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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1939
Page
2
The Church of England building designed by Sir Charles Rosenthal will be dedicated by Bishop John S. Moyes of Armidale next Wednesday. Manilla welcomes all Christians to the service and to a parish hall gathering afterward with many local clergy expected.
Parades of the unit will be held on Wednesday and Thursday to conduct medical examinations and enrollment. Municipal recruits must report at the Show pavilion at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday. country recruits will be examined Thursday from 6 30 p.m. onward.
The rights to the publican's booth and the soft drinks booth for the 1939 show will be sold at Mir. GF. Grill's office on Saturday February 4 at 3 pm. Also cricket teams are listed for W.H.H. against Dick's XI at No. 1 oval next Sunday at 1 30 pm with players named. Manilla Municipal Council votes to raise the general rate from 7 4d to 8d and grants concessions in street lighting and water rates.
Anzac Day events in Sydney affected the Manilla sub-branch with the local march abandoned but the Ilo Memorial Hall service held again. Members noted retirements, a death, meritorious awards, employment efforts, and ongoing support from ladies, golf club ties, and relief funds.
The Manilla Municipal Council debated renewing the agreement with Manilla Tennis Association for use of the Town Tennis Courts. Critics argued the £10 annual rent plus council-covered services subsidize a sport, urging a rise to £25, with adjustments to water, sanitation, and maintenance costs.
The Municipal Council debated enforcing tank gauging and fining five households that had not complied. Ald. Wood and others urged legal action to ensure Mosquito work continued, while rent for the association’s courts also dominated discussion with competing views on a fair rate and funding for a club house. The meeting ended with a casting vote supporting a higher rent, excluding sanitary services. A second brief notice invited tenders for a second hand drill and announced a fundraising stall for RC Chook funds with organizers listed.
The municipality outlines proposed expenditures and rate amounts for General, Water Supply, and Street Lighting. It notes total unimproved and improved capital values used for levy bases and specifies a council meeting on Tuesday 14 February 1939 to adopt the resolutions.
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