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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1932
Page
2
Brisbe company advertises a reorganised sale with yardage for silk biscuit duchess mousseline shot, taffeta, and silk enamel items. Items include hair cord and roller towelling with remaining stock at half price and remnants and oddments offered at 15/6 and 1/4 each.
Friday January 29 1982 reports Mr L J Clifton director in charge of Clifton's Ltd Manilla Jet for Sydney on holiday expected back March 1 in time for the show. Dan V Clifton named Managing Director of New Motor firm Boyded following takeover of Boyd Edkins Ltd. Aeroplane event near Manilla lands at J Byrnes' paddock attracting townspeople. Mr R G Allen injured previously shows slight improvement. Mrs Skinner accompanies Allen. plane returns to Sydney. Schools resume next week with new teaching staff. Back to Manilla Week planned with Mr W M Trennery and Mrs Trennery attending. Ball details include Mr H J Roberts etc with Gloomchasers Orchestra and Blue Room Tamworth catering. No local bidders for supper catering.
The committee appeals for exhibits across sheep horses and cattle with entries due Monday 15th and the rest on Thursday 26th February. Last minute entries are encouraged and the Show Secretary can forward schedules. Special prizes include £3 3s 0d for Bereen bred ram and £1 1s 0d for Turham bull bred on Bereen, from Mr W L P Richardson. Additional prizes in the supplementary programme include a trotting gelding and two fleeces of wool. Public no canvassing or selling on show days. Volunteers urged to join the 200 member target. Hurdles will be up by February 28th and loudspeakers will be used. Schedule copies free from the Show Office.
A sequence of sales announced for Manilla including Tuesday February 2 at 1.30 with 500 cattle and 13 000 sheep, Saturday February 6 at 11 horse sale with 60 Barraba station horses, Wednesday February 10 at 11 Kiaora clearance sale of sheep cattle horses plant and furniture, Friday February 12 at 11 ram and pure bred stock sale, and Saturday February 13 at 2.30 a 123 acre local farm bale three miles Manilla at the auctioneer's office.
The article reports on the government renamed day facing public protests as Australia Day while many kept Anniversary Day in use. It notes events at Randwick and Centennial Park, plus a ship excursion and business changes, including Mr Stan McCabe joining Mick Simmons Ltd and a Business Men's Association meeting next Monday at 7:90 p.m.
Holy Eucharist at 7.30 am Evensong and Sermon at 7.30 Lent begins Wednesday February 10 A list of services and addresses for the season will appear in the Express next week Rev T Hunter Barratt
The schedule lists Rev. R. Grayson conducting services in several locations: Manilla at 7.15 am and 7.30 pm, Upper Manilla at 3 pm, and Wongo Creek at 11 am with Rev. R. Grayson cited for all.
At 11 a.m. The Healing Touch program airs. At 3.30 p.m. New Mexico features. At 7.30 p.m. Unsealed Heights airs with Rev. BE and David Pearson, minister.
The Mechanics Institute hosted a lively Euchre Party and Dance on Tuesday with the Gloomchasers Orchestra. Prizes for euchre were won by Mrs D Coleman and Mr I G Miller, second by Mrs McDonald and Mr J Anderson. A Tamworth team visits tonight for billiards snooker and card play.
Brian Byrnes of De La Hall College Armidale passes Maths English Modern History Ancient History and Art. Thelma Haling of Tamworth High School scores in English French Maths Modern History Botany Geography. Jean Ogle of West Maitland Girls High School earns English French Maths Botany Geography and Dressmaking. Congratulations to the three scholars.
Moree district graziers fear the abolition of parallel travelling stock routes will force trucking sheep to agistment amid a dry season. Council member J T W Scott says the move is ill timed due to finances and truck shortages, risking costly, slow stock movement and fire danger. Discussion expected at the next Moree P P Board meeting.
Armidale resident faced Transport Commission over transporting two trotting horses from Wauchope to Armidale a 150 mile road run. A motor lorry carried the horses without a permit and police will report to the Commission. Manilla records one degree on Anniversary Day.
The Show Committee seeks 200 members with 141 registered so far. The £1 1s membership grants free entry for the member, one lady, and children under 14 to ground and grandstand. Car entry is free and exhibit fees are halved. About 15 to 20 more promised to join to reach 200 by Show Day.
Smith, nicknamed the World's Speed Record Wizard, set a new 10 mile landspeed mark at Ninety Mile Beach New Zealand with an average 164.084 mph. Southern run 150 mph and northern run 178 mph. Prev record 197.2 mph by Mrs G Stewart at Montlhery Paris. Conditions were wet and rough reducing visibility. Smith estimated 200 mph at peak but could not run flat out.
After a prolonged dry spell with temperatures above 100 for eight days the North West faces outbreaks of prass fires. Many centres are unprepared though brigades form, with territory split into sanes. A serious blaze at Narrabri near Bald Hill paddock Edgeroi Station was halted only after intense fighting.
Last week at Tamworth Race Otto Baldwin's sire Promised Land was represented by three winners Prominent Aslur and Nell's Promise each won four races In New South Wales NSW had an easy win over Victoria by 239 runs South Africa beat South Australia at Adelaide by 7 wickets Tom Pinch won the Kurnell handicap and Satmoth the Anniversary Handicap at Randwick on Tuesday Bowling for Hamilton against Waratah in the under 21s at Learmont Park Ryan took six for 7 and Blatchford four for 15 Waratah seven failed to score in reply to Hamilton's nine for 247 declared Waratah scored 27 For Hamilton Baird top scored 38 K Smith and Mrs Meehan Mittagong met W Lavell and Mrs Fleeton of Moss Vale in district tennis won 26-24 two-hour match Marathon set against Karingal Moas Vale lost 23-21
Daily Telegraph writer Mr Wallis Myres notes Australia’s plan to contest the Davis Cup in America before the US Europe clash. T. J. Crawford’s form, seen in Sydney by America, leaves the tie outcome uncertain. If Australia beats the US, they could seek the intergone final against Britain, with an Anglo Australian match at Wimbledon expected to draw crowds and aid the Australian Association. Crawford’s teammates likely to be Hopman, Willard, Turnbull, or Dunlop.
Mr Thomas and Mrs Pankhurst Walsh present a Friday evening talk at 7:20 pm in Memorial Hall. The event promises a factual look at Communism, its impact on political, industrial, social, and home life, and positions it as a rival to Christianity.
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