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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1952
Page
2
The Gea Argus notes a Georgian or New South Wales debate on road maintenance funding. It cites costs and debt, with MLA Denis Hughes accusing NSW receipