Manilla Jubilee Ball Opens 50th Church Anniversary
The Manilla Presbyterian Church marked its 50th anniversary with a ball opened by Mr. W. A. Chaffey MLA. The event featured the Manilla Pipe Band, Jubilee cake, a Miss Jubilee sash awarded to Miss Jill Crapp, and a supper by the Womens Guild amid stage decorations and Scottish dancing. Photographs of the cake and sash were sold as mementos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Chaffey
Chaffey
Manilla
A. L. Hewitt
Tamworth
Hewitt
John Mitchell
Presbyterian Womens Guild
Wicks
Emms
Methodist
Mirs
J.D. Kennedy
N. Ward
C. Wick
Jubilee
Womens Guild
Pagy
John Moore
J. Staples
Jill Crapp
Miss A. Stokes
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Garden
Manilla Court Fines Licenced Publican for Liquor Violation
In Manilla Court of Petty Sessions, former Royal Hotel licensee Mrs Josephine W Irwin fined £5 for liquor during prohibited hours. Conviction not recorded due to first offence. J P Geaghan of Barraba fined £10 plus costs for holiday pay failure, with union-backed action presented by M Clancy and evidence from Thomas Allen. Industrial Magistrates Court also addressed worker pay disputes and union actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Mrs. Irwin
D. H. Kennedy
J. D. Kennedy
Tolst
J. B. Hodgson
John P. Geaghan
Barraba
Geaghan
R. P. Handcock
Building Workers Industry Union
B.awi.u
M. Clancy
Clancy
Thomas Allen
Allen
J. P. Geaghan
Sf West Manilla
J. P
Wss
Jetter
Cock Me
Union
Fancy Hosiery and Accessories Department Sale
Catalog of special清 discounts on hosiery gloves belts handbags diaries strings and trims with reduced prices for rayon service weights wool gloves fabric gloves and odds and ends including rib bon s and laces ear rings and brooches in varied lot sizes and prices.
Dress Department Wool Remnants At Half Price
CORDUROY VELVETEEN black only 9/11 yard and 5 WOOL FROCKING in mauve saxe gold rose black. SPECIAL 24/11 yard 5 inch brown wool frocking. 27/6 yard Angora cloth 54 inches in pink green navy Jemon. SPECIAL 27/6 yard. CONT MSS TABLE OF REMNANTS ALL HALF PRICE. M. C. MACKENZIE & SONS PTY. LTD
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tt. Navy
Two Fined For Traffic Breaches
At Manilla and Tamworth petty sessions two motorists were fined for speeding. Albertus Van Gorkom of Tamworth received £7 for driving 47 mph in a built up area on 15 May 1954 with two prior convictions. Wilton White of Manilla was fined £5 for riding a motorcycle at 40 mph on 26 March 1954, also with two prior speeding convictions. The defendants claimed faulty speed indicators and explained changes in driving habits since past offences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
O'Keefe
Arthur Street
Manius
Wilton HH White
Manilla Street
Manilla P and C Association Meeting Notes
The Manilla P and C Association held a Wednesday meeting with President G B Collins presiding. Secretary J A Haining reported on Education Week plans and progress. A £10 allocation for expenses and £20 for school library books were approved. Letters from the Premier and Education Minister cited sewerage and extra class accommodation as high priority. A thank you note was planned for Mr. and Mrs. H B Dowe for their role in the recent Wongo Creek function and ongoing school support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla,p. and C. Association
G. BR. Collins
J. A. Haining
Education Week Committee
W. A. Chaffey
Manilla
H. B. Dowe
Wongo /Creek
It is worthier to deserve honour than to possess it
A concise maxim attributed to Thomas Fuller stating that merit earned through deserving honour outweighs mere possession of status or title. The quotation emphasizes virtue and earned distinction over privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fuller
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Imackenzies' Eresiriet
Oor
Manchester
Border
Inverell Farmers and Settlers Association
Macintyre Shire
Dante
Fancy
M. C. MacKenzie & Sons Pty. Ltd
M. Leyden
J. D. Kennedy and Sons
Montifs
Stoddart
Hayward
Act
Stoddart & Haywatd
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