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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
4
The Newcastle Tobacco Manufacturing Co offers Flying Cloud pipe mixtures and Mountain Ash tobacco in tins, packets, and flakes. Prices range from 1/6 to 9/6 per unit with moisture preserving containers advertised. The ad emphasizes quality and convenient packaging for moist tobacco.
The Old Sobraon, launched 1866 and once the largest composite ship, lies at Berry's Bay on the North Sydney side of Port Jackson. Once a celebrated passenger liner, she may be preserved or sent to breakers as debates over her future continue.
The Sobraon endured fierce gales off the Grazor group in 1889 and sailed at 14 knots with near-bare poles. It faced near-ashore danger in snowy English Channel routes, achieved a Sydney voyage in 73 days and Cape Otway in 60 from London, under Captain Elm sle.
Notice warns that anyone shooting or hunting or interfering with fences on Willamby will be prosecuted without regard to persons. All prior permissions are withdrawn by R. H. Hudson.
Property owner A Baldwin issues a caution against shooting trapping poisoning or trespassing on the Brubb property. All prior permissions are canceled and any violators will be dealt with as the law directs without respect to persons.
The article notes ships sailing from Sydney and Melbourne in February to help passengers avoid English winter. It cites the Sobraon as a safe ship with a lone tragedy a girl lost overboard while the vessel traveled at 18 knots. Boats were deployed four minutes after the accident.
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