Golf Notes at Manila Golf Club Mixed Foursome Opens
Sixty eight players contest opening day events at Manila Golf Club with visitors from Tamworth and Barraba. Mixed Canadian foursome winners Mr and Mrs Small of Barraba carded 41 nett, while D and A York of Barraba won the fourball prize. Mr Trev Price praises visiting players and lunches, with next weekend set for Mixed Foursome and Mackenzie Cup first round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla Golfs Club
Tamworth
Barraba
A. York
W. Boylan
K. Small
Manilla
Mrs. Small
Mr. Langdon
Miss Smith
P. Byrnes
R. Grantham
Pittman
M. Dyson
A. Davis
F. O'Neill
T. Dyson
Trev. Price
Price
Jubilee Fete at School Promises Rich Donations Friday
Donations in money and kind pour in for the Jubilee Fete with a sweets stall offering home made delicacies. Various stalls run by classes and student groups, including motions by girls and boys, and refreshments by the Mothers Club, set to begin at 2 p.m. this Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
Cemetery Cleanup Ad Seeks Sacks Flame Throwers
An Express ad requests knapsacks and flame throwers to clean cemetery grounds. Helpers should forward equipment to Council Chambers by Saturday and meet at Manilla Post Office Sunday at 9 a.m. Roll up and assist this project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Manilla
Manilla Court Finds Two Drivers at Petty Sessions
At Manilla Court of Petty Sessions James Fatrick Miller was fined £5 for drink driving and £2 for an unserviceable vehicle. He received the benefit of Section 556A. Morton Thomas Stewart must enter a £20 two year good behaviour bond for attempting to operate a vehicle while intoxicated. he also received Section 556A. Mr. D H Kennedy represented both defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla Court of Petty Sessions
James Fatrick Miller
Morton Thomas Stewart
D. H. Kennedy
J. D Kennedy
Ill-Treating Horse Case In Manilla Court
Charles Michael Sing was fined £15 at Manilla Court of Petty Sessions for ill treating a horse. Police report Constable Stanford observed a grey pony in Manilla Street with a large open back wound under saddle cloth causing pain. The defendant claimed it was a sweat blister. The S M noted the animal must have suffered terrific pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Michael Sing
Manilla
Set
Lucas
Stanford
S. M
J. B. Hodgson
Amateur Anglers Clash As Manilla Visits Gunnedah
The Gunne dah Amateur Anglers Club hosted 13 Manilla members for a Sunday fishing contest. Weather was perfect. 100 lb of fish were landed with Gunnedah at 53 points to Manilla's 17. D McDonald of Gunnedah won the biggest catch at 20 lb for 21 points. The largest fish overall went to an 11 year old Gunnedah lad, while the best Manilla fish weighed 4 lb. Runners up were K Sutherland and A Davis with 3 lb fish each. A Manilla member also caught a 5 ft brown snake in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnedah Amateur Anglers Club
Manilla Club
Gunnedah
Manilla
D. McDonald
G. Sutherland
K. ‘Sutherland
A. Davis
Narrabri Freehold Property Sells at Record Price
A 227 acre freehold property beside Narrabri sold at public auction last Friday to Mr. Thomas Terbutt of Narrabri for £26 11 per acre. The bid was brisk and set a district record. Auctioneers were Messrs Hutton and Co of Narrabri and W J Byrnes of Manilla.
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Narrabri
O. K. Neal
Thomas Terbutt
Narabi
Messrs. Hutton and Co
W. J. Byrnes
Manilla
Housing shortage claim echoes in Elliott NT town
A clash of figures prompts a bold housing note in Elliott Northern Territory where 50 percent of homes sit vacant. Population stands at 20 with six new houses built for officials, three occupied, three empty. No social Native Affairs Officer, no police cells, and no school teacher due to absence of children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Elliott
Northern Territory
Federal election issues and Labour obstructions
A bulletin from the Federal Parliamentary Country Party argues the 1949 Labour Senate blocked measures to stabilise costs, boost production, and defend the nation. It cites Labour delays on the Banking Bill and calls for an overwhelming Labour Senate defeat to end deadlock and sustain the Menzies Fadden programme. A local scene unfolds in a hotel lounge as a would-be politician seeks attention.
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Country Party
Senate
House of Representatives
A.lp
Labor Party
Menzies-Fadden
Chifley
Commonwealth Bank
Labor
Menzies- Fadden
The
People
Manilla Council Election Voting Rules Declared
Electors must vote in the May 5 council by election to fill one vacancy. All ratepayers and Manilla residents on the electors roll must vote. Postal vote applications due by April 30 1951. Voting hours are 8 am to 8 pm. Residents who moved to Manilla after June 1 1950 are exempt from voting in this campaign.
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Manilla
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Stoddart & Hayward Pty., Ltd
P.O
Furnishers
Bannister
Dengate
S. R. Reid
Dominion Motor
Singer
Willys, Studebaker
Mitchell-Shearer Farm
Allis Chalmers Tractors
Strafford Street
Simpson
P.O. Box
England
H, G MacKenzie & S0%9 Pty. Ltd
Manilla Street, Manilla
Goopov
Cooper
A. C. Veness & Son
United Service
Roberts
Uralla
Methodist Church
H. J. A. Emmis
Inc
Skei
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