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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1933
Page
2
Advertisement lists 36 inch winceyette in white pink and colors with sale prices per yard. includes floral winceyette in pink blue and lemon grounds and striped flannelette heavy road stripes with sale prices per yard. Describes usual prices and discounted sale prices for multiple fabrics.
Garadine shades include Burgundy fawn brown and royal blue with a sale price of 2 shillings 6 pence per yard. Fancy Repps offer fawn beige and neutral at 1 shilling 6 pence per yard. VeLOUR in fawn brown and wine lists 13 shillings 6 pence per yard. Basket Weave Flannel features orange black beige royal jade navy and sax with a sale price per yard.
A fragmented local notice lists business hours from Alouday to Priday and Saturday, includes SIMPSON'S EXECTORANT hours, and advertises CHAS W ENOLL F.L. optician services. Mentions attendance at Royal Hotel Upshir's next visit, with dates July 8 1933 and June 20th at Court House Hotel. Also notes box address and Lloydner representation by Mr PO A Newall.
Readers donated cash clothing groceries and infant wear to Nurse Brenton’s appeal and a dozen needy homes will benefit. A concert is planned for Arbor Day August 0 1933 by the District Rural School. A pruning demonstration by A C Brown ObA is set for July 3 at the district school. Wimbledon tennis saw Turnbull and Quist defeat Vines and Gledhill in five sets.
Public meeting at Council Chambers on Saturday July 1 followed by a July 3 Business Men's Radiation meeting and a July 4 Anglivan Ball at Parish Hall. July 6 Musical afternoon in Parish Hall. July 10 tenders close for cemetery work. July 11 Hockey club dance. July 18 Anglivan Ball at Memorial Hall. August 1 Golf Club Ball at Memorial Hall. August 8 Social at Wonga Creek. August 15 Euchre Dance for Manilla Football Club. Anmenst 26 Methodist Church Fair. October 7 Presbyterian Flower Show.
17 debutantes presented to Bishop of Armidale Pr Coleman at Memorial Hall. Officials led by Mr W J Byrnes and Mayoress attended as the ball opened at 9 pm with a dais procession. Dressed in white and lace, the young ladies received the Bishop’s congratulations while guests in mid-Victorian and black georgette gowns watched.
Edward Doughan, station master at Manilla for nine years, reaches retiring age after 44 years in the railway service. He will spend a month with his wife touring Northern Queensland before severing ties with the railways. His career spans postings at Glencoe Hexham Waratah Sandgate Deepwater Glen Innes Tenterfield Murrurundi Werris Creek West Tamworth Wellington Dubbo Bourke Walcha Road Ben Lomond Dunn Kentucky Warraba and Manilla.
The Tamworth Main Roads Department granted permission to the Manilla council to use tarred metal from the Manilla bridge and approved the maintenance program. The Junior Farmers Club seeks exhibition rights for September 30 at the recreation ground, with poultry inclusion clarified as part of all activities. Arbor Day plans seek £12 backing for park beautification and plantings along town approaches, plus a traffic-friendly tree scheme near North Manilla.
A general meeting of the Manilla Business Men's Association will be held at the Council Chambers on Monday July 3 at 7.30 p.m. D Tl Kennedy, Secretary.
Commonwealth of Australis announces penalties for census noncompliance and untrue statements. The schedule lists times and venues in Manilla Somerton Wongo Creek Milliwindi and Milliwindi churches with Rev R Grayson Rev A Battersby and others conducting sessions.
Manilla and North Tamworth will be the big draw at Mandilla Oval on Saturday afternoon. The team will be selected tonight with three extras included and Smith showing improving form in recent games. He may trial at hooking in the scrum against North while BR Smith’s foot injury casts doubt on his fielding. McClosky also shows promise, and local action continues Sunday with Manilla A versus Upper Manilla and Manilla B versus North Manilla at 2 pm.
The draw is completed for the championships with several pairs listed for A and B Grades. The Sunday working bee is postponed to next Sunday July 2 to clean fairways. a large turnout is urged with rakes. The Gunnedsh Tournament is on Sunday with Manilla Mah reps set to participate. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for influenst colds.
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