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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
4
A notice signed by R D Williams cautions the public against trespassing on the estate of J H Mulligan. The warning emphasizes that any person entering the property will be prosecuted and cautions specialized risk or legal action.
Kenny of the Public Works Department and two assistants are surveying a site Falconer Creek about six miles from Guyra. They lay boxes to test area suitability for a retaining wall as part of a dam and paved water scheme.
Conditions were good for shooting at Tenterden rifle range but scores were generally low. The team listed to meet Ben Lomond includes Jackson, F R E Cook, Ge Cena Tibbe Hun en TID, Beith and Re Bax with others.
The Guyra and District Chamber of Commerce at its last Thursday meeting voted to favor routing bulk electricity transmission to Guyra via Armidale rather than from Laura. Debate covered line voltage, potential New England County Council control, and timing amid plans for Ashford and future reticulation in the Tenterden area.
In a Saturday open sights 200 yard event at Ben Lomond Mrs Porritt won the competition. Final scoring saw K Donald 2 of 45 J Butler 41 A Pearson 41 and others. Porritt led with 33 at 200 yards among a large field. Next Saturday a 121-strong team travels to Tenterden for a home-and-away match.
A crowd gathered at the Guyra Golf Club Monday night to honor Mr. and Mrs. Don Sutherland before their departure for Barraba. The event featured autumn flowers, music by Mollie Parker and C Little, and heartfelt tributes from bank representatives and club members noting Mr. Sutherland's loyal service as treasurer and his friendly, easy going manner.
The notice lists church services for April 11 1948 in Wandsworth at 11 am Tenterden at 2 30 pm with harvest gifts at both. Guyra hosts a 7 30 pm service with Rev E Norman McKie and Rev F Walkden Brown to preach at the Guyra evening service.
Mr and Mrs C J Hop kins from Cronulla toured Guyra last week noting growth since 1922 and 1925 tenure at the Australia Bank of Commerce. Friday night he attended the Guyra Rotary Club dinner with residents and visitors.
Winter forecast warns of colder mornings and evenings with frost risk as autumn days cool. Post Office recordings for the week ending yesterday show highs around 69 and 68 degrees with lows near 34 to 44 degrees and little to no rain across several dates.
Mr. Sutherland and Mrs. Sutherland thanked speakers and members for remarks and a gift after a club acquisition in Guyra. He praised residents for treating them royally as permanents, noted a previously unsatisfactory bank balance, and shared appreciation for the stay. Supper followed the ceremony.
A garbled excerpt references illness and improper treatment with phrases like pneumonia risk and urgent care. The text appears to discuss medical fraud and the need for proper remedies, though the wording is unclear and highly fragmented.
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