Manilla District Council Revenue and Works Report 1936
Revenue collected for November shows Rates and charges 93 15 8 and Miscellaneous 96 19 3 totaling 190 14 11. Ten months to November 30, 1936 report current rates 3898 19 8 93.7 percent, arrears rates 297 9 3 33.4 percent, arrears charges 40 17 7 33.5 percent. Last 1936 meeting authorizes payment of December 31 accounts. Endowment allocation discussed for 1937 38 39 40 41. 1937 estimates deferred pending endowment allocation. Council season’s greetings noted. Road works include re sheeted Barraba road, Manilla river crossing repairs, Tamworth Barraba patrol grading, Boggabri maintenance, Borah Tarpoly storm repairs. Grader work on Manilla–BenDeMeer and Manilla–Boggabri roads, deck repairs at Upper Manilla Bridge, Yarramanbully and Attunga roads upkeep, Bungendore Creek repairs, Moonaran Siding railway crossing plans sent to Main Roads Department amid stock safety concerns, Tangent fence shift objections. Trunk Road work includes 2 miles surfacing for 1937 programme with May–Sept surfacing ban. aim to finish this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallop
Barraba Road
Manilla River
Manilla
Manilla-Bendemeer
Wiseman’s Arm
Tamworth Barraba
Boggabri Road
Borah-Tarpoly
Grader Gang
Manilla- Boggabri
Manilla Bridge
Turner’s Gang
Yarramanbully
Attunga Road
Bungendore
Creek Crossing
Skewes
Moonaran Siding
Main Roads Department
Ist
Tamworth-Manilla
Sutton Wheat Among Local Farm Trials And Council Report
The report covers long familiar lumbago mentions then shifts to farm trials with a new Sutton wheat variety showing potential. It details sowing dates and yields per acre across Dundee Sutton and Yandilla, noting Sutton’s rust risk and Dundee’s stem smut. The council section praises subcommittees, electricity gains, and mayoral leadership with £15,000 spent on streets and lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Sutton
Wheat Variety Trial Seeks Long Season WHEAT
Frank Fitzgerald of Lueron Keepit Manilla conducted a trial of three long season wheats with Ford as the check. The trial paddock had wheat cropping for about 40 years, three-year rotation ending December 1935 left fallow and grazed, with no fertilizer used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Frank Fitzgerald
Mayor's Report Praises Council's 1936 Works Progress
The Mayor presented the annual report praising a fine programme of municipal works in 1936 despite tight finances. He noted extensive street and lane repairs, £20,000 spent on new construction, a strong water supply during dry weather, and excellent public health. Aldermen McLeod Wilshire and Kennedy lauded the council's achievements and dedication to ratepayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
J. D. Kennedy
Ald. J. Coates
Ald. Baker
J. N. Kennedy
Ald. E. C. T. Bowman
A. R. McLeod
Ald. C. L. Wilshire
Ald. McLeod
Ald. Kennedy
Skeleton weed as sheep feed and profit in Wagga district
Dorset Horn breeder Mr. Alleyn of Alleynside Downside Wagga says skeleton weed can offset lucerne losses in light infestations with heavy super phosphate and stock grazing. Trials show grazing, not exclusion, and that lucerne beats skeleton weed in long run, though weed can be turned to profit with strong fertiliser use and careful stocking. Departmental officer Mr. Carn notes grazing is central, with July to August feeding crucial to prevent seeding and that lucerne offers higher year round bulk and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alleyn
Alleynside
Downside
Wagga
Lucerne
Alleyn
Ken Carn
Messrs
Armstrong
Seecombe
Carn
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Memorial Hall
G. F. B. Grill
John
Bower
Canberra
Feros
Glitsos
Jack
J. T. Robertson & Co
W. 7. and
A. E. Coupland
General Carriers
Atlantic Union of] Co. Union Assurance Society
W. Williams and Co
Eloura
Hazeldean
Arthur Sulman
Manila Newspaper Co
Alton Richmond McLeod
Manilla Street
Clontarf
Arlington
Forest Glen
Forton
C. G. Johnstone
Bignall Bros
J. Greer
K. Carter, ‘‘Forton
Manilla & District News
Lumbago
Salta
Ford
Mark Reynolds
H.D.A
Riverina
Royal Hotel
Jack Kearns
Telephone
P.O. Box
Western Abyssinia
Turner
Blanch's
Royal Stables
Sol
Leo Oneill
The
J. B. Gile
Generel Toots
Ani
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