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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
3
In autumn house flies perish on windows with a white ring of fungal spores that kills them and infects approaching flies. Individual scalp hairs live six months to four years before shedding and being replaced by new growth.
Tingha Soldiers Memorial Committee works on Monday rodeo plans with subcommittees for refreshments soft drinks ice cream gate judging saddling horses and bullocks horsemen publicans booth boundary rider announcers novelty events tug of war starters and staked stewards. The draught horse derby and donkey race have no whip or spur requirements.
Play Centre Tingha view the third and last week with regret and look forward to a joint breaking up party with Inverell Centre at Little Manly. An inter-centre sports contest at Inverell ended in a draw with Inverell taking cricket boys softball boys newcomer tunnel-ball and swimming while Tingha won girls softball newcombe basketball and captain ball.
A letter from the A L P Tingha branch secretary reports the Minister for Labour and Industry view that the recent poll on the weekly half holiday in Tingha shopping district is invalid due to returning officer noncompliance with the Factories and Shops Act. Consequently Saturday remains the weekly half holiday for the time being.
Personal Miss Molly Fisher spends holiday in Sydney. Mr and Mrs K Vickery and family returned to Armidale after holidays with Mr and Mrs T Bott rell. Elsie White left for Glen Innes to train at the District Hospital. Joy Hines goes to Deepwater and Nola Dettmann to Guyra for first appointments. George Quay Lance Burdekin Irene Dunbar return from Manly. J Swain heads to Queensland for weeks away. Irons of Aboriginal Inland Mission ill in Tingha Cottage Hospital. Misa Davies on leave at Branxton. D Dennison attends native training college course at Singleton.
A BBC Overseas Service talk by Bernard Ferguson contrasts Burma and Italy experiences. He notes Burma endured extreme cold and constant shelling, while Italians faced their own crosses. He discusses the misperceived limelight shifted onto the army and the burdens borne by both theaters.
Local Guyra cricketer and violinist Robert Whan, 58, was found dead in his South Guyra home about 9 a.m. Sunday after a friend entered due to an open door. Police deem no foul play suspected and a coronial inquiry will be held. Funeral held in Guyra Monday afternoon.
Iuyra Poultry Club members met last Wednesday revealing a satisfactory year with a credit balance over £10. Officers elected include President A S Jackson, Vice Presidents B F J Bennett A Cox F Killen H F White L P Dutton E Jones A Pearson. Secretary G Woodward Treasurer S E Jones Auditor A Cox. Committee A Simpson W Bennett H Ne A Pryor C E Ditton and Jones. The club plans the annual poultry show on Saturday May 10 1947 with two added classes for Indian game bantams.
Printed and published by Roy Lesilé Blake for The Guyrn Argus proprietors The Armidale News paper Co. Ltd at 113 Faulknere street Armidale.
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