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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1940
Page
4
A rural state truck driver suffers multiple accidents over a year with off road crashes and rear end collisions. Experts blame speed and sudden braking at curves, not bad luck alone, while brakes and vehicle maintenance were often neglected. Fellow locals funded a second truck after the first wreck, yet more incidents followed.
Mr McGirr in a Party lines speech rebuts Evatt criticism and pledges to fight on behalf of the Australian Labour Party. He urges strong defence, expanded air power, road and rail work for unemployment, and measures to boost markets for Australian products amid calls for government action to back employment and strategic infrastructure. He praises past motherhood endowment gains and stresses loyal representation if re elected.
Springlike conditions marked Forbes show races for a second day as Friday’s meeting saw gate takings around £40, rivaling the £53 opener. A field including Mona Brisa Linette and Rocky Lea battled in several events, with Rocky Lea edging clear in a late burst to win by a neck or less, while Heroic Path won the Angle Flying Handicap and Telavera narrowly chased Royal David in the Progressive.
A brief report notes support from Mr W Polater for Who Win and candidate Lor Culare Oy Lielas in federal elections. The rostrum was later taken by Mr Campbell, a Senate candidate who won remarks for Labor speakers with OW C Dovey presenting a speech context.
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