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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1929
Page
6
Independent tests praise the 15.6 hp Whippet Four for economy and performance with top speeds and rapid acceleration. Its advanced features include four wheel brakes, semi elliptic springs, and a comfortable interior ready for five passengers. The text highlights its road holding and efficiency, while noting its high-quality manufacture and flagging its status among economical light cars.
The article profiles Jim Scullin, Ballarat public school boy who defended a bowler hat against a bully and rose to become Federal Labor Party leader. It notes his clean living, debating skill, early mining work, 1908 ALP start, wartime seat loss, 1910s rise, 1922 return, Royal Commission on land tax, and esteem from party members. Scullin is portrayed as practical, trusted, and dogged in parliament.
A trawler Koranga hauled a mine off Gabo Inland near the Southern shipping route and hauled it to Sydney. Naval experts doubt it is inert and warn it could still be dangerous. The mine, tied to Wolf raider operations, mirrors wartime hazards as authorities assess potential live danger aboard. The crew recalled wartime mine sweeps and fear of another detonation while at Battle Wharf.
In a Melbourne Sydney tour with Me Proes, Mr Trace praises Anshod litle Senkin while noting Scullin's oratory power. Bruce expands on Jim Scullin's narrative, with a lingering question about who holds the patent rights for tale in this lively political gathering.
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