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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
4
Salvatore, a 45 year old Italian POW, helps reconstruct locks on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire. He carves portraits from discarded tone sins as mementoes for millers, using a pick axe, home-made chisel, and pocket knife. His Mussolini portrait took six months. Critics are split on the effort.
A wedding occurred at Strathfieldsaye the home of the bride's parents uniting Mr. Robert John Starr and Miss Mabel Soakes with Rev. A W Coates officiating. Two bridesmaids Eugenie and Gladys Pearson joined the ceremony. Guests enjoyed a wedding breakfast and toasts before attending local track events to raise funds for Belgian relief.
A street stall run by Mesdames J. Smith and E. M. Mulligan for the Convent last Saturday raised around £13. The lucky envelope, donated by Mrs. W. Stanley, was won by Miss N. Gunn. The rake, donated by Mrs. J. Smith, went to Mr. Sutherland. The prize of a pair of fowls, donated by Mrs. F. Mulligan, was won by Mrs. W. Cameron. Organisers thank contributors for their support.
The text traces shoemaking from a home industry to a sideline for leisurely professionals like preachers and teachers. It then describes the traveling cobbler, a skilled craftsman with portable tools who visits households to fit the family with yearlong footwear, with leather supplied by the head of the house.
Witnessed by visitors a Airedale terrier leaped from Bray north pier into the sea and drowned after fishermen saved it and released it. The incident echoes a long held belief about animals causing their own death.
In Armidale small debts court Janet Moore sued Archie Drew for 8 pounds rent. The magistrate reserved decision after hearing at Guyra but ruled jurisdiction lacking due to annual rent and possible future rights. Both parties reside at Guyra. Q A Biddulph represented plaintiff and C L Mackenzie defendant. The magistrate found the objection fatal and had no jurisdiction to hear the case.
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