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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1932
Page
2
An advertisement notes SIMPSON'S Expectorant The New Tonic Cough Medicine promised to stop persistent hacking and a sore throat. It lists local hours from Monday to Saturday, address Manilla Street Sydney Box 5¢ and contact details with a December 3, 1932 date.
A Tumday November 8 1923 column denounces the Ottawa agreement as a farce and a political ruse. It argues the tariff wall harms primary producers and consumers, noting manufacturing interests exploited the deal, Britain would not concede, and Australia bears higher prices and reduced purchasing power.
At the latest Manius Municipal Council meeting a Water Committee report on B. F. Lamby’s proposal recommended dividing installations into two headings and including meter fittings on non rate properties. Cash prices quoted cover various installation lengths with meters borne by consumers and ready for future use. The report, including administrative charges and terms, was adopted after discussion on the number of meters and cost efficiency.
The Cochre party and dance at Memorial Hall last Friday drew 72 dancers. Mr. Mat Dwyer won the big prize. W. Th. Hartley led as MC with the musicians following well. Food and coffee delighted attendees as committees, led by Mrs Veness and Mrs Burn, offered thanks for generous helpers.
Taran the Ape Man features Johnny Weissmuller in the lead with Maureen Sullivan and Neil Hamilton. The Palais screens Tarzan the Ape Man on Saturday and Monday, with a chorus of animal roars and water sounds noted in previews.
Mr Rey Maunder was found unconscious four miles from Narrabri after a road accident likely caused by wet conditions. He was taken to Narrabri Hospital with no broken bones but severe body injuries. Mrs Roy Matner and Tantie Maunder reside in Narrabri. The report notes inflation and Ottawa conference as context.
The Armidale District Methodist Synod notes church growth with 12 new members and 42 preachers, and 113 day schools. It approves renewed devotion campaigns, a statewide evangelistic push next year, and continues support for Home Missions with increased funding. The Synod focuses on foreign missions, education films, and preserving the sanctity of the Sabbath amid secular trends.
The inspector states fences must be kept in order and no removal of wood allowed. He notes the council prevented forestry work but people were not allowed to cut trees. After resuming work, two trees were found cut. He began immediate cleanup efforts as Alderman Hayward notes needed help. The inspector agrees arrangements will be made for assistance.
A bountiful note explains relief tax rules for at least £2 10s weekly wages. It covers taxation scales for different pay frequencies, mandatory wage books, stamp payments, and that relief tax applies to employers, not to relief work itself. It also notes child endowment tax at five pence per pound on total wages per quarter.
The Brain Tops Market reports high wool prices with Glen Oswald noted for a top 163d bid by Measly Goldshrough Mort and Co. Ltd for AAAA. Other grades also sold strongly as New Seavon's wheat arrives from New Mexico at Manilla Station. The Synod deplores rising gambling and supports Hospital Support schemes urging direct taxation to fund hospitals. next meeting set for Inverell.
A visitor recounts the Orontes passenger experience, detailing the shipboard kitchen tour with swift, mechanized processes. From milk production to baking and sausage machine operations, the era's labor saving devices showcase rapid, clean, and efficient food preparation aboard the liner.
Night tennis debuts next Saturday November 12 with a Manilla Tamworth match at Anzac Park Tamworth. Manilla entries include Mrs May Misa Mariel Watts Misw Swan and Mixx M Bailey with Messrs J May J O Connell and Allan Elliott. The Braes home, damaged by £2000, has been repaired in 19 days and is back in use.
The report records South Australia second innings with scores around 176 not out notations for players such as Lonergan Brown Whittington and Tobin, plus miscellaneous ads and classifieds for Manilla including lost teeth and private cottage rentals. A stray line mentions grazing land surveys and a date near 1988.
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