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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1935
Page
2
The Manilla Anglers Association backs a Fishery Bill granting powers to create a vigilance committee and inspectors to protect fish. They seek closing the Namoi headwaters to wholesale fishing for three years, limiting lines and hooks to allow propagation and curb raiders from Tamworth.
The article notes growing wheat receipts at Munilly railway station with samples proving high quality. By writing time over MM sacks have reached the silo, averaging around 64 pounds per bushel. One sample from Mr WA Boman weighed 67 pounds, and shipments continue to arrive freely. A wood sale by disabled returned soldiers is planned at Chifton's enclave in Newenben.
The Manilla Municipal Council met last Tuesday with Mayor Bownan presiding. Members discussed reforming the Federated Municipal and Shire Employees Union of Australia to align hours to 40 per week, considered including a drinking fountain on 1936 estimates, and asked the Works Committee to report on street works and a site outside the main street. The council approved replacing a bowser, allowed church and charity notices in windows, and debated road sections, electrical lighting, and gutter works. The Finance Committee was to review a lawn mower purchase, and decisions covered bridges, damaged posts, blasting safety, grazing rights, and swimming pool area use.
Rev. Tullock Yuille of St Andrews Manilla recalls bush life in outback Australia. He describes his 120 mile parish with six churches and monthly sermons, storms that tore roof portions, a lizard intruding during a sermon, and bush fires. He mentions native Adam Park of Cumnock as a former parishioner.
At the Hospital Board meeting, officials discussed adopting uniform rules for country systematic schemes urged by the Hospitals' Commission. A December session was set to allow memoranda review. The board heard about tax exemptions for public hospital goods and reported finances and patient statistics for the month.
The Daily Telegraph envisions government support for early Namoi water conservation works with Manilla backing Blue Hole dam as the preferred site. Keepit is rival due to higher storage. Blue Hole lies 15 miles above Manilla with 940 sq mi catchment and 234 000 acre feet storage.
At the Manilla Fishing Club meeting President A R McLeod chaired with members R M Smith C Hurcum T Hughes H S Green J G Miller P Muggleton and secretary C Kennedy. They noted weights of the two largest fish by Arnold Coulton Browning 13½ pounds Newton 8½ pounds. Donations towards prizes were listed and second prize to be paid. A weighing judge was thanked. A special general meeting may form vigilance committees if the Fisherien Bill passes.
Duigalleft Sydney on the Chengte with British officers and a Chinese crew. The 80 tourists enjoyed a day and two night voyage to Lord Howe Island, which has no hotels or telephones and a population under 200. The island offers grand scenery, palm covered valleys, frostless summers, abundant rain, and a Kentia palm seed trade as the main income.
The notice lists Holy Catholic and Presbyterian services in Manilla with times. It reports wool sales results from Springfield clip and estate Thomas Wicks, with prices for wethers and ewes. Manilla Police Court records show A Brindle fined £1 for indecent behaviour D M Denning fined 10s for breach of industrial award and M K Hall fined 1s for not keeping award books.
Alderman J. D. Kennedy suggested amending a motion regarding swimming pool lighting and capacity limits at the Man gever Swimming Club annual meeting held at the Mechanics Institute. The motion was carried and officers were elected that night.
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