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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1951
Page
5
At the weekend carnival, supporters showcased cool casual polocrosse outfits. From plaid greens and tans to pink and blue checks, outfits featured cap sleeves, open-work blouses, white bags, and bold accessories, with navy and white, lime accents, and varied skirts or jumpers setting the tone.
Miss Erica Mary Coles celebrated her coming of age at her Cross Street home, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Coles. About thirty friends attended, including visitors from Parkes and Cowra, singing around the piano, playing games, and dancing. Erica cut a pink and blue iced cake as T K Prendergast served as chairman.
Members of the Gare branch of the Red Cross Society hosted Mrs W J Styles at an afternoon event in the Gareman hall on Thursday 13th inst to honor her long service since the society’s formation. Mrs Styles, longtime district resident now living in Forbes, received a silver cuff bow inscribed by the members.
Forbes stays busy with visitors births and weddings. Alan Mitton and Jack Haynes visit on a business trip in Forbes while Arthur Nielsen from William Street is confined to bed with measles. Various locals attend hospitals, weddings, and social events. Lillia Coral Henderson marries Mark Tully at St. Johns and the Peters of Sydney plan a Peterg-Benwell wedding with family attendees.
The death occurred in Sydney on Tuesday of Mrs Archibald Muir a former Forbes resident She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Wye of Eagles Fern Bokar Gate and leaves a sister Mrs E Fucey and brothers David Parkes and Albert Wyatt The family of seven children is noted with one Forbes resident Mr Devt Mule of Hughes & Co among survivors.
The long article notes the death of Mr Alexander Duncan aged four years in Forbes area, recounting his Scottish birth, emigration to Australia, engineering career in Werris Creek and Forbes, and family of six sons and three daughters. Funeral attended by ex-employees of Anglia & Co, with service at St Andrew’s Church and burial in the Presbyterian cemetery.
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