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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
7
Quandialla CWA branch reports active social and patriotic efforts with 21 cwt salvaged and 57 domesya collected for the All Services Canteen. An old-time dance and inter-district queen tournament fundraiser are planned to aid Mian F McDonald.
A brief note from EUGOWRA reports light weekend rain and several local movements. Joyce Thorncroft left for Batoomba to seek a position, and Miss Joan Haydon has recovered from a severe illness. A delegates meeting of Goolagong and Bugowra leagues was held, with a lunch planned at Bugowra. Birth announced at the local hospital and bakery business changes noted.
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Unsettled weather continues with intermittent showers and rare severe storms. A miniature hurricane Tuesday morning caused brief strong winds, with light rain on Tuesday night. Pte C E Hobson home on leave from Cowra reports camp life pleasant. Irrigation League held at Warrenbandel with Turnbull resigning as president. J Rodgers acting president and a delegation to Forbes for September 15. Forbes Show drew strong attendance and trophies awarded across multiple categories. Day of Prayer service conducted by Rev A B Wieite with prayers for Army Navy and Air Force.
The company reports on the latest auction of wool from the North Western Plains Central Western areas and Riverina. Prices ranged with top bids of 20d for small lots, others selling between 11d and 17d, with supplies from Warrawidger and Moorabool and various districts. The next round of special sales is expected Friday with payments likely on the 20th. district realizations include names and figures from multiple properties and brokers.
Prices for fat sheep and lambs were firm with some rise at Forbes municipal yards. About 2500 sheep and lambs were sold at auction in a sale conducted by The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd and W. B. Garnsey Pry. Ltd. Buyers included seven metropolitan dealers and country traders. Prime sucker lambs reached 18, medium 15, small 1 to 13/0, prime old lambs 20/5, medium 18, plain 14 to 16, merino wethers to 14d, crossbred hogget to 22/1, crossbred wethers 23/1, shorn mering ewes 14/3, shorn mering wethers 14/10, horn lambs 11 to 12. Store gage merino mixed sexes to 13. Next sale planned for Tuesday September 23.
Weaver and Co and partners report about 210 fat and store sheep yarded on Tuesday out of a total yerding of around 7000. The offering included fat x bred lambs and hogget, pens of lambs, wethers, newborns, and a few suckers, but quality suffered from a long dry spell. Carcass butchers attended from Sydney with local and Parkes butchers. prices were firm to slightly easier versus two weeks ago.
Local column reports J Murray and family connected to RAASP enlistment, Mrs Malley in Forbes Hospital, Mrs Downes visiting relatives, and birth of Wilma Johnston. Mrs Oliver returns from city stay. Catholic bazaar held September 6, trophies awarded to Gooryer Ham Nolan and others amid festive prizes.
Flying Officer C G Daman, based in Melbourne, illustrated Australian souvenir hunter traits by improvising mobility from an abandoned Italian aircraft to travel from Benghazi to Alexandria. After a brief stop at Alexandria, he found others had surpassed his efforts in the art of souvenir hunting during his absence.
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