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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1926
Page
2
Bargain listing advertises a brown silk dust coat for women with price 57 shillings 6 pence and a white silk lining option listed at 66 shillings. Cash bonus offered at 51 shillings 9 pence. Likely a retailer advertisement from a vintage fashion page.
In a chaotic week Parliament teetered as Lang pushed a Gold Pass Bill offering rail and tramway life benefits to Labor's bench. Percival and Suttor vanished to avoid voting, prompting police searches and a prorogued session as Labor factionalism deepened and the public faced a referendum path.
Manilla suffers a heavy defeat by Tamworth representatives on Tuesday with many Manilla players unavailable. The district seeks to field its best team to honor the home ground and promote inter district sport as a key boost for local pride and publicity.
New South Wales dominates Victoria by an innings and 96 runs after a 708 run innings led by Kippax’s 271 not out. Ryder Hendry and Marley key for NSW while Victoria’s batting collapses second time this season, Kelleway and Oldfield among notable scorers.
The Australian selectors have chosen A Richardson Elia and Woodfall as the final trio for the Sydney team. If a fourth sixteenth man is required Everett will fill that position.
Miss McLean of Burrel Street, Manly, won a prize in the Christmas Box Art Union organized for St Margaret's Hospital babies. The draw took place on Saturday January 16. A winners list can be obtained by sending three pence in stamps to the Lifesaver editors in Sydney.
Barraba cricketers travel to Manilla with I Byrnes C N Scott N Abberfield Art White G White Young Arch Whit F Baker PC Con or J Johnson L Coote set to represent Manilla. C of E team lists A White G White A White Watts D Stevens J Watts M Roberts D Roberts E Etheridge B Young A Gardner If Stevens. Players to confirm attendance with secretary.
Fragmentary text notes William Bros of Barraba and a festival that boosts Barraba's profile. It hints at community leaders and personal opportunity but provides little clear detail on events, dates, or outcomes.
Crowds in Sydney showered Kelleway with admiration after he defied jeers from Stillites during Victoria’s innings. The crowd’s reaction turned to pandemonium as he struck Ryder for a decisive wicket, prompting hats, coats, and loud cheers amid cricket history.
Tamworth hosts updates from Manilla residents and Armidale college exam results. Siss B Hunter is appointed to Manilla, Mr J B Boland visits Avoca New Mexico, and several students Miss Gertrude Boland Donald Coote and Donald T Kennedy pass leaving certificates with varied grades. Local figures holidaying at The Rocks and Marina River, Edward Bowman seriously ill, and a wedding at St Michaels Church Menita. Leveh of British Australian Tobacco visits and improves. Bettison the elder odd fellow visits his sons as music lessons begin February 8.
The article notes old 44 per cent war loan holders lose about £1000 weekly in interest by delaying conversion. It urges transferring to a new Commonwealth loan of £5.1 million yielding 5 per cent from lodged funds, with flexible terms up to sixteen years and tax exemptions. It also mentions cricket and tariff board items tangentially.
A. A. Reid urges replacing all State and Federal Parliaments in Australia with a single Commonwealth Parliament of 50 members under a continental Governor. He suggests salaries of 3000 pounds for Parl No. 1 and 1500 pounds for Parl No. 2 per year. Strathfield notes unionism and class strife as reasons to abolish the system.
The report covers a match with Wenge tea team bowling by Vater and Fred Mitchell taking seven wickets for 17 as Reeves family bats for Wollonde Ost. Abberfield top scores later with 28, Mitchell contributing 23, Mail 15, OToole 21, and others in a 98 run innings. District schools reopen, and local notes mention a sheep auction in Manilla and weed control in Liverpool Plains.
In Brisbane Court a man named Vincant admitted owning property that could be levied for a fine. He stated a plot measured six by two in Tudwotiaba was his asset.
The article notes three hot days with readings of 99 on Tuesday 100 on Wednesday and 102 on Thursday. It reports a storm likely to follow and mentions Vic Morvan suffering a severe hand crush in a factory machine incident on Saturday.
Local report quotes Badderley as minister of labor and industry proposing an amendment to end Early Closing to force tobacconist licenses to close during prohibited hours. He argues mixed shops sell more tobacco than legitimate shops and plans action to curb tobacco sales, affecting fruit and confectionery displays and shop hours. A yard sale and Manilla trotting events are also noted in brief.
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