Military Cross and Distinguished Service Medals Awarded
News from Argus Files 1918 reports Lt. W. A. McLean and Sgt Maj A. McLean receiving the Military Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal respectively. Also noted is a serious accident to Mr. Edwin Gill in Guyra and social events marking a soldier’s return from India with celebrations as Armistice news spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McLean
Black Mountain
A. McLean
Edwin Gill
D. D. Beesley
Grocer
Guyra
Gill
J. S. Harris
Letters to the Editor from S A R on McIntyre row
Correspondence in the Argus letters column accuses Mr McIntyre of contradictions and misidentifications dating back to 1943. S A R contends Valuer General questions and criticizes public debate over the matter while noting readers’ fatigue with the dispute.
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S.A.R
McIntyre
Japan Faces Imminent Defeat Amid Signs of Losses
Tokyo listening posts report six indicators of Japan’s declining position in World War II. Iwo Jima falls, air raids strike inland industries, Japanese navy suffers heavy damage, US builds five new 45,000 ton carriers, Philippines advance cuts imports, and British victory in Burma weakens Japan. Analysts say defeat may come sooner than expected, though not immediately.
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Luzon
Iwo Jima
Palawan
Lubang Islands
Philippines
Japan
South Asia
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Manila Bay
San Bernardino Straits
Iwo
United States
Burma
Asiatic
The Classic Word And Its Long History
A Latin origin shows the word classic, from an assembly shout to describe a group and later a rank. As civilisation developed soldiers and traders carried the term, shaping its shifting meanings through time.
Scriptural Quotation Letter to Editor Cited
Reader writes to the editor over years accusing J R Me of unclear actions and partiality in a 50 50 dispute. The missive requests clarity and fair handling of the matter.
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J. R
Honeymooning Couple to Settle in Quirindi
Mr and Mrs Simpson spent a wedding trip day at the City Cafe with breakfast and toasts. They returned to Guyra by motor and left by the Glen Innes mail for Sydney where the honeymoon will be spent. They received numerous costly gifts and will make Quirindi their future home.
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Mrs. Simpson
Guyra
Glen Innes
Sydney
Quirindi
Health Centre Report On Guyra Baby Clinic Activity
Last month at the Guyra Baby Health Centre four new cases were recorded and 40 babies weighed. There were 37 attendances not including mothers with no babies, including 23 under one year, eight under two, six under three. Details come from a return by Dr. E Sydney Morris, rector general of public health.
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Guyra
Public H
E. Sydney Morris
Tingha School building removal and renovation approved
The Hon. D. H. Drum MLA reports acceptance of representations on Tingha public school accommodation needs. Approval granted to move a building from Old to Tingha and to renovate the second building by the painting and repair staff, with foreman builder to examine both issues.
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D. H. Drum
Tomb of Charles I at Windsor Opened by Bet
The tomb of Charles I at Windsor was opened as part of a bet made by King George IV.
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Charles 1
Winsor
George IV
Shire Valuer McIntyre Criticized for Inconsistency
The letter criticizes Mr. McIntyre for flipping his stance after praise for a prior Shire Valuer. It notes his personal jabs at those who dissent and his plea for forgiveness to S A R. The piece cites biblical phrases and laments the donors’ blitz spirit applying to him.
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S.A.R
Adve
Nielsen
McIntyre
M Intyre
Armidale Paper Ad Note From Local Proprietors
Printed and published by Leslie Blake for The Guyra Armidale Newspaper Co. Ltd at 113 Faulkner Armidale.
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Leslie Blake
Guyra
Armidale N Paper Co. Ltd
Faulkner- Armidale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allied Tentacles
J Tokyo
Nagasaki
Gia
Fracay
Ron
Argus
Lieut. Simpson
Linean
Bishop's House
Armidale
Mary Ellen
J. Tierney
William Henry
W. Simpson
A.F. Rev
Coleman
Kitty Tierney
Bert Simpson
Dues
U.S. Bomber Command
Mingaladon
Rangoon
U.S. War Office of Information
Tokyo
Department of Information
Son of Heaven
Koiso
J. Hill
Claude Heagney
Tingha
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