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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1916
Page
2
A Christmas gift notice promotes the booklet Historic Forbes and District. It highlights its ten months since first issue, instant success, and a second edition now on sale this week at Forbes Newsagents or Advocate Office Forbes. Price one shilling, postage extra.
Fragmentary OCR shows published ad rates and terms including quarterly per year figures with unclear punctuation. Readable items indicate advance booking and term notes, but most data is garbled. The readable pieces mention quarter rates and annual pricing in an old advertisement page.
Social held in Forbes town hall next Tuesday night to raise funds for the Children of Mary stall at the annual garden fete on Forbes Convent grounds in November.
A Forbes woman reported a missing silver handbag with keepsakes valued highly. The handbag and its contents were found and returned to her, after an advertisement in The Forbes Advocate.
At the town hall on Friday evening a public session will not be held. The aim is to form a Referendum Committee to aid the Federal Government in its war policy. A War Service Committee meeting will follow.
A two year old named Dae Robinson suffered serious injuries after a horse kicked him at Baek Yamma. Local reports say the rider was tending the horse when the incident occurred. Medical personnel rushed to Forbes for treatment and care.
Last week a spealk-thile entered the horch of England at Wollongong and stole the contents of a mower-box. The items had been pilmeed to receive contributions toward the Returned Wounded Soldiers' Club.
Mrs Strickland of Bundaberra testifies about horses in the Bundaburra stockyard that appear to act on their own. The riderless horse is observed rounding up and directing others back to the yard with evident autonomy. The account notes a curious instinct guiding the herd behavior.
A public health notice urges Parkes residents to support a vaccination drive to prevent typhoid. It notes typhoid remains severe but inoculation shows clear benefit, and thanks volunteers who conducted prior treatment efforts for the community’s welfare.
The Brook's Pictures program under Degey screens tomorrow night after high demand. The film has drawn great crowds since its Sydney premiere, with many theatres reportedly rescreening it.
Four men were arrested at the LAW W. on sec street Sydney around noon Saturday and taken to the Constable Police Station on treason charges. Officials say they feloniously and wickedly did con, unite, devise, or intend to levy war against the King within his dominions. A van load of material such as pictures and banners was removed from the building.
The resale of debts and vote tallies for Forbes Pony and Trotting Club committee members are recorded. Individuals including Sharpib Hansard Diena4 and J Shanahan appear among those declared elected with varying vote counts, noting a total of 20 votes for certain members.
In the senate Senator Peares argued that exemptions for elections would apply universally, regardless of deprniments or fot, as voiced in the prime minister’s conscription proposals. The remarks appeared in a report of parliamentary debate on current topics.
Fragmentary report notes rainfall and fruitless counts at Forbes post office. Mentions Sunday tallies and a reference to a local event with unrelated items including a Wood Street Peppermint Cure.
Fragmented OCR notes detail wool sales and prices across New South Wales towns including Nyngan Moree Leachbutton and Dubbo. Names such as Hunter Write Tayjor Coomamble and Thos Walker appear with scattered figures and locations.
A Peak UN notice reports a giant turnip sample from Mrs Horan of Poningshey grown by her own hand. The crop is described as very large and likely to fetch a low price. Mrs Horan plans to sell a few more, inviting readers to bring similar specimens to the Pemk HAM office.
Sergeant Hanney of Scone to Forbes in place of Garstang. Private BD. Non wounded in France. Alderman J. Tuga mourns for son Private John Hugo in battle on the Western Front. Lance Corporal Hugh J. Maguire wounded but not seriously. Miss Lorna Underwood of Forbes earns Licentiate with Bathurst Sisters of Mercy. Private George G. Wood visits Yass. photos from Quatra battle returned to Forbes owner. A Forbes woman denied bookmaker clerk post. John M Garry and family celebrate wedding in Bathurst setting. two decades of service noted. Private Willan Rath of Forbes awarded the Military Medal. wounded near Albert, France. God luck to the Forbes boy.
