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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
2
A Wise police officer notes that some road corners demand extra caution while others tempt reckless driving. Despite safety campaigns, fines, and licence rules, road deaths rise. He calls for regular driving tests and temperament screening to curb impatience and overtaking on hills.
Local residents receive updates on staffing changes and travels in the district. Bradley Street mentions Mr Hill and various staff reassigned to Guyra Public School and surrounding posts. Several residents, including Mr F Parsons, Mr Bruce Cummins, and Mr John Tarrant, are noted in new or resumed duties across schools, post offices, and stations.
A humorous wartime reminiscence by M. Barwick recounts joining the army, surviving a bull ring drill, and a battle near New Guinea. The tale details training, a daring jungle clash, a posthumous promotion, and life in Holdsworthy, ending with the narrator becoming a potato counter in camp.
Beneficial rains fell at Guyra last week with recorded rainfall figures and notes of irrigation work underway. The report cites local weather readings and ongoing farm preparations following the showers.
Robin Hood returns in a new Cinecolor adventure based on Alexandre James work. Jon Hall stars as Robin Hood with Patricia Morison Adele Jergens and Alan Mowbray in the featured cast as the film opens at the Arcadian Theatre on Wednesday.
New features announced for the Argus include a Women’s Section with fashion notes recipe and pattern service. Aunt Belinda will answer problems from crocheting to housemaid’s knee treatments. Schools column will cover Coral School St Ursulin Convent and surrounding schools with notable student compositions from Apis Will.
A scattered fragment notes a small child in Guyrn who loses an envelope with money on a shopping errand. The text promises good news if the child visits Mc Claude Heagney, suggesting a sunny outcome or relief.
Advertisement invites tenders by the Post master General's Department for supply of wooden telegraph poles required between Tamworth and Armidale. Tenders close on a specified date and must meet departmental specifications. Suppliers should provide poles meeting size, strength, and treatment standards.
Dr. B C T Smith is named senior mathematics lecturer at New England University College Armidale. He earned a Melbourne B A with honours in 1940 and B Sc in 1941, and earned an MA. he studied at Oxford under Professor Titchmarsh and earned a PhD before returning to Australia and joining the Division of Aeronautics at CSIR Melbourne.
District farmers face labor shortages guiding greater use of the Guyra Cooperative Society’s mechanical potato digger. Tractor powered, the digger speeds harvest to under half the usual time and readies paddocks for rotation while weed control and ploughing occur simultaneously. Several farmers await its deployment, recent wet weather delaying operation.
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