05 Nov 1954
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1954
Page
1
Classified note offers 48 inch marble rubber flooring and various floor rugs listed with multiple patterns and prices 29 11 42 6 and 69 11. Includes yardage references and a broad selection for shoppers seeking durable flooring options.
An Axminster carpet squares offer lists prices at £49 for 19 by 14 inch squares. Could indicate bulk or pack pricing with similar square sizes and discounts for multiple purchases. No firm seller name or date provided in the readable text.
A severe storm south of Manilla flooded Greenhatches Creek halting the Manila Rushes Creek road and the Manilla Somerton road. Creeks rose blocking traffic for hours with about 25 vehicles queued at Greenhatches crossing. Railway line between Lori and Attunga washed away. buses to Tamworth used to move passengers. Telephone lines affected but largely restored. Local rainfall up to 4 inches reported. rain continuing as of press time.
The Manila Business Men's Association will ask the Municipal Council to provide improved public conveniences at Memorial Hall Ab Tuesday night. Members stated the facilities were entirely inadequate for meetings and events and noted similar requests from other organizations.
In the Associate Golf scene Mrs Warburton’s last round was carried through by Mrs Lee, finishing the weary bout with steady strokes and a notable finish. The match highlighted Mrs Lee’s performance as she closed the event on a strong note.
The text defines driving under the influence as any intoxication that impairs ability to drive. It argues liquor slows reflexes and raises risk, noting tragic outcomes for driver and passengers and urging clear rules: if you drink, dont drive. if you drive, dont drink.
Colts team faces Wongo Creek on No 2 oval Saturday with Moy Russell Moy Tuffrey Hawker Smith Stanford Pilon Russell McMillan and others. Wongo Creek to play Kelvin next Sunday at 12 45 pm with a lineup including Thompson Ayton Spicer Stevenson White Bryan Bell Baldock Baldock McDonald Annis Brown Amnie Brown Winter Pryor.
Poppy Day activities run on Armistice Day with the aim that everyone buys a scarlet Poppy to wear in memory. Ex service groups in the Memorial Hall promote the sale to support distressed veterans and emphasize a lasting tribute beyond monuments.
A boy was taken to Manilla Hospital with a wound treated with several stitches. He was then sent home. The note remarks the boy is rich but covetousness is not cited as a factor in the incident and attributes the quote to John Northbrooke.
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