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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1931
Page
3
The December edition is a practical issue covering needlework activities including knitting and home crafts. It features many Xmas novelties and ideas intended to help subscribers make their numerous gifts.
Persistent rumors claim the United States may abandon the gold standard. Despite denials from Chicago and New York financial experts, belief grows that a policy shift is possible as U S banks reportedly hold about £900,100,000 in their vaults, roughly 67 percent of the world’s gold.
A Coraki message records millions of butterflies migrating north in a dense, continuous stream over Coraki for five hours. The event echoes a January visitation followed by a severe caterpillar pest that devastated vegetation in the Richmond River district, forcing farmers to move stock to other districts for agistment.
London reports a major Bank of England blaze with 25 fire engines and 100 plus firemen rushing to a fire at a roof crane during rebuilding. Crowds gathered as flames rose 150 feet above street. Coldstream Guards guarded vaults housing 125 million pounds in gold. Firemen took half an hour to control, hoisted by cranes. Vaults described as protected by eight foot steel and concrete walls and 12 ton doors opened only by electric devices.
A double drowning occurred in Inverell on the weekend as AHGL Paynter and Fred Jack lost their lives while swimming in the McIntyre River near Wood Street. Paynter, a soap factory owner and family man of five, saved his eight year old daughter before collapsing. Jack, an ironmonger, attempted to help and disappeared. Two other men recovered the girl. Jack’s body was found about 15 minutes later. Paynter died after resuscitation.
The Manilla Newspaper Co invites secretaries or organizers of bodies to send suitable details of all fan columns and personal items of interest, which must be authenticated. Kindly send them along for publication.
W. R. Henry lists ruling prices for sulky horses at 5 shillings 0d, 6 shillings 0d, and 7 shillings 0d and notes draughts are shod.
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