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The migrant centre at Parkes saved the town of Forbes not once, but twice! This report details how the women of the Parkes Migrant Centre saved the bean crop of Forbes. Source: NEW AUSTRALIAN WOMEN SAVE FORBES BEAN CROP (1951, April 17). The Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219101306

The migrant centre at Parkes saved the town of Forbes not once, but twice! This report details how the women of the Parkes Migrant Centre saved the bean crop of Forbes. Source: NEW AUSTRALIAN WOMEN SAVE FORBES BEAN CROP (1951, April 17). The Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219101306

The migrant centre at Parkes saved the town of Forbes not once, but twice! This report details how the women of the Parkes Migrant Centre saved the bean crop of Forbes. Source: NEW AUSTRALIAN WOMEN SAVE FORBES BEAN CROP (1951, April 17). The Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219101306

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