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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1952
Page
4
A visitor to Echuca on the Victorian side of the Murray recalls the river trade era. He describes a bustling period when up to 100 paddle-wheel barges and passenger boats moved along the river, spotlighting the bustling half mile wharf, heavy tugs, numerous pubs, and rough weekends that defined the town’s early days.
In a Manila coroner inquiry, witnesses recount May 19 1953 events near the railway, detailing speeds 75 to 89 mph, a crash near Arthur Street, Byrnes drinking at the Court House Hotel, and Dr Windeyer noting Byrnes earlier sobriety. Police officers discuss voice clarity and memory gaps while exposing potential inconsistencies in statements.
UK flights carry 180000 coins weighing over ten tons to Kano Nigeria valued at over £100000 in Australian money. The coins settle payments for bumper stound-nuts, with nut value about £500 per ton. BACCO has flown roughly 30 tons of coins to Africa since last December.
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