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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 09, 1926
Page
2
Bargain priced fabrics and dress materials listed with halved prices from standard tags. Items include crepe varieties, crystaline, crepe satin, brocaded satin, and voile like fabrics. Numerous lines show usual prices and half price offers with yardage and specials, urging quick purchase.
The piece notes a harvest in New South Wales that is better than expected but marred by crop failures causing hardship for farmers. It discusses low average wheat yields, impacts on wheat money, wool prices, and the need for prudent government action rather than speculative schemes, with future potential depending on autumn rains and political leadership.
Word reached town yesterday that William Gardner of Curlewis and formerly of Wongo Creel was killed instantly at Curlewis railway yard. He was shunting a truck when he was caught, dying before medical help could reach him. He was about 19 years old and his family were long-time residents locally.
A lively Manly carnival features novel amusements including youth horse racing on wooden riders. The event draws thousands from Sydney and suburbs seeking a pleasant respite in attractively staged scenes and festive surroundings.
Cockburn Bhire Gates grants licenses to hundreds of public gates on Retreat and Winton parcels with multiple gate allocations across Parishes Retreat Pringle and Win ton. Premier Lang pursues abolishing boards and State Parliament amid a push to dismantle opposition positions and control government structure. News also covers a hoax on the Prince of Wales rail move, a Sydney court case, a fatal railway wheel accident in Queensland, tennis finances, drought in Queensland, and transport efforts during water shortages.
The Dubbo Labor annual meeting drew a packed crowd amid family quarrels. The President refused to accept nominations after a slander claim against a family member, and the long serving Secretary, after twenty years in office, was defeated. The Secretary blamed a packed and unconstitutional meeting, a view supported by the Chairman.
The aged mare Breptre is reported dead at 27. The owner, a two-year owner, had movements for £10,000 and earned £25,640 for herself, with a noted total debt of £95,000.
A garbled notice recalls Cooma Week events with plans for a special welcome by the State Governor. Readers are urged to attend the gathering and consider rail concessions tied to district festivities and travel.
The report recalls a string of chaotic scenes including a prolonged dance ordeal with a man losing weight, community feuds in Kyogle Ironpot Creek and dance hall violence, a large fire at Albury Woollen Mill, and local notices of a funeral at Nemo Park. It notes public backlash and police actions as residents demand order in the district.
Local Manilla district items include school examinations at Manilla Bars School, Gladys Jackson achieving multiple B grades, and deaths at sea of a traveler en route to Australia. H e a t wave grips the state with temperatures above 100 degrees, while the Barfield Church of England B team loses at Manilla. Reunion plans for the 82nd Hat Jallion stir local interest with Tom Mitchell and Colonel White among speakers.
Fragmented sentence outlines a Commonwealth government credit balance for the half-year ending November 81. Mentions FSA TAA and a referenced credit amount of 716 Om. Reads as a garbled financial notice with incomplete figures and unclear dates.
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