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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1947
Page
6
A dense, garbled text fragment reports on wool prices, quality, and market chatter. It mentions bids around 900 units, various wool types, and reactions from buyers and sellers. The piece references named places and entities in a disorderly fashion, with scattered notes on quality, demand, and regional activity, all in a period newspaper voice.
A highly garbled text segment listing numerous initials and abbreviations, resembling an OCR pass of a long directory or roster. The readable parts resemble names, organizations, and codes, but the overall content is incoherent with missing context and sequence.
Fragmented notes reference ex service men welfare, battles, and postwar life. Mentions support, experience, and hope for future service members, with scattered phrases about training, ceremonies, and assistance programs.
Local coverage details Parkes hosting Tyndall Cup games with early results, player mentions, and schedules. The report notes scattered team standings, match outcomes, and upcoming fixtures linked to Parkes venues and regional clubs.
Forbes defeated Dubbo 14–0 at Spooner Oval to advance in the Group XI competition. The match, the 61st between top northern and southern clubs, drew a large crowd paying 90 pounds, though both sides underperformed with Forbes missing most goal attempts and only converting once from nine tries.
Parkes hosts a crowded meeting with Shaye and other contenders in action. Fores na Cannan winners are noted with several horses showing promise while Parkes crowd awaits the Abselal train from Futbow and the Meek Yeain in a vivid display.
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