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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1926
Page
2
Readers laud our tailoring with remarks on fit and style. Our experienced cutter uses precise tape work, delivering high grade tailored suits at a small profit, ensuring value and durability over years of wear.
Australians celebrate Wattle Day as August approaches marking a national ritual. The piece urges wearing a spray of wattle blossoms to honor the land, its sunshine and the Commonwealth, linking the flower to national identity and unity.
A garbled report suggests plans for a fifth Test between England and another nation, with references to Australia and Kingland. Details are unclear but indicate commitment to completing the series, mentioning a match on a Monday in August and a bank holiday context.
A fragmented note references extreme cold conditions and a local event labeled as the Coldest Day. It mentions Mealy and Tre Tw, with uncertain details about dates, places, or organizations amid garbled OCR.
A Council Chambers session sparked laughter as the Mayor demanded respect for the Chair. Ald Morris challenged the decorum while Ald Hayward kept addressing the chair, eliciting further amusement. A separate note mentions a Gypsy girl’s fashion and a squad of journalists questioning Kelleway about the fifth Test amid Australian team talk. Public meetings and road proj details follow, with dates and organizers listed for August events.
Readable fragments indicate a Sydney sale on Wednesday offering 121 tons of rabbit skins with average prices cited in local currency terms. The report references buyers and vendors, with notes of market activity and assorted quantities though details are garbled.
The coroner, J Kennedy, held a court house inquiry into the death of Clifford Harold Adams at Yarramanbully Creek around July 10. Post mortem found asphyxia from strychnine. no disease signs. Witnesses, including McKeon and Doolan, described discovering the body, suspecting poisoning, and chains of meat ownership. The coroner ruled Adams died from self-administered strychnine with no evidence of foul play and no harsh treatment by police.
An urgent notice announces a meeting of all Stegomyia fasciata mosquitoes to be held in water tanks pools and ponds around Manilla on September 1 to discuss responses to municipal efforts to exterminate their group and the dengue fever issue.
A combined council meeting chaired by the Mayor debated street stalls with Alds Clifton Scott Hayward Kennedy Veness Morris and reps of Red Cross Hospital and Methodist Church. Proposals set annual 26 stalls venues rules timing removal orders and weather shifts, with concessions for bank corner sites and concerns about nuisance and business impact.
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