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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
2
The article urges a government review of the expanding federal payroll from 38 503 in 1939 to 163 337 by mid 1951. It argues for trimming staff, protecting long serving public workers, and avoiding waste while noting high wages in a small population. It questions using Labour Office roles amid scarce manpower.
Several health and employment updates surface from Guyra. Les Madden, manager of the Guyra Argus, is hospitalized after a stroke with serious condition. Jack Tarrant may miss the rest of the football season due to a left hand injury. Ruth Kelly joins Tamworth Base Hospital nursing staff. Peggy O Rourke continues Peggy's Salon amid sale hitch. O R Pearson recovering to return home soon. Matron McGrath and Marjorie Tanner visit Palm Beach and New Zealand, guests of the Manuels. The Hon. D H Drummond named library committee and National Library representative for the Australian Library Association during Parliament. J R Ford and daughter back from holidays. Ford heads Guyra branch of Commonwealth Bank in Sydney. Visitors include Hector Kennedy and his wife, with Kennedy now at Ulladulla Timber Framing Co. and peers Wheeler and Rayer passing through Guyra. Rev Father O Connor conducts inspections at local convent schools. L Richardson to transfer from Guyra post office to Prahran Victoria, leaving Friday.
The Guyra Dramatic Society will stage The Man from Toronto on October 11 and 12. The three act comedy features a nine member cast and follows the society’s successful Mr Passes By production.
Sir Denys Lawson said in Melbourne that Britain should encourage full scale emigration. He noted Britain could normally feed about 20 million but its population is 50 million and supported Australia expanding to 30 million to help world peace with Canada New Zealand and South Africa. Mr. McDonald welcomed Britons and Australia’s need for more people.
A blonde jokes that gravity keeps her strapless gowns up. Her friend asks what gravity means, and she explains it as the risk of their gowns slipping down.
Residents are reminded of meetings and lectures in Guyra Central School and Shire Council Chambers, including a National Fitness meeting, Junior Farmers Advisory Council, poultry lecture by Bert Archibald, and horticulture show schedule revision. Inverell council taxi fares fixed after driver representations. diverse local events and a note on fishing restrictions near Gyra river.
The New England Mineral Producers Association met at Tingha and decided to press for a deputation to Canberra to discuss tin industry rehabilitation, price relief, and labour and material shortages. They will seek government support to exempt tin mining from proposed 40 percent depreciation rules and address high production costs in Australia.
Over the past week Guyra experienced extremely cold and windy days. The minimum yesterday fell to 29 degrees as a heavy storm lashed the town on Friday night, recording 82 points of rain at the local post office with ongoing bitter conditions.
A Guyra Memorial Institute committee met Friday night with L. P. Dutton as president and L. P. Archibald as honorary secretary. Attendees included W. Parnell R. Hudson B. Smith C. Cockburn J. Cleary. apologies from A. A. Mackenzie and D. Parker. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £139 16 2 and quotations will be sought to paint the exterior woodwork of the building.
Agronomist D E Wallin of the New England Experiment Farm notes sowing and soil prep vary by local conditions. Sowing into wheat stubble with a Sundar feeder at 1 to 14 bushels per acre gives autumn and winter grazing, with wheat stubble decomposing by spring. On Tablelands, broadcast then plough or drill at 70 to 80 lb per acre with 4 to 1 cwt superphosphate, better seedbeds yield best results.
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