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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
3
A letter argues railway settlers carry eight and three quarter miles of line with four men, calling for fair workloads and better conditions. It cites night duties, pan emptying, and public shame as examples of mistreatment, urging new Railway Commissioners to prevent future disasters.
Fragmentary notice indicates a historical pot or specimen linked to Kew and shelved for decades. The ad mentions Nankervia and ammins, hinting at a sale of a long dormant item or reagent in a contemporary scientific context.
Local post office schedules banter holiday hours with limited delivery and service. On Good Friday workers will operate from 6 to 10 am for mail delivery only. Easter Monday hours extend from 9 am to noon and again from 6 pm to unspecified close.
Revenue at the station shows 490 passengers booked yielding £180 40s 5d. Inward goods earned £276 13s 6d and outward goods £462 18s 3d, bringing total receipts to £739 4s 8d.
By reference to our business columns it will be seen that Mr Purser of the Federal Stores is issuing free insurance policies to his customers. The policy entitles a holder to 2 pounds per week for seven, fourteen or twenty eight days depending on the amount. Last week Mr O'Brien's lambs topped the Sydney market and were declared the primest forward for some time. He warns customers that the premiums were only calls and the primest will be on view at his shop on Saturday. Order early.
Inspector Webb reported on Local Progress Committee plans to erect a platform at North Guyra near the gate on the west side of the line. The Progress Committee leaders T E Sole and J Roche guided the site review and the decision will be announced soon. Mining in New England remains uneven with Bath and party at Aberfoyle, Green Gully silver show idle, Back Creek miners sending tin parcels away.
Constable Arentz traced a bangle robbery to Tamworth and identified a man believed to have arrived from New England. The suspect, who gave the name Carrigth, was arrested near the race course and brought before the local bench on Friday morning. He was remanded to Tamworth and escorted there by the arresting constable on Friday night.
Mr P Kinnaird and nine workers on a road contract between Ben Lomond and Wanda escaped significant harm when three trees were struck by lightning near their camp on Sunday. The blast scorched the necks of Mr Kinnaird and a worker, leaving them dazed for several minutes per the Guardian report.
The notice states we are compelled to hold over part of the Sunday Excursion and other matters until next issue. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
A mare escaped a goods train after entering a cutting between Ben Lomond and Eregle. The horse raced the engine for about eight miles, stones striking the locomotive as the driver stopped near the gates. The mare was found sweating but uninjured, though she was foot sore from galloping on the metal.
The Independent warns that counterfeit half crowns and half cover coins have been passed in Gannedash Tamworth and nearby areas. The article voices strong condemnation of this deceit saying it harms vulnerable, careful members of the community and amounts to a petty yet pervasive form of theft.
Six consignments of ram and stud ewes bred by Mr Eckford of Glenroy arrived in Guyra, consigned to Mr Donald Stewart of Tangley Ollera. The purchase, made at a high figure, is seen as a strong addition to the district flocks with Stewart as prime mover amid other prominent pastoralists involved.
Armidale Hospital declines to publish a reader letter as free advertising, stating most involved have had enough exposure. The letter will be printed at ordinary advertising rates, not as a free insertion, and the Argus is not an Armidale speculation.
A Taft’s Hotel gathering of the Goyra Football Club approved business and discussed a canceled match with Glen Innes. Players practiced near the lagoon on Sunday, with concerns raised about language and behavior during the sabbath activity.
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