President Reviews A Rural Show Highlights
In a discussion with President V J Byrnes he praised the show outcome. Attendance rose on day two as side-shows set records. judges praised ponies horses and many skilled riders. Beefs cattle and wool were strong while sheep floundered. junior farmers Rural School and poultry displays impressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. J. Byrnes
Harold Scott
Ond
Dowe
Ghys
Messrs
Bowman
Paterson
Grill
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bowl Schedule Notes From Local Handwritten Log
Fragmented entry lists bowls and matchups for Consistency and Under 50 grades. Names like J Moore A Bignall Pitthan and players such as Slayton Daring Coorey Harris appear with planned games Friday Saturday and notes that some matches must be played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmes
T. Bignall
Coupland
Moore
A. Jackson
A. Bignall
W. Coupland
S. Rodgers
A.davis
G. Miller
W. Pittman
N. Woole
M. Dyson
Additional Show Results From Motorcycle Events
Flag Race results list V Hayes first, B Christman second. Bending Race shows Christan first, Brian Lane second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Christman
Bending
Christan
Brian ‘Lane
Rifle Shooting Schedule Revised For March Events
The upcoming practice shoot moved to March 10 at 600 yards replacing the November 25 event due to wet weather. The program includes the second Boron ia Championship stage and the sixth Swinton handicap stage, with a separate all day shoot on March 14 counting toward the NRA Spoon. The New England District Rifle Clubs Union prize meeting is set for March 24 and 25 at Manilla Showground with early entries requested. A youth town chequered sportcoat and a riding whip were reported stolen, with rewards offered for return to the Express office in Manilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hes ‘Bean
N.R.A
New England District Rifle Clubs Union
Manilla Club
Manilla
Manilla Street
Express
Miners in Cessnock Face Social Blackout Contrasts
The piece recalls Cessnock, Kurri Kurri and Broken Hill mining towns policing social limits. A rival union triggered a blackout not by electricity control but by inconvenience to miners. Anecdotes recount Sydney race parlance, bookmaker trades, and wartime shortages, with miners adapting by fishing and selling catches despite prices in shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cessnock
Kurri Kurri
Broken Hill
Gessnock
Swansea
Curtain of Iron Over Porkkala Navy Base in Finland
A travel account describes a train ride through the Porkkala base near Helsinki, where Soviet forces sealed car windows with a sheet curtain and controlled access. It recalls Finland’s wartime defeat, the postwar Soviet lease of the area, and the forced evacuation of locals. The piece notes the base’s purpose to guard Leningrad and the Finnish concession amid reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Porkkala
Russia
Finland
Porkkals
Phiinkof
Porkale
Gulf of Finland
Turku
Leningrad
Train permits with guard posts at Porkkala base
A.C. Venn ess and Son trains may cross Porkkala under strict conditions. Passengers on the Helsinki Turku express witness Russian guards boarding and sealing windows during a 40 minute transit into the base. Guards stay on platforms while the train passes, and Finns are barred from Porkkala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porkkala
Helsinki
Jts
Finland
Vith
Huff
Kauklahti
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Stoddart & Hayward
Brassierés
Stoddart & Hayward Pty., Ltd
P.O
Furnishers
Palatine Insurance
W. A. Flick, & CO
A. J. Robinson Funeral Directors
Frazer Bros Monumental Masons
Lithgow
Huntsman
S. R. Reid
Dominion Motor
Singer
Willys, Studebaker
Mitchell-Shearer Farm
Allis Chalmers
Strafford Street
A. Thom
Ernest Leiser
Christian Science Monitor
America
Cooper
Cooper Engineering
A.C. Veness & Son
Sydney
Times
William H. Brown
Harbilton
Wikse
United States
Europe
Skein
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