Spring and Summer Tailoring Specials in Manilla Depot
GOOD NEWS announces new spring and summer tailoring in Manilla district with guaranteed fit and a wide range of materials. Prices shown include measured trousers and suits such as Beng. Teeed-Trousere at 2/4, Sace and Trousers 3/5, suits from 15/. Various striped and plain fabrics including silk and alpaca are offered with prices listed for sacks, trousers, and suits, emphasizing a large assortment ready to measure.
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Manilla
Manilla Council backs tree planting and beauty drive
Alderman Stoddart urged residents at Monday’s Municipal Council meeting to join in a street tree planting scheme to beautify Manilla. The piece argues for preserving and expanding leafy shade along thoroughfares, notes past tree loss from stock roaming, and calls for stricter penalties to deter tree damage.
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Ald. Stoddart
Manilla
Express
Wioema
Ald
Broddart
Nature
Uts Sim
Railway Hill
North
Commonwealth
Wrera
Oration on Endeavor to Support Plans and Schemes
The speaker muses whether others will act for the tres planing scheme and for numerous other reasons. He expresses hopeful sentiment that collective effort will occur for the greater good and several motives.
Food Fund carriage rules published by Chamber of Commerce
Correspondents inform readers of War Food Fund arrangements for rail and shipping: station masters act as agents, perishable goods go first, other items every fortnight to the larger holding agent. rail free carriage for foodstuffs for military use to port only, else normal rates. fund consignments carried free by shipping companies, stored at Sydney wharves and disposed of by the committee. Sussex Street firm contributes £41 4s. L. J. Kohler signs as Secretary to Committee.
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Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund
Sydney
Cormpanies
Sussex Streat
L. J. Kohoer
War Food Fund appeals through local chambers
An appeal from F FE WINCHCOMBE explains that subscriptions to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund should be sent via local organisations or country chambers already handling patriotic drives. The message emphasizes cooperation with local leagues and committees and invites contributions through existing bodies.
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Sydney Chamber of Commerce
War Food Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Half-Holiday Association Charitable Gifts Highlight Spirit
News and Notes report the Half-Holiday Association raising funds for the Patriotic Fund with a £5 donation. Corella Ball grossed £22 2d, expenses and hospital handover total £15, and James Gardner of Wongo Crees donated a small sheaf of wheat from paddocks. The wheat appears promising if rain comes.
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James Gardner
Wongo Crees
Nay fined for travelling sheep without permit at Police Court
Joseph Nay appeared before Magistrates Venesa and Sheridan on a Wednesday morning in a police court. He was fined £1 4s with a light penalty noted as his first offence though the bench warned he could face £59 later. The report also notes local charity actions by M C Mackenzie and Sons Ltd and the Red Cross League.
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Mestra
A. C. Venesa
N. L. Sheridan
J'S.p
Joseph
Nay
Memorable Midweek Programme At Brown’s Popular Picture Palace
A varied and excellent program at Brown’s Popular Picture Palace in Manila impressed the audience. The Keystone comedy Barnyard Flirtation drew loud laughter, The Opium Smoker drama charmed, and Colored Pathe and Hamburg views held interest. An Australian Expeditionary Force montage stirred patriotism. A patriotic slide fitted the interval. Tonight promises another strong bill with a Monday Patriotic Fund benefit.
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Brown
Picture Palace
Manilla
Barnyar
Pathe
Hamburg
Gazette
Mtu
Wes
Patriotic Fund
Barraclough Firm Announces London Visit and Manilla Appointment
In future Mr J A Barraclough and Mr H King Barraclough of Barraclough Ltd London will visit this town. Barraclough Ltd will not employ representatives and clients may consult a Principal. Barracloughs next visit to Manilla is Monday September 14 at Court House Hotel from 9 am to 5 pm.
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J. A. Barraclough
D.B.O.A
London
H. King
Fror
Manilla Hospital Monthly Committee Meeting Notes
The Manilla Hospital monthly committee held Thursday afternoon with president A C Veneus and members including T N Johnstone and W Grantham. Resignations and appointments were discussed, grants sought for sanitary upgrades, and the matron’s report noted 27 admissions and 21 discharges, with a daily average of 10.3. gifts and repairs were recorded plus a fence tender accepted at 1s per chain.
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Mesrs
A. C. Veneus
T. N. Johnstone
Gec
W. Grantham
H. Baxter
Stoddart
C. Vincent
J. TD. Fitzgerald
TD. Macdonald
Mackenzie
Rermar
Hall
Mortimer
Nurse Hall
Messrs. H. Stoddart
J., Heywood
J. B. Fitegerald
G. Coppins
Ims
War and drought report spans nations and colonies
Amid global conflict and drought, reports from Manilla and Sydney detail dust, fire, shortages, and patriotic drives. Notes on Japanese prisoners, Berlin fabrications, and a S E Australian wheat market point to war’s reach. Local councils, policing, and cricketers unite in training programs as drought strains persist.
Bachelors and Benedicts Ball at Mechanics Institute Hall
The town and district hosted a well attended ball on Tuesday night with visitors from nearby areas. Decorations, a sitting-out area for drinks, and a varied music program by Jacorich Clifton and Tamworth Tango orchestra created a lively event. Supper was served in the reading room by J Paterson Federal Tea Rooms.
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Mechanics’ Institute
Muthern
Messrs. Jacorich
Vod Clifton
Tamworth
Roulston
WM. Ryan
Daisy Higgins
W. 8
School of Arts
Maria
S. C. Wayland
Merkrs
Wict Smith
C. Milver
W. &. Cahill
H. M. Cizzia
Fire destroys post office and store at Upper Manilla
A fire early Wednesday swept through the post office store and residence of Mrs T Brophy at Upper Manilla. Immigrant lodger raised alarm, hotel guests helped salvage some items but most contents burned. Telephonic equipment and store stock lost. postal stamps valued at about £3 damaged. Mrs Brophy, who had just bought the business, faced ruin with her four children as the blaze struck after a difficult night caring for a ill child. Insurance covered most of stock and furniture losses.
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Upper
Manilla
Chia
Plata
G. Springhall
Sydney
Thur
Royal Insurance Company
Tommy Atkins Lament from New Mexico 1914
A humorous verse by Hilary F. Boland reflects a soldier's wartime regrets and romantic liaisons. The speaker, a British Tommy, complains of kisses from Parisian women while noting the conflict's pull and the prospect of returning home to his wife with lingering memories and mustache scent.
Sid Kidman Says He Owns Vast Cattle Lands in Australia
Mr Sidney Kidman told the Meat Commission in Sydney he owns about 20 782 square miles of land in Australia and roughly 250 000 cattle, with interests in another 20 000. He warned that if drought does not rain within two months there would be losses in cattle and sheep in this state.
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Sidney Kidman
Meat Commisson
Sydney
Australia
Enacaleeung of Hall Holiday Cricket Club Reform
The H W Cricket Club held a Thursday night meeting at a special motel to reform the club. C J Hall was re elected president with vice presidents named and committees formed for selection material purchasing and match arrangement. C N Scott elected practice captain. Subscription set at five shillings.
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Prussn
Messrs
C. J. Halt
E. Johnson
W. Smith
F. Burrows
KE. Priest
B. Collins
H. A Geen
W. Dalton
P. L. Forster
C. N. Scott
J. Larking
Elus
O. H. Hall
Mesarg
B. Timmock
J. D. Kennedy
T. Priest
H. Stoddart
T. N. Johnstone
W. M. Tronerry
George Hall
Wie. Smith
Dimmock
Scott
Green
C. Hall
Smith
Collins
Burrowe, Fend
What People are Saying. War News and Politics Reflected
Citizens discuss Kaiser anger signaling good signs with Bil on the run to France. Election results show a victorious Federal Labor party and possible shifts in party alignments. Liberal and progressive ideas clash while Australia seeks rapid national growth in people, industry, and economy amid a depressed season. Public unity remains strong as storms loom and forecasts hint at possible relief.
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Federal Labor Party
Lier Pary
Metoyten
Liberal Party
Australia
Church News from Tamworth Denary Service at Mechanics Hall
The Tamworth church denary held a Sunday evening service at Mechanics Hall with Reverends Phillips, Anderson, and Jenkins. A prayer intercession for rain and relief followed by talks on faith and forgiveness was planned, with a further morning service and a Tuesday prayer gathering. The article notes a cold, difficult period and urges continued devotion as the community prays for comfort and renewal.
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Sosterbhar
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