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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1942
Page
4
USTERALIA faces urgent task of planning for postwar costs and road building. A national master plan is urged to avoid delays, with surveys by Allied Works Council shaping a coordinated highway program spanning states and sparsely populated interiors.
We submitted No. 52 catalogue on December 2 consisting of 4 068 bales. Top price was 264d for SapW from Fletcher Bros of Walcha. Other sales included T Payne Nundle 27d G CG Berry Manilla 203d C S Hall.
The Wingham Chronicle reports two local poultry producers attack the Egg Board over its handling of egg prices and figures. James Badlington defends farmers, accusing the Board of falsified statistics to inflate production and reduce returns after costs.
A partial race results snippet shows competitors B. Y. Byrnes W. Glover A B Chapman L. G. White S. Bright and Mrs J Tuirey listed with distances 204d 193d 199d 194d 194d. Barraba and Dungowan entries appear in the same segment.
A satirical poem listing numerous “Boards” such as Egg, Keg, Wheat, Meat, and Parole Boards. It critiques wartime policy with sharp, rhythmic lines about taxes, controls, and don’ts on the public, urging resistance to levies and oversight while lampooning bureaucrats and inspectors.
Approximately 40 points of rain have fallen in Manilla this week with 99 on Sunday and 17 on Wednesday night. The sky remains overcast and humid for several days. Rain has been heavier in parts of the district, notably at Kori where heavy rain fell on Monday.
The Manilla Rural School plans a break up ceremony at the Palais Theatre on Monday at 8 p.m. The event includes prize distribution, a pupil concert, and a film program Down on the Farm with the Jones family. A large, representative audience is hoped for.
Printed for Manilla Newpaper Co by Alton Richmond Macleod at Manilla Street Manilla NSW. Rangari Stud sold for 28 percent per pound. Realisations include Ken Blanch Hall's Creek 244d top district price and weights for Winter 22d D M Easter man 201d and others 194d to Roberts and Chapman 19d to Roberts 194d.
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