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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
2
The article warns of renewed world conflict and dangerous flashpoints from Jerlin to Palestine and China. It questions belief in peace through organizations like the League of Nations and UNO and urges leaders to balance atomic progress with military readiness.
Miss Barbara Parsons takes duties at Guyra Junction Garage while Miss Lyla Drew departs for Sydney to reside. Residents and visitors abound with weddings, holidays, hospital talks, and social events as families travel between Guyra Llangothlin Bingara and Sydney. notes include retirements and appointments, a death in Inverell, and a regatta week in Hobart with travel to Tasmania.
Miss Marie O'Donnell of Guyra celebrated her 21st birthday with a party hosted by Mesdames Don Rockyer and Ted Ruud at the Golf Club. Guests enjoyed decor of chester daisies and red hot pokers, gifts from H Beesley, and a supper after dancing to a makeshift band.
In a candid assessment Mr Abbott predicts Mr Crifey’s government as an overloaded horse doomed to lose the election. He says the Government cannot win and no photo finish will be required as the weight of past performance burdens the run.
The text praises maintaining a powerful armed forces overall, highlighting naval, land, and air branches as decisive advantages in conflicts. It emphasizes robust, well equipped forces as the ultimate factor in victory across wars.
Visitors to Guyra and Glen Innes will see new parking restrictions in Grey street centre. Vehicles over 20 feet long must not park between Meade and Wentworth Streets. Signs will mark four points in Grey street. A single eastern bus stand will remain and taxi stands move to the rear of the bus stop.
The Armidale branch of the U C P backed an amalgamation with the Liberal Party in a meeting attended by nine people. The vote stood four to three with the president and secretary abstaining from voting.
Edward Overton a 44 year old from Guyra was fined 10 with 34 hours imprisonment in default at Armidale Court on Monday January 10 for offensive behaviour at Guyra. He was said to have taken part in a brawl causing injuries requiring two days in Armidale and New England Hospital.
Mr. G. Walker, Director of National Fitness in the area, visited the Guyra Play Centre last week. He expressed satisfaction with the centre's work but seemed a little disappointed by attendance.
A professional trapper with two assistants captured 1128 rabbits in a day on a property near De lungra. The rabbits were yarded into a quarter acre netting trap after burrows were filled in, a haul that likely pleased local sheep on the property.
Dorothy Hilda Bush eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W Bush of Stoke Farm Ben Lomond is engaged to Cyril Edward second son of Mr and Mrs R Jones of Pine Hill Ben Lomond The announcement notes both families reside in Ben Lomond and lists the couple names with their fathers titles.
Two scheduled meetings did not occur due to lack of a quorum. The Chamber of Commerce and the Legion of Ex-servicemen and Women cited many residents being away on holidays. Both organisations noted large attendance at their February meetings.
Pea farmers faced high prices at week end due to tight market supply from heavy rains and cyclonic conditions. prices cooled later as markets stabilized and supplies returned.
Mr. J. P. Abbott MHR advises he has not given up on aiding cyclone victims. He plans further efforts on their behalf to champion the relief cause.
Last week residents viewed 400 of the district’s choicest bullocks, loaded from Queensland and sent by a special train of trucks to Sandy Hollow. Each beast exemplified ideal bullock quality and shape.
A humorous piece describes the perils and absurdities of pea picking. The narrator jokes about pea farming, birds stealing peas, daydreams in fields, and social embarrassment as he laments failed success and long for a simple job with a straight posture.
Mr D A Drew a dairy producer from Guya says supplies for residents and restaurants are sufficient despite an earlier Argus report alleging some restaurants faced limited milk deliveries and occasional shortages. He notes no widespread shortages and urges readers to rely on current stock levels.
The passage expresses a disjointed worry about spending money and a vague health warning. It includes a request for pardon and contains unclear references to effort and time, with no identifiable people, places, or concrete events.
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