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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
2
Fragmented text references cooperation across sectors, proposed labor measures, and calls for fair rewards. It mentions workers seeking protective policies and employer recognition, with emphasis on shared burdens, equitable pay, and securing social improvements through collective action. No clear event or date clarified.
A local obituary records the death of a respected Begmxten resident, with family and friends grieving at Manila. The service at the Heavyioi Methodist Church was attended by eight children and kin as the community honors a life of faith and service in the Northern district.
Local items from Manilla list residents abroad and visiting, weather, health notes, and community events. Measles spread noted. Mrs J D Kennedy in Sydney. A C Lee holidaying in metropolis. Mrs T Donnelly in Tamworth Hospital. Mrs R A Hall visiting daughters. Auctions, dances, meetings, and harvest outlook mentioned with dates and locations around Manilla and nearby shires.
The council met with most members present and discussed duplicating the Northern railway, a memorial committee welcome for Dr Farle Page, and proposed civic cooperation. It approved rate-book alterations, pipe work, and street repairs, while noting depreciation, leases, and stock camp restrictions amid municipal maintenance and inspection actions.
The notice lists early Sunday Catholic and Protestant services in Manilla and surrounding areas. Times include 7.30 am and 3 pm for various congregations, with Rev. R A Harris and Mr E Graham among the speakers. Names mentioned: Adam Nixon and Austin Hall.
Parents of Manila School children express gratitude for teachers and the Manila Express editor for publishing them. They observe noticeable improvements in the children and affirm the remarks as correct. The piece also debates rabbit decay and curious trials with decoys and port wine recipes.
The Namoi Association held its ordinary meeting on a Saturday with President G. E. Bowman and members including A. Cauty W. G. Hwa Ben Nixon B. O. Bowman F. P. E. Heywood J. R. Heywood W. J. Langworthy and the Secretary. They read minutes and debated correspondence, funding, and an agricultural experiment farm near Tamworth proposed by Langworthy. He offered a three month lease starting March 1, including 650 acres with irrigation and facilities to support a training farm to advance Manilla’s town and district development.
The post states players expected at the Baldwin post office and team selections for a 2 oclock Saturday match against Hall's Creek. Names include Bingham Baker D Coote White G White (12) Woods ward (13) and Jack Brady Ted Porter Cecil Watts Atlan Watts AJ Watts S Swan J W Coote Conte L Coote I Coote Sehaofer T Coote (12).
The Cricket Cranks issue a challenge on behalf of Cricket Crank for a day game with a dinner provided by W. Moore at the Aurora Rot venue. Meesrs Brady and Baker prepare the writeup for selection, outlining a sixes rivalry and a friendly contest.
Report of large rubbish piles stacked against the Upper Manila bridge. Authorities warn removal is urgent to prevent possible flooding or obstruction in the river.
Members of Liverpool Shire Council led by President Dr Griffiths and Shire Clerk J I Behoback visited Manila on Friday night as part of a tour of inspection of roads reported to be in poor condition. The party included works overseer E McQuirk and councillors Hawker Perret Ryman Sampson.
Alfred B. Green, director of Thomas Meighan’s Pars mount picture The Neer-Do-Well, will present the film at Mechanics Institute Pictures this Saturday. Green’s past work includes Rex Beach adaptations. Meighan stars with Lila Lee as Chiquita and a supporting cast led by Gertrude Astor, Join Miltern, Sid Smith, Gus Weinberg, Laurence Wheat, and George O’Brien.
A newspaper correspondent notes the entry of the Hood and Repulse into Fremantle Harbour last week. The six battlecruiser class ships, built in 1917, dwarf other allied light cruisers and boast heavy armor. The Hood impresses with its structural strength while the Repulse is praised for speed. The Fate is expected to sail to Sydney in April.
Mandowa Shire Council received a letter from Mr M Park of Dunmore urging a bridge over Hall Creek by the school four miles from Manilla. He notes isolated northern ratepayers, access to town, and students needing passage. Council said finances prevent immediate construction but may revisit when borrowing for road purposes is considered.
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