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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
8
Public notices warn trespassers and announce prize book sales. Addresses include Manilla and Rockville. The date August 18 and November 4, 1911 appear with enforcement threats and local shop references. Regency names Maza E. J. Wilson, Athel Baldwin, Edward Bowman appear as signatories.
Sydney notes humorists and raconteurs lose the sharp edge of wit, as Sir Reid’s revivals fade. A governor’s quip still circulates after 13 months. The piece surveys hospital nationalisation talks under Premier M Gowan, warns against shifting management to councils, and argues for joint municipal hospital control. It also covers church union discussions, the idea of an International Christian Board, and notes on the Colonial Sugar Refining Company manager.
The passage references a constable assault case with debates over the death penalty. It discusses political figures and cabinet changes, mentioning a vacancy caused by a death and assignments within the Treasury. The chaotic prose indicates a historic parliamentary crisis and labor party reactions.
An odd phrase from a clipped notice references a redress event in town. The fragment mentions a figure connected to a local effort and hints at a sequence of teary moments or performances. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
The Great Art Union advertises prizes including 1000 pounds, 600 pounds, and a round world trip with 100 in cash. Many other prizes total 21000 with 87 awards. Winners notified by post. tickets 2 for 1, 1 for 10s. Urges purchases by April 7th via local agents or postal orders from Melbourne representative.
Mr. Basser, a Vienna based ophthalmic optician with credentials from major European institutes, offers eye examinations and glasses in Manila. Consultation is free, no tent charges, and services will be at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday June 18.
Fragmentary text lists multiple firm names and odd phrases including Liverpool and New York City Insurance. It lacks coherent events or context to produce a definite news item or outcome. The readable bits do not form a identifiable person, place, organization, or date with a reportable action.
A period ad promotes phonographs with various styles and low prices, selling Rexophone vibrating machines and records. It mentions a rotating library, prayer books, church literature, and a wide selection of works from current writers to past luminaries, with Sydney delivery and discounted postage.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions RUDD'S Busy Bazaar and scattered words like Arours Ga Worse and May Hilly Mee. It references toys, water and markets but contains many unreadable terms, leaving the event and details unclear.
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