Manilla District Poultry and Pigeon Show Catalog
The notice lists prize money and entry fees for a July 17 1926 Manilla district show. It details breed categories from Orpingtons to Leghorns, bantams, and many fancy pigeons, with individual prize amounts and entries. A champion card will be awarded per breed, with novice and utility classes, and a separate school pupil pigeon prize of 5 shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla & District
London
Pouter
Carneaux
Mondane
Manilla
Great Wool Achievement Promoted on Office Street
A brief notice highlights a Great Wool Achievement event at Office Street in Syitnes, featuring cattle, sheep, wool, produce, pigs, and calves. The piece emphasizes local agricultural progress and community pride in livestock and fiber production.
Remarkable Tongue Removal Patient Dies Not
The Gosford Times reports on Mr Shannon who underwent a pioneering operation at Sydney Hospital to remove his tongue and related tissues after a long illness tied to a growth from teeth. At 62 he recovered quickly, walked home in three weeks, and was praised for spirit and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercelack
Hamnon
Gosford
Sydnee Hospital
Ershim
Shannon
Tos.a
Een Moran
Trueh
Onder
Sydney Hospital
Aspinall
Muncquarie Street
British Medical Association
Tee
Dad and Dave and city bias in Australian life
A Sydney Daily Telegraph piece discusses ridicule of Dad and Dave from rural Australia by city papers. It recalls a bush gathering where a young couple riding to town faced scrutiny for dress and manners, contrasting rural pride with urban snobbery and affirming Australian unity from the Gulf of Carpentaria to George Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Wearne
TLA
Sydney
Daily Telegraph
Dad
Dave
Reggie
Imine
Dave Lal
Sara
Gulf of Carpentoriie
Piliga
Mulga Scrubs
George Street
Canvassing Charge Dismissed at Manly Court
A case involving breach of the Federal Electoral Act for canvassing within twenty feet of a polling booth was dismissed by Mel Longfield, with C J Halstead noting the defendant stood near Manly Public School grounds on November 14, 1925. The defendant urged withdrawal. authorities also faced a delay before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manly Court
ALA. B. EB
V. Reid
Mel Longfield
C.J. Halstead
Manly
Moscow
Kinfie
Balmain
Culsa
Sid
Takiing
Tlenre Barnard Preston
Offenee
Defen
Dant
Hig
Labor
Labor Party
Mmevistrate
Mr Shannon Faces Woy Woy Garden Neglect Ride Home
The article notes Mr Shannon has a speech impediment but speaks clearly. his current concern is returning to the neglected Woy Woy garden after his absence and the challenge of resuming duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Shannon
Tasmanian tenor star preps for Australian broadcast
Tasmanian enterprise 15 expands programme with Lawson Graham a young tenor brought from Launceston to broadcast for 8L.0. Mr. W T Conder, manager, says Graham recently arrived from Scotland and has the potential for a major career. He may perform pieces such as Dawn has a Song and Macushia during the concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.D
Melbourne
W. T. Conder
Testintia
Lawson Graham
Laynepston
Tasmania
Graham
Scotland
Australia
Crete
S.O
Dawn
Diamonds and the motor car in Ford production
A long description explains how diamonds, notably the Gray Bortz, are used in Ford car manufacturing. Thirty diamonds per month are mounted on steel tools to grind emery wheels that shape hardened bearings to one-thousandth of an inch. The article notes the diamond’s black lustre and its resetting about thirty times, with dust reused for glass polishing. It also mentions the expected cost of the yearly supply, and references a political case about election tickets and canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
England
Amsterdam
South Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.S.W. Poultry Club
Wyandottes
Orpingtons
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Hambburgs
A.V
Anconas
Cock Cockerel
Utility
BLACK
A.O.V. L
A.O.V
Liberal
Bilis Labuls
Kee L Cudmore
Manacer
Chas Hope
Ass1
Pitt, Son & Badgery, Limited
Armia
Sane
Tribatte
Pitt Son and Badgery Limited
Conmert Street
Syitnes
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