15 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
1
The article reports probable postponement of wool sales as freight and ship timing strain the market. It notes British and Australian steamer activity, with brokers and buyers cautious about Europe shipments and wartime transport bottlenecks.
A note flags James Co and the Green Co practice as prominent optics specialists. It lists 1 Green, F.S.C., DO, and cites Green & Co based in Brisbane and Sydney among doctors of optics and eyesight.
Glen Brook tennis team, led by J. Edgar and E. Edwards, won a tight match against Lockwood by two games on Good Friday at Glen Crook. The second meeting at Abington on Saturday ended in a draw with Glen Brook players including W. Archer and Lir Milton facing Abington’s Dawson and Smith.
Representatives include N Thorpe I Sagniders Sand W Acher and J Ed gar and E Edionda. The squad chosen for Saturday to avoid Wyodella lists N Thorpe Jolingen P Saunders J Edgar and E Edmonds. Fortnight reports note 227 rin party moved, grass haw freshened though rain would help, nights fair, water scarce, larger cracks remain well supplied.
Commercial wool prices in London show satisfactory level for fine wools while cheaper descriptions lag. Crossbred wools remain dominant with coarser lines buoyant. If tonnage targets are met, Sydney sale planned for the 26th may offer prospects for steady demand amid rainfall relief aiding some NSW flocks.
The article praises durable tombstone materials and concrete composites by Mr. Handy of Narrabri, detailing a specimen in a local cemetery for the late W. Star. It notes the material’s strength, long life, and resistance to weather, praising Mr. Hardy for excellent craftsmanship and recommending his work to those seeking lasting memorials.
A soldier writes home from Egypt during the 3rd Brigade deployment describing the expectation of danger, pride in being considered a hero by home front, and experiences in the hot winds and rough desert travel. He notes the uncertain fate of comrades and a sense of endurance amid the campaign.
A long, personal letter describes the Cairo front in WWI with vivid sand and heat images. The writer notes few local volunteers from Guyra and mentions comrades Lew Wharton Hope Ford Jim Saunders and Charlie Wright. He laments reduced enlistment and questions public indifference to war’scosts, urging publication of enlistment names from Guyra and support for the war effort.
£1 reward for a bay horse missing near Wandsworth. The horse is branded and has a white blaze on the shoulder. Delivery to Mrs Rachael Coumell in Wonantaworth requested.
A lost grey mare branded MF near shoulder with LAC over VHB. about 15 hands high and aged. Lost from Springfield by AL. Stanley Pearson. If not recovered, will be sold at Gowra Public. Found at noon on 6th May in Iola.
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