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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1936
Page
1
Astley’s Dry Ginger Ale touts refreshing flavor and quality as a trusted mixer. The advertisement emphasizes a superior taste that enhances meals and beverages, inviting readers to enjoy the crisp, clean finish of the product.
Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal accompanied by Lieut-Col. R. T. A. McDonald and Major Marlon visited Forbes from Dubbo and Parkes yesterday. They reviewed plans to form a half-company of infantry as part of the 54th Lachlan Macquarie Regiment, with a public meeting held last Monday and municipal and Returned Soldiers' League support backing the effort. The party then proceeded to Grenfell to continue missions.
Market sound at Forbes Sheep Sale features sellers bidding on lambs and ewes with many wicker lambs attracting attention. Buyers from local farms and traders compete for top lots amid fluctuating prices and notes of rising demand across multiple pen lots.
Fort Street Boys High School oversight notes a municipal council plan to assist erecting a cairn commemorating Colonel Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell’s Lachlan River expedition 100 years ago. Mr Foster MA will advise on placement, with an unveiling ceremony to follow and formal communications to be forwarded to the community leaders and historical society.
Vague coroner note reports a verdict related to Grenfell tragedy. The fragment mentions a coroner, investigation into murky matters, and possible findings surrounding Mayer and other individuals. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but reference to post tragedy proceedings and inquiries appears.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions traffic, vehicles, streets, and local places. It references Lachlan Street and Bath era terms, with unclear names and possible duties or privileges. The readable bits suggest a civic or traffic notice but lack coherent details or dates.
Fragmentary obituary notes the death of an elderly woman named Ming Thereaa O'Donnall aged 40 from an assistive residence. The muddled text references a possible self harm act and an undercurrent of local tributes, with unclear details about location dates and names due to corrupted OCR.
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