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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1934
Page
2
Mr John Winter of Borah Station has harvested 200 acres at 36 bushels per acre while district wide yields run 22 to 30, with many crops 27 to 30. Wheat prices are weak as governments seek stabilization amid global surplus. Australia may struggle to sell its crop as exchange rates drift and wool prices rise.
Mr P A Newall FIO resents ten items as listed in a formal inventory or report. The document records a series of charges or allocations attributed to Newall, with emphasis on the ten disputed entries and their financial or administrative implications.
A passenger recounts the Strathaird voyage from Sydney to Melbourne then Burnie Tasmania. The largest floating palace 22 544 tons drew crowds of 5000, with 4500 paying to view the ship. The diary notes deck games, dances, sightseeing in Melbourne, and a Christmas Eve stay before departure.
Manilla Shire Council debates accepting an offer from the Land Board while awaiting a Parks Committee report. Aldermen discuss water licensing, drainage complaints, boundary road, fuel and stock brands, and pending public works. A joint Swimming Club meeting and a memorial tablet for the Water Works are noted.
Dr BE B Ratliff resigns from Mandows Shire Council and an election is set for February 17 to fill the vacancy. Nomination forms are due January 25. Reports say organizers seek consent of a popular Upper Finn’s Creek resident to nominate for the vacant seat.
Australia may seek a formal agreement with Japan and China to stabilize grain markets and offset rising costs. Officials signal sacrifice may be needed to secure a favorable outcome for farmers and export revenue.
The notice lists prices for various sheep categories with dates and weights, names several buyers or bidders, and notes an upcoming Manilla special sheep sale around the 119th entry date. It mentions an announced Summer Sale and promises bargains for all ages and genders.
One line item notice for a January 19 event to aid the Church of England Ponds with first prizes open orders 10/6 and ten other prizes. Good supper provided with beet of music. Tickets 2/6. LE Allen, Organiser.
Police districts in Tamworth and Manilla back a fund raising effort for a new Tamworth ambulance car. Manilla police plan a trotting meeting on Wednesday February 14 with a generous racing programme. Constable A J McClonkey organizes, with secretary J A Rochfort handling inquiries at Rochforts office. Donations accepted at Rochforts. Programs to be issued soon.
Tamworth faces a diphtheria spike with 61 cases in December and 20 to date this month, many clustered in 16 families. Manilla reports few infections. district wool prices surge at a Monday sale with multiple bales quoted at 264d and 244d. A six masted ship reaches Adelaide in 66 days, a historic voyage record. A doctor who performed the first appendicitis operation is reported dead. A charity dance for the Church funds is planned at Memorial Hall next week. Weather notes mention frost potential as the thermometer nears 38 degrees.
Notice in the Government Gazette announces the Governor has assented to the Farmers Relief Act and calls for nominations for the vacancy in Councilor Street Manilla. Nominations must be written with consent, witnessed, and reach Manilla by 5 pm January 25, 1934. Poll by postal ballot to follow February 17, 1934. forms from the Shire Clerk Manilla.
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