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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1949
Page
1
Town Hall meeting with 10 attendees decided against a festival for the Six Hour week end. A public holiday request to Peres Municipal Council for November 7 was planned. Funds from the sanction will be split between Paries Children’s Health Scheme and Lemacy with two organizing secretaries to be appointed.
A Melbourne man, identified as Tait Bedtiah, placed a large opening wager at Flemington, backing the double Greek Lageind-Harelia and later the oat nie win ilers after riding early winnings.
Three men were fined at Forbes Police Court on Tuesday for failing to suppress and destroy rabbits on their properties.
The Midh Sehant meeting faced very low attendance. Reports covered school staffing, infant and girls departments, and building repairs estimated at £2000 with future site visits delayed. Plans included athletic events catering, tennis coaching, and rabbit control progress in Forbes with local council input sought.
A sea wall utility vehicle was damaged after a collision with a car at Church and Oxford Streets on Wednesday night. No one was injured. The other vehicle was driven by A Wyatt of Clement Street. Portbury police investigated the incident.
John Stew of Maryrade Bedgersborg fell from a railway goods truck yesterday while loading lucerne from a motor lorry. He suffered a deep laceration to the left elbow and bruises, landed on a bare hook, and was admitted to the District Hospital in a serious condition.
George Rolfe of Forbes was fined on three charges at Forbes Police Court for offensive behaviour indecent language and resisting arrest. He did not appear and pleaded through his solicitor with fines totalling several pounds and short terms in default.
Norman Bransgrove of Forbes was fined at Forbes Police Court for stealing property valued at 30 pounds from the Mum and Bad Cafe. Constable Fisher testified Bransgrove admitted stealing after being questioned, producing damaged items found on him. Bransgrove claimed to be unaware of why he took the goods.
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