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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1949
Page
1
A detailed report shows Forbes Co operative Hairy feedery Ltd profits and 14 twelve Menthes trading to June 19. After deductions for milk and butter payments Derby Chin parti e involved £490. Storeholders to receive share, statutory reserve and taxation reserve allocations totalling £144 6 10.
Unsworth of Avidee Street faced a Forties magistrate for driving under the influence after a crash at Flint and Bridge Streets. He admitted drinking, was unlicensed since 1929, and received a fine of eight pounds with ten days default plus a separate fine for driving without a sick code, set at thirty shillings or two weeks to pay.
The secretary from Forber Liberal Marty reports Dame Enid Lyons cancelled her planned visit to Forber tomorrow due to a serious illness in a near relative.
The notice outlines an upcoming contract series and a field event to be staged in September. It mentions participants from Bathurst and nearby towns, with arrangements coordinated by Keith Jones and the secretary. Applications for weights and crimi details are due before October.
Mrs Margaret Smith a popular and respected resident died suddenly at Fortes District Hospital on Wednesday aged 84 after a short illness. She leaves husband James and four sons Jack George Leo and Michael and three daughters May Myrtle and Nellie. Funeral attended the Roman Catholic section of the general cemetery with tributes at graveside and at the funeral parlors of A G Jones.
On October 3 the Forbes Young Anglicans travel to Wartod for an admission service with a small number of members admitted to the Forbes club. An afternoon event will follow.
The Australian Meat Board will run a Bacon Pig Carcase Competition in each state in 1949 to improve pork for export. Entries close October 1. eligible breeders must show purebred pigs at specified weights and dress out in standard carcase form. Prizes award cash sums and points toward state and national recognition.
The NSW far west saw unprecedented rain causing lakes to dry or flood. Floodwaters link the Darling, extending a two hundred by forty mile body of water, and force detours along the Bourke Milpara line. Fences across borders topple, inflaming border tensions and reshaping local property dynamics.
A boy, Nel Golding, was bitten on the left hand by a monkey at Forbes Showground while handling the animal’s chain. Parkes Ambulance and Dr. Kelleher attended, with the boy later treated at surgery and given tickets for medical costs.
A featured attraction highlights Wee Smokie and Wee Jonnie among a herd of foals and small acts. The show also includes Manty Plate the akewbald and other tiny performers touring tents with dances and saddle displays.
After six months of negotiation the Forbes Aero Club affiliates with Newcastle Aero Club and plans flight training starting Saturday September 10. The scheme, subsidized by the government, will offer cheaper training across Forbes and western towns including Orange, Mudgee, and Parkes, with Tim Merphey as contact.
The report describes an incident at a pub in Orne taal with a driver and a passenger, noting arrival, interaction with the driver, and a subsequent sequence that ends at Wickington station. Numerous garbled phrases obscure precise details but indicate an ongoing investigation.
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