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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1926
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows colored goods and prices with illegible descriptions. It references an item marked 3/6 and mentions a price, but most details are unreadable.
In a Parkes Police Court case against licensee Mr. 7 Winward of the Em Atutdl, testimony showed the lodger bought two drinks for a friend in a private parlour. Police evidence indicated the friend was not a boarder and did not reside at the house. The magistrate fined the licensee after noting precautions were taken to prevent unlawful access, ordering immediate payment of the penalty.
In Coonamble Court last week a mother watched as her two sons faced charges, one sentenced to six months for stealing rabbit snares while the younger, 18, awaited his fate on a similar charge. The P M altered the charge for the elder to avoid binding the lad over, and the family left the court in silence. The piece also notes a cherry grower in Young offering £100 for anyone who can eat a cherry from every tree in his orchard and a large sea eagle captured in Manning for a naturalist’s zoo presentation.
A dense listing outlines radio and theatre programs from February 12 to 21, featuring minstrel shows, recitals, concerts, and performances across venues like St. Jude’s Church Lyric Theatre and King’s Hall. Notable acts include Wally Baynes, Jack Lumsdaine, Katja, The Astleys, and Andre Navarre with multiple church services and community concerts.
A Journal report from New York cites rising drunkenness among women arraigned for intoxication, from young girls after all night cabarets to married women blaming liquor quality. District Attorney Frank Stanton notes many offenders are not from the lower class and attributes pre Prohibition drinking habits to ongoing highball use after amendments.
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