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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1951
Page
2
A fire on the Tamworth road boundary last Sunday spread to the roadway and damaged Council's young trees along the roadside. Gunnedah Municipal Council had prosecuted several landholders for starting fires without notifying the Council and failing to take proper care.
The Manila Show awards list multiple winners across categories. Champion dahlia went to Mrs Maskill. top exhibitors in cut Mowers were Miss Dawn Wheeler and Mrs Rodgers. Cactus dahlia best colour went to C Hayward. best collection of pompone dahlias to Lois Hardcastle and Dawn Wheeler. In jams and preserves, Mrs R A Roberts won figs first with Ghys second. Tuffrey for other fruit. Cooking section honors went to V A Coote for best orange cake, Hogne second. roll and scones honors awarded to Coote and Cocking respectively. junior entries include Judith Cooter and Maisie Owman. Junior Farmers saw Dally Sing as top exhibitor, correcting prior misreporting.
A collection of society notices from Tamworth and Sydney includes congratulations on the arrival of a daughter for Mr and Mrs W Bryan, other New South Wales holiday makers, nurses and doctors visiting Manila and Sydney, and a delegation led by Tamworth officials visiting Manilla to inspect the Electricity Authority with names of the accompanying officers and staff.
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