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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1951
Page
2
Sunday April 29 entries close with G Rowe contact 245 or under signed by 12 30 p m Saturday 28 phone 641 B Russell honorable secretary records indicate final submission deadline and contact details for event participation.
The engagement is announced between Shirley Hatch youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs M T Hatch North Manilla and Raymond eldest son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Barraba. Also notes include Mr and Mrs John Bryan receiving congratulations on a newborn son and several local residents holidaying in Sydney Port Macquarie and Sydney with family updates from Mrs L Longton and others.
An error in last issue misassembled a Senate voting advertisement by the Australian Country Party, misplacing a blank slug and grouping the candidates incorrectly. The corrected advertisement appears at the bottom of this page. We regret the inconvenience to the Australian Country Party and readers.
The council notes that the Local Government Act requires compulsory voting in the upcoming by election on May 5. Every elector must cast a ballot, and the resolution passed at the last meeting confirms these provisions remain in effect.
Nominees for the New England division include David Henry Drummond of Armidale and William Herbert Wilson of Glen Innes. A election poll is set for Saturday April 28 1951 with polling from eight in the morning to eight in the evening at listed polling places across Manilla Wongo Creek and adjacent districts.
Nominations accepted for the office of alderman Arthur Thomas Hall and Noel John Simpson. A poll of electors will be held Saturday May 5 1951 from 8am to 8pm at Council Chambers Manilla. Voting is compulsory for those on the municipal roll. Postal voting available for illness or absence programs with applications due April 30 1951 and ballots due May 4 1951. Returning Officer R A Browne Manilla April 20 1951.
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