Appreciation Letter to Shire Council for Road Works
Mr M L Roberts secretary of Halls Creek Progress Association thanks Mandowa Shire Council for the Manila Bendemeer and Bungen dore roads work and says the road is now all-weather and best in the shire. He requests attention to two crossings on Halls Creek Attunga road. the Shire Engineer notes funding in 1952 53 Federal Aid allocation. The Association will be notified and thanked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
RSL
A. A. Duprez
Duprez
Debs
L.ridgewell
D. O'Brien
O 'Margaret Gore
Erin
Ald. G. F
Grill
Mandowa Shire
Oy G.S. R. Park
Park
R. C Veness
R. Veness
R. O. B. Fagan
Len Ridgewell
C. 0. Ghys
M. L. Roberts
Halls Creek
Attunga
Jechimson
Vandals Drain Ambulance Petrol In Namoi Street Incident
Early Tuesday a vandal(s) drained 12 gallons of petrol from an Ambulance car and replaced it with water. Driver Mr Wray Cooke failed to start the vehicle and it was towed to a garage where water in the fuel was found. The car had not been called out, as Cooke was on a routine run. The incident occurred in Namoi street, with similar driveways reported in Manilla recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wray Cooke
Manilla youth bonded for driving under influence
A 19 year old Army transport driver in Manilla was bound over 12 months for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He admitted nine or ten drinks, damaged a fence and a car, and promised to pay for damages. The court noted youth and Army service and placed him on good behavior under section 556A of the Crimes Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Sgt. Maskill
Rncigibeaai
Kevin Baldock
D. H. Kennedy
Will “Gra
Blue Couch Kills 600 Sheep in Sydney Pasture
A mob of twelve hundred sheep grazing on blue couch grass suffered heavy losses with six hundred dying over several days. Principal Veterinary Officer R M Watts attributes the deaths to prussic acid in the blue couch, reported in Sydney. An Adelaide doctor reportedly found a cheap arthritis treatment and a man’s hair growth record in the Antarctic is noted as a side remark.
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Blue Couch
R. M. Watts
Department of Agriculture
Sydney
Adelaide
Wear a Tin Hat Auction for Anzac Day Proceeds
An article reflects on the dawn of April 25 1815 and the sacrifices of ANZAC soldiers from World Wars I and II. It notes battles such as Suvla Bay Crete and Tobruk, the fight against tyranny, and the ongoing hope for peace. Miniature tin hats will be sold to support veterans and their dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anzac
Suvla Bay
Ars
Greece
Crete
Tobruk
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Woollens
Autumn
Wae
Ayer
Bey Ee
FANCY
Nylaness
M. ‘C- MacKenzie
R. Fagan
Mesdames! Ghys
Windeyer
Dove and Boylan
Mrs. Forward
Phil Jeffries
Bob Morrison
Mandowa
Medhurst
Maskill
South Street
Defendant
Clifton’s Pty. Limited
Stoddart
Hayward
Netta Wool
Highland Sports
Patons
Sloddart & Hayward
P.O
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