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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1954
Page
2
Public notice proclaims a Bush Fire Danger period for Manilla from 1 October 1954 to 1 March 1955. Open fires may be lit only under specified regulations, with details available from the undersigned Town Clerk R A Browne at Council Chambers Manilla. September 27, 1954.
The Manilla Municipal Council invites applications for a part time position with hours Monday to Friday 3 pm to 5 pm on afternoons, Wednesday evenings 7 pm to 8 30 pm, and Saturday mornings 10 am to noon. Honorarium £2 8 1 weekly plus annual bonus conditions. Interviews with Federal Member D. Drummond planned Oct 1954. contact Town Clerk R A Browne for inquiries.
The Manilla Agricultural Society drew at Scrubbers Meeting on Monday. Winners listed include Sucking pig T. G. Bowman ticket 344 and Cordials B. Norris ticket 254. Also noted INDMILL fitter with new heads and repairs to old mills pumps and tools to remove piping down wells bores. W. Elliott, West Manilla. In world energy view Professor H J Bhadra urges nuclear energy over coal and oil at the Pan Indian Ocean Science Congress.
In Canberra today defence minister Sir Phillip McBride faced backbench fire over national service plans. Ex-service members led by Bill Falkinder pressed against any cuts, while government whip Joe Guillet warned Parliament against contempt, amid talk of purely administrative adjustments with no legislation forthcoming.
The piece notes Sir Phillip McBride remains polite yet unmoved as defence policy debates continue. Labor figures, led by Eddie Ward and Evatt, exploit tensions within caucus over espionage inquiries and defence controls, while the Opposition seeks to balance leadership ambitions with party unity amid mounting caution.
A collage of local notices lists dance hall events at Creek Hall and Oakhampton Ball with dates for October. Also included are a Presbyterian Garden Party, a CWA annual meeting in Manilla, a memorial hall findable watch note, and hairdressing salon reopenings with signatory confirmations.
Notice warns against rubbish dumping on Lowrie property signed by E. Park. It notes an application under the Water Act 1912 from Oliver John Cripps and Ivy Olive May Cripps for a pump on the Manilla River across portions 15 and 16 in the parish of Dinawirindi to irrigate about 50 acres. Objections must reach J. O’Brien within 28 days. Also lists sale of an Electrolux refrigerator by George Arthur Greaves Manilla NSW.
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