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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1951
Page
8
The report outlines racing at Forbes Jockey Club with Flying Wandicap results. Egan’s Chronicle and Mulloy figures appear among horse names, jockeys, and betting odds, noting a close finish and subsequent protest discussions.
A garbled report notes an alleged drunken driving incident linked to a St Lawrence race club gathering. The text references a taximan being charged and mentions the Fonte dley Meet with unclear local details. Names and precise actions are obscured by OCR errors.
The case against Leaswertes for negligent driving did not reach a conclusion at Magistiate Court. Sweeney faced the charge with Mer and Falmer as witnesses. The incident involved a vehicle on Condobulin Road with headlights, and testimony described the collision and inquiries by police and witnesses.
Reported in Ashcroft court are breaches of motor traffic laws involving bicycle riders and motorists. Geoffrey Druitt faced a fine for riding a bicycle with an invalid license. Bevin Hodge and another defendant appeared on driving license charges with varying outcomes.
A reader writes to the editor urging ink for a dog racing champion and notes a connection to Canon White. The letter hints at local interest in dog racing and school lunar fivan, signed by Copeland with initials P M.
Fragmentary text indicates someone named Stitt set marks on a locality map. The snippet is unclear but references a map, markings, and a person named Stitt within a local context. No dates or places are readable.
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