Municipal electrical works report and delays
Electrical Engineer Mr G Hoad updated the Municipal Council on full-time staff handling installation work and satisfactory progress. Rural extensions delayed by pole shortages and urgent water and electrical services. Street lighting in Southbrook partly wired awaiting bracket. Worker L F Mitchell absent with injury, expected back 22 inst. Street lights damaged once in the month. police attended. Water pumps run longer due to low river levels and green slime on low lift. North Manilla reservoir progress good but pipe laying at standstill with many alterations needed before backfilling.
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Southbrook
L. F. Mitchell
Council
North Manilla
Wild Colonial Boys a Review of Australian Bushranging Era
Book review of Frank Clunes Wild Colonial Boys notes the vivid portrait of 80 years ago in Australia. It portrays the bushranging era with Gardiner and Ben Hall, showing life’s drama, tragedy and exploration against a convict legacy. The author aims to pierce legend, offering authentic incidents and new material for readers.
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Frank Clune
Australia
Gardiner
Ben Hall
Remembrance Day Ceremonies Marked Across Australia Next Sunday
Remembrance ceremonies will be held nationwide on Armistice Day November 11 with two minutes silence at 11 am to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice. Poppy Day Appeal enters its 31st year on Friday November 9, supervised in New South Wales by the Returned Soldiers Fund. The RSL supports veterans, rehabilitation, and dependents, while allied groups note 1300 limbless servicemen in NSW and about 2000 TB veterans and 60 ex servicewomen benefitting from aid and welfare programs.
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Australia
New South Wales
United “Returned Soldiers’ Fund
Anzac Memorial
RSL
Limbles Soldiers’ Association
Library Enrolments and Finances Report
Librarian The Librarian BE D Stengert reported to the Municipal Council on enrolments to date totaling 419 with 238 adults and 181 children. During the last month 4 fiction 33 non fiction and 39 children's books were exchanged. An extra 12 non fiction books are on loan from Sydney. Income for the nine months ended 30 September 1951 totals 252 18 2 from subscriptions fees fines book replacements subsidy library special rates and contributions to honorarium.
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Sydney
Ram lamb born with five legs at Red Hill Barraba
A ram lamb recently born on the property of Mr Foe Bowman at Red Hill Barraba arrived with an extra fifth leg. The limb bears two proper hoofs and the animal shows two sets of sex organs. The fifth leg dangles about two inches from the ground.
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Foe Bowman
Red ‘Hill
Barraba
Land transfer notices recorded by Municipal Council
Notices of land transfer were received at the last council meeting listing transfers from R. S. Kingdom to E. M. Wark R. H. Bignall to W. Lockrey jur. W. T. Keys to E. W. Hall and M. and R. S. Glover to Pastoral Holdings Pty. Ltd.
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R. S. Kingdom
E. M. Wark
W. Lockrey
W. T. Keys
W. Hall
3. M
R.S. Glover
Pastoral . Holdings Pty.’ Ltd
Remembrance Day Poppy Drive In RSL District
Fifty percent of the gross proceeds is retained by the RSL District Sub-branch to assist local distress cases. For Remembrance buy a Poppy on Friday the 6th November to wear during Armistice commemorations.
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RSL
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T.B. Sailors and Soldiers’ Association
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Fordson
Ona
Motor Company
Australia Pty
Ee Oe Salling Co
Utd
Commonwealth
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