Forbes Show Week Letter Praises Town Beautification
Sydney writer GEO GUNN praises Forbes civic efforts and town beautification in a letter urging aldermen to “Garry on” and maintain trees and plantations around homes. He recalls Forbes’ progress since 1928 and lauds landmarks like the Town Hall and post office, framing Forbes as a growing city with strong civic pride.
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G. Gunn
Forbes
Advocate
Garry
Lachlan
Lake Forbes
Geo Gunn
Sydney
Medicine Man in Forbes Lawsuit Over Promised Cures
Mrs. Ellen Jarick of Forbes sued Mazar of Queanbeyan for £6 alleging he promised to cure her daughter of paralysis with three months of treatment. Verdicts awarded £45 and later £7 7s with costs. exhibits included a combative letter from the herbalist and a July 1929 receipt. Magistrate warned on herbalist practices while noting desperate cases drive people to such remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Jarick
Wombat Street
Forbes
Mazar
C. J. Mazur
Queanbeyan
Herballat
Agere
Walker
Arnold
Forbes Council approves £9000 gasworks loan from Commonwealth Bank
At a special meeting Forbes Council decided to secure a £9000 gasworks loan from the Commonwealth Bank with monthly repayments of £385 6s 9d and interest at 7½ per cent. The Town Clerk reported on income and expenditure estimates for the next year and sought ministerial approval to refrain from levying loan rates for the electricity and gas loans. Council intends to apply for seal approval and to invite tenders for a £550 concrete footbridge at Woods Crossing after state specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Council
Commonwealth Bank
Taylor
Woods’ Crossing
Monier Pipe Works
Eal
Foot Amputation After Axe Slip At Glenoma Farm
Arthur Withers, cutting wood at Beddie property Glenoma, lost the big toe of his right foot when an axe slipped. Operated at District Hospital. patient remains under care but progressing favorably.
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Glenoma
Captain Brain to Visit Forbes After Years Away
Captain Brain, famed for the Kooka burra rescue and later flights along North Australia, will arrive in Forbes on September 28. He will pilot a new machine from Melbourne while the airman travels to Brisbane with Dr Ralph Weaver, a Brisbane friend, and his wife, driven to Forbes by Mr Edward Weaver. Brain's family once lived in Forbes and his father was a notable local miner.
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Captain Brain
Kookaburra
Anderson
Hitchcock
Northern Territory
Moir
Owen
North Australia
Forbes
Atlanta
Brain
Melbourne
Brisbane
Ralph Weaver
Edward Weaver
All the Latest Ready-to-Wear Suits
Retail ads promote ready to wear suits with a focus on fit and price. The copy highlights diverse options and bargains for shoppers seeking affordable menswear.
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Price
Ansten & Pratley
Forbes Hospital electric light delay and funds lack stall
Forbes Hospital committee met last Monday with quorum issues and debated installing electric light at the Government's expense. Secretary could not turn up full books on the blood mare and foal gift. Treasurer reported August to September 1929 balances and entertainments net proceeds. Gas service criticized as slow. work to clean pipes and adjust mains proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Byrnes
Messrs
F. J. Crippen
J. Dunn
W. Bassett
R. Geary
Gale
J. Turner
K. 0. Andar
Forbes Hospital
A. J. Meagher
K. Ford
C. J. E. Butler
A. E
Bes
C. &. Mc Phillamy
J. Meagher and Co. Ltd
Harkness
Geary
Best
Grose
Spencer
Griffith
Ruge
Baden
Buckman
Shearer
Ison
A. Markwort
G. G. Constable
Grippin
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Rankin ST
L. C. Hedges
General Carrier and
Quality Music House
Paring Agency
A. Prescott
Rankin Street
W. McRuickshank
G. E. Walldar & Co
Forbas
Robert A. Wilson
Court ST
Parkes
Propertien
Austen and Pratley
Kennard's
Lachlan Street
Shore
Mercantile Insurance & General
THE
Eagle Star & British Dominions Insurance Co., Ltd
Templar Street
Aibson Hotel
Wandary
Brand, Spyglosa
Walter H. R. Stitt
A.M.L. & F. Coy. Ltd
Alight Street
Treharne
Representative
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Commonwealth Bank Loan
Kennard, Lacelan Street
Burch’s Grocery Section
Burch
Regalia
Truford
Fox. Pkis
Pluga
D. Dozen
Winchcombe
Carson
Darling Harbour
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd
Winchcombe House
Bridge Street
Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd
Cebiabiad
Seogasesograns
Beni St
Mank Young
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