NSW tennis premiership opens at Rushcutter Bay in January
Spat of 50 teams from NSW tennis centres prepare for the annual premiership event at Rushcutter Bay. Barraba’s absentees and the strength of local players featured, with Canberra defeating a team 8 to 0 in a recent match. A photo of the competing team ran in Wednesday's edition.
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N.S.W
Rushcutter Bay
Bes
Piruabip
Mimen Roma
Mollrath
Holt
Lrath
Canberra
San
Return of Dr Fi Mattehu in Paramount tale
An outline of Saturdays feature The Return of Dr Fi Mattehu a Paramount picture about a nefarious doctor who chases vengeance and returns alive. The weekly page also notes the annual meeting of Mar We Brwiness Met at Manilla on Monday January 12 at 7 20 pm with a social evening to follow and invites all business people. A photo in Guardian shows wheat stacking at Manilla railway station highlighting Harry Perrin. Also reports Victorian Labor Ministry rationing railway staff, showman fined for entertainment tax evasion, and a call for 7 to 10 thousand bushels of hard wheat from J Brady & Son for The Modern Shop.
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Paramount
Dr. Fi Mattehu
Mar- We
Guardian
Manilla
Harry Perrin
Sor Q Utart
Armidale
Annual Meeting Notice for Manilla Business Men
The 4 Mi Business Men hold their annual meeting at the Golf Club House Railway Manilla on Monday 13 January 1931 at 7 30 pm. All business people are invited to attend. C Williams Honorary Secretary for Books Stationery Games and everything you Try RUDD S.
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Manilla
Dentist A C Kelly to be away on December break
Dr A C Kelly, dentist, will be absent from his dental surgery from 5 p.m. on Tuesday December 23 until 10 a.m. on Monday January 12. The notice informs patients and the public of the temporary closure and revised schedule.
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A. C. Kelly
Maniffa
Notice of Optician Charles Knoll Registration
A garbled notice announces Chas W Knoll an optician in Florida and Georgia street in a North district. It mentions a master of repairs and a tender at a Royal Hotel with a proposed spray service. The fragmentary text references Sydney and Rosy but provides no clear dates or outcomes.
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Chas. W. Knoll
M.c.a
Georgy ‘Street
Natar Elemist
Rnt Weel
Royal Hotel
Tugistaine
Lang's Desperate Stand Hits New South Wales Crisis
The former premier Lang, removed with a large majority two months ago, remains entangled with the Loan Council. He cannot withdraw and proposes to ignite the council instead. His fiscal plans have yielded only burdens on taxpayers, with no credible solutions for NSW.
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Lang
New South Wales
Thme
Loan Council
Pal Su Far le
Manilla Show Society aims for a 1941 show and growth
The first Manilla Show Society Committee meeting for 1931 is slated for February 7. The note praises proceeding despite setbacks, urges community support to boost Manilla and District, and promotes the show as essential publicity. Also mentions Quirindi milk price drops amid local market changes.
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Manilla
Unemployment, Poverty and Hunger Rise Amid Stagnant Indnet
Unemploy poses poverty and hunger stalking the populace as Indnet remains stagnant. Daily, the position worsens and labor appears unable to manage the crisis. The union notes a failure to govern effectively as the economy deteriorates.
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Indnet
Australians fine Bradman for writing tour book deal
The Board of Control fined Bradman £50 for breaching the agreement by writing articles for newspapers. The board dismissed charges over talkies and autographs, holding that only article writing violated the contract. Bradman argued he did not write tours where officials promised a life history book for publishers.
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Australia
Bradman
Te Board of Control
Hraduan
Sand
Grimmett
Canes
Local Relief Drive Plans and Event Details
A fragmented notice outlines relief work funding from members and a levy by the committee. It mentions an appeal near the Express Office in Manila with Mrs Singleton and a plan to vend cool drinks on the day of a forthcoming sheep sale on 13 January.
