Mayor's 1937 report continued on municipal progress
The 1937 mayoral report covers electrical undertakings with a September tariff, rising electricity use to about 192 300 units, and new mains to Rushes Creek Road. Water supply shows 20 million gallons pumped, rising from 17.88 million in 1936, with revenue from lands and excess water around £300. Public health notes one infectious disease case. staff and council relations praised. the mayor thanks council and staff for cooperation and ongoing municipal advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Rushes Creek
Namoi River
Manila
Singlay
Coucil
A Daring Scam Foiled By Orkney Washerwoman
An elderly Orkney resident secretly sold whiskey, escaping conviction for years. A young officer visited, paid a sovereign for milk, and received no change, learning the woman profited via license exemptions. He left poorer but wiser, amid reports of infantile paralysis deaths in Victoria totaling 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orkney
Flying Cloud tobacco products advertised at Manila stores
Newcastle Tobacco Manufacturing Co. supplies include Flying Cloud pipe mixtures in 1 lb tins at 8/6 and 9/6, 4 oz and 2 oz packets priced 2/3 and 2/6, plus 8 oz flakes at 5/0 and Mountain Ash in 2 oz tins at 1/6. Sold in Manila leading stores with moisture-sealed containers for freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle Tobacco Manufacturing Co
Manilla
NZ Tames NSW in cricket test and lamb sickness debate
The New Zealanders impressed Sydney cricket fans with aggressive batting led by Wallace Vivian and Malleoy while NSW's O'Reilly and Lush bowled well but fielding faltered. NSW won by eight wickets as the home side overwhelmed NZ in a lengthy match. Separately a speaker discussed lamb sickness in ewes, debunking old theories and noting rapid condition loss at lambing as the key cause. In Melbourne a police raid on a licensed hotel uncovered seven men hiding under a bed and others in baskets, with 39 men and women charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Wallace
Vivian
Maloley
O'Reilly
Cowie
Nsw
Hynes
Lush
Pingleton
Chipperfield
Jackson
White
Oldfield
Old
McCabe
N.S.W
Barnes
Melbourrne
Wool Sales Report From Goldbrough Mort and Co
Wire report on Monday auction offering 4504 bales with a weekly decline. Best spinners down 5 percent, average to good 5 to 7 percent lower, faulty fleece and skirtings very irregular and down about 10 percent. France, Germany, and Italy dominant buyers. Sales included 3926 bales by auction and private sale with names like A M Hallam Gunning and Coralie Proprietary Ltd among consignors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldbrough
Gunning
Braund
Armidale
N. Ww. Maclean
Avindale
Iat
A. Partridge
Glen
Innes
Coralie Proprietary Ltd
Glen Inness
Lamb sickness in ewes blamed for drought losses
Western District conference of the N Agricultural Bureau notes losses among sheep during drought months. District Veterinary Officer (South) says deaths mainly due to lamb sickness or related diseases. Pyrenancy toxemia, or twin lamb disease, affects ewes in last weeks of pregnancy with reluctance to feed or move and a glazed gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Agricultural Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Notice to refrain from hunting or shooting on Willamby land
Notice states that any person found shooting or hunting, or interfering with fences on Willamby will be prosecuted without regard to persons. All previous permissions are withdrawn by R. H. Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamby
R. H. Hudson
Reward offer for information on theft and trespass
A substantial reward will be paid to any person, other than an accomplice, supplying information leading to the conviction of any person or persons for stealing stock laying poison or trespassing on ELOURA or WWAZELDEAN. Arthur Sulman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloura
Arthur Sulman
Caution Notice on Brubri Property by A Baldwin
A Baldwin warns that any person trespassing on the Brubri property will be dealt with under the law. All previous permissions are cancelled. Printed for Manila Newspaper Co. by Alton Richmond McLesd at his Manila street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila Newspaper Co
Alton Richmond McLesd
Manilla Street
Manilla
Legal notice on trespass and property protection in Bruce Park
A posted warning declares the owner Bruce Park will prosecute any shooting trapping or trespassing on properties Clontarf Ape lington Forest Glen Porton and Springmount after a specified date without regard to persons. It forbids shooting training poisoning or trespassing on the property and states previous permissions are canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clontarf
Apelington
Forest
Glen
Porton
Springmount
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cal
Fes
Commonwealth
Mart
Australias
Consignors
the Country Producers Selling CO. Ltd
Bridge St
Australia
Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia
Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd
Paris
Victoria
Schute Bell Badgery Lumby
Chatsworth House
Ben Street
Bex
GPO
G. McKnight
Attunga
Victor
W.H. Paling & CO. Ltd
George Street
Newcastle
Brisbane
Toowoomba
Rockhampton
Baling
Botany
N.Z
Lewes
R.U.R
Herbert J. Giblett
Stoddart & Hayward Ltd
A. Baldwin
Haavara
Bank of New South Wales
Germany
Austraks
New Zealand
Italy
New South Wales
Hank
Aunt Marys
Mary
Sen
Tillock &Co. Pty, Ltd
G. Johnstone
Bruce Park
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