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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1952
Page
3
Extract from Dr Tollis at the Methodist Church on Sunday highlights the contrast between matter and soul. It argues life is spiritual, the soul as guiding principle, and that faith affirms human dignity, eternal reality, and harmony with divine laws beyond scientific theory.
The Mandowa Shire Council hears the Shire Engineer A H Jochimson outline ongoing road works. Re shetting on Crow Mountain road near cemetery and Strathfield completed. flood repairs at Bendemeer and Wiseman s Arm roads done. Progress delayed by wet weather. grading and repairs on Rushes Creek Lower Somerton and boundary roads continue. Contracts 1/52 3/51 3/52 Namoi Road advance, with extra £23 for pits and fencing awaiting council approval. contractor works hampered by rain but traffic kept moving where possible.
The tram, bus and railway services posted a deficit of £5,750,000 for the year to June 30. Prospects look brighter as beer carrying moves to the railways and authorities plan to extend freight, though chronic engineering problems persist.
The Fellowship invites members to a weekend on the 26th and 27th with the Bingara Fellowship. A bus will be hired to enable public attendance. When the new syllabus is finished on Thursday, topics for the year will be added. Office bearers settle in, concert practice proceeds, and a “show of shows” may be held on a yet undecided date. About £7000 in last year’s small State Lottery prizes were unclaimed and may belong to you.
A Paquin grey tweed suit showcases a shawl collar that can be lifted to form a hood. The elegant chevron pattern adds a refined, versatile touch suitable for formal and creative wear.
An editorial in Agricultural Gazette argues that farm labour drift to cities may persist and that mechanisation, as seen in Sweden, could lift output per worker. It cites Sweden’s shift to tractors, population shifts, and gains in efficiency, noting beer and spirits sales in Australia reached £40,300,000 last year.
The piece recounts early failed tries to lay an Atlantic cable in 1858 with HMS Agamemon and USS Niagara, both carrying halves of the cable, and a later 1865 effort by the Great Eastern that finally achieved a trans Atlantic link between Valentia Ireland and Trinity Bay Newfoundland, amid a chaotic closing remark.
Arrangements for the first direct Australia to South Africa air service include a special cachet for mail on the initial flight planned for September 1. Philatelic mail will travel via Cocos Island Mauritius or South Africa and return to Australia through these points. full fee and posting details to follow.
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