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Express
Manilla
Deak Betas
Singleton
Tender for twelve months Laase 17S awarded
Mr A Baitay submitted the sole tender for a twelve month Laase 17S contract as approved at the Toe weet meeting of the Municipal Council.
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A. Baitay
Toe Weet
Municipal Couvcil
Municipal Council defers committee appointments to next meeting
At the last meeting the Municipal Council decided to defer the appointment of committees to the next meeting. Last year's committees, ordinary and special, will carry on until successors are appointed. Mr. W. J. Byrnes has complaints regarding saleyamps and gates. The pale yards Committee is authorized to investigate and authorize repairs at a cost not to exceed £5.
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W. J. Byrnes
Municipal Council
Paleyards Committee
Man Sentenced for Stealing Four Sheep at Tamworth Court
Frederick Lacava told the magistrate a hungry stomach would drive desperate acts after being sentenced to two months at Tamworth Court for stealing four sheep. He claimed a man’s hunger would make him do anything.
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Frederick Lacava
Tamworth Court
Old Friend Line Noted in New Lambton Council Letter
A familiar closing Yours faithfully Mr Short appears in the New Lambton Council letter in support of work. Short, formerly Town Clerk of Mapula, was referenced after being appointed to New Lambton, with the note read to the Municipal Council on Tuesday evening.
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Lr. Short
New Lambton
Work Vhole
Short
Mapula
Muscat
Yesterd
de Mensies weelLinown
Mensies
Kingford-Smith
Proparty
Bows
South Island
Shone
Menziea
Kingsforth
New Zealand
Municipal Council Holds Regular Meeting on Tuesday
The Municipal Council met Tuesday evening with all members present except Alderman Clifton on leave under section 37 of the LG Act. The Inspector’s report was adopted and it was decided to destroy public place needs by hired labor under the Inspector. A sanitary cart sale offer from Tamworth Council was to be explored.
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Ald. Clifton
L.G
Tamworth
Axe Falls On 100 Teachers Over Dismissals
The article reports that more than 100 notices of dismissal were issued to married women public school teachers. Education Minister Davies presses ahead with the plan despite protests and no alternative proposals from the Teachers' Federation. Davies argues future pupil teachers would require space, implying at least half of existing ranks will be cut.
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Mr. Davies
Lhis
Teachers’ Federation
Davies
Manilla District notices and weather notes collected
A fragmented Manilla district page reports on local death and marriage tallies, population figures for Tamworth and Manilla areas, shop hours adjusting for Boxing Day, and weather observations. It lists funerals, births, and school or church schedules with various local names and officials.
Council Hears Worries Over Finances And Sewer Plans
At a Kearsley Shire function council critics urge action on overdraft and question if the sewerage scheme will replace sanitary services. In cricket news Australia names Oxenham to replace Harwood for the Brisbane test with West Indies, while fans lament lack of fresh players.
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Couneil
Kearsley
J. Brown
Ceamock
West Indies
Brisbane
Oxenham
Harwood
West Indiana
Rigg
Nitschke
Elderly engineer remembered in local tribute and wild tales
An obituary outlines the life of a 67 year old engineer born near Goulburn and raised at Young. It notes 18 years as an engine driver for GG, a family split between Manilla and West Tamworth, and a widow’s sorrow. The piece weaves regional anecdotes of danger from snakes in the backblocks and a wartime motto.
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Pentleman
Goulbure
Young
Hegin
Political Shakeup Contends Over Cabinet Posts in NSW
In a Defense portfolio discussion, Mr Green notes ongoing cabinet tensions as the Prime Minister contemplates lineup changes. He says a split seems likely but loyalty could hold if key ministers remain absent. Discontent in Sydney pressures a new New South Wales representative for a cabinet seat.
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Mr. Beng
Miege
Howe
Lang Hein
Lane
New South Wales
Scullinget
Defence
Green
Sydney
Mr. Green
aXther
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Gayone
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