29 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
1
The auctioneer Mr A. Macken sie invites attention to Nurse Sutherland’s high quality furniture sale at Oddfellows Hall on Saturday March 9. Prospective buyers may inspect before bidding.
The Executive Council commuted the death sentences of Campbell Nairn Moir Lawrence Lawless and John Fuller. Moir and Lawless receive life imprisonment and Fuller ten years penal servitude in the new ruling.
Entries for the Armidale Show close next week with a large prize pool of £900 and heightened awards across all sections. Exhibitors are urged to obtain the schedule from Secretary A. McArthur to review the liberal prizes and competition details.
Saturday Rosehill results include the February Stakes with Unlimited Loo and Peronella plus Granville Stakes won by Belle Vive among others. Futurity Stakes at the V.A.T.C. meeting listed Popinjay Desire and Comedy King with a notable win by halls length at 14 to 1. Gayra Pony Racing Club called for Lagoon Course meeting on March 27 with six events and £45 prize money.
Obituary notes Mr A B Weigall died last week in Sydney after a 45 year tenure as Head Master of Sydney Grammar School. Other items report solicitor Harold Barnier’s trial commitment for alleged false pretences, bank and government positions, school status changes, immigration arrivals, and a deadly bush tragedy in West Australia.
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