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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1946
Page
3
The explorer Ferdinand Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name in 1521 after surviving fierce tempests in the strait and emerging into a calm sea, a voyage that followed a stormy passage.
February report from engineer Mr. T. N. Stephens details extensive storm damage repairs across roads and bridges. Key works include maintenance on State Highway 9 and Main Roads 135 and 73, with patching, drainage cleaning, and culvert replacements.
Farmer Ralph Ewart of Ben Lomond was admitted to Glen Innes District Hospital in serious condition after a hunting rifle on a wall discharged when a faggot fell from a bundle of firewood. The bullet struck his chest, he walked to J C Smith’s nearby property, and ambulance crews treated him before transport. The incident was reported as serious on Tuesday.
From Guyra the Clerk of Petty Sessions reports annual figures: charge and summon cases ten twelve or ten and a half? wait. Children’s Court eight? The data lists births registrations 72 and deaths 25 with increases in many categories. Revenue and public money received shown.
Listings show multiple services on March 3 across denominations. Anglican at Guyra and Abbey Green Tubbamurra, Presbyterian at Guyra Puddledock Black Mountain, and Methodist at Liangothtin Brockley and Guyta with named ministers.
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