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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
7
A local report centers on an allegation involving Mr Breen and a claim of lacking initiative. The piece outlines the dispute's key points and cites unnamed sources about the controversy and possible implications for involved parties.
Mr J P Breen condemned Australia’s mineral underutilization in the House of Representatives noting copper and other metals abound while resources and initiative falter. He cited central west NSW lacking electrical power and reliance on wood-fueled furnaces, urging better use of ore, bauxite and copper for industrial progress and decentralisation.
Goolagong reports varied local news from Tuesday with weather notes and social updates. Mentions of missing persons, visitors, illnesses, and upcoming events fill this community page alongside brief notes on travel and local residents' activities.
A deputation from the Grud gery Yarrabandei Irrigation League met Minister for Agriculture and Forests W. P. Dunn in Porches to press Mediatriet's claim for a north river channel system from the Jemalong weir. Showery weather persisted with two heavy showers, slow crop growth, and insufficient soil soaking. A. J. Thomas of Parkes Air School is home on leave.
The Grawlin Plains branch of the Agricultural Bureau met at Mir’s home for a monthly session. A representative presented a detailed report on the branch’s activities while refreshments were served by the ladies.
The Parents and Guimera Association held a euchre party last Friday afternoon at Caragabal. Pratik Monger and Mrs. Tomamichael won the euchre. A redcutives tournament for seventeen helped by Mr Purtell, from Forbes, visiting relatives in Caragabal.
A NSW delegation led by Agriculture Minister M F Durnin MLA visited the Larhion Valley from Gowrie to Forbes. Goolagong and Eugowra Irrigation Leagues urged action at Gowragon luncheon. Forbes praised schemes, with funding hoped when available. Local social and club events included a send off for A B Jones and a burglary at the Glub Bouse Hotel.
At a Saturday Weddin Shire meeting Cra Pereira presided with councilors Butler O Malley Shanton Napier and Blayney present along with Shire Clerk May and Engineer Bailey. Topics covered include a revised local government voting franchise and road concerns on Forbes Caragabal and Goolagong roads with repairs and drainage plans and a request for clearer turn offs by Forbes and Caragabol. Councillors plan to study polling place needs and may alter election logistics amid harvesting season.
The Parmners and Grassery Co op produced an appraisal catalogue dated September 12 with 6104 bales drawn mainly from the mid west and western Riverina. Top prices reached for several bales, with many bales from Coonamble, Gundy, Moree, and Forbes regions. Final appraisal round expected by Monday with payments likely in October 190.
The Forbes Associated Agents report a lively cattle sale with six freers and strong competition. Prime steers sold 45 to 50 shillings per hundredweight, prime heifers around 45s, and prime cows from 9 to 11 pounds, with buyers from Orange and Parkes among attendees.
The Federal Minister for Labor Mr Holt announced additions to the rural reserve manpower list. Exemption ages for farm hands and leading hands were adjusted to meet rural labor shortages, with local Manpower Committees approving changes. Cooperation with State Government and Agriculture department was emphasized for primary industries. Two small casualty lists issued. Pte H K Anderson of Quandialla now listed as prisoner of war.
The article notes a fall in New South Wales infant deaths from 6.4 per 1000 in 1913 to 384 per thousand last year, due to prenatal care and Baby Health Centres. It contrasts Australia’s high infant mortality with 4500 annual infant deaths, 24 per 1000 in the first month, highlighting ongoing losses in the first year.
A garbled ad style item touts an egg preserver named OVO promising flawless results for poached or boiled eggs. It references Newcastle and a grocery hotel setting with scattered phrases about keeping eggs fresh and easy use, but the text is largely fragmented and unclear.
A fragment notes concerns that a method reduces exercise and causes constipation. It mentions a person named Webner and a condition described as constipated, suggesting a causal link between reduced activity and bowel issues. The text is incomplete but implies health effects from activity changes.
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