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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
1
Special tickets at a single fare and one third for the return journey will be issued to Manilla from Tamworth Barraba and intermediate stations. Tickets comment on Monday March 16 and trains timed to reach Manilla by 9.24am on Thursday March 19. Return available until March 20 1936.
For sale October 20 LEC offers a tractor with ten furrow plow in working order or may be sold separately. For further particulars apply to the listing party.
At the latest Municipal Council meeting Alderman Wilshire moved to extend formation work on Arthur street from Court street to Market street. A gutter opposite the silo was noted for repair. a brick area bounded by Rowan Namoi Market and Court streets was designated. Auditors were appointed for 1936 and revenue tallies were presented. Flood damage delayed road work across several streets. repairs are underway funded by the main roads grant. The Manilla Show Committee discussed coordinating dates with Barraba Tamworth and Warialda for a regional show sequence. The Australian Olympic team selection expectations were outlined with likely eight to nine athletes across cycling, wrestling, swimming and track. A Tamworth death notice for Thomas Page recalls a long teaching career and church leadership. survivors include a widow and five children while several sons perished in WWI.
In the Legislative Assembly the Minister for Agriculture said a bill would soon be introduced in the Federal Parliament to grant funds to the States for distribution among wheat growers. An acute smallpox epidemic rages in Calcutta with 400 deaths in the past two weeks. Two Italian banana growers at Lismore were fined £15 and costs for failing to deal with the "bumedy top." Young street gutters ran with beer after 90 gallons of deteriorated beverage were tipped into the street. An 8ft carpet snake sought refuge in a Forbes motor car and was removed with difficulty. A North Coast show committee refused £150 a year for using the show ring for dog racing.
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