallader took place with a floral wedding bell decor. Rev John Calder conducted the ceremony and the bridal party wore pastel gowns with bouquets and gold gifts from the bridegroom. About 140 guests attended the reception at Willowdene before the couple left for Jenolan Caves and a Leura home.
The couple Mr Janes Horne of Bandon and Mrs Mary Joli daughter of Mr and Mrs J Jali of The Angle Goola Bong were married at St John s Church of England Forbes on Wednesday afternoon. The bride wore white satin with veil and gold jewelry gift from the bridegroom. The bridesmaids wore white silk with lace and the groom was attended by Herbert Auge best man. Guests then met at the town hall for a wedding breakfast. The couple will reside in Bandon after honeymoon travel to Grantee on the afternoon train.
A Forbes Executive Council meeting appoints J W Lees as Coroner for Bugowra while W J O’Hanks returns to his Crown Land Agent post in Bombalo. Roy Clifford wounded in France. other locals, including Private Bob M’Millan and Private Harold Brown, also reported wounded. Overseas news notes Gary Ginty joins artillery. Colin Dean departs Forbes for war.
JOTTINGS lists community items, market bookings for Homebush sales on September 4 and 7, with 200 sheep vans and 71 cattle wagons, plus a description of a food shortage scare. It notes a Universal Service League enrolment drive by Messrs A E B Reymond and C R Thorne on a wood day at Cobar Hospital, and plans for a skin buying department by Messrs Austen and Pratley. It mentions Mary Pickford in Haga at Brook's next Monday, and local Civic notices urging Forbes residents to support the Literary Institute while quoting daily market prices: sheep and cattle values, with firm market conditions.
Reports from Salonika indicate continued artillery activity with fronts at Doiras and Struma. Communiqués mention repelled Stokhod attacks with heavy losses, Von Mackensen named Balkan commander, Turkish divisions in Galicia and Transylvania, and German deserters court martialled. Allies advance toward Diarhektr, ships bombarded Lake Van, and Romania’s intervention disrupts German plans. Two Swedish steamers torpedoed, Constantine rumored to have fled, Hindenburg appointed to supreme command, and Austro-Hungarian morale flags as war council targets extremists.
General war cables report Bulgaria and Turkey declare war on Roumania. Roumanians cross borders capturing Kronstadt area and advancing toward Brass. Reuters notes Russian forces advancing near Bitlis. Italy plans confiscation of German ships interned in its harbours. Horse flesh prices rise in Vienna and Berlin. Constantinople telegraph shows Germany and Bulgaria allied with Turkey in the war.
Grenfell hosts a series of handicap races with entries from Minneapolis Morven Ladidie Twee the winner and The Prowler Torwood, Phil Charlie Mac Evens and Evuent King Patchtop Kennerette in carnival events with results listed.
Milling oats and wheat prizes awarded to W. A. Dean, J. A. Mars hay, and others with federation and Bu nyip clubs named. Butter and eggs honors go to Mrs John Murray and Mrs H Booth while Mrs Potts, stadium manager at Sydney, volunteered for active service but was rejected after injuries from a car accident sixteen months ago.
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