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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
2
Manila saw a quiet Christmas with excellent business turnover but fewer shoppers as many left town for holiday resorts. A Xmas Eve storm cleared crowds, while a December 28 rain brought relief before heat and sultry conditions returned at year end.
The London Post outlines the platypus as an Australian survivor from the age of reptiles. It notes its mixed traits egg laying and mammalian suckling, and credits Harry Burre of Sydney for detailing its habits, while mentioning its nocturnal life due to hunting by Indigenous people.
Entries for the £10,500 prize meeting at Anzac Range arrive from the National Rifle Association of New South Wales. The event, touted as the largest ever held, plans to showcase 18 principal matches named for historic riflemen including the Macleod. The Graziers' Association schedules a meeting for Monday night, 10th inst, at 8 p.m.
In Manila a cable reports the death of Mrs Maybell Baker widow of H M Baker and mother of Henry P Baker. The S M Herald notes a Melbourne Sydney rail tunnel death with a mutilated body found on the line near Harbour bridge and Wynyard Station. Her fate remains undetermined whether a fall or entry into the tunnel. Henry P Baker left for Sydney aboard the Tamworth train.
Readers are advised of a sale at the Glen Oak property four miles from Manilla on Saturday the 15th at 2 o clock. Farming implements including three tractors, sheep, cattle, and sundries will be auctioned. Auctioneer is Mr. V. J. Byrnes.
Reports state Mr T H Vidler Clerk of Petty Sessions Manilla has moved to Tamworth. The notice says the transfer is a mistake and he will relieve Barraba CPS for two weeks during sick leave. Manilla office closes Wednesday to Friday, reopens Saturday for business.
The club opens on January 19 with well grassed greens supervised by Green Director H.8. Dimmock. Night play began December 27 and remains popular. daytime play is paused until late February. Club nights will be Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday with controlled games and competitions. a 1 shilling green fee applies. Subscriptions are due to J. Kearns or C. M Podmore.
The Boy Scouts host the second annual Highland Gathering and Fancy Carnival to raise the Gunyah fund on Wednesday 26 January 1938. The event includes many attractions and a procession from Market Street to the Recreation Ground with the Tamworth Pipe Band and the Barraba Silver Band participating.
Coroner J D Kennedy conducted a 20 inquiry into a New Year Eve blaze at Charlie Davis’s Rowan Street home in Manilla. Detective Sergeant Colin John Delaney testified that kapok in an arm chair near the lounge likely self ignited after extreme heat and rain, with no evidence of malice or occupants present during the holidays.
January services listed for The Holy Catholic Church Anglican and Presbyterian and Methodist churches. Manilla morning Holy Communion at 7 and 9 with Evensong at 7.30. Upper Manilla 11 and 3 p.m. Barraba services at 11 and 7.30. Rev. A Battersby and Rev. C Moore lead ministries. Town Clerk Bob Grantham and Mayor and Alderman Bowman family holiday mentions at Manly.
Tenders plainly endorsed and addressed to The Clerk of Petty Sessions Narabri will be received until noon on Thursday 13 January 1938 for repairs and painting of the Manilla Lock-up and Lock-up Keeper's Quarters. Specifications and tender forms available at Court House Manilla Court House Tamworth and District Works Office Narabri H Es Street Under Secretary for Works Local Government.
Waratah selections include H Coote A Dyson J Bignall R Brady L Ridgewell F Grady H Watts N White G White S Rodgers C Woolaston J Coote for Sunday match at Watsons Park. A.H. Cricket Club lineup and Navy side also listed for other Sunday games with players L Hardcastle E Green W Dwyer N Siapeon Bignall Lt Doak and more.
The notice lists January 9 and 16 fixtures for A and B Grade football matches at Somerton, Garthowen, Watsons Creek and Namoi River with teams Wed nesday, Waratahs, Magpies and Panks. A holiday note mentions Constable George Malone on border traffic duty visiting Bombala and meeting local hotelier Reg Kerr and post office staffer Noel Woods.
Webster, Jack and McDonald Pty Ltd Opticians and Optometrists will visit Manilla on Saturday January 29 at the Royal Hotel from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They operate from Sydney and Tamworth and Lismore and offer reliable examinations.
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