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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1906
Page
3
The Minister for Worke promises a large public roads expenditure before Jane next, aiming to benefit this district. Locals hoped for benevolence while Guyra welcomed new doctors only to see them vanish within days, leaving residents disappointed and seeking a lasting medical presence.
Four or five names are mentioned as likely candidates for the New England seat at the forthcoming Federal election with uncertainty about who enters the contest. Quinlan's death sentence for murder has been commuted to life imprisonment. Discussions at the Progress Committee hint at a new railway station for Guyra, though some members doubt the urgency, while noting current repairs and costs shaping future plans.
Market prices listed include flour at 7 pounds 2 shillings per ton potatoes 8 to 8 pounds 10? Osten hay 2 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence chaff 3 pounds 15? Maize 4 shillings 6 pence per bushel oats Algerian 2 shillings 2 pence to 2 shillings 4 pence wheat 8 shillings 2 pence butter 10 pence per pound eggs 1 shilling per dozen onions 6 pounds 10 shillings per ton.
Notices reveal 96000 acres at Dorrigo available for settlement in August and 23000 acres of tea lands in Tweed river district to be opened in September. A special train through Gavra drew 43 tickets. weather shifts from cold to stormy then pleasant. Local farmers enjoy potato prices above £75 per ton as activity and marriages rumored with upcoming events and jewelry offers from Himmelhoch Bros.
Religious notices announce Roman Catholic masses at 8 9 and 11 pm on Sunday April 22 and a church in Exoland with morning and afternoon services. Union Church holds a 3 pm service on Sunday April 8. Also referenced is Shedrton’s Sew Discovery noting modern scientific preparation. A separate item mentions a murder case in Surry Hills with a bullet extract and hopes of recovery.
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