12 Dec 1930
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1930
Page
1
J Stephenson has opened a tailoring business in Manilla Street Manilla next door to C N Boott's. The notice states the new enterprise is now operating and gives location details for local residents seeking tailoring services.
Manilla Motors Ltd reports a caucus decision that the Government will buy all wheat at 2 shillings per bushel at country sidings. The plan uses the Commonwealth Bank guarantee as the first advance, with the balance paid later.
The Mayor presented a comprehensive annual report praising progress across Public Works and other departments. Highlights include road upgrades, kerb and guttering expansions on Namoi and Rowan Streets, footpath paving at Reid's corner, and drainage and gravelling in River Street and surrounding areas. A roller was purchased to aid road construction, and sanitary and garbage services were maintained at £964 total cost. The report notes improved health, plantings of 120 trees, pound operations, and electricity department growth with 420 consumers and increased power use.
A terse OCR fragment mentions an EWEEK entry with references to a DAG, a date, and a fee related to a GPR matter. The readable bits point to a short notices-style record about charges or approvals without clear names or places.
Owing to tariff decisions Jaeger Company Proprietary Ltd will shut its Melbourne and Sydney warehouses after a decade of operation and close the Carlton factory that produced underwear. The move follows revenue and expenditure figures from the five months to May, with costs around £778,036 and earnings near £71,000.
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