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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
2
Nearly two thousand years ago hope spread through a world torn by greed and pettiness. Despots and covetous rulers have sought to crush Christianity, yet faith in Jesus Christ has always defeated them. In 1940 King George urged prayer and belief in a free Christian life. The text urges ongoing faith to guide servicemen and workers toward a peaceful, united world.
A basket picnic at Stoke Farm School under the P. and C. Committee and Miss M. Winter featured races, treats, and War Savings stamps for attendees. Adults competed in events like nail driving and throwing a cricket ball, with a dance at the Bush residence and spot prizes won by local residents.
A string of social notes from Ollera street to Sydney details visitors, holidays, and departures. Mrs J Culmore and her two children enjoy twenty days’ leave with relatives on Mulpyantreet. Mr Doug Starr from Daily Flat Guyra underwent an appendix operation in Armidale. Mr and Mrs Turner motor to Port Macquarie for Christmas. children holidaying in Singleton. Miss M Mullins visiting Mrs Ward in Kentucky. Jack McKervey travels to Gunne dah for Christmas. Ivor Williams returns from Queensland holidays to Ben Lomond, and J Coburn is appointed Station Master at Ben Lomond. Sub-Lieutenant Bob Frewin and Geoff Sewn are listed among bank family members. Beesleys welcome a swolt daughter home from Sydney. Max Bufory, Falconer Provisional School pupil, passes entrance exam for Farrer Agricultural High School.
With the war ended the favoured district aims to focus on progress. The message urges all to pull together and dedicate Christmastide to practical examples of true neighbourliness communal goodwill and mutual respect.
Local families note service unwindings with discharged airmen and cadets returning home. Bonnie McLeod and Flight Lieutenant Jack Haselden report recent AA and LAC discharges. Sydney weddings and kin visits mark holiday gatherings as Ben Lomond, Dubbo, and Sydney connections surface. Leo Pryor returns after six and a half years in New Guinea, and Lydia Tierney now runs an RAAF shop in Sydney supporting handicrafts for service libraries.
The hon secretary Mr H Newton of Guyra District Memorial Hospital acknowledges receipt of £4 from 2AD toward the hospital funds.
Graziers enjoy respite from dingo attacks as two well-grown pups were shot on Amosvale property by H Kempton of Kookabookra, reflecting a temporary reduction in depredations. The article notes dingoes still pose some risk to flocks.
A festive Guyra Practice School Reunion Christmas Party was held Tuesday night in the CWA Rooms. Members enjoyed decorations, gifts, a lucky-draw winner Miss Bory Tickle, games, and a buffet supper. The first party run solely for members was praised, with plans for future events.
Some dyes cause damage to clothing when washed with certain acids. The acids initiate a slow degradation process upon contact with the dye, risking garment integrity during laundering.
William Christopher Faint aged six years died after drowning in the old Eleanora dam at Hillgrove on Tuesday. The boy and siblings played in shallow water, then separated. he followed others and disappeared. Search by Cecil Faint and local helpers recovered him in five feet of water. Artificial respiration failed. coroner and police visited the scene as investigations await date.
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