A tlee send-off at Buraba Aboriginal Station near Garul King Hungo honors Trooper Stacey and his grandfather as the dark-skinned soldier receives a belt and an auto strap razor. The ceremony includes Severn songs and English Janeudee after which Veeck is wished luck to floe the Kaiser and return with the Kaiser lemnet.
One ad notes men should secure the host and asserts nothing is cheap unless it is good. C C Ducklands a Reliable Tailor pledges to make a good suit at a reasonable price, emphasizing value and craftsmanship in menswear.
A camp diary from Roseberry Park describes daily meals as rough yet steady. Forbes boys share a tent nicknamed the Dusty Ten and recount antics, pipes, and makeshift poetry while detailing routines, drills, and care of arms under friendly officers.
Sydney Tuesday report on Defence Act rollout says Monday next draft starts for single men over 21 in training awaiting conscription vote. Officials aim to secure 42 000 men by month end, with only 8 000 already responding. a short period remains for arrangements before proclamation takes effect.
Melbourne reports dire flood damage across Victoria with seven dead. Plemington racecourse submerged and a Footscray cartridge factory surrounded by water. Railways suspended. Seymour collapse kills Mr and Mrs Chinnick and their four children. Mia Chinnicks found with a dead baby. Numerous rescues. Livestock drowned.
The obituary notes the death of Grethy Long at age six from croup and meningitis. The funeral occurred this morning at the Toman Catholic cemetery section with Father M Gee officiating as the gravestone rites were performed.
Three men were fined five pounds or a month in prison for abusive language at an anti conscription meeting in Broken Hill. A crowd gathered at the Court House, attacked the police station with stones, and the mob was dispersed after baton charges. The Court House and Barrier Miner office were later attacked, with windows broken and four men arrested for rioting.
Advertisements announce sales at Canowindra led by Messrs Win Inglis and partners with 200 draught horses listed for Thursday. Parkes sale on September 24 by Walter J. Kelly & Co featuring draughts saddle horses and top-quality mounts. Forses sale by Edward Weaver Co includes 20 acres of homegrown stock. Also brief notice of Enlist mob arriving in Sydney and local film showings at Brook's Pictures.
The executive of the ACW directs all organizational efforts toward defeating conscription via the ballot. It is agreed the ACW will not partake in any general strike during the campaign period.
A night train from Muretville to Sydney derailed after an unobstructed run. No passengers were hurt though all were shuffled roughly. An inspection found two sleepers incorrectly placed on the track.
Adelaide Tuesday report notes Mr Hughes spoke to a lively crowd on conscription. A Health Department pamphlet Notes for Mothers offers guidance on child care. Mack Sennett presents Fido's Fate with Brook's Pictures screening tomorrow. a stunt mishap in the film caused a prop barrel to leak rain and injure an actor.
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Reports claim Italian attacks on Austrian fronts cut Trieste water supply and 17,000 Cretans entered Kam en without opposition. An Athens correspondent says 10,000 insurgents control Crete as authorities surrender government buildings. German bombings reach Essen as airships face heavy fire. reports also cite rail and bread restrictions in Vienna and Lower Austria. Reuters notes Romania gains in Transylvania and shifting front lines in Transdanubia. A Salonika dispatch describes British attacks and Bulgarian counterattacks with heavy losses, while airmen return from Bucharest after an 11 hour flight via Sofia.
Fortes selection includes Tream Anderson Coram Parker Laukies Tran Mia Robinson Mrs Walker Mise Stephenson Mise White. Craise team features two mountey champions L Baker and Der Decker facing J C Anderson ex champion of New South Wales and H Coram Forbes. Exhibition matches start at 10 44 am with ground entry and afternoon tea on sale. Proceeds (takings after expenses) go to Forbes Returned Soldiers Fund. Megan Harkett Forbes challenges pigeon shooters, trucks ordered for Homebush show dates, weather plans for Masses at Forbes churches, and Hilme Burke to star in Pegy with a large production budget and filming at Brook's Pictures tomorrow night.
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