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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
9
Delivers and orders placed for a local sale and event details appear in a fragmented notice. Names referenced include Cherie Ki Chung and Ter Ereewe. The text mentions October and delivery to all claws of TEISTIMS, with references to a picnic spurts and high tides.
Supporters urged to attend a Sunday service at Trinity church followed by a gathering at 7 o'clock at the hotel for the Country Party Football Club cup and medals event. Rev. and Mrs. J. s. and Hon. Sec. Mahon are listed among organizers with Byrnes as president.
The letter argues the police and state authorities must press men for active service, criticizing shortages in the Expeditionary Forces and urging stronger coordination between police, military, and civil authorities. It stresses the need to ensure available manpower meets wartime demands and to mobilize compliance across regions.
Fragmentary OCR text references registrations, associates, and a weather event affecting a region including New Zealand and Cape Comet. Readable elements mention Power Seewties Association and a storm in a state or territory. Details are garbled. no clear event, date, or entities can be confirmed.
War coverage notes Germany drawing troops to factories to convert shearskiing into coats for soldiers while Russians assert they perform better in winter. Roosevelt calls for readiness against attack. Belgium and Luxembourg fate cited. British Army Service Corps ferries material at Amiens. Paris estimates war costs and German strain. Kaiser Crown Prince quarrel alleged. Austrian aftermath tallies Lembere losses. Belgian resistance praised. Air and sea reports include Emden actions and aviator wounds. Enlightened travel accounts describe harsh prisoner experiences at Bentheim and Dutch border.
A chaotic war summary notes German forces trapped in quarries near Paardsberg parallelsCronje’s fate as French troops surround and shell them. Germany demands two million frames while taking notable hostages. An August 10 proclamation urges German troops to focus energy on destroying the English and General French’s “contemptible” army. Cardinal Amiette at Notre Dame appeals for humane conduct toward civilians and priests amid invasion.
The report mentions the British steamer Selby sinking after striking a mine in the North Sea with the crew saved. Belgian defenses hold under German shelling while Belgian troops repelled infantry. Servians defeat Austrians with heavy losses between the Drina and Shabazz. Bungendore Spur road work progresses with a wraparound zigzag route and steep sections. Residents near The Tops and Watson's Creek expect benefit. weather worsens with drought and calls for rain.
A satirical wartime poem features Tommy dreaming of plunder and victory. He envisions heroic deeds including rebuilding cathedrals, pushing the Crown Prince's army back, and conquering Berlin while joking about money and indemnities. The voice mocks swaggering bravado and profiteering amid trench life.
Local post office hours and mail closing times listed for several districts including Upper Manilla Harraba Bin The Aisne and the Rhine. Arrivals and departures from Sydney Tamworth Barraba Wongo Creek Retreat Glen Barra and other lines given with times, days, and late fee rules. Includes parcel post and money order hours and notes on railway timetable changes affecting closing times.
Cuern Sutherland 48 secured the tailoring premises recently occupied by BH Byexes Tailor and will commence business at onte KUTT range of new seasons patterns.
Fragmented text reports on weather and events. Mentions figures, war relief funds in Sydney, a Brisbane steamer arrival from the Carolines, and policy shifts. References to boots, clothing, and a plan for 50 calico houses. Includes provincial relief and workers notes.
An old classified style notice lists that every kind of animal medicine is kept, with a contact entry for NILLA at phone 137 and a line noting testimonials may be seen on application.
A fragmented note records a patriotic fund acknowledgment and lists individuals including Mrs Wicks T Priest R Pitman and Gladys Phones. It mentions Manilla Public School and a second instalment per Mr Sutherland with era identifiers 217 L1990.
The quarter records 36 births with 22 males and 14 females, 5 marriages, and 6 deaths including 2 males and 3 females. C White was sentenced to 7 days in the Manilla lockup for vagrancy while A C Veness and H Rudd presided. A middle son was fined for drunkenness in Manilla Street and using language at Borah Aboriginal Reserve.
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