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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
3
Penn's Pictures presents a program featuring Mr Penn and notable performers with a sensational film The Devil's Eye about a lovers, thieves, and daring diamond plot. Advertised acts include a jump from a high bridge into a river barge a cliff slide dangerous stunts on horseback and a motor car spill alongside numerous other attractions.
The Minister of Public Health outlines expansion of bush nursing with new centres across the outback. He notes war constraints but promises 11 more centres in eight months, totaling 20 districts, each with a nurse and midwifery trained staff. Existing and new districts named include Torand, Kempsey, Guigons, Bor, and Lightning Ridge, with emphasis on midwifery for backcountry wives and accessible care through nurses rather than doctors. The effort includes free health guides for new mothers and a push to support women in remote areas through careful nursing and outback clinics.
A wool market report notes Tayison Jones and Devlin, Sim Ith wffered at wnellen om Werthes flay with a 1461 catalogue. Despite unfavourable news on Tonden market, competition and wartime demand by America and Japan kept prices firm. Auction and private sales moved limited volumes, with notable names and lots listed among steady to firm values and cautious buyer interest.
Hilary F. Boland comments on William and the European war, warning that his actions will bring disaster and death. The piece critiques the leader’s recklessness, predicting consequences as war drains strength and forces fleeing Allies leave behind a ruined landscape.
A sprawling column traces World War I era pressures and public sentiment in Sydney. It blends imperial bravado with anti German sentiment, notes on Lord Mayor elections, labor troubles, and warnings about press freedom. It also lists home front morale boosts and local notices including Christmas excursions and a billiard tournament result.
The Lands Minister authorizes advances to holders of homestead selections grants and leases to clear land for wheat cultivation by July 1 1915. Applications filed with the District Surveyor include a rough plan. advances up to £150 are issued as a cost estimate is prepared. Repayment over five years at 5 percent with annual installments begins February 1 1916. Progress payments may be made as design and inspection progress justify.
Eye witness detail from London on the Dinsat outrage with Germans selecting townsfolk for a parade and mass killings. Australian Captain Wallington recalls Den fire from a barricade of flour bags. Cocos Island operators report a strange vessel and Telfunken interference. Parallel Austro German notes describe the battle of Lodz with German retreat from Lowrie and Lask and a counterattack near Cracow.
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