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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
5
Our summer sale has long been noted as an outstanding money saving event. This year we eclipse all previous records for value giving with everything reduced for a grand clearance regardless of former prices. A saving event of such magnitude will not take place again. We advise you to be early for best selection and see the full page advert in next Thursday's issue.
Clothing and boot department sale offers strong tweed work trousers, strong work shirts, olive and grey trousers, Thorenproof sport bonds, Milanese shirts, summer pajamas, fancy hose, felt hats, and men’s bluchers and black tan shoes with marked price reductions.
Moss Vale offers full primary and secondary courses up to Honours University matriculation on an 382 acre site 88 miles from Sydney. It lists resident staff including a games mistress, trained sister, matron, arts and crafts mistress, and a focus on speechcraft. Activities include canoeing riding hockey tennis netball baseball and cricket with fresh dairy from the school farm. Prospectus via Principal Miss Hammond who will meet parents by appointment. new term begins February 11 1936.
Next to Palais Theatre an eating spot opens for morning and afternoon teas and serves sweets fruit drinks and ice blocks. A tram quarrel over a bottle of beer ended with a man killed. Kipling after surgery shows slight improvement. J Crawford is ranked No 1 tennis player for New South Wales with W McGrath second and J Bromwich third.
The inspector reports satisfactory sanitary conditions after house to house checks. Licenses for barbershop renewals are recommended for Weatherall McDonald Blanch Smith Leahy Grant Sneddon of Manilla street. Also approved are a 16 passenger bus registration and driver license for Mrs. Hall within the municipal area. Water carter license for Mr. Mackenzie recommended. Blind height in main street set at six feet from the kerb with two feet loose bottom flaps allowed. Plans submitted for sulky shed on River street and a three room cottage on Chapman street. Emergency Relief works include road formation on Arthur street and Church street, drainage at River street, weed destruction, water table cleaning, and lowering water pipes.
The homebush sale offered 19 sheep and lambs across all classes with lambs slightly in the majority. Prices fell 1 to 2 pence. wethers to 18 shillings 10 pence, ewes 14 shillings 10 pence, lambs 23 shillings 10 pence. Cattle yarded 2687 with medium quality. prime sorts steady, others changed. Bullocks £12, cows £8 10s, vealers £7.
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