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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
2
The Guyea Argus announces weekly Friday evening publication. Subscription price per quarter is three dollars in advance. Advertising charges start at 39.8 cents for first inch and 25 cents for each additional inch with special arrangements for standing ads.
In Armidale and New England regions anger rises over the railway route. The Express reports on Mr Rudder’s proposed line promising a 50 grade single track but locals fear a doomed effort and consider abandoning the fight.
The article urges residents of Guyra to act on the 50 favor route reported by Mr Rudder and mapped by Mr Stevenson in 1888. It notes the Father of Guyra accompanied Mr Simpgan and stresses Stevenson’s costly prior advocacy. A public meeting is proposed to keep the Guyru-Coff's Harbor line before the public and prevent the chance from slipping away.
An old New York Journal piece on Nova Persei’s mystery and a separate note on Barbados musical trees. It describes a colossal invisible mass flash into a nebula and the resulting spirals of light, then explains leaf and wind induced sounds from Caribbean trees that moan with trade winds at night.
The annual St James Church of England Sunday School picnic was held on Saturday with about thirty five children and around forty adults despite gloomy weather. Morning games and a zestful luncheon were enjoyed before a program of races in the afternoon. Rain forced a shelter break but fruit and lollies were shared and everyone left satisfied. Credit to Mrs Griville and teachers for arranging provisions and activities.
Mr Griffen organizes a grand ball at the School of Arts on Easter Monday night to raise funds for the Library. A Revision Court dates for Bingara and Glen Innes are listed, with Police Court licenses issued to J Connor and J Stevenson. Bricks discussion and Vickery’s brickmaking claim noted. weather notes mention misprint in They Say column.
Mr Vickery plans weekly Saturday night quadrilles at Tattersall’s Hall with the first event tomorrow. The trusted organizer’s experience promises smooth proceedings and Mr Simpson may be consulted at Tattersall’s Hotel. A band contest promoted by the Ardmale Irish National Association offers 1300 in prizes with entries from Newcastle City Lismore Inverell and Emmaville. State stock returns show horses 407729 cattle 1508659 sheep 26187467 with year over year declines of 1013 percent, 17 percent and 174 percent respectively.
Cricketers met at Ollera on Saturday for a match in which the home side secured victory by seven wickets. Scores show Parsons, Drysdale, Hodder, Heffernan and Bates among others, with Ollera posting totals in both innings and Hobbs, Edmunds, Staines and Harper contributing for the visitors.
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