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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
3
Cyclonic storm battered the Guyra district on Wednesday causing extreme damage near Ben Lemouul. A shed at the recreation precinct collapsed and several outbuildings along with a neighbour’s wool shed and shearers huts were wrecked. Hay stacks suffered and hundreds of trees were uprooted a mile south in the bush as the cyclone passed.
New business premises by Messrs Rudd and Co feature a commodious varnishing shop built 44 by 22 feet with fibro cement walls. The dustproof varnishing room includes rough cast glass windows and 100 square feet of light. A new milk cart for Mr N Hertslet matches the firm’s reputation.
An 11 year old boy Ray Heagney son of Mr C E Heagney on Tingha Road near Guyra sustained a gun explosion while carrying a firearm during crow shooting. The blast shattered the muscles of his left arm and he received treatment at Dr Verbrugghen s Private Hospital. He is reported as doing as well as can be expected.
Mrs L S Gordon hosted a linen tea at Birrslee Armidale on a Wednesday afternoon for Miss Jean Campbell who is to wed Dr Verbrugghen Touyra. A large guest list attended and Miss Campbell received a generous array of useful gifts. A drawing competition was won by Miss Dor Campbell.
General MacArthur's headquarters announced that Japan has purchased 1250 surplus U.S. Army trucks, part of an estimated 5 million pounds worth of equipment in Japan that the Japanese may buy.
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