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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1951
Page
4
Report notes that readers struggled with spelling Canberra and believed the Jubilee related to the King's visit, with some thinking Canberra was part of New South Wales. The piece highlights public confusion during Jubilee celebrations.
Town Clerk R A Browne presents the council with land valuation fee details, notices to non-voters, 1951 rate funds including General, Electricity Works, Library, Water, and Sanitary services, and proposed charge amendments. He notes outstanding rates, ongoing recovery, and staff duties, along with transfer notices, hall rents, revenue totals, and service arrears.
Manila pupils dominate a day of camp sports at Tamworth Show Ground with Tony Mayne earning best boy rider 5 yrs and under and Dianne Smith among top 5 to 8 yrs. Awards span ages 5 to 18 with many Best and Champion titles including John Blanch as champion boy rider and Pat Onslow Thompson as champion girl rider.
At a Mandowa Shire council monthly meeting a Tamworth Bus Co letter proposed fare rises for Manilla Tamworth minibus. New rates would be adults single 7/6 return 11/0. children single 4/0 return 6/6. weekly child ticket 17/6. Existing fares were 5/0 single 8/0 return 5/0. Increases attributed to higher petrol wages and maintenance costs. Council approved the request.
Mandowa Shire Council received the Shire Engineer Mr Jochim’s report detailing road maintenance after holidays. Carlyon’s gang repaired crossings on Somerton Boggabri Gunnedah and Yarramanbully roads, Wimborne river crossing repaired for mail service, Rushes Creek and Lower Somerton grading underway, Borah Hobden road to be tackled, shale loaded for Rushes Creek repairs, Herman’s gang addressed Halls Creek road 21 miles crossing and Namoi River drainage, West Manilla work near Boggabri and Low Level bridge, concrete crossing 191 mile on Halls Creek awaiting start, new truck delivered, loader purchase pending, Rushes Creek Boundary work completed at £283 1s 3d.
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