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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1924
Page
2
Stoddarts advertises a wide stock reduction across clothing drapery and accessories with many items marked down. Men s Palma NAP trousers cotton twist and cotton tweed trousers special sale prices, shirts, tennis shirts, boys coats hats suits and more all at cash sale prices.
The Mechanics' Institute held its half yearly meeting chaired by Vice-President J Macdonald. The report notes an ending-decade debt of £560 6s 10d including a picture plant taken December 1. Revenue rose with subscriptions up 12 and billiards up 45, profits from a Diggers drive, and a War Memorial finalised. Expenditure totalled £812 with salaries £123 and rates and taxes, insurance, interest, and other costs.
The record notes £32 for picture show purchases and £447 3d in expenses. It adds a debit balance of £233 3d on June 30. An overdraft of £560 6s 10d is owed to the Commercial Bank on the working account.
The executive of the All Australian New State movement convened in new offices with E L Gorman presiding. Dr Earle Page was named president and V C Thompson honorary general secretary. Vice presidents include Col P Abbott and Senator Thompson, with plans for a February 25 meeting to push constitutional amendments and talks with the Australian Labor Party for a working arrangement.
At the next meeting the Quirindi Shire Council will discuss a proposal from the Engineer to borrow £12000 to put the roads in first class order. The plan reflects a progress minded approach aimed at ratepayer benefit, contrasting with idle talk and sporadic repairs. Also noted is a local sale offering half price clothing and drapery at Seridart.
A correspondent criticizes a local borrowing proposal in Mandowa, arguing roads and railways were funded by loans, not income. He mocks B.B.B. and urges solid, long term finance, warning against debt-driven projects and proposing private capital for main roads and tollable railways. The piece defends restraint and cautions about populist loan schemes.
Fragmentary notes mention Locke, Tits, Shirts and Oats at a Stoddart sale. A comment on recent rain references Last Thursday's sun and rain at Manilla. A van in a Sydney park yielded a parcel containing the remains of a newborn, prompting investigation.
Through A. C. Veness and Son agency several property sales occurred in the past fortnight. T Woolfe sold his 1443 acre Wongo Creek farm to C Hayward and C Hayward sold Manilla street shops to W Byrnes J Turner and Mrs Rudd with P Woolfe as buyer. P Woolfe sold a Court Street residence. Geo Ferry’s 800 acre Killarney farm at Hall's Creek was sold to J Bell. T Woolfe bought a Glen Innes bakery and confectionery business and will leave Manilla.
The event ends without a win for Mr Frank FNeill after a strong match with Mr Hayward. W Gannon wins the top break prize with four. Rounds show Gannon 25 over Young 45 and Hayward 50 over Kennedy 95. Semi finals see Hayward 50 over Gannon while ONeill defeats Doak 90. Final has ONeill defeating Hayward 50 behind.
Church schedule shows combined Methodist Presbyterian service at 7.30 pm with A Graham absent on leave for Feb. Next Sun no morning Presbyterian service. combined service in Methodist church. Methodist ladies plan a street stall March 22, 1924. Various local alerts and notes follow from Manilla, Wongo Creek, Upper Manilla and nearby towns including civic resignations at Aberdeen and a large regional co operative’s earnings and butter payments. A steamer at Circular Quay reports suspected smallpox case.
In a sunlit oval contest Tamworth defeated Manilla after a tense day of cricket. Manilla won the toss and batted but Tamworth’s bowlers, led by Green and Thompson, restricted scoring while Manilla's batting faltered. Final efforts saw Rogers and Woollett secure the runs for Tamworth as wickets tumbled, with strong all round bowling shaping the result.
A schedule of upcoming auctions lists furniture drapery and machinery at Central Auction Rooms on Saturday. Whitehouse property and related estates go to sale February ninth with further town allotments offered with Wilshire and others. February 12 features Huntsgrove stock plant and household effects. February 13 Bearyns and Pitt Son hold a clearing out at Braefield Rangari. February 20 marks Byrnes annual horse sale at Manilla yards. March 12 Veness Byrnes and Byrnes conduct clearing sale at Kilarny Hall's Creek.
Earle Williams headlines Fortune's Mask at Mechanics Institute Pictures this Saturday. The film follows Dicky Malone in Coralio as he stirs trouble, wins big at cards, elopes with Pasa Ortiz, and is revealed to be someone unexpected when the blond wig comes off.
A severe crash near Bingara involved Mr. Frank King of Eulowrie Station, his wife, child, and a nurse. The car left the road, plunged over rocks after failing near Barraba and rolled several times. All occupants were unconscious. a Sydney specialist traveled via Manila in Clifton's Ltd. car. The Essex car was smashed beyond use.
Several new buildings are under construction including a Commercial Bank nearing completion. J D Kennedy adds extensive additions next to his property to be taken over by W Afcore. A new hall for the Masons is planned and a picture palace may be built soon. Tenders are called for a five room cottage.
Mayne finished at 154 not out as Victoria declared on 345. Bardsley fell first ball in NSW second innings which closed at 321. Ponsford remained unbeaten at 110 in Victoria’s 195-run target chase, winning the match with two wickets. Sides: Victoria, New South Wales.
A Burns night address praises his vivid word painting in Tam o Shanter and notes his songs reach English audiences despite his lack of musical training. It highlights Scots pride in Burns and compares his religious poems to sermon verse, citing An Address to the People and other lines about forbearance and human frailty.
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