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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1936
Page
1
Mr. R Entwinle, secretary of Forbes Jockey Club, reports the club’s first meeting earned £112 10s profit from £226 prize money. Taxation cut into revenue with amusement tax £13 12s 9d on gate receipts and £13 6s 8d on members’ tickets. Bookmakers tax £EVR 1 and alisator tax £20 12s 11d, totaling Barros.
Sunday play featured twenty players in a foursome format with captain and president selecting teams. The Captainites edged the opposing side six to four after two pairs halved. The overall event completed with four-ball and foursomes rounds and included notable performances by Tarly and Motes.
Citizens denounce a 160 000 pound closer settlement plan as insufficient. Critics urge faster land sales to farmers aided by Rural Bank, citing 2778 acres of Crown land including the Goma estate and soldier settler blocks, with strict conditions on a dilapidated homestead and subsidence risks.
In Friday’s Advocate the benefit dance proceeds were incorrectly stated as £114. The correct amount is £14.
A quirky old style ad ponders romance fading with age and promises a remedy. It touts Creme Charmosan to renew skin, claim youth’s charm returns, and notes visible improvements in tone as a surefire lure.
Bold stage favorite Creme Charmosan promises all day powder and witchery glow. Includes handbag tubes and fashion table appeal credited to popular women of the era, promising youth and glamour for the dressing table.
Fragmentary OCR segment mentions tailoring and names like Winber Pate and Hela with unclear context. It lacks coherent events or clear dates. Readable nouns include tailoring terms and several proper nouns, but no definite actions or outcomes emerge.
A special meeting of Forbes P.A. and H. Association discussed alleged shortages by the late secretary. The subcommittee found embezzlement amounting to £7 11s, with more missing funds likely. The committee resolved to place the full facts in the hands of local police for investigation.
Police remind dog owners that dogs six months or older must be registered by October 1 with a grace period after that date. Penalties range from ten to ten dollars. Settlers keep non nuisance dogs for vermin protection and a description of each dog must be provided to the police.
Forbes Municipal Council submitted a comprehensive plan totaling £18,500 for emergency relief replacement. It includes £9,000 for swimming baths and £4,000 for Lake Forbes deepening, plus £5,100 for North Circle Park reclamation and £400 for Battye Street realignment. The deputation aims to secure government grants via the Minister for Local Government, with 20 to 30 workers to be employed under various sections during construction. The proposal notes health benefits and the lake’s improvement as essential for the town.
The council discusses emergency relief, government grants, and a proposed works program. Aldermen back deputation to the Department, noting details on granite work, town employment, and publishing the full report for rate payers. The mayor and officials support presenting the program to Sydney with no binding commitments.
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