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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1923
Page
4
The page lists discounted fabrics and garments including 20 Pieces SHEETING and CALICO with bale prices and sale figures, then shifts to a parliamentary scene where Mr McKell and others discuss the Cremation Bill with little opposition and a remark about Mark Anthony Davidson.
Reports from Armidale and other towns note hospitalizations after tree falls while bird nesting. a Glen Innes accident injures Mrs Craig with a forehead gash. Donations include £1000 from Mr MacRobertson to NSW hospitals and charities. Turkey losses from a Bogan resident are coupled with a fatal snake attack. Murwillumbah council debates public holidays. A world trip plan with a nurse accompanies a family, and a 3,000,000 gold stash is found near Parmas. Prohibited immigrant charges against Gilchrist, Watt and S Anderson face £106 fines each. Wheat crops vary light to failing. some farmers report good yields on fallowed land. A car expert’s mock fuel-saving devices fail. Port Macquarie fisheries and oysters noted. Port Macquarie’s historical ties and local figures featured. Murray the Aboriginal King noted as dining regularly. history recalls mayoral era and the “Half Crown King.”
A letter to St Margaret's Hospital in Sydney urges support for the Christmas Art Union with prizes including a £100 David Jones prize and a baby care incentive. The writer, Mr Meln erney from Polvora via Rourke, promotes tickets and urges immediate action as readers are invited to contribute guinea valued tickets and postage for result slips.
The Quirindi Gazette condemns cadging and street stalls that push charity lists and solicitations in main streets. It urges mayoral action to curb abuse, noting children and bystanders are pressured, while paying merchants face unfair competition and street crowds become hostile.
Mr. Gk Hay Coolausatis notes Wembley Park Lane hosts the Empire Exhibition to display Australia’s progress and diverse products The exhibition aims to prove reconstruction capacity strength and self sufficiency and attract large crowds despite a site slightly out of central London with improved traffic facilities.
Charles Frederick Bush of Iluka sued Ttuka Co operative Ice Company for 312 pounds 14 shillings and 11 pence for work as an engine driver. The judge found for the defendant, granting a stay of proceedings.
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