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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
3
A catalog-like notice lists men’s work garments and gear with prices. Items include riding jackets, straw hats, felt hats, blue cotton socks, strong boots, work caps, cossacks in black and tan, leather heel plates, bluchers, and bibs with varied prices. Savings coupons offered with multiple price points and bundles.
Located 88 miles from Sydney the 382 acre school offers full primary and secondary courses to honours matriculation. It provides resident staff including a games mistress trained sister matron arts and crafts mistress and special attention to speechcraft. Courses run February 11 1936 with an excursion train from Manila to Sydney January 21 and prospectuses available from Principal Miss Hammond who will meet parents late January. Fresh dairy produce from the school farm supports daily meals.
Australia defeated the Eastern Provinces of South Africa by an innings and 144 runs. The visitors totaled 325 with Richardson scoring 84, Eastern Province replying 92 and 89. W Y Richardson, Australian captain, has the lowest batting average on the tour, while McCabe finishes with 126 runs per innings.
The Holy Catholic Church and Anglican services are announced for January 12. Readings show Holy Communion at Manilla and Upper Manilla, Evensong at Hall's Creek, with Rev. Battersby and Rev. C. Moore leading multiple sessions in Manilla, Barraba, and New Mexico locations. Student involvement noted.
In Manilla at 7.30 p.m. the attempt to rally coal miners for the seamen strike failed. New South Wales miners rejected the strike by large margins across towns including Karri Karrifields 785 to 32 and Cessnock 874 to 136. Paxton Abermain and Muswellbrook also backed the miners, signaling the strike’s collapse and looming loss of seamen jobs as ships return to sea.
Pitt Son and Badgery report 48 239 sheep and lambs yarded with fair quality. Lambs dearer, wethers 18 10, cows 16 4, hoggers 21 1, lambs 14 10. Cattle 3821 yarded, prices unchanged. bullocks 12 10, cows 9 2, weaner 7 10. Country tennis week starts Monday with Tamworth, Quirindi and Warialda. Manilla to get new Police Sergeant Sgt R W J Dick arriving soon. Jack Crawford loses to Lewis two matches to one.
The Shires Association of New South Wales warns the federal petrol tax collected in the year ending June 1935 totals 7 024 579 pounds. Only about 2 370 000 pounds goes to roads, with the rest to revenue. They say the 74d per gallon tax funds roadwork and urge motorists and politicians to view it as a road tax and spread this view.
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