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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1952
Page
4
In Junee Hospital a pair of clever locals tricked a nurse by asking for a hospital utensil. Repeated refusals gave rise to a joke until the nurse finally retrieved it to reveal nothing but an eye. At lunch she served two bowls of plain wheat as payback.
The message honors families for supporting men serving in the Navy Army or Air Forces in Australia. It stresses that those serving strengthen national defences and that families can be justly proud of their loved ones in active duty.
British scientists are developing a torpedo intended to home in on its target. The project underscores efforts to improve weaponry amid wartime shortages and strategic needs at a local aerodrome.
Wool sales resumed in Sydney after a three week break with 3 336 bales catalogued mostly from Western Tablelands New England and Monaro. London and Perth markets showed declines though Home Trade remained supportive amid United Kingdom and Continental bidding. Top price 102d for 9 bales from Mullion Creek with numerous lots varying in quality across merino crossbreds and lambs wool.
A scrambled listing outlines daily April programming across stations with music hour dramas and talk shows. Notable items include Symphony Hour at 10.15, Sunday Opera Hour at 2.00, boxing at 9.16, and Country Hour at noon, alongside a variety of recitals and discussions through the week.
Mr L Murphy of Boggabri told the Northern Zone conference at Inverell that taxation officials had searched bank records and households. He said a motion he moved sought to limit inquiries to six years, noting investigations into 10 or 11 year records and into children’s money boxes.
In Wellington a constable challenged a bicycle rider for lacking a light. The rider replied humorously, "Where is your light? To my liver." A Court of Petty Sessions case followed, illustrating that a clever reply may not avert punishment.
Real estate and asset sales listed with buyers and creditors including Clergate Hobbys Yards Burraga Guyra and Adaminaby. Proceeds from the sale are expected to be available to proceed on April 14 with multiple entries showing balances and realized amounts in pounds and pence.
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