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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
3
The Guyra District Cricket Association will hold its annual meeting at Starrs Hotel on Saturday afternoon August 12 at 2 o clock. Important business. All delegates are urged to attend.
The General election is over with Reform Party winning by a large majority. Gough backs Mr. Thomas, whom Anave trusts, topping the poll in Guyra and most centers. The paper congratulates Thomas on the decisive win and presents the complete returns.
An advertisement promoting Chamberlain's Cough remedy claims a money back guarantee if not satisfied after using two thirds of the bottle. It notes the product is for sale by J. McMullen and promises a refund of the remaining amount.
Saturday listings show Starrs Hotel hosts topics with Mc Norris auction. Reports mention Harry Starr 9 votes on Progress Committee and Guyra Cricket Club meeting at Starrs Hotel with social postponed. Notices call for road work, police station funding, dangerous culvert Penson Hill, deaths and sports plans, town railway staff changes, and rabbits increasing near New England.
Oban reports show the Wilberforce site at Oban had a first wash up yielding 1 ton 6 cwt tin and 10 cms gold. Gibson plant will host a second wash up on Saturday 13th under Mr Wilberforce’s tribute. Guyra Tin Mining Co at Backwater is running well with good ground and new engines expected to boost output. about thirty men employed.
An advertisement urges quick use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first signs of croup in a child. It claims the remedy never fails to prevent attacks and remains pleasant and safe to take, with J. McMullen listed as the seller.
Government advertisement from the Department of Public Works New South Wales invites tenders for roadworks contracts 1 through 7 from South Grafton to Armidale and surrounding routes. Tenders close August 22, 1904, with specifications available at Armidale Court House and post offices at Guy Fawkes, Guyra, and Uralia. W F Everett, District Works Officer.
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