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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
2
Stoddart'S Ltd announces new stock in spring lines for ladies and children. New vests with fancy fronts and plain bleeves, coats and bloomers, silk and cotton vest sets, and a fresh use of linen and embroidery. Also features a range of flowers for the air show and striped Fuji porka.
The article outlines cancer as a deadly, insidious disease affecting all ages and mostly women, noting its late detectability and potential for metastasis through the lymphatic system. It argues early radical surgery offers the best chance, and advocates generous funding to Sydney University for cancer research.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple church services across Manilla and surrounding areas. Times include 11 am 7 30 pm 7 40 pm with denominations Presbyterian Methodist Church of England and Parish notes. Mentions Rev Thorn Manly Rev A Ald ww and Rev ROA Harris in scattered entries.
The message notes a large wool shipment from Manilla, with motor lorries and a wool team delivering the golden fleece daily to the royal railway station. About 195 bales have been despatched from Manilla Railway Station in Sydney this season.
Residents submit objections to terminate the unnecessary segment of Oaky Creek Road. Advertisements outline the plan and potential impact on local traffic and access concerns.
The Menills Rifle Club announces its closing of annual competitions Saturday with a midweek event on Thursday night September 30. A competitors’ shoot will be held on Wednesday September 29 at ranges 300 500 and 600 yards with seven shots per range. Prizes for top scorers in each range and an aggregate prize in each grade will be awarded. The club departs October 6 for the NRA meeting at Ansac Range Liverpool with Capt H Thomas A R McLeod R Losehy Hill E C Forster G Coote F Leidhiiter Geddes R Bell and J Bignall among the nominees.
The District Union plans a Saturday night gathering with two town teams likely for Wednesday half holiday. Secretary Kennedy leads Saturday roster alongside Archie White Arthur White G White M Graham C Smith M Roberts Thompson W Hartley C Young N Woods N Doyle D Roberts B Ware J Coates. Wednesday Half Holiday Club reformed to affiliate with Manilla District Union. officers elected President N Scott Vice Presidents H Stoddart D M Mackenzie Addie Secretary E Morris Treasurer H J Roberts Committee E M Smith C Kennedy W Gannon. Victoria Cricket Association appointed W M Woodfull P McAlister W Ponsford as state selectors. NSW Cricket Association begins search for new bowlers with an instruction committee inviting trial at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Various pairs will be sought each Saturday in Sydney.
Melbourne reports C O'Neill secretary of the Seamen's Union has applied for a patent for a collapsible steel shutter for car windscreens. The device, costing up to 60 shillings, cannot be opened by master or skeleton key and is designed to deter theft by signaling unauthorized removal.
Sydney authorities press for a comprehensive inquiry into the entire railway system. Secretary Mr Chapman notes the Muralla smash cannot be the sole focus and urges scrutiny of every riverine and railway phase to ensure systemic reform.
Cant. TM. Tracey confirms plans for a June flight from Brisbane to England. Details indicate arrangements are complete and the voyage will begin in June with expected crew and equipment prepared for departure. Roberts Bros involvement noted in the final arrangement.
The article details matches between Methodist and Presbyterian players with numerous doubles results. It notes Manilla defeating Rawhen Creek on the town course by four sets and 96 games to 58, listing players such as C N Woods B L Collier Schaefer Johnson W D Hartley N Brady H Moy and others in close scorelines.
The Wanderer, a biblical stage spectacle recently filmed as a motion picture, is praised for its size and beauty of sets. Each scene is described as painterly and carefully written to emphasize beauty, to be shown at Mechanics' Pictures on Saturday and Monday next.
In Manilla the case against Swan centers on a £174 balance with Stoddart's Ltd for farm accounts dating back to 1923. Swan disputes ownership of a rifle and cartridges and contests interest charges though admitted the account was open and some items were added after his departure.
Train distances up to 900 miles priced at one calendar month and beyond that a 43 day return option with redated tickets at hook offter. Handbills from station masters advise if return journeys are allowed from intermediate stations. The Royal Hotel Manilla licensee Mr Ren Kerr sells to Mr Peachey. Barraba Licensing Court approved.
A diary of local events and notices lists meetings and social functions in Manilla and district. It records September gatherings, a railway excursion, dances, Salvation Army con cert, and school discipline notes. The piece also mentions a court verdict about interest charges in a civil matter and a clothing ad for silk tennis shirts with installment terms.
An interview piece traces a rail journey from New York to Montreal through Notre Dame and Mount Royal hotels to Quebec City with the Chateau Frontenac and Plains of Abraham historical sites. It notes Woolfe’s 1759 victory, Montmorency Falls, St Anne de Beaupre, and dog-drawn carts, then continues to Toronto as a manufacturing hub and Niagara Falls two hours away by rail, through orchards rich with fruit trees.
A group of about a dozen Boy Scouts mounted on bicycles visited New Mexico on a Wednesday trip led by assistant Seoumaster Astley. They explored Mrs Heywood's property, noted the Dust Bowl landscape, and enjoyed distant wheat fields and the Namoi River viewed from a hill crest.
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