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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 20, 1915
Page
4
A note reports hospital fundraiser planned for Wednesday March 9 with tickets at 1s each benefiting a deserving cause. A storm at Mr J Barlue's Wimborne caused extensive damage to a roof and disrupted singer details.
Yesterday morning Tamworth residents learned the Penns Pictures program for Saturday amid mixed weather. The show includes The English Gillette a beautiful story of adventure and a lifelike frontier vignette. Two star dreamers will also be shown at the Fest tonight. A shower of rain arrived Thursday afternoon bringing cooling winds and flooded main street water tables.
Crown to offer a lease on 4000 acres around Midteta station and Banarba Siding Moree area starting March 2. Weekly rent set at £100 732 seven, with four lots priced from 96 43.
A public auction advertises 1200 acres near Mullaley and 18 to 23 miles from Gunnedah with adjoining lands for absolute sale. Property and stock include horses and farm assets with rents and wheat crop potential. Prices vary, with strong interest from Imperial buyers and speculators amid rising land value.
Lieutenant Flynn of the Phywogl Training Instructional Star inspected junior cadets at Yan Convent School on Friday. He praised the work done and urged the boys to take great interest in their training. The inspection covered physical training marching exercises and organized names.
Fifteen suburban holdings near Manila railway station on the left side of the road will be available on and after March 15. The areas range from three acres to two pence. Annual rents run from 21 to El Seid. The terms require perpetual residence and frequent tenancy. buildings must conform to local housing standards.
Wild ducks including teal are absolutely protected until February 1 1946. Income tax forms a fraud supply of income tax forms was received yesterday morning. The CPS found it necessary to splice another 50 forms.
Messrs Landers and Cantrell announce their horse sale is fixed for March 5th and the following day they expect to yard upwards of 101 head. They anticipate a good site and request intending sellers to communicate with them.
A Wednesday program at Brown's Pictures Dewss Browne House promises hearty laughs with new comics and a sterling outline of dramas, theatricals, and patriotic airs complemented by an up-to-date orchestra. J B O Grady urges farmers to adopt joint bookkeeping with Gilder's Bookkeeping for Partners.
Ford Motor Co official H B White reports from Paris on wartime Ford usage. He notes prewar military testing, light weight and durability of Fords, and that armed Fords with machine guns are ready for general field use within months. General Lyautey has received 14 Ford shipments praised for desert operations in Africa.
Mr F Ditaél of the Agricultural Department visited town to arrange wheat experiments on the Tamworth road farm of Messrs Bignall Erda. Last year partial plots yielded about two-thirds of potential due to drought and rabbits, with two trial types planned this year including variety tests and soil amendment comparisons.
A fragmentary survey captures social and civic notices from Manila era. It mentions war concerns, British Empire reverence, local business inquiries, officer visits, a Mechanics Institute presidency, electric light installations, swimming baths plans, and a rabbit control matter, reflecting community debates and upcoming events.
Train timetable lists departures and arrivals across multiple towns. Mop Gay Attunga Manius Barraba Tamworth connections shown with times such as Attunga arriving 6 45 am and Tamworth arriving 9 00. Readers advised to consult local stops for exact daily services.
A long, informal list praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a universal cure claimed to ease symptoms in the oldest to the youngest family members. The piece notes it as always on hand and available through merchants and storekeepers.
In Hall's Creek a soggy shower affected play as Sut's team struggled with Bowees's steady soaking. A Criclet match unfolded between Hell Creat and Watson's Cree with Randh's squad en route on Saturday. Bowling figures show McDonald and Chapman leading, while Quindin and Northy posted notable innings in a high-scoring day amid rain interruptions.
At Parjes Police Court a crowd appeared to answer for rabbits destroyed in a disorderly scene. J P Tayneh, ex Ashburnium member, and William Metcalf, ex mayor of Pac Kea, sat on the bench with the Police Magistrate. Magistrates urged a fine of five shillings, the police magistrate protested the severity, and the bench later imposed three shillings on several defendants amid remarks about the bench. The adjournment fee was set at four pence.
Fragmentary text notes a soldier with permanent injuries drawing a pension and a mother losing support by death, mentioning a pension amount and references to agricultural experiments and businesses. The exact details are unclear due to the garbled source.
From Egypt, Mrs Mauree in North Manila received letters and a packet of cards, curios, and coins from Trooper Arthur and Obueli Maurer with the Expeditionary Force in Egypt. The packages included violets and a printed card to Berlin via Cairo Camp Geir, with news of chocolates for soldiers. A trooper hopes for the front within weeks, while another writes of sending postcards home and the Australian contingent receiving a cheer from London.
A historical record shows a Parents and Citizens Association meeting discussing school fee issues, correspondence, and reports. Attendees include Grantham, Heywood, Veness, Trenerry, Sutherland, Seaphie, Manners, Hinds, Mabar, Davis, Sutton, and others. Officers elected for the next year include President David. Vice presidents Frown and A T Venes. Treasurer Browne. Secretary Grantham. The meeting adjourned after thanks to Mr Trenerry for fundraising efforts.
Fragmentary text discusses Mr Pitman and Tall’s items with references to basket sizes and quality. Mentions vintage qualities and district rain in Thursday storms affecting tanks. Lacks coherent facts or clear event details.
Community update from Newcastle area covers transfers, health, and visits. Dr Capel reelected president of Barrana Shire while Mr and Mrs Clive Wilshire return from Sydney. Trooper Norman Venesa recovers from a fall, and Miss A McKeon and Mrs McKeon extend their stay. Optical expert Adolf Basser promotes eye care in town and plans for 15 percent discount trade month.
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