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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
4
The calendar lists sunrise and sunset times for Saturday August 15 and Monday August 10, noting phases from First Quarter on Wednesday August 5 to Full Moon on August 12 and a last entry for Newton on Thursday August 21, with several garbled words.
A Manila to Abria railway proposal moves forward after a New Mexico meeting on August 6 1908. Delegates urged authorities to hear evidence from the Parliamentary Works Committee and press the minister to consider the line as a national development project with potential high standard cultivation sites along the route.
About twenty residents attended the Wednesday gathering chaired by F E Heywood. Resolutions urged Parliament Works Committee to consider the Manilla to Hoggabri line as national, authorize contact with allied leagues, and appoint McKeon Porter to present deputation to Minister for Works with S W Moore assisting.
Mr. Lewis Ants has returned to Manilla from four months in Queensland in search of land. Special fares at the local railway station drew many country visitors. Telegrams from J. Coote celebrate Brisbane Show successes with four prizes and several seconds. The Assembly approved four closer settlement estates totaling thousands of acres near Tamworth Cowra Culcairn and Forbes. Barraba Anglican Church foundation stone laid by Archdeacon Moxon. Rev H C Barnes attended. a concert raised funds and was well supported.
Saturday morning northbound train brought to Tamworth two brothers of men who died suddenly on the previous day both en route to funerals J Olliphant and George Wilkinson. The two hotel-keepers were brothers of the deceased men. Mrs Dunn and Mrs Dunn of Manilla depart. stationmaster Mr Dunn and wife active Roman Catholic workers. A testimonial was presented to Mr Dunn as he leaves the railway station.
Tamworth auctioneers Lowcock Broughton and King expect 500 to 600 head at their big sale starting Tuesday September 22. About 200 head already booked and more sellers urged to enter early. The firm has sold over 2,000 horses at the Gunnedah market in two years, and recent Tulcumbah clearance sold 300 head at an average of £18, indicating reliability.
The document details ship tonnages, gun counts, and crew sizes across multiple states including Connecticut Vermont Kansas Louisiana and others. It lists total 460 guns and 12 793 crew divided into four divisions with named flagships and states grouped per division.
A reader pleads for space to address housing shortages in Manila. The writer, a stranger seeking residence, asks for support and notes difficulty finding a place to live amid rising demand and investment. The letter emphasizes urgency of dwelling options and warns against fear of rainy seasons or economic concerns.
James S. McGowen appeals to readers to publish his letter in full so the public can judge opposition voices in Parliament. He accuses papers of biased coverage and urges fair play for his party during the state debates.
Patrick Mangan, a potato digger, set a local record at Springbank on Mr. William Hayes’s paddock. He worked 15 days, averaging 25 bags per day, with a peak of 29 bags in one day. He was struck by lighter tog balls on Meaney Road, suffering head burns and singed hair but is recovering.
The minister cited total expenditure figures with 350 outstanding in arrears across estates. Myall Creek showed 3483 4d debt, Gobbagatbalin 1430 168, Wart 63067/10/8. About two thirds of applications for moremortgaged areas had progress. 16 applications on Myall Creek with six granted and three refused, two on Gobbagatbalin, and one on Marrar refused.
The late Mrs Rouse who died recently had lived in the Manilla district for 31 years. Born May 1 1835 on Manning River she was in her 14th year. She was mother of 12 children five alive and left 56 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Ven Archdeacon Moxon Vicar General Diocese of Grafton and Armidale visited Manilla Thursday while passing through from Barraba.
The Auckland reception for Admiral Sperry featured the Premier presenting a casket of gold and wood, while Sir Joseph Ward praised Roosevelt as a beacon of common blood and civilisation. The Governor and Sperry spoke on peace, Anglo-American unity, and shared Pacific interests under the Hague principles.
The article notes American First Week did not influence the butter price surge. Grass shortages in Victorian and Tasmanian dairying regions drive the abnormal Sydney and Brisbane butter costs. Butter from New South Wales and Queensland ships in large barge quantities to ease Victoria and Tasmania butter famine after weeks of cold storage stockpiles in Sydney.
The match finished in a 6 to 6 draw as Red forces and Mexico played a tight second half. Buss and Bliss contributed tries for the Reds while Regan referee the outing. Mexico attacked with vigor but could not convert several chances before halftime and late pressure evened the score.
A ballot on forfeited improvement leases embracing 30 000 ecrées was held at Condobolin on Wednesday. Among 187 applicants, 162 were eligible to participate.
Reports from Melbourne note the Postmaster General’s annual revenue at 3,700,090 pounds, to be spent. a football match near Summertown ends in a five minute fight. a Kronberg meeting between King Edward and the German Emperor is described as unusually cordial. other items mention costs of foods, transport delays, and distant travel hardships.
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