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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
2
Listing of damask table linens and fabrics with assorted widths and yardage. Mentions SERVITTAS and SERVIETTPS items, pink red and green colors, plus sizes 4/5 to 8/4 and 6/6. Indicates stock and pricing details for a local shop.
Reading from a fragmented OCR text we note a public notice involving a public accountant and auditor connected to Manila. The readable fragments reference names and a location but lack clear actions or dates. The item appears as a local notice or classified brief with uncertain details.
A fragmentary Sydney scene shows a showman auction amid crowds as a man uses a five shilling note to bid on a glass vase valued at thirty shillings. The incident ends with tension over rent and a muttered vow as spectators react, and a Rodney paper defends its readers against alleged con artists.
A local paper warns against auction sales and misrepresented items offering high profit promises. It cites examples of jewelery and watches sold at inflated prices, noting widespread misrepresentation by auctioneers and associates. The piece urges caution and highlights how buyers are lured into paying above retail value.
A garbled OCR sample mentions a disrupted event with assorted names and actions. The text references Simmons, Binney, and a letter from "Tovey" amid unclear dialogue about wakefulness and a business visit, with little coherent context or outcome.
The program featured elegant gowns and ballet by Miss Frances Wilson and Mr Fred North. A vivid stage drama traced love entanglements among Binney, Swift, and Shield, with Vera Easterman as lead dancer and a grand hotel misadventure providing the comic climax. The OW A Young Ballet praised the enterprise and the ensemble delivered high quality entertainment.
A fragmented piece references Freehold, Avoca, Durham Court, and Messrs Warner of Tamworth amid varied notices. It mentions a 1108 date, property tenure, and a cinema showtime with a romantic adventure. It also lists fashion and footwear ads with prices and shop names like Mackenzie’s and Mackentrs for Value.
Fragments describe Mackenzie and Sons famous Christmas hampers with allocations such as biscuits, tins, vegetables, and camp pic items. The ad urges ordering now to avoid missing out on the early holiday supply.
A private sale offers the entire or partial household contents including hall stand, Jacobean table, enamel bed, Rexonds and steelite items, carpets, curtains, crockery and more. Goods claimed practically new, mostly bought about 12 months ago, in perfect order. Prices and full list available from V. W. Byrnes.
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