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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
1
The alleged sheep stealing case held Thursday and Friday in the local Police Court drew a crowded audience. The trial revealed sensational and extraordinary features with a verdict of dismissal. The defendant left with an apparently unblemished reputation intact and greater public esteem.
A widowed mother objects to the Crown paying defence costs for her son Fletcher after his acquittal on sheep stealing and a conviction for not branding lambs. She alleges bias and unequal law for the Crown versus the poor, cites fines of ten guineas plus costs, and questions unpaid costs and inspectorate practices. She asks for space in the Guyra Argus to air the matter further.
A letter from C E Firth questions why the recipient did not report mail tampering immediately or within a week and asks why the writer was singled out. The author suggests the matter is absurd and declines further notice, addressing the post office officially.
Saturday’s contest for the Sailors and Soldiers Cup drew a small field. Miner led with 70 after 89 for the day, followed by Garrahy 74, Bievenson 74, Morgan 77, Biddulph 73, and Darke 74. A Bogey Handicap is scheduled for next Saturday.
Mrs Martha Elizabeth Walbert died in Sydney on August 14 just before her 67th birthday. She was wife of Fred Halbert a former Education Department teacher at Armidale and Tamworth. Born in Armidale she was the second daughter of the late Job and Mrs Harper and left three Mallam sons and several Harper relatives.
A revived gold rush surrounds Nundle with shafts opened on the Yankee Jack claim and Folly grounds. The lode spans about 80 feet and promises major yields, while Edwards and Muhlocks lease 25 acres near Folly Hill. Thomas Kelly and Lou Singleton from Tamworth are prospecting near Swamp Creek after a past find nearby.
A scrambled coastal scene describes a ship under Empire duty with the Union Jack aloft and a captain on the bridge. It notes a French steamer at Port Adelaide bringing 23 nationalities and an unrelated incident of a ferret attack on Annie Artilles near Anmondale.
The Guyra Rifle Club edged the Tenterden team by four points in a keen match amid dull light. Ross Ayre shot 39 of 40 at 100 yards, with Dowdell Ayre Helyar Smithers Cuskelly and O’Donnell tallying as the Guyra lineup for next Saturday’s return at Teoterden.
Fravcrs Nancarrow, 47, admitted to Camden Hospital with a bullet wound in the right leg after an argument with a young man employed at a nearby farm two miles from Tieten. Police later arrested the unnamed man on no charge of shooting with intent to murder. The bullet was found embedded in a shed wall. A nearby deadly fire at South Hobart destroyed four families’ homes, with one family rescued from a burning building. The structures dated over a century and were once part of the old penitentiary.
A. P. Pleffer announces taking over the bootmaking business formerly run by H. Chapman. He pledges to offer an absolutely satisfactory service and invites customers with repairs to visit the shop for prompt attention.
For sale an oak bedroom suite listed by E Sawyers of Goyra. Item described as a single piece set with price from £8 to £108 guideline. (Note: OCR ambiguity in text.)
Right Up-to-date. It is pleasing to note progress by our town business people. Mr. W. J. Little launches a headsome Up-to-date Chevrolet adapted for business use, replacing carts and outdated drays to better serve town and country customers daily. The new bread car was painted by Mowers K H Rodd and Co., reflecting credit on the enterprise.
Mr Al Dixon expresses gratitude to Dr Degelas and the staff of Woollawanna Private Reepite for attention to his late mother and to friends for expressions of sympathy.
Saturday events include a golf club handicap match Goyra versus Tenterden at Tenterden plus a cinema program with Emil Danningsa in Sins of the Fathers and Adophe Menjoo in A Night of Mystere at Star Pictures. A charity evening at Grend Hall supports Armidale Am bulanne with Grand United O.U.F. Lodge activities. Spectators urged to attend to aid a worthy cause.
A garbled report outlines racing results and owner names with Aga Khan leading the list of winners. It mentions Wootton's 14 hats and 22 races, Richards' mounts and percentages, and Berry's record. In a separate note a new organization called International Class War Prisoners Aid is set up in Berlin to support prisoners and revive a "Red Army" linked to a past state election.
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