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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1926
Page
3
Sydney dispatch reports Lord Stonehaven, Governor General, fell ill suddenly at Rockhampton with a temperature of 103 degrees. All engagements have been canceled as a precaution.
Melbourne reports the price of high grade petrol to rise to 2/4 a gallon by week end due to a higher tariff. Oil companies protest to the Prime Minister, calling the duty unfair and harmful to farmers who use power machinery. Shire Council opts for Williams and Co. for oil supply in 4 gallon tins after a tender. Local notices mention Trotting Club winter meeting on July 21 and a Hartley’s Poultry Show with 200 plus entries. Also advertised are Roberts Brox Winter Sale and a Mechanics’ Pictures program at Halls Creek. A. B. Chapman warns against leaving gates open on his property and promises prosecution.
Manilla town council invites applications for land suitable for a new substation. Offers must be for local section C of Arthur subdivision, no less than one extent, with price terms, and a three month irrevocability. Submissions close 4 pm July 20, 1926. joint bids allowed for smaller parcels.
Upcoming events include a Manilla Poultry Show and Tamworth sheep sale with 12 000 head offered, staged by Stewart and Co auctioneers. Also on the calendar are a Manilla Trotting Club winter meeting, a Huntsgrove dance for charity, a Masonic Hall dance, a Mechanics’ Institute annual meeting, and a rain notice noting 50 points of rainfall on Monday night.
Toyah 126 J. J. WEARNE Manilla appears in a brief notice regarding a purchase or transaction hold. The fragment suggests a name and location, with no clear event or outcome beyond a halt or postponement of a purchase.
The Annual General meeting of members will be held on Friday July 23, 1926 at 8 pm. Business includes adoption of the annual report and balance sheet and to receive the returning officer's report. For books stationery games and everything you require try Rudds.
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