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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1935
Page
3
Fragmented OCR lists prices for shirts trousers pyjamas hats and bags from a vintage shop. Entries include men’s shirts at 17 shillings, felt hats, fibre and leather suit cases with prices from 4/6 to 42/6, and woollen garments described as novel or ‘Mlestherlike’ with varying shillings.
A historic Australian prison exhibits updated architecture and humane reforms. Warden Martin and Comptroller Hinchey push open‑air work camps and self‑supporting aims while inmates learn carpentry, tailoring, and baking. The article notes better cells, duco spraying, and shop variety as part of a craft‑driven program.
The article describes a compact gaol where five hours nightly are set for reading, writing, and study, with inmates encouraged to pursue correspondence courses at the Technical College. It highlights programming for different groups, including short-term youths tending gardens, and notes Governor O Connor’s reputation for tempering justice with mercy and strong administration.
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