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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1915
Page
8
On and after this date the fees for training Heroes on the Racecourse will be paid in advance per month for each hero. No revisitions allowed. No person can enter the course without receiving permission. otherwise they will be paramed without respect to person.
The article discusses grape growing viability with phylloxera resistant stocks, noting profitable potential for table grapes and ongoing trials by Mr Dress of the Department of Agriculture. It highlights Rupestris du Lot and Montpellier stocks, seasonal variability, and the need for careful vineyard reconstruction and expert cultivation.
A British observer reports an accidental explosion in the German magazines north of Armentieres. He depicts a devastated area between the lines near Ypres, a woodland scarred by shelling and mud pits. Trees felled, dead vegetation, and thousands of German corpses, many with ages since November, mark the grim scene.
Trooper Clifford Haydon writes from Egypt about an ancient desert covered with petrified forests and submerged ruins. He describes museums, papyrus, the Nile, and the Cairo Citadel, plus heavy magnetic training with 7500 horses and machine gun drills under General Bridges. He notes British troops, an English officer, and men eager for frontline action despite harsh conditions.
News of a political crisis arrives as A G Carmichael resigns as Minister for Public Instruction in the New South Wales Government. Cabinet met that morning with colleagues unable to dissuade him. Officials cite purely personal reasons and deny policy breach. This marks a second realignment in Carmichael's ministerial career, with the portfolio previously left vacant before a successor was appointed.
Mungindi correspondent for Moree News reports a fire on Monday evening at a general store owned by a Syrian named F. Jacob opposite the Commercial Hotel. Despite efforts to leave, the building burned to the ground with contents lost. Estimated damage about £2000, origin of the blaze uncertain. Water supply described as costly and inadequate.
An antiquated, hard to read note outlines fund raising for the Mesianica Institute and proposes monthly dances in the hall starting April 18, with events on May 25 June 22 and July 20. It discusses members from nearby towns, open reading rooms, and library rules as factors in boosting the institute’s welfare and the committee’s finances.
An old timey advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a perfect cough and bronchitis cure. It claims it wards off attacks when kept in the house for children and notes it is sold by local storekeepers and chemists.
Dorrigo Gazette reports Mrs. Burrell visiting Dangar Falls and praising the site. She urges a club raffle and a steps project to ease access to the bottom pool for visitors, while noting the falls as a beautiful spectacle. Public health note promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and overall wellbeing. Community health tips and local improvements are highlighted.
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