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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1954
Page
1
Bargain list details nylons 30 den and special 3/11 to 12/11, strong ISL HOSE, rayon service weights, wool gloves and fabric gloves oddments, ladies handbags assorted, elastic belts with clearances from 10/6 to 30/-, each 5/11 or 15/11, prices shown per item.
Wool angora cloth in pink green light navy and lemon colors offered by M C Mackenzie and Sons Pty Ltd. Special deal 27/6 per yard. Limited stock on display in the dress department.
Manilla Race Club reports a highly successful season despite one washout. Prize money reached 1595 pounds, aided by tax relief and improved facilities including a new administrative building, covered stalls, enhanced shelter, memorial gates, and 20 bookmakers stands. Gratitude expressed to staff, sponsors, and media partners, with notes on committee attendance and scheduling pressures for the next year.
Albert Henry Geddes died suddenly at home on May 29 aged 66. He served three years overseas with the 5th U S Company AIF, fought at the Somme and Flanders, and later with a garrison battalion in WWII. Survived by widow and seven children David Gleaffrey Clifford Thomas Ruth Margaret Joyce, with brothers George and William Geddes and sisters Mrs Winter and Mrs A Collins, among others. Funeral at St Andrews Presbyterian Church and graveside conducted by Rev John Mitchell.
Ist Grade results list Werris Creek 3 West 47 Walcha 14 North 13 East 10 Armidale 33 Uralla 4. Werris Creek 4 Manilla 2. West 12 Walcha 3. North 31 East 0. Armidale 34 Uralla 3. Juniors Manilla 4 Werris Creek 2 West 1 Walcha 2 North 6 East 4 Armidale 5 Uralla 2. Next weekend Manilla v Armidale West v North Uralla v East Werris Creek v Walcha. Community note: justice for skilled workers, Mr Herold Holt.
The Manilla Race Club held its annual meeting at the Mechanics Institute last Friday. Reports showed a credit balance of £250 12s 5d and an actual surplus of £1283 19s 2d for the year, with income including members subs and gate takings. Officers elected include Patron Mr T A W Roberts, President Mr V J Byrnes, Treasurer Mr F Harvey, and Secretary Mr D E Hunt with various committee posts listed. A motion to elect officers by the committee was noted for next meeting. A committee meeting followed with fencing progress and a call for 70 more financial members. the next club meeting is September 4 with £250 prize-money and a £50 main event handicap.
The Saturday shoot was postponed due to rain and will now be fired on September 4. A Woods Reef team visited, winning 666 to 659. W. G. Hall won the aggregate. A return match is set at Woods Reef on August 29. The 600 yards not fired Sunday will be shot next Sunday afternoon.
Frederick G. Green of Wickham Newcastle and Layton Campbell of West Tamworth were injured in a late Saturday crash on the Manilla Tamworth road. They were taken to Manilla District Hospital with facial injuries and shock, condition satisfactory the following day. Green said he fell asleep at the S bend four miles from Manilla, the car struck two poles then head-on with a third.
A review of The Sunburnt Country edited by Tan Bevan discusses Australia’s postwar migration, with 725000 migrants since the war including 275000 from the United Kingdom. It features essays by Chester Wilmot Martin Boyd Paul Brickhill and other prominent Australian writers on policy cities Aboriginal life and sport. The Queen has accepted the book as a tribute and aid for the Royal visit, and it is available at Manila Public Library.
The weekend bowls card lists Saturday the 14th with Consistency Handicap A Maskill versus A Davig and N Simpson versus R Brady plus B Singles entries Coorey Gore F Sampson J A Byrnes C Hayward v C Taylor A Coupland W Coupland 4 Campbell. Sunday the 15th features C J Byrnes Memorial Pairs with E Taylor and C Taylor v Price and R Brady and the teams J A Byrnes with W J Byrnes A White with A Blanch.
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