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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
6
Two Scots sought a clever way to attach a penny between two wheels and make it look as if money fell, planning to exploit a trick to place the coin on the axle. A quirky scheme emerged as they considered a tray bit and a devised mechanism to expose the currency.
The piece advises planting and maintenance tasks during dormancy, highlighting pot grown stock, soil quality, and ample water. It celebrates Podalyria Grandiflora, recommends dividing Cannas, and suggests trying Gloxinia, Pelargonium, Gladioli, Calla lilies, and new perennials like Larkspurs and Nepenthes, with notes on timing and care.
Don Bradman dominates public attention across Australia as schools play cricket amid football season. Suburban streets name avenues, shop posters and postcards celebrate the young batting master while broadcasts echo his fame. Names, songs, and even a new drink bear his label, reflecting widespread adoration and media worship of the famed cricketer.
An old advertisement from Shepherds offers two spring seed packets for 2/6 post free. The Flower Offer includes blends like Snapdragons and Delphiniums. The Vegetable Offer lists carrots cabbage radish turnip lettuce and beet seeds. Items are described with pricing in old currency and references to a garden seed house in Sydney.
A Sunday speed trial near Castlereagh was interrupted by a Methodist minister objecting to it on religious grounds. Flags were removed, the crowd dispersed, and police were summoned as the event was abandoned. The case touched local council limits and amid broader notes on hospital staffing and a factory registration fine in Coff's Harbour.
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