26 May 1933
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1933
Page
1
A garbled notice promotes a booklet about trapping and finance, claiming to show where more than a dozen towns have something. The message mentions forwarding the booklet to Roselle, Bydney, and similar names, with instructions to pay.
The Postmaster General states that country party lines face accounting and adjustment difficulties if handled per subscriber. Tariffs remain low to encourage rural access, with one responsible party billed for annual charges and others apportioned. Departmental maintenance is free for departmental lines, and repairs for in service equipment are covered when brought to the exchange.
Australian macaroni makers report rising local markets and favorable export prospects. Research on wheat varieties for macaroni, guided by Government centers, aims to bolster production with imports and premium sales to growers.
W Rowe, works superintendant at John Sands, returned to Sydney by the Mayne Venture and noted beer legalization in the United States lifted public mood. He observed San Francisco celebrated the change as workers regained confidence, while political figures faced unpopularity with the masses. In Queensland a poultry agent was fined £15 for possessing 108 fowls suspected stolen. A fisherman at Coogee Harbor Jetty recounted a monster 400 lb mackerel sighting.
A Lancashire woman asks Sydney’s Lord Mayor to arrange an Australian husband, while Doctor C J Austin reports on Makogai leper island life. Leprosy patients work two hours daily, with Sisters of the Order of Hare caring for patients and a Reverend Mother screening films. Modern drugs from rauhmoo tra oil show promise, though healing terms vary.
Wood's Creat oe Influenss vdds reported crowds gather in Martin Place Sydney on Empire Day Wednesday morning as celebrations commenced in a scene of public festivity and local participation.
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