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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1937
Page
4
The article advises selecting plant varieties suited to hot exposed positions and shaded areas, recommending specific perennials and annuals for each condition. It emphasizes edgings, trailing plants for terraces, and variegated color schemes, plus a note on sowing at the present time and a small herb garden for quick seasoning.
Minister Drummond notes primary education cost during 1936 reached £3,054,883 with secondary and technical education adding £1,020,657 and maintenance of buildings bringing total above £4,000,000. He cites 3506 schools, 1700 one teacher sites, and subsidised schools funded by parents, plus department administration around 2.7 percent of the total Education vote.
P L C Shepherd & Son Ltd advertises farm seeds including lucerne with high germination at 1/6 per 100 lb, Japanese millet at 2/ per cwt, and Sudan seed 4d per The 85/8 cwt. Freight extra. Cash with order. Also lists Saccaline Early Orange Sorghum Goueli and other seeds. Postal address Box 36088 GPO Sydney.
In a discussion of the Royal Commission on Australian Banking the Bank of New South Wales endorses the idea of an efficiently run central bank to guide policy but warns that adopting its recommendations as written could invite strong political interference. It argues that such interference might pressure the Commonwealth Bank to lend irresponsibly, loading debt onto taxpayers and raising costs for Australians. The bank favors improving the current system while noting inherent flaws in some proposals.
Sir Thomas Bavin notes thugs are harder to inspire than toys but calls for a Coronation Library project. The Society plans twenty five books for isolated NSW country schools to spark reading among fifty schools, with 200 plus applications already. Subscriptions fund full libraries. donors may nominate eligible schools. all work is voluntary under Bush Book Club and Victoria League.
Mr. Roland Green MP arrived in Sydney aboard the Otranto and backed Tasmania Premier Ogilvie’s attacks on wowserism. He urged stricter liquor law enforcement balanced by civic virtue, criticized capital-city dominance, and proposed six butter market reforms including improved quality, regular shipments, and a permanent London manager to supervise Australian butter.
For twenty years Australians have saved money by making a family cough and influenza remedy with HEENZO. A two-shilling bottle of concentrated HEENZO added to sweetened water yields a large supply of cough remedy superior in quality to costly ready-made products. Purity makes it suitable for babies and adults alike.
The Hon. Secretary Miss Ailsa Cullen at The Boelaty 8 a The Coronation Libraries, 18 Bligh Street Sydney, invites inquiries for further particulars.
Country producers sold 17 316 head at Blemington including 11 100 sheep and 6 216 lambs. Demand was strong with high prices for prime and suckler lambs while medium and plain descriptions fetched lower values. Notable sales included A E Harrison at Koottavatha x bred suckers to 34/11 and J Doherty Mulla more x bred lambs 38/75. cattle also showed improved demand with bullocks and cows fetching higher prices and yearlings in good demand.
A NSW report states 351 road deaths so far this year, up 3 percent from 1936, with an 8 percent rise in total vehicles on the roads. Last weekend yielded 10 deaths statewide, none in cities, with past weekends noting 11 deaths largely among pedestrians. Bradman marked his 29th birthday Friday.
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