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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
3
A shuffled OCR excerpt from a New York trades page shows garbled names and terms like Soo Pint Badgerys Meds and Tiverpouly Hyadry. It references Consiuret Dering Machinery and Gayper's Shanp Lip, offering unreadable fragments without clear events or dates.
Long text advertises Hinon Records Phonograph Hexophone and a wide range of literature, prayer books, church literature, silverware, china, and wedding decor. It emphasizes affordable prices, monthly new stock, sample window displays, and mail order with postage savings.
Fragmentary OCR text advertises RUDD S Busy Bazaar with a sample treatise and advertising claims. It mentions Paul Perriers at 440 June Street Melbourne and notes Dalgety. The readable parts imply a promotional listing with addresses and names.
Fragmentary OCR text records a chaotic mix of incidents in France and Australia. Mentions a yacht party near Toulon, thefts at a parish church, cattle and sheep losses, a whale hunt on the Ballina river, calves with triplets, and local political tensions in New South Wales.
June 10 announces matches at Lorde South Areca and Leeds Hodbtend. July brings fixtures at Lord's England v South Africa and at Manchester England v Australia. August schedules include the Oval England v Surrey and Australia tests. September lists matches at Beaulieu Bearborough Hastings with England against South Africa and Lord Len Le sbrough.
A collection of witness accounts outlines the Gilgandra railway proposal with testimony from J. J. Petts and others. They discuss routing, potential settlement, timber and produce transport, water supply, land yields, and expected revenue, noting forestry and farming benefits and trade expansion if built.
A Municipal Appeal Court session reviewed several cases involving damaged properties and improved values. The proceedings noted the appellant’s absence in two cases while upholding the improved valuations for others, with property values referenced at £370, £879, and £1,000 among the figures discussed.
The text records a fragmented account of an assault case involving Jack Lacey, an elderly woman victim, and references to punishment and cabinet records. It mentions years and a harsh judicial stance, with unclear dates or places. The tone mirrors a historical newspaper brief without complete details.
Commercial notes brisk June sales by Sebute Belwud Co Limited, with high demand for race and swamp wallaby skins and hides. Prices firm on opossum and seals, progressing at auction with clearances strong. market outlook buoyant amid rising prices and forward activity in Brisbane, Sydney, and Antwerp auctions. Stock cattle inquiries remain solid, with sizable lots and steady fat stock markets indicated.
A meeting Saturday afternoon formed the Liberal Association in Gunvedaln with AC Byoszr urging a formal bylaw and outlining steps already taken. G A Higgins and Aones spoke, Porrett supported a straight farmers and settlers candidate, and officers were elected: President C Perruve, Vice-presidents W Maundér and F J Brien, Treasurer C Sampson.
An A Sydusly correspondent argues that public expenditure keeps rising beyond fears of tax increases. Expenditure and revenue totals are cited, with warnings that debt will mount if current borrowing continues. The piece critiques ministers and the government’s handling of money markets and investment, noting doubts about future fiscal policy.
A meeting at the Mechanics Institute in Manila discussed sending delegates to the Electorate Conference in Tamworth and the Sydney Conference. Delegates were named and funds reviewed. an appointment of two delegates to the Sydney Conference was left pending. A note on Commonwealth Defence Department orders and a minor accident involving a young lady fell from a balustrade.
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