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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
6
An Argus visit reveals a Guyra district bean shed where navy beans are cleaned and prepared for market. The plant uses rubber roller pickers, suction stages, and a four-set roller system with American patent equipment. Foreman C Taylor assigns grower numbers while about 6,000 bags await processing and valuation proceeds on site.
The two organizations warned of unsafe motor vehicle headlights and misaligned lenses. They urged authorities to enforce laws, noting heatlamp reflectors are being replated and bulbs should be on the correct side to reduce accidents.
The UNKKA airlifted ten tons of gammexine to Sardinia to combat a locust swarm threatening 200000 tons of grain. Seventy five American and Dutch aircraft transported the chemical invented by British scientists. Gammexine, twice as deadly to locusts as the usual arsenate, reportedly spares humans animals and soil. Swarm progress, described as advancing two and a half miles deep and thirteen miles wide, was brought under control.
Historical note traces the 60 second minute and 60 minute hour to early timekeeping concepts. The idea emerged from ancient and medieval systems that divided day and night into equal parts, enabling standardized schedules and navigation.
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