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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1936
Page
3
Fully qualified resident staff including physical culture mistress and trained sister. Matron, arts and crafts mistress, and speechcraft focus. Activities listed canoeing, riding, hockey, tennis, netball, baseball, cricket. Daily school farm produce. Prospectus via Principal. Miss Hammond to meet parents late January. New term starts February 11, 1936.
Casey the famous chimpanzee at Taronga Zoo has died after years of entertaining visitors. He was believed to be the oldest chimpanzee in captivity and arrived from America more than 15 years ago, delighting both young and old with his quaint antics.
Captain A H Davy and the Monowai describe a perilous rescue after Mrs W Nicholls fell gravely ill off Lord Howe Island. A boat voyage through rough seas carried doctors, a nurse, and equipment to the shore, then lifted her to the ship for treatment. Donations from crew and passengers raised funds for the family.
Itt Son and Badgery report a Monday sale at Homebush with lambs forming the bulk. Quality fair and prices firm though ewes and wethers were 14 dearer. Wethers to 20/10, 18/11. lambs 23/1. Cattle tally 2,977, fair quality, market firm. Bullocks to 15/10, cows 9/18, dealers 8/10. Separate item notes two armed men shooting an escort in Melbourne and seizing £18 000 in cash.
Listing of ladies belts in assorted designs and colors with cash price sixpence each. Also children’s crash aprons bound and traced at sixpence each.
Reader notice lists a dainty Fawn Linen Frock in size 23/6 with cash price and a navy Recilo straw hat with trim priced, plus other millinery cash price reductions. Also mentions D/L items, corset and corselette oddments with cash prices.
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