With Times archivists Rod and Wendy Gow
T.V. Interference - The old story of two-way radio taxis interfering with television reception, has taken a new turn. Now it's the television station interfering with the two-way radios. The base station of Geary's Taxi Service, at Pitt Street, Taree, yesterday picked up all the children's sessions on the national channel during the morning. The programmes could be heard all morning, except when calls came through on the radio, when the interference faded out. Mrs. Geary said this was the first time the interference had occurred. Superintendent-secretary of Manning District Ambulance, Mr. C. E. Wiseman, said yesterday that intermittently signals were received on the ambulance two-way radio from the national television station since it had started transmitting in the Manning River area. On Monday, however, the signals were received all day. The radio picked up music, movies, and a French play. Mr. Wiseman said he spoke to the local A.W.A. representative, Mr. Roger Topp, who checked the equipment and could find no reason for the freak happening. Mr. Wiseman also contacted the Taree postmaster, Mr. H. J. McCubbin, who is co-operating, and will report the interference to the inspector at Newcastle. As yet, the interference had not been received at the branch stations of the ambulance at Wauchope and Port Macquarie, Mr. Wiseman said. The signal from the television was so strong on Monday, that Taree officers could not hear messages from the Wauchope branch, although Wauchope could hear Taree quite clearly. On the other hand, he said, when Taree station received a call from a vehicle at Coolongolook, the television interference faded out while the message was being taken.
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Water Clarity - Mrs. L. Lawrie, of Bayview Crescent, Taree, in a letter to the editor of the Manning River Times, wrote - Sir - It was most interesting to read in the article by your Civic Roundsman in the Times, on 27 May, that everyone is pleased, chlorine-wise, with the Taree-Wingham water. However, I should be most interested to learn the opinion of other readers on the water supply, mud wise. I realise, of course, that this viewpoint is purely aesthetic, and am grateful for Mr. Davidson's assurance that I need no longer boil the thin, brown gruel which periodically issues from the taps, before allowing my children to drink it. On the other hand, when I have to wash a whole load of clothes over again because of a sudden inrush of cold tea masquerading as rinsing water, it is of little solace to me to reflect that the muddy splotches on my husband's shirts are eminently fit for human consumption."
Stillorgan Jersey Stud - One of the best known Jersey studs in the north is to be dispersed on 28 June. It is the Stillorgan Jersey Stud, Wingham, established in 1938, by Mr. A. L. Whyte-Butler and founded on stock bought from Mr. E. W. Milligan's Bulby Jersey Stud. Mr. Whyte-Butler is known throughout the Milk Zone. He worked hard for the M.Z.D.C. and later the M.Z.D.U. He was official field officer for both organisations. Mr. Whyte-Butler said the passing of time and ill health had forced him to make the decision to sell out. He has already sold his property and now the entire stud is to be sold at auction.
New Aircraft for Aero Club - One of the world's most modern light aircraft will soon be added to the Manning River Aero Club's fleet. Yesterday, the club began negotiations for a $22,000 Mooney 21. The new aircraft would replace the club's Cessna 172, VH-RDD. The decision to buy the aircraft was made at a committee meeting on Monday night, (6 June). The Mooney would have to be ferried out from the U.S.A. by the Mooney Company, and this would take six weeks, The Mooney is equipped with all aids to modern flight. These include retractable undercarriage, variable pitch propellor and power flaps, the latest type of radio and modern navigational instruments. It has a cruising speed of about 170 mph.