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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
3
The Guyra community rally supports expanding the showgrounds into a major recreation hub with tennis courts a bowling green a hockey field a basketball court and facilities for football cricket and cycling. Local figures praise the P A and H Association for foresight and urging broader civic participation to secure the grounds’ future use.
Under the Liquor Amendment Bill non proprietary organisations may apply for a licence to run a booth at agricultural shows or similar events. Agricultural societies now rely on a publican, but they may secure the licence themselves. if booth rights are sold to a hotelkeeper he must be a local licensee.
The Guyra branch of the Country Women's Association votes to move meetings from the fourth Saturday to the fourth Friday at the usual hour. The 14th anniversary and International Day for Poland are set for Wednesday afternoon July 17 in the Best Room with tea and donations for Britain. Mr J Mason will give a Poland address and musical items are planned. Two fruit cakes were sent to Lady Gowrie in England for an August party. The group continues fats collection for export to Britain with secretary Mrs J Parsons noting efforts ongoing.
The Guyra branch of the Agricultural Bureau selects Keith Williams to accompany delegates to the Hawkesbury Agricultural College conference later this month. It marks the first time a local boy joins the party, enabling exposure to up to date farming methods from Progressive farmers across districts. The visit is sponsored by the Guyra PA and leaves for Hawkesbury.
Heavy frosts and foggy mornings refreshed pastures and stocked supplies. The annual M.U.L.O. F. meeting planned for Saturday night was postponed due to rain. Financial members numbered 56 with funds in satisfactory standing. P O Connor, recently discharged from the R.A.A.F., is visiting his parents at Ben Lomond and will return to teaching soon.
Former AIF member Pte Tom Lockyer was greeted at Black Mountain Hall last Friday during a supper interval dance. Community leaders praised his war service while local groups and the Returned Soldiers League raised funds for the Australian Comforts Fund and the Royal Australian Navy Memorial Hospital project.
Snow sleet and rain in Guyra over the past week with occasional sunshine. Highest temp 49 degrees on Monday, low 25 yesterday morning. An elderly resident calls it the harshest winter since 1914. Recordings at Guyra Post Office cover the period ending yesterday.
The saying reframes wisdom as action in response to circumstance. A person shapes outcomes by choosing how to handle events beyond control. It emphasizes agency over passive acceptance in adversity.
Mr and Mrs Altman paid a visit to Mr and Mrs G A Tlansen as they traveled toward Toowoomba where they plan to settle.
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