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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1930
Page
2
Sameday, Chas, W Kool Fre of London and Neto chemiet or jeweller on George Street are noted in a local item. The document mentions attendance at a meeting and lists roles such as Master Optic and Land Tox Consultant along with an accountant and authority figures.
A fragmented sample laments a drift from correct English in schools and daily speech. The piece rails against erosion of spelling and pronunciation, noting strained accents, lost letters, and cultural change as mothers return home and holidays end.
Nominations and handicaps listed for Yeatting meeting with events including Farmers and Tradesmen trot and trial handicap trot. Mentions Royal Pike, Lacosia Maid, Misty Pick, Flowing Gold and other entries. Also notes destruction of mail car by fire and Manilla Flour Mills Limited liquidation with liquidators named and proposed dividends.
A combined meeting of Manilla Municipality and Mandowa Shire Council discussed financing the Manilla District Hospital. A committee was formed to report, proposing £900 annual aid from both councils, with £600 to be raised locally and £300 via non ratepayer contributions, while 고려ing subsidy basis under the Public Hospitals Act. The gathering considered rates, taxation, and a referendum on funding, with a February meeting penciled in to decide.
A blaze last night at the Royal Hotel section in Manilla gutted the building and collapsed brick walls after attempts to move a motor truck and car failed. The structure stood on the Thomas Estate. Talbot saved most plant and effects. Earlier, two Namoi River men in a car struck an electric pole on Approach Bridge, leaving one injured and another cut by glass. A lost wallet and tickets prompt a reward offer.
The annual meeting of subscribers of Manilla District Hospital will be held at the Mechanics Institute on Friday January 24 1930 at p.m. All contributors of 10 shillings or more in one sum during the year preceding are eligible to take part. Agenda includes adoption of the Committee report and balance sheet for 1929 and general business. W L Pidgeon acting secretary.
In the Supreme Court of New South Wales probate jurisdiction a notice to all creditors and others claiming on the estate of Margaret Melville widow of West Manilla is issued. Debts must be proved to the Public Trustee by March 28 1930, after which distribution will proceed to those with notice. Public Trustee Paynt, 7 Cantlereagh Street Sydney, January 1930.
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