Christmas Suit Sale With Hold Option
A retailer advertises high grade hand finished suits with special prices. Customers can order now and have garments held until required. Eman Price mentioned as £7 10s per suit.
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1924
Page
2
A retailer advertises high grade hand finished suits with special prices. Customers can order now and have garments held until required. Eman Price mentioned as £7 10s per suit.
Alderman Byrnes rests eight days while visitors from Australia arrive. The Manila Hospital Committee meets Wednesday. Gunne dah pastor exchanges saviors with Rev Gould. Local figures recover from illness. a special sale is set for Saturday in Manilla Verd. Derby winner Ballymena destroyed after breaking a toe. Car accident injuries reported. Wheat crop damaged by caterpillars near Keepit. Big cricket plans and election candidates noted in region. River fishing banned October and November. Local business openings and obituaries glow amid a busy week with multiple social and political items.
The Methodist Ladies' Church Aid held its annual fair October 10–11 with rainbow decor and a opening led by Mayor Hayward. A concert featured Miss A Heywood and Mrs Colin Veness. Gross takings reached about £150 with plans for a final nett sum. Local stalls, competitions, and a Namoi Independents basketball team were noted amid a perfect spring day.
A 1034 article argues the Wheat Pool protects farmers from market manipulation during harvest. It notes past speculator profits hurt growers, praises the pool for stabilising prices, and cites A R Campbell visiting to explain the pool and prospects. It mentions planned sales and expected payments, with millers' support aiding industry prosperity.
Mr W C Thompson of MITLA told readers that the Manilla Post Office, funded by £2300 passed by Federal Parliament last Tuesday, should be a reality within a year. The push began in October when Mayor wearne urged action at a reception at the Reval Hotel, securing Thompson’s support and progress.
Gunne dah report shows Bacon and Company trucked 12 100 fat sheep from Kibah Station near Gunnedah between sth August and 3 October, selling from 40 shillings to 45 shillings and 4 pence. Additional fat sheep and cattle moved to market earlier in the year, with 11 inches of rain recorded at Gunnedah since 1 January up to trucking on 8 August.
Mr Stan Field visits Man Wa and stays with his brother Mr Fred Field of the Imperial Hotel.
Spring carnival in Manilla hosts horse exhibition with entries in high jump hackney and pony classes. Judge Andy Thibault praised by crowd. gate receipts reach a record £48 14s 1d as 50 more cars than ever before attend.
At the Saturday fair a cock crowing contest drew laughter and interest with rivals including R Herwood H Pattison E Young and others. Judges noted odd noises from the birds and a second round was ordered where E Young produced a deep basso profundo impersonating a late night piano tune.
An invitation invites farmers to hear the Senior Instructor of Agriculture for the district at Mr A Douglas's Long Flat farm. The program at 3 p m on Thursday October 16 covers modern wheat cultivation methods and the trials of various wheat growing in pots. A general discussion follows to better equip attendees, and livery farmers are urged to attend.
An incident near Glen Haven on the Manilla Tamworth Road involved about 120 Merino sheep shorn at J Casey's yard. After sheep raided rock salt, five were found dead and many more ill within two days. Excessive licking was noted and suffocation suspected as salt intake swelled the throat.
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