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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1926
Page
4
It proclaims a triumph of the refiner in producing a Power Kerosene suited for tractors and oil engines. The New VOCO Power Kerosene is highly volatile and resistant to detonation, with no impurities and reduced crankcase dilution. It pledges power and economy.
In a wartime style hearing, judges and advocates discuss output restrictions and higher prices. E J Holloway presents figures showing industry limits, while Judge Lukin notes drought and policy shifts. Beeby and Dethridge compare American and Australian policy, with remarks on cotton, copper, farming, and potential 44 hour weeks. Mundy argues that a 44 hour week would push efficiency.
Succowring Sheep: Mr. Rome of Longford Downs outlines a cost effective method to feed 1000 sheep at 10 shillings daily using a £450 pumping truck to wet bore drains. Water sprayed along drains promotes lush grass within a week, sustaining flocks with minimal cost and yielding fat wethers. The practice, once ridiculed, is gaining adoption among selectors near Juantia Creek.
The writer recalls a peaceful Picardy village near Villers-Brettonneux with a new tram car, a fresh hotel, and a cemetery of WWI soldiers. He contrasts cheerful daily life with ruined chateau ruins and war debris, noting how Australians once fought there and the village returns to peacetime work and memory.
The crowd surged outside Wesles Church Melbourne for Miss Thelma Crowther the bride. Police ferried bridesmaids inside after she arrived at 7 25 am and fainted in the doorway. Throughout the ceremony listeners heard the vows clearly despite the turmoil outside and a rush of spectators into the church during the service.
Mrs Henry superintendent of the Australian Agricultural Company returned to Newcastle after inspecting Coro na Bladensburg and Headingly stations in Central Queensland. She travelled by train motor car and air, noting drought devastates with losses of up to five to six million sheep and two million cattle, severe fodder shortages, and rail congestion as consignments move to inland centres.
Maurice Gerald headlines a Manila theatre night on Thursday September 23 at Memorial Hall with Mrs Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Gerald, a familiar figure in the district, is expected to draw a crowded house with ticket prices 3 shillings 3 pence and 2 shillings. bookings via Scott's.
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