Rainfall Boosts Manilla District Crop Prospects
Good rain arrived during the pipe band visit and farmers in the Manilla District report sowing underway. With follow up showers possible, pasture conditions improve and harvest prospects look bright. Local rainfall totals from Halls Creek Rushes Creek Upper Manilla Wongo Creek Corella and other areas are reported with 972 points for the year.
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Halls Creek
Rushes Creek
Upper Manilla
Wongo Creek
Corella
Sassacre
Iasyeves
Manilla
Tennis Notes Preview Big District Tennis Tournament
Arrangements are in hand for a weekend tournament featuring leading district players and two Sydney entrants from Slazengers. Rain shifts plan to an exciting event with strong local participation and a call for cakes for three days. Next Sunday the Sydney Thistle Highland Pipe Band will perform at Manilla Hospital at 3 pm, with proceeds funding hospital heating equipment.
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Sydney
Slazengers
Sydney Thistle Highland Pipe Band
Manilla Hospital
Australia
County of Cumberland
South Coast
Western Districts
Set. R. Traylor
Farquharson
Manilla
Prayer For Motorists Card From Abroad Echoes Call
The Road Safety Council received from A Country Parson a Prayer For Motorists. Though first published in Sydney, the prayer has circulated globally and appeared in journals and newspapers of many nations. This year cards bearing the prayer arrived from England and the United States, urging steady hands, watchful eyes, and courtesy on the road to protect life and cherish the world. The Pope warned that science and technology threaten desolation and ruin.
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Road Safety Council
Sydney
England
United States
100 Years Of Telegraph Progress In Australia
The Australian telegraph service, nearing its centenary, showcases progress from Melbourne to Williamstown to a modern world standard system. Advances include high speed printing, multiple messages on a single wire, and overseas transmission, with key milestones from 1858 onward and the 1872 Darwin land link to Britain.
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Melbourne
Williamstown
Victoria
Australia
Adelaide
Sydney
Tasmania
Bass Strait
Damvin
England
Speedy
Effic
Bowls Games Set Down Weekend Schedule
On Saturday 12th a lineup includes T North versus R Brady in Singles B, C Redmond versus J Gore in B Singles, A White and A Blanch versus S Carlyon and L Ridgwell in C J Byrnes Memorial Pairs, I Miller and D Brett versus H Howie and J T Bignall in B Pairs. Sunday 13th features Consistency Handicap C N Scott versus S Carlyon, A Singles R Smith versus A Davis, A Rodgers versus T Price, and 3B Singles R Kirk versus L Ridgwell.
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T. North
R. Brady
C. Redmond
J. Gore
C. J. Byrnes
A. White
A. Blanch
S. Carlyon
L. Ridgwell
I. Miller
D. Brett
H. Howie
J. T. Bignall
C. N. Scott
R. Smith
A. Davis
A. Rodgers
T. Price
R. Kirk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aic
Georgette
M. C. Mackenzie & Sons Pty. Ltd
Manilla District
Paris
Australian Wool Bureau
Pierre Balmain
Pope
Service
Footwear
Weariti
Sally Horner
Stoddart & Hayward Pty.; Ltd
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