Club bowls results and Auction notice from Manilla
Week end club championship results include W Coupland over J T Bignall 33 to 12 and Sampson over Freeburgh 32 to 16 with numerous social lineups and set down matches. An auction notice advertises sale of 6252 acres known as Sunshine at Mechanics Institute Manilla on a Friday in late March with 25 percent deposit and 10 year terms for Returned Soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Coupland
J. T. Bignall
Sampson
Freeburgh
C. Miller
J. T. Abberfield
D. Fuller
Ogle
D. Kennedy
Brady
Ridgwell
Taylor
J. J. Abberfield
Hayward
Doring
Cooke
Clayton
G. Abberfield
L. Bignall
J. Cookey
Social- Ogle
Windeyer
North
Cocking
R. M. Smith
J. Cooke
Gore
Kelly
Bignall
McDonald
Woolfe
Geddes
Wiles
Love
J. A. Bignall
A. E. Coupland
Blair
W. R. Grantham
J. Miller
Price
McDou
Mechanics’nstitute
Manilla
James Brady
W. J. Byrnes
Manilla Divorce Case Heard in Tamworth Court
In Tamworth District Court Judge P V Storkey heard Amy Bottom of Manilla seek a divorce from Laurel Henry Bottom on desertion grounds. After evaluating petitioner and witnesses evidence, the judge found the issues proved and accepted the evidence unconditionally. Witnesses Louisa Miller of Darlington and Betsy Patricia Carter of Manilla testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamworth
P. V. Storkey
Amy Bottom
Manilla
Laurel Henry Bottom
Local man faces nagging wife and old flames joke
Output notes a local man whose wife nags 364 days a year and gifted two ties for Christmas. He wore a new tie and she asked about the old one. In another item, a man married in Manilla was greeted by firemen forming a guard of honor to mark his past indiscretions as “old flames.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Manilla
Manilla Show Entries Close For 1951 Exhibits
Entry deadlines set by secretary G F Grill for the 1951 Manilla Show with late entries discouraged due to heavy last minute work. Cattle drafting features include local draft with £16 prize money and open draft of £20 on day two, bullock riding debut in years, substantial prizes. Junior Farmers section expanded with new classes, Show Dance scheduled for opening and second nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
G. F. Grill
A Spot of Trouble for World War Outlook
World sunspot expert Dr. Raymond Wheeler warns 1952 will be crucial for war due to expected sunspot minimum and high human energy. He bases his forecast on sunspot cycles and predicts if 1952 passes without war, the next risky period will be 1963 to 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Climatic Authority
Raymond Wheeler
Cricket Teams Selected For Boggabri Match At Manilla
The following have been selected to play Boggabri at Manilla on Sunday at 10 30 am No 1 team D Moy H May P Witherdin J Adamson P Silvester J Witherdin K Smith G Geddes No 2 team J Bell C A Pajiterg on M Matthews W Cooke D Tiffe A Coleman R Dyson G Leech P Byrnes J Russell J Graham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Tamworth
Manilla
Boggabri
D. Moy
H. May
P. Witherdin
J. Adamson
P. Silvester
J. Witherdin
K. Smith
G. Geddes
J. Bell
C. A. Pajiterg
M. Matthews
W. Cooke
D. Tiffe
A. Coleman
R. Dyson
G. Lee
The Reporter's Lot and a Caution Notice at Currangundi
Duncan Webb recalls danger on a night eviction interview when gunfire interrupted the chase for pictures. A separate caution notice from Currangundi threatens prosecution for trespass or wood removal near stock routes, signed Peter Winter on 14 February 1951.
Trespass Notice at Kirkconnel
Trespass notice warns that any person found trespassing fishing or interfering with fences or property on Kirkconnel without permission will be prosecuted without regard to persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Winte
Kirkconnel
Manilla Club Eyes Honorary Rangers for Illegal Fishing
In Manilla a local club aims to appoint honorary rangers to police illegal fishing in the Namoi and Manilla rivers. Many fishermen support this move and the Chief Secretary's Department will be asked for action. Reports cite dead undersized bream and concerns over spawning and protection of fish species amid recent floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namoi
Manilla
Pupil of St Josephs School Manilla
A pupil from St Josephs School in Manilla is noted in this item. The brief entry records a student associated with the school, reflecting a local educational notice or social note from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Send
St. Joseph's School
Manilla
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Stoddart & Hayward
Brassieres
Stoddart & Hayward Pty., Ltd
P.O
Furnishers
Palatine Insurance
A. Flick & CO
A. J. Robinson Funeral Directors
Frazer Bros Monumental Masons
H. C
Cannisters
Dengate
S. R. Reid Motor Garage
Dominion Motor
Singer
Willys, Studebaker
Mitchell-Shearer Farm
Allis Chalmers Tractors
Strafford Street
Express
Duncan Webb
Britain
R. Park
Arthur
Hoover
Cnceeion
B. G. Russell
A.m.lr.e
Manilla Street
Scott
Sele
Our Barge
Catholic School
Sydney
Cooreys
Skei
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