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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1953
Page
4
A historic note records a woman umpire presiding at a cricket game in Coffs Harbour marking a rare gender milestone. The piece also mentions eggs being costly due to wartime shell shortages and a nationwide beer consumption figure of 178 million gallons last year averaging 20 gallons per person.
Postmaster General Mir Anthony reported 524 new post offices opened from 1950 to 1952, bringing the total to 10,000. He praised the department’s vigor, noted Liberal and Country Party collaboration, and listed completed or ongoing works in several NSW electorates including Croydon Park, Gunniedah, Wertis Creek, Wharromine, Habord, Brookvale, Dee Why, St Marys, Richmond, Brunswick Heads, Murwillumbah, The Entrance, Double Bay, and others.
Judge McKillop ruled the bookmaker acted as agent when placing bets with other bookmakers, making those funds a legally collectable betting debt. Direct bets accepted by the bookmaker fell outside this category, resulting in a verdict for 450 pounds to the bookmaker. The report ends with a brief note on a Royal Air Force trainer.
A Newcastle resident submits a satirical note to the Newcastle Paper noting Stalin died at 10 am Moscow time. The writer jests that body viewing would yield absurd procession rates of 71428 per hour or 20 per second, then questions if anyone viewed the body or if Russians perform double somersaults off kitchen tables.
A discussion explains the term truss of hay used in country snow societies hay and straw contests. The old English measure varies by material. A truss of old hay weighed 56 lb and a truss of new hay varies. A load of new hay equals 136 trusses weighing 19 cwt 32 lb, while a load of old hay equals 18 cwt and a load of straw 11 cwt 64 lb.
Supplementary feeding aids fat lamb production by balancing protein and carbohydrates and supporting digestion. It builds resistance to internal parasites, reduces drenches, helps prevent enterotoxaemia, and speeds fattening while yielding firmer lambs ready for market. It also supports lambs without ewes during dry periods. free leaflet available from the Department of Agriculture. The Duke of Windsor will not attend the Coronation.
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