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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1925
Page
4
A North motorist loses a sixpence in Sydney Street after a minor crash and later asks a polite road repairman if luck has changed. The coin remains missing as both attempt to recover it, with a humorous note about the coin’s fate and the driver’s frustration.
Mr Mark Hagar of Colac Victoria reports he has driven a 1914 Ford car to 100000 miles since buying in 1919. He says the car endured rough roads without delay and helped boost Ford sales in the district, inviting inquiries to verify the claim.
Viscount Burnham, grandson of Henry Lawson founder of the Daily Telegraph, backs the Commonwealth Loan as a patriotic remunerative enterprise. He urges Australians to invest, noting the national debt and future gains, while praising the press and radio coverage of the fleet arrival in Sydney.
Vacuum Oil Company introduces New Vaco Power Kerosene for kerosene engines in Australia and New Zealand. The refined fuel promises higher engine efficiency, fewer knocks and lower carbon buildup, backed by extensive lab and field tests. A booklet titled Farts About Tractors offers practical fuel guidance, available free from company branches.
A Christchurch youth obsessed with wireless listening was drawn into burglary to fund his hobby. The court placed him on probation with one condition to dismantle his wireless set, noting the paradox of a useful invention leading to crime.
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