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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1936
Page
2
Wool and Rayon knitwear items include Knickers in several weights and styles with Lastex bands and ribbed legs. Pure Wool pieces feature lace panels and ribbed fabric with brassiere tops. Nightdress and a dressing jacket line offered in multiple sizes and colors. Prices not shown.
Manilla community contemplates reforming the defunct race club to use a £400 trust fund for a new course or picnic events. The Manilla Returned Soldiers' League backs study by Lt. C. Elwood and a sub-committee, with invites planned to racing officials Grace and Johnston to address the league.
At a Manilla League meeting President J Coates and members including C Nott L C Elwood I G Miller M T Stewart and others planned to compile a list of returned service personnel. They discussed moving meeting day to Saturday and arranging visits with Somerton League and Liverpool Plain Soldiers tennis event from April 10 to 13. Regular Tamworth canteen functions and league social efforts were noted.
Una Urquhart seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W Urquhart North Manilla died after being struck by a car near the northern footbridge pillar on the Manilla river crossing. She was returning from school about 2 pm and died at Manilla District Hospital that evening. An inquest is scheduled for tomorrow with public sympathy expressed for the family.
A train from Auckland travels along the Waikato River through Tamaki Plain to Taupiri and Ngaruawahia. The article notes Maori fortifications, historical battles, and the river as a historic highway, then passes Hopuhopu camp and the dairy country toward Frankton Junction and Hamilton before continuing to Rotorua.
Sunday golf featured Reg Chapman impressing with a squared par effort, Les Elwood one down, and several players trailing by multiple strokes. A Wednesday club stroke competition follows with a lengthy draw. The piece then wanders through a scenic route from Rotorua to Taupo describing forests, rapids, Wairakei, Huka Falls, Aratiatia, Arapuni power, and the Waikato River, ending with hopes for harnessing natural power for New Zealand's future.
At the Manilla Returned Soldiers League meeting President J. Coates announced arrangements for the Memorial Service Day on April 25, with Moore to conduct and Rev A Battersby to give the address. Light rain was starting and 45 points were being logged at press time.
The draw for Wednesday 8th instant lists pairings including Miss Lal Park vs Miss Podmore and Mrs W Chapman vs Miss Grantham. Other matches involve Mrs Podmore with Mrs Anstey and Mrs Pittman with Mrs Coleman. Arrangements for players not in the draw to be made at the club house.
The Manilla Cycle Club held a trial spin ahead of the road racing season with a 32 mile course and sprint finish. Nelson won the event with E Sprudd second. Carnival entries are requested from Newcastle Attanga Tamworth and Barraba. First race starts at 2 1m sharp. An evening dance and euchre party will be held in Memorial Hall.
A motor bus returning from the railway station collided with a lorry at Court and Rowan streets scattering vegetables and fruit. The lorry suffered heavy damage, the bus slight damage, and no injuries occurred. Later a lorry struck a loose horse on Manilla Bridge, breaking two legs and the animal was destroyed.
On Saturday May 2 a 1280 acre Halls Creek property named Shadow Vale will be offered for sale by public auction by A C Veness and Son under instructions from the Trustees of the Estate of the late Thomas McDonald.
At the Manilla Business Men’s Association annual meeting A C Veneta was re elected president with D M Mackenzie J N Kennedy as vice presidents and D H Kennedy as secretary and treasurer. Visiting Mackenzie from Glen Innes stirred local crowds with a cricket dispute at the oval where some spectators insulted officials.
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