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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
5
An old advert boasts cod liver oil emulsion as a comforting remedy for chest troubles and general weakness, pitched as superior to lime hypophosphite tonics, priced at three shillings, from Fowler Chemist on Rankin Street.
Announcement for Ganowindra Jockey Club meeting on Thursday and Friday September 27 and 28. Nominations close on PRL Way as the Vel of September. Applicants urged to lodge entries for Brammes and related events.
A Forbes consortium plans regular fortnightly auctions of stock at the rear of the Globe Hotel. Personal supervision will ensure proper yarding of every line, with four day intervals and meetings among the firms to organize and promote the sale.
Austen and Pratley announce they are cash buyers of all lines of station produce. They buy sheep skins annually at prior rates and are in a boom for rabbit skins. They request supplies from farmers and ageters in the area and note their address next to Venables, Rankin Street.
Day old chicks twelve dozen or four pounds ten shillings per hundred. Eggs for setting ten shillings sixpence, from Hillcrest laying strains of White Leghorns Brown Leghorns Black Orpingtons Silver Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds all laying strains. Prices of exhibition birds and eggs on application. M Coles Riversleigh Poultry Farm South Forbes.
Ferguson announces taking over the Masves- Sarris Agency from E Facey as a farmer running Farmers' machine requirements. He pledges careful management to earn public support. Walker notes wheat storage and shipment details at Forbes railway station including second grade rice and bagged goods.
Drovers and others are notified that traveling stock will not be allowed to camp in our Bale Yards or adjoining paddocks. Five pound reward offered for information leading to conviction of anyone damaging yards or fences. Edward Weaver & Co. Drovers passing through Baree hong must give notice at Bare rong. By order of the manager.
Sunday service details indicate worship at 2 pm at Sand Hills with mood and Rev. FR Swyny listed. Wednesday service appears implied with weekly revival observations and references to Forbes and Yumeena.
Day or night car hire with reliable driver named Herb. Service area Coram Lachlan street opposite Meagher and Co. advertisement lists two phone numbers 15 and 241 for booking inquiries. Describes flexible journeys and dependable transport option.
Public auction at Weaver and Coys Sale Yards Forbes on Tuesday September 11 at 1 20 pm items include 300 head store cattle cows aged 4 years with calves at foot forward in calf to Durham bulls heifers two years old yearling steers and bullocks mixed young cattle all in good condition sold by Leeds and Coy auctioneers in conjunction with Reds and Loy Orange business details indicate bona fide sale of cattle at Forbes yard list names Edward Weaver J B Reds Leeds and Co. counts and ages provided.
Public auction at the Forbes Showground on Wednesday September 1 at 11 am for longwool and Lincoln rams. Included are 0-longwool and border Leicester rams rising tooth, Lincoln rams rising 4 to 2 tooth bred by listed studs in Victoria and Warra Sulp.
A fragmented note lists free on rail or delivered terms across Australian cities including Melbourne Adelaide Fremantle Hobart Launceston Rockhampton and Townsville. It quotes per case prices, discounts and payment terms such as 28 days and 20 days, attributed to GEORGE FOSTER PEARCE, Minister of State for Defence.
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