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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1938
Page
4
Wednesday session of the land board at Forbes dealt with cases amid incomplete attendance. References to proposed terms, authorizations, and recommendations appear in the readable fragments, noting a January to March timeline and items labeled as recommendations and approvals.
A fragmentary report notes a golf season finale awarding trophies. Morning play featured two stroke play events, with Thomas winning the net trophy and a similar contest cited for another player. Officials and cup names appear in garbled counts and obscure references.
Rifle shooting event Sunday awarded B Whitlock the A oye trophy after a strenuous contest. Scores include Drake 35-3 and Fos W Bier 130th 1D. Participants listed include Parkes IntT Purse shooters and several entries from W Rupkee to Cowniiwaran with various sums and positions noted.
Fragments detail a vehicle test with hydraulic brakes and engine behavior. The readable mentions a hydraulic brake system, steering alignment, and a distance of 32 feet. The text is garbled and interspersed with stray phrases about performance and timing, offering no clear narrative or conclusive outcomes.
A garbled OCR page describes a studio theatre program with names, events, and scattered remarks. The text mentions walking, nerve warnings, exits, and a cryptic sequence of references to performers, dates, and features. The readable content is sparse and inconclusive.
Bland District review highlights a chaotic display of schoolwork contests and student names. The fragment lists numerous participants as it sketches a chaotic page from a Quandialla show including pupils like Maureen Scott Joyee Scott Colleen Pearien and several others amid scattered notes and doodles.
A wedding notice details the Hyde-Causer union of Lila Marcella Cauper and Arm F- Daer ft Quarta che ye jut alippe satin, with bridemaids, gowns, and a venue described in period tone. The piece recalls attendants, attire, and social milieu, noting the honeymoon plan and local society figures involved in the ceremony.
A rambling OCR based report from a sheep sale at Weaver and Co Yard, Edward Weaver and Co. includes lot numbers, prices, lambs and woolly sheep. Mentions buyers and sellers, yard location, prices in shillings, and noted competition with limited straw. Details include various prices such as 38/10 and 17/24, with numerous consignments and buyers named in a market-style listing.
A broken OCR reads scattered phrases about a yard, invitations, and trucks with unclear context. Names, dates, or places are not discernible, leaving a partial snapshot of a local notice or column.
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