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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1938
Page
2
Continuous rain from Sunday night through Tuesday drenched Manilla and district, with up to eight inches in parts. The weather disrupted the Broken Hill railway line and train service, but locals hailed the rainfall as beneficial for crops and grain yields across the district.
The Manilla Scouts Band, led by Mr HC Den gate, performed a 25 minute broadcast on station 2TM in Tamworth featuring six band items and four songs by Master Dick Hartley. The group showcased novel instruments including six month organs accordion piano-accordion drums bones and banjo as Sgt Dick served as scatmaster. Captain Chaffey and Mr W Chatfey passed through Manilla en route to Queensland, while Minister for Works and Local Government Mr Spooner visits Manilla on November 4 with Captain Chaffey to open the new bridge. First wheat of the season in Manilla sold by Mr R Thrift to M C Mackenzie and Sons Pty Ltd for 9/6 per bushel. weight 62 lbs per bushel. A Royal Society pasture improvement contest sees Mr A E B Coote of Manbetta win third place for stagiers under 1000 ways.
A large crowd witnessed the crowning of the Queen after a months long competition between five candidates Miss V Carroll representing the Manilla P and C Association and Miss D Grantham from the Ex Students Association of Manilla Rural School. Final scores tilted toward Miss Carroll with a total of 91 pounds 19 shillings 8 pence realized in funds for the event.
Banks and Public Servants defeated Dicks XI on the first innings to take an outright win. Somerton and Waratah also won. Highlights include Seaton topping the district batting list and Williams taking 4 for 59 as Banks posted 214 in their first innings before Dicks XI fell short by 58 runs on the first innings.
The Sunday Sum notes a tennis boom in Manilla with sport efforts aiding local growth. Secretary Ray Doohan calls for players to join a night competition requiring thirty two participants as teams of seven or eight vie across four nights.
The Manilla Bowling Club announced the 1939 season opening for Wednesday November 2 with play from 2 15 p m to 10 30 p m and a special programme. The committee approved an official badge sale and appointed Albert Blanch as green director assisted by Mr ay with kitchen duties. A competition committee led by J N Kennedy C F P Hayward and L J Smithers will organize events. The executive invites retiring members to rejoin and welcomes prospective members.
A mix of notices from Manilla district items: cricket association to meet Monday with motion for one day matches. dances at Rushes Cheek Hall October 29 for Children’s Distress and Disabled Returned Soldiers. sales ads for machinery and branding oil. golf trophies event won by R Cadden. Barabar open wall day for strike competitions. social evening November 8 with gala and bus service. local incidents include Mr Arthur McGregor’s fall from hay stack and a Duchre Ping Pong night at New Mexico School. single snakes found on Court Street.
The Manilla Show Committee held its October meeting with President My V. J Byrnes presiding. Discussions covered fodder conservation competition for 1989, booth liquor rights, side-show pricing across the Manilla Barraba sequence, show sheep inspection, trotting matters, and advertising. Donations funded a new flock sheep judging rotunda and prize money.
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