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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1937
Page
2
Fragmented account blends stray lines about a grasshopper invasion crossing borders into New South Wales with garbled chatter on American printers, advertising, and Senate proceedings. The piece juxtaposes chaotic scenes and disjointed remarks on schooling, leadership, and public commentary with stray names and events, all blurred by OCR noise.
A basic wage increase bill is introduced as discussions focus on a practical basis for wage rate assessment. The Commonwealth Arbitration Court award is cited, and the bill advances with a first reading amid political veto considerations.
The Minister promised to submit to Cybele a proposal to empower the Liquor Reduction Board to allow hotels to serve liquor in hotel lounges. Cabinet is to decide whether the request should be approved. The minister noted coffee drinking in lounges after six has not been enforced and cited a recent hotel case as context.
Havers remind members that a golf event between the president's party and other players will be played at In torn Links next Sunday at 1400. The draw will be posted. players arriving will be given their opponents. Those unable to play should notify the secretary to allow the draw to proceed. The club extends a cordial invitation to all golfers in the district.
In a Forbes District Hospital meeting, Secretary W J Thomson announced subscriber numbers rose to 1242 for the month, with contributions totaling £135 1d and receipts of £114. Disbursements reached £3 11, including £28 10 to other hospitals. The scheme’s credit fell to £2 11 1, and a overhaul of the bookkeeping and added assistance for Thomson was approved with retrospective effect from July.
The Forbes Ambulance service started on September 1. Mr. A J Wheeler has recorded 16 transports to hospitals with removals, but there has been no accidents or serious injuries among cases so far.
The Minister for Justice said jurymen are paid too little but current fees are fixed by statute. He noted legislation would be required to raise the daily rate, following a protest by 12 waiting jurors in the Banco Court asking for £1 per day.
Boree Shire officials weighed extending electricity to Eugowra versus local generation or a Burrinjuck hydro link. Morris reported Forbes charges and substation costs, noting current terms unsatisfactory and proposing a local plant or different transmission arrangement as preferred to proceed with further costed options.
A Studio Theatre programme details a revival of Angel’s Holiday opening Saturday with a plot revolving around a murderous band pursued by a clever heroine and a cadre of locals. The cast includes Joan Davie and Sally Blane with Robert Rene and Michael Whalen among others in a period backwoods mystery with humor and suspense.
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