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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 21, 1944
Page
3
Red Cross Day in Manila on November 25 to fund relief work. Local branch will run a sale at the Red Cross Shop from 2 pm with afternoon tea 3 to 4:30 and 6 to 7 pm. Stalls offer gifts, jams, cakes, and second hand goods. proceeds aid ongoing relief efforts.
The Director General of Public Health Dr B Sydney Morris provides a monthly summary of the Manilla Baby Health Centre. New cases seen totalled, babies weighed 592, tests recorded, attendance figures show 44 children under 1 year and many others under 2 years, with mothers included. Daily attendees at the centre stood at a notable level despite the incomplete transcription.
Manilla experiences a week of record heat with highs near 98 to 104 degrees across Thursday to Sunday. A southerly change brought cooler conditions today after the hottest night on record. Dust storms and stifling winds affected the area, with reports of severe heat across Central Australia and South Australia.
The Mandowa Shire Council discussed establishing a sealing works at Manilla. The council, citing Manilla's distance and flood risk, doubted the wisdom of seeking a large works project and decided to defer action. Councillor support aligned with not pursuing the ministerial approval.
Travellers from Tamworth to Manilla on Monday afternoon reported a blaze along the Peel river between Attunga and Appleby. A band of five fighters saved Mr. W. McKnight's home, but a cottage housing Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rodgers and their family was destroyed. A barn with tobacco worth £800 also burned.
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