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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
7
The Forbes fat sheep sale on Tuesday September 27 saw 8500 plus sheep penned with prime heavy wethers and suckers in demand. Buyers from Sydney and nearby districts attended as prices firmed for prime heavy sheep and well turned lambs, with steep competition from local butchers.
Quandialla hosts a large crowd for the official switch on of Hurrinjuck electricity extending one main line from Grenfell to Quandialla and Marsden Road to Beoo. The nine week project faced material and labor shortages with council officials praising town tenacity and announcing future energy plans. A cricket club formation and local notices follow with community updates and W.A. meeting rescheduled to October 8.
Garema Gerems players were beaten on Sunday by Wongajong. The club announced a squad for next Sunday to face Town on the Town courts with a mix of gents and ladies players including N. Drabech A. Wright J Foster A Quirk N Holden S Hodge and Mra A Loxley. The Garema cricket club also reformed after a Sunday meeting with Mr A Quirk as secretary.
Readable fragments indicate a cluster of Forbes civic and medical facilities including hospital, police station, ambulance, fire station, town hall, gasworks, electricity office and railway booking. The item appears as a grouped notice or directory snippet for local public services.
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