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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
4
At a public meeting in Inverell, Mat Girlie, bandmaster of the Inverell Austral Band for 30 years, was honored with a silver inlaid address and £140. The band, with a history of wins at Ballarat and Toowoomba, received praise for its classical and competitive contributions.
A dispute at Tenterfield centers on Mr A D Donnelly and his rejected nomination. He charges Town Clerk O Grady with manipulation and falsified letters to the Minister for Justice. Donnelly claims he has receipts and letters proving misconduct while accusing officials of targeting him using meters and rates.
Reports describe the Junior Red Cross organizing backyard bazaars fetes and concerts to support their three homes for children and soldiers. Circles from Morpeth Narwonah Cawong Dungog Balranald Taree assist hospitals with gifts and funds while a Melbourne suburb man reports a watchman aiding a police officer during a shop theft investigation.
During a public meeting, Mr O Grady and Mr Donnelly clash over a refused nomination and an alleged failing letter to the Minister. Donnelly says he wrote to the Council but got no reply and will inform residents publicly as he seeks accountability. Iddon cautions against further confrontation.
Five well known Charters Towers residents were fined £40 each for dynamiting for fish in the Burdekin River. Notice of appeal was given. During a Macleay storm last week lightning struck a barbed wire fence killing one horse and injuring two others as the fence split and posts torn into matchwood.
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