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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1934
Page
4
A detailed program lists classes for best boy and girl riders under various ages, open handicap and specialty events, including throwing, bending, flag races, nail driving, and trophy awards. Also features trotting and flutter events with nominations and prize values in shillings and pounds.
England won the second test by an innings and 38 runs to go 1 1 in the series. Verity took 15 wickets for 110 as England bowled Australia out for 284 in the first innings and 118 in the second while Woodfull Brown and Bradman led a fightback with scores of 22 43 105 86 and 13 respectively.
Excerpts from interviews praise England’s win at Lords with comments from Woodfull Bushby Wyatt Verity and others. They discuss rain and the wicket, the spirit of the game, Verity’s 14 wickets in the day and 13 for the match, and Woodfull’s fighting innings and captaincy amid doubt over the pitch and the opposition’s performance.
Wallan Barrington Preen of Shoal Bay near Darwin died in Darwin Hospital. A former Didian Army officer with Rhodesian police ties, he had no known relatives. He lived in isolation on a coconut plantation, relying on monthly government rations and his meagre boilings from wild foods after years of failed cotton experiments on remote northern coast.
A 14 year old Cleveland Street High School player debuts in first grade cricket and scores 114 for his club. The piece links early promise to legends like Alan Kippax Warren Bardsley Don Bradman and Victor Trumper, stressing practice guidance from Turner's Terror to NSW coaching and the importance of youth foundations for Australian cricket success.
A fragmented note recalls a lingering tension about a man who kept silent on his past while scholars like Darwin showed interest. The text mentions Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy and hints at daily life with farmers sowing wheat, reflecting a mix of curiosities and routine.
The New England North and North West Producers' Co Ltd disputes claims of no wool sales at Newcastle as the British Wool Federation resumes support, expecting stronger buying next season. A separate report details Japan's chicken sexing method, enabling early determination within 20 hours and boosting poultry farm efficiency, with high accuracy in Canada and the United States.
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