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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1926
Page
2
Advertisement notes Manilla's Best Value wool blankets in five shades white silver grey dark grey brown with sizes 64 by 72 63 by 81 79 by 90 and 8 by 00. Includes quilts 6 by 5 and cream flanelette sheets priced from 2 shillings 6 pence to 12 shillings. Inspection invited.
The adjourned carnival held at the Mechanics Institute on Saturday drew a fair crowd despite cold weather and a dengue epidemic. Me. HD Collier ran gates, H.R. Osborn oversaw vendors, and stalls for jumble goods, cheap tall, and refreshments were run by local volunteers.
Deaths show 6 males and 1 female. births tallied 90 17 with 7 females. marriages noted. Sydney wear sales began the twentieth series on Monday. Australian cricketers arrived in Tearton to a warm reception. Rain doused Howey and raised river levels to 15 feet. Methuen universities report students fed amid formative betas in noninjection studies.
A bright ceremony at St Mark's Church of England Picton united Miss Alien Ruth Reeves eldest daughter of W Reeves Ballina and Mr Matthew Hamilton Brown son of Mr and Mrs Brown Conta Mundra Ney Arihue Reeves Rural Dean of South Sydney officiated. The bride wore white georgette beaded in silver with a coronet of orange blossoms and carried pink roses. After the service Mr Gordon Edwards played the organ and the couple left for a Blue Mountains motor tour. They will live at Cootamundra Picton with Miss Reeves and Miss Mullholland aiding.
A Manila sale announcement by Byrnes prompts a special sheep sale on Saturday in May with about 10 000 sheep yarded. The ad notes full yardage numbers and mentions other winter goods including men’s wool sweaters and wool pullovers with listed prices.
In a heated council session Ald Morris pushes for more help for maintenance crews and faster concrete work. He cites three months of stalled tasks including footpath repairs at Stoddart's building and asks why funds aren’t moving to clear congestion.
The Municipal Council plans to fence land known as the Point between the Namor J and Manilla Rivers and erect a shed to house the sanitary cart. The shed is budgeted at £23 and aims to end the nuisance of the cart near the contractor’s residence. The works committee is empowered to choose the shed site.
Slowing' Bond told the Shire Council executors of the late D. Downs seek permission to close and purchase a road east of Veness portions and separating parcels 1 25 35 125 and 4 25 from 120 and 1. The road has never served the public and is useless for watering stock at the river end, with potential improvements requiring hundreds of pounds. The council offered no action.
The advertisement calls for Northern Shareholders in Amalgamated Textiles Fans to discuss and provide important information. It notes that the technical committee wants instructions from shareholders and asks for input.
The Manila Presbyterian farewell honored Mr and Mrs Avis as they depart. Dr Heywood praised Mr Avis as a beloved teacher and community leader, noting the trust placed in him by parents and pupils. Local officials lauded his influence on children and the town, with tributes from Alderman Morris and others.
A fundraising prize draw in Sydney promises ten thousand pounds in prizes for hospitals and charities. Readers sending the paragraph with a stamped 1 shilling note receive one paid ticket and a free ticket. limited free tickets available.
The Manilla Hospital April committee meeting notes an expedited septic tank installation and a plan to fund a brass plaque if a donor contributes 50 pounds yearly to honor the Junior Red Cross. Nurse Neild resigns. Nivne Richmont named to the vacancy. Public Works plans for an extra ward proceed. tenders invited.
The piece recounts Willy Craig son of the Craig Steamship president facing debts and a dramatic birthday gift to Glenn Hayden followed by romance with Tarps daughter Jineht. The Sighs will star at Monhautes Pies night this Wednesday.
A memorial ceremony at Watsons Creek cemetery commemorates Kenneth Claude Northey missing since July 5 1925 and found July 16. Community funds raised by Monilla and Down Shire volunteers financed the grave tablet and other memorial expenses. speeches praised searchers and the enduring sympathy of northern districts.
Contractors Potter Tras wait for government word to proceed as the government holds a 10 deposit for months. The project changeover from the old telephone room at the post office Moo to the new building is finished. Boys will pulllayers from 8/6 ivtneys and hoys enat sweaters from 6/0 wt Stoddart's.
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