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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 28, 1937
Page
4
Maria Healey reports on the Royal Agricultural Show highlighting the grand parade and the North Coast Tablelands win in beef cattle, with extensive exhibits in horses dogs poultry and the famed Australian Stock horse classes. The article lauds the show as a national event driving agricultural progress and export potential.
A fragmented report describes the WEW South Wales Homes for incurables in need of support. Patients, many elderly or paralysed, rely on infrequent country funds and volunteers. A small £100 grant is hoped to be secured to maintain graziers bed and beds. demand far exceeds supply as admissions are restricted.
L Haris of the Education branch explains wool classing at Manilla and Tamworth for 14 weeks, noting the program improves knowledge, reduces misclassification losses, and helps young men enter the trade. Classes run afternoons with modest fees and aim to raise standards in the wool industry.
An old tale from Enghind tells of a haunted yew where a sexton joked about a midnight walk. A prankster in a sheet frightened him, fell, and died, turning the ghost into a local legend. The skull supposedly lay buried near the tree, enriching village fears and beliefs about the yew at night.
A traveling shearer found a body near Garah during the week identified as Ernest Harry Brown of Marrickville. Police believe Brown was murdered in Queensland and dumped near Garah, with the corpse later discovered in a wool pack.
A description highlights Australians presenting a convincing demonstration of national wealth, strength, and resource capability, emphasizing the country’s stature in global markets and strategic industries. The passage underlines confidence in economic and industrial vitality.
A chaotic report blends a cyclist near a harbour road and a sea collision with unrelated notes about a court proceeding. It mentions fishing at Saltwater and a series of small items including a 1996 firearms act note and an Empire dinner remark by a premier on British character.
A London based federation secretary reports Nazi propaganda claiming Germany seeks to hide a plan for artificial silk and fiber production. The document suggests a vast figure of 35 to 44 million sheep and notes fears about pasture land being insufficient, with warnings on rising cloth costs.
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