Engineer's Report on Shire Roads and Grants
The report notes road repairs after holidays by Carlyon's and Herman's gangs repairing storm damage and grading on Corella ice due to spare parts issues. Warrabah road repairs between Bald Rock and Warrabah homestead completed while section to Warrabah Creek to Barraba boundary is in bad order. Grading and scarifying planned on Trank Road 62- Fietcher with gravel resurfacing and culverts on Crow Mountain Road to start soon. Federal All Heads Grant 1952/53 plans for Borah Tarpoly Road underway with crossings on Halls Creek Attunga yet to be prepared. NSW has 53 700 000 sheep or 45.6 percent of Australian sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shire Roads
Carlyon's Gang
Corella
Herman's Gang
Ftormlanci Road
Warrabah Road
Orella Council
Bald Rock
Warrabah Homestead
Warrabah Creek
Barraba
Trank
Fietcher
Crow Mountain Road
Halls Creek
Attunga
Wit and Wisdom snippets mix of jokes and dialogue
A collage of schoolroom and workshop quips features a boy disputing a bump size, a teacher asking rabbit skin use, a steady new worker, a tailor’s pad joke, a family story request, and a child’s punchline about becoming a boxing referee. The clipping ends noting Newcastle application numbers were the lowest since 1.
Local residents on holidays and returns
Mr and Mrs A Davis and Annette have returned home from holidays at Nambucca Heads. Edna and Esma Colling holiday with Parents Mr and Mrs Collins of Namoi Street. Mrs Lithen and Richard holiday with Len McDonald. Janet Chapman has returned to Sydney. Edna Cocking and Betty Morris holiday at Toukley. Viv McDonald holiday with Ivan Pavy of Grenfell. D McDonald, Ron and Marie holiday at Bathurst. Len Orchard spent the weekend in Tingha. Nola Byrnes and John Byrnes spent the week end at Soldiers Point. L Callister holidaying at Coogee. Roslyn Coupland returned from Newcastle. A Kelly, recently in hospital in Sydney, will return home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Davis
Annette
Nambucca Heads
Edna
Esma Colling
Collins
Namoi Street
Ron and
Marie
Bathurst
Len Orchard
Tingah
Nola Byrnes
John Byrnes
Soldiers Point
L. Callister
Coogee
Roslyn Coupland
Newcastle
A. Kelly
Sydney
Postponed Conference on Soldier Settlement Finance
The conference to discuss Commonwealth finance for agent State soldier settlement in NSW Victoria and Queensland has been postponed indefinitely due to illness. Kent Hughes and Foley could not attend. Hawkins notes funds are vital and hopes for speedy recoveries as arrangements for a January date were cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Kent Hughes
Queensland
Foley
New South Wales
Hawkins
Canberra
Nsw
Victoria
Kent- Hughes
Kimi-Hughes
New
Hospital December Statistics Report
The number of patients in hospital on December 1 was 1, total admissions during December were 32, and 43 patients were treated that month. Discharges reached 33, leaving 10 remaining as of December 31. The daily average was 10. Outpatients numbered 29 with 75 visits in December.
Car cycle collision injures rider near Manilla
Serious injury occurred Friday night when motorcycle rider Thomas K. Salter of Barraba collided with a car driven by Bruce Porter of River View Manilla eight miles from Manilla. Salter was passing a Tamworth Manilla bus when another vehicle appeared forcing a sharp stop. his throttle jammed and he struck the car’s rear. Salter escaped with hand scratches. Both vehicles were not badly damaged. Settlement finance has given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Thomas K. Salter
Barraca
Bruce Porter
River View
Salter
Barraba
Tamworth-Manilla
Porter
December Gift Donations Tally
Donations listed for December include Mr. Nott with fruit, Miss J MacKenzie apricots, Mrs. Wright apricots, Dr. Windeyer cordials, Mrs. Grady magazines, Mrs. Campbell magazines, Mrs. Sneesby eggs and poultry, Mr. Carr cordials, Mr. Sutherland eggs fruit and fish, Mr. Adams eggs, Mr. and Mrs. Brydon cake and fruit, Mrs. Head fruit, Mr. Waits tomatoes, Mr. Geott fruit, and anonymous fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nott
B. Sing
J. MacKenzie
W. Wright
Windeyer
Grady
L. Campbell
L. H. Sneesby
J. A. Sneesby
C. W. Carr
G. Sutherland
Thanks And Acknowledgments From Horton Park Family
R and Mrs Roy Carpenter and family of Horton Park Manilla express thanks to Rev Fr O Brien Tom Costelloe Jnr Laurie Baldwin J A Byrnes Noel Burgess and Dr R M Windeyer and hospital staff for support during their bereavement Also note Jack Costelloe will issue permits on Wongo Creek Bush Fire Brigade on behalf of the family through February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Carpenter
Horton Park
Manilla
O’brien
Tom Costelloe Jnr
Laurie Baldwin
J. A. Byrnes
Noel Burgess
R. M. Windeyer
Manilla Hospital
Wongo Creek
Jack Costelloe
Namoi Regional Library Manilla Closed for Leave
Manilla and district residents are notified the Namoi Regional Library will be closed from Monday January 19 to Saturday January 24 1953 during the librarian’s leave. It will reopen Tuesday January 27 1953 with extended hours Monday to Saturday and open to ratepayers and residents of the Municipality and Shire under Local Government Rolls. R A Browne Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ths
Manilla
Namoi
R. A. Browne
ALCA
Australian Labour Party Manilla Branch Special Meeting
Special meeting of the Australian Labour Party Manilla Branch to be held at the Mechanics Institute on Sunday next 25th inst. Agenda includes yearly report and election of officers. All members and intending members urged to attend. Also classifieds list bicycles ice chests and diamond arrows for sale with suppliers J Robertson & Co and J Robertson & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics Institute
Rifle Shooting and Upcoming Inverest Two Day Shoot
Shooters prepare for a two day Inverest event with members traveling there next Saturday. A practice session follows the week after to ready for the first February competition on the 7th. No 22 shoot next Saturday but plan resumes on the 31st. The Queen may commence the £30,000 England Australia Air Race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Pine
Manilla council adopts 1953 electricity and water fund estimates
The council at Manilla adopted the Electricity Works Trading Fund and Water Supply Local Fund estimates at a special meeting on January 13 1953. Proposals include rate changes 5d in £ on UCV, assessments for occupied and unoccupied properties, and a deficit for the year. The report notes work resumption on the Sandy railways next month and funds raised for baths in Gunnedah. A separate note mentions a duel-challenge at 50 yards with 22 rifles and a Highland Gathering fee at Inverell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCV
Council
Srettora Street
Manilla
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Swinton
Layette
Matron Shaw
Duncan Swinton
P.O
Wit & Wisdom
Dunge
Mike
Freddie
Foreman
Jack
Sammy
Personalia
Christian Dior
Docket Books
Tigin
Manilla Municipal Council
Australian Labour. Party
Hudson
C. Baker
JPOR
Manilla Harvester Co
Boys Speedwell
Express Office
Sil
J. Robertson & & C O
J. T. Robertson & CO
Fat Cross
Red Postal
M. Gulliford
Red Crops House
Rex McDonald
R. J. E. Faulks
Silent Knight
Atco
J. E. Faulks
J. R. Bryan Jnr
P.O. Box
General Fund
Electricity Works Trading Fund
BR. A. Browne
Deepwaters
Inverel On Pa
Australia
Sandy Railways
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