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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1951
Page
4
Printed and published by the proprietor George Arthur Greaves of Manilla Street Manilla in the State of New South Wales.
At the Farmers and Settlers conference in Sydney a strong protest was made against fines on landholders with a few rabbits. It was contended that owners proving they were taking adequate pest control measures should have charges withdrawn.
The book Behind Bamboo chronicles Australians held by Japanese during World War II. Rohan Rivett writes of captivity in ships huts and jungles, honoring heroic endurance and those who did not return. Rivett, captured in Java and later in Burma, details the 60,000 prisoners who labored on the Burma railway.
A notice lists church services across Manilla Somerton Millswindi Wongo Creek and other parishes. Included are times for Church of England Methodist Presbyterian and Divine Worship with Rev. A Albee as guest preacher at the evening service. Sunday School at 10 am and fellowship at 6 30 pm.
Town Clerk R A Browne reports accounts for year ended 1 December 1950 audited and awaiting formal council receipt. 1951 entries started, final accounting in arrears due to heavy routine work. Roma Casey appointed to fill vacancy from Miss Wheeler's resignation, duties began 2 August 1951. Recommends junior clerical assistant for sewerage records and costings to speed inspections and reduce delays. At Port Macquarie council meeting Alderman Cowan cited four impounding officers as “a bunch of no hopers.”
In Hoboken New Jersey eleven year old Joe Lawless limped into a hospital with a bullet wound in his leg and told the resident doctor You dont have to dig there doc I already dug it out with my penknife Just put some penicillin in Authorities warn that any person or persons found trespassing fishing or interfering with fences or other property on Kirkconnel without permission will be prosecuted without respect to persons RE Park.
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