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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1933
Page
2
Manilla Street Manilla announces an income and land tax consultant service with contact phone 50. The next visit is Saturday March 11, 1933, from 10 to 6. All repairs and correspondence should be addressed to Box 3824PP GPO Sydney.
The Stevens Government will erect 24 wheat silos with capacity 2 280 000 bushels across Northern New South Wales including a 150 000 bushel site at Manilla The project aims for completion within two years with use ready by 1935 wheat crop and will be awarded by tender This marks a shift from prior regional neglect to modernised country town amenities.
Manilla hosted a crowded sheep sale with breeders and judges from New South Wales and visiting buyers. Notable attendees included F. W. Mitchell Bingara L Marr Limbri E P Mallisg Barraba and dealer groups from Barraba and Tamworth. Top price reached £15 15s for a Roanoke ram. The sale highlighted excellent penning and organisation and the town’s rising status as a premier stock sale center.
A car load of cricket enthusiasts from Manilla including J N Kennedy D Kennedy O Easterman B Swain and E Green travelled to Brisbane via the Northern Rivers to watch the test match. A Brisbane resident claimed to identify Ald Jock’s voice cheering Richardson and Wooful during the clear radio broadcast.
The Manilla District Hospital board meets Saturday at 7 30 pm to discuss a motion requiring medical certificates for health before appointments and to review staff fee collection methods. The report notes substantial government grants and planned improvements benefiting Manilla and surrounding towns.
J Byrnes reports a clear sale of over 500 rams at the South annual ram sale in Manilla on the 10th inst with many Northern sheepmen present. Merino rams averaged high figures and long wool rams also sold well led by a dense medium stud ram bought by a local reader. A second sale of household furniture will be held tomorrow at Mrs A Adams Rowan Street Manilla as she leaves the district.
The 1933 sheep and wool classes start March 1 under Technical Education at the Mechanics Institute. Sessions run each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details are available from the teacher in charge during class hours.
Mr BR G Wave resigns his seat on the Show Committee. A keen show enthusiast, he aided efforts to back a Manilla show after the secretary J A Roachfort began moving local business support. Wave introduced the idea to the Graziers Association and secured their backing.
Waratah bowler Streeting takes 8 for 42 to defeat Watsons Creek. C Skewes tops Watsons Creek with 29 and Ridgewell adds 11. Arthur White claims 5 for 15 as Waratah posted 87. Watsons Creek bowled out for 62 with Stafford 3/17 and Art White 5/15 leading the attack.
Mandowa Shire Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Saturday at 9 30 a m The Governor's Visit Committee changed the special committee meeting time from 3 p m to 4 p m on Saturday to avoid clashing with FP and S meeting Members are asked to note the change The meeting will be at the show secretary's office A heat wave has hit the district with temperatures above 100 degrees over several days and a cool change is expected soon
A fragmented, humorous collage notes Easter, test matches, and local quirks in Manilla. It quips about English batsmen, weather turning warmer, and bathing pools while mentioning radio fans, painters, and the pepper tree agents.
In Brisbane on Friday Woodful won the toss and opened with Richardson, reaching 251 for three as the day closed. Richardson made 89 and Larwood’s leg theory troubled Australia while Bradman and Ponsford contributed, with eight English wickets tumbling and England finishing at 271 for eight. Tuesday saw a rough day for Australia with Paynter and Verity among the scores and OReilly claiming four for 120. Australia’s second innings began with Richardson and Woodful not out, while a nearby incident describes a roaming lion sighting in Harden district and a report of a crashed aeroplane wreck on the South Coast.
Steady progress reported on Manilla water works with pine line from pumps to reservoir near completion and intake pipe inland section underway. A large round pump well sunk on river bank to rock foundation. northern and southern river walls near finish. First reservoir section done, second tank begun. favorable weather may prevent delays from rain or floods. Also notices boarding housemaid wanted and local tenders invited for Corella reserve. community notices include street stall and euchre party, golf club meeting, and parish induction.
The Methodist church was festively decorated with harvest fruits for Sunday’s festival. It was Thanksgiving Sunday praising a bountiful harvest as Rev. R. Graveon preached from the text.
The Manilla pool drew large crowds last week as temperatures neared a hundred degrees. About 300 people enjoyed the water and shade along the river banks on Sunday, with tea parties noted. Monday night saw further crowds, promising continued use while the heat lasts.
The 1933 session of the Manilla Sheep and Wool Classes will commence on 1 March. Classes meet at the Mechanic's Institute on Wednesdays at 10 30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fall particulars may be obtained from the Teacher during close hours. James Nangles Superintendent of Technical Education.
Steve Wood offers rain water cut to any length with guaranteed weight at 1 shilling per ton. W H Odell handles sales. Local notice advertises availability of tank water with flexible cuts and consistent tonnage.
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