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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1926
Page
2
The Alteration Sale promotes a merry week with deep cuts on boys wear. Highlights include all wool jerseys and knickers at single prices, tweed suits heavily discounted, youths golf outfits, and caps for Jackie Coogan styles, all offered at reduced rates with emphasis on value and selection.
Fragmented text presents a municipal discussion on road assets valuation methods for government financing. It lists questions about whether streets and roads count as assets, valuation methodologies, depreciation vs present value, and how to apportion grants and government debt in boundary areas. The item reads as a sequence of exam-like prompts and procedural inquiries without a clear narrative outcome.
Upper Manilla residents clash over a disputed road to Manilla River. The engineer concludes the road is driveable with £50, while critics warn of wasting money and cutting a landholder off from property. The council votes to close the road study after political pressure and plans to move meetings to Mondays for convenience.
England built a strong score while Australia struggled, with Grimmett taking wickets as England reached 156 before tea. Australia lingered, Hobbs-Suteliffe starlight and Chapman 42 not out, Huddersfield bowled tightly as Grimmett excelled.
The Manilla representatives clash with Navtahet in the finals at the oval on Saturday featuring players from Buecks-H Scanton and several others. Early match fates include Reds versus Blacks with a Ros Stevens led lineup.
Railway Commissioners faced claims totalling several thousand pounds linked to the Aberdeen railway disaster. Elatias from next of kin and those injured have been forwarded to the department's solicitor for handling.
The discussion describes an arbitration scenario where assets are divided as in a dissolution of partnership. It notes that money may appear but funds have been diverted, affecting fairness. The impartial arbitrator would consider claims of fairness and fiduciary behavior in resolving the division.
Captain Thomas won Wednesday after a 700 yard shoot off with Parser. He scored a splendid 47, the best on the foval range for some time. On Saturday Lewrester and J Big all tied for first. the former won the shoot off. Representative...
Mr H Stoddart returns to Manilla improved in health after a New Zealand stopover and Honolulu visit praised for calm, beauty, and steady climate. The report notes trotting prize money there and a casual, orderly pace. Concurrently, Manilla Shire considers restricting stock movement on mountain roads under Ordinance 60 to prevent mob-like travel, with debate on road routes and inspector permissions, and plans for a bridge at Halls Creek White to aid transport and funding.
The Shire Council met Saturday with Crs Heywood Coote Ratliff Bowman Gardner and White present. Tamworth municipality agreed to let electricity pass roads. May’s gate permit granted. Rushes Creek boundary road fault noted. Liverpool Plains plan to share repairs rejected. Overdraft raised to 4000. Fordson tractor pulling limits discussed. Car traps and roadworks criticized. New grader and scoop for Fordson ordered. prices to be researched.
The Munmosl Council debates whether to repair a weather damaged stone crusher for small jobs and considers driving belt costs. The engineer suggests using the existing engine belt to cut expenses while officers plan talks on price. Also promoting a Poultry Show with reduced hats and sales at Roberts Bros.
A mild cricket controversy arose at Gordon Club's annual meeting when Sydney Smith junior, long time delegate to the NSW Cricket Association, was defeated. Smith, now in England as manager of the NSW Association, has held a seat on the Australian Board of Control where he serves as honorary secretary. His stance in the Kelleway dispute is deemed the likely cause of his loss.
In Sydney on Thursday Royston Rennie was found guilty of murdering bank clerk John Granville and sentenced to death. The accused collapsed upon hearing the verdict and had to be removed from the court.
The steamer Kooringa laden with 6000 cases of bensine caught fire at sea. The Kooyong, speeding to the scene, rescued 11 people trapped aboard the burning vessel. The Kooringa, which left Melbourne at 10 30 a m on Wednesday for Burnie Tasmania, was abandoned near Queenscliffe. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.
A fire on Wednesday night caused about 15000 pounds damage and destroyed the Malacca confectionary factory located on Parramatta Road Annadale. No injuries reported. Local fire brigades battled the blaze through the night.
Church service notices show morning worship at Manilla at 11 a.m. and Upper Manilla at 3 p.m. Mr. B. E. Heywood leads. Additional events include Creek at 11:20 a.m. and 3:90 p.m. Pary on the 2st at 7:30 p.m. with A. J. Gould in attendance.
Fragmentary church schedule lists ERC and Wongo Creek services at 7 30 am and 7 30 pm with Milliwindi 3 pm led by Rev RB A Harria. Names and places appear uncertain but indicate multiple prayer sessions across locations.
Oldest residents recall nothing like the marshmallow surge as yards become two to three feet high and scythes and mowing rise in demand. Wheat fields suffer from weeds outrunning crops while Anguy & Robertson review Sally in Rhodesia a lively letters-based novel by Sheila McDonald showing life of a South African English girl and Rhodesia. Manilla Poultry Show on Saturday highlights include Hart‑Joy buildings and sale items such as white pekes, handkerchiefs, socks, and undergarments at listed prices.
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