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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1954
Page
3
Khaki B and B overalls in sizes 4 to 8 priced 47/6. Other Khaki B and B and Combination overalls listed with sizes 54 to 8 and prices 49/6 and 64/6 and 74/9. Also Khaki and grey striped cotton work shirts and Invincible gaberdine trousers with sizes and prices. Includes drill and blue drill work trousers and heavy wool work socks priced 7/11 per pair.
The Manilla Diggers Golf Day was held under favorable weather at Manilla golf course. Over 60 ex service men played 27 holes with no casualties as L Ridgwell and J Handsaker won events including 18 holes gross and 18 holes pairs. Local officials and organizers praised the contributions of Bill Chaffey Ald Grill Dr Park and the Manilla Golf Club committee with special thanks to Golf President Mick Dyson and volunteers.
Frederick Brisson presents a New Wave at a WAC screening at the Palais featuring Rosalind Russell and Paul Douglas with Marie Wilson. The film follows a Washington hostess trained as a WAC who discovers life beyond a successful soirée while mending a troubled marriage tied to Army uniforms at Fort Lee. A Broadway show girl in the WAC seeks escape from male attention and ends in an unlikely marriage to a sergeant.
National and regional radio listings for Sunday September 19 to Saturday September 25 outline daily programs. Includes Country Hour, Symphony Hour, The Merchant of Venice, Take It From Here, Play The Wages of Fear, AB.C. Hit Parade, News Review, Sydney Orchestra, and Children’s Corner with times across each weekday.
Church listings show services at Church of Glund Manilla with 7:30 am holy communion 10 am family service and holy communion 7:30 pm evensong plus 3 pm baptisms led by Rev. V. CG. Duncombe. Methodist Church Manilla holds 11 am and 7:30 pm, Milliwindi 3 pm led by Rev. H. J. A. Emms. Presbyterian Church offers Sunday School 10 am, Manilla Divine Worship at 11 am with communion, 7:30 pm at Somerton 3 led by Rev. Sohn Mitchell.
A Virginia venue screens The Savage Horde starring William Elliott and Adrian Booth as the main attraction for the local program. The film run highlights the duo in a western themed feature with supporting acts and theater hours announced by the venue.
The Post Office reported record progress in expanding telephone services for the year to 30 June 1954. Over 103 000 exchanges and 159 000 telephones connected, with 114 615 applications, a new yearly high. NSW added 35 900 telephones, totaling 563 000, with Sydney 362 000 and NSW country 201 000. Australia reached 1.47 million connections, about 16.4 telephones per 100 people. Australia ranks among top nations in density. Melbourne 21.77 and Sydney 21.59 per 100. Demand for service expected to rise. more resources planned.
W Elliott of West Manilla offers services for new heads and repairs to old mills pumps. Also provides tools to remove piping dropped down wells and bores.
Printed and published by the proprietor George Arthur Greaves of Manilla street Manilla in the State of New South Wales.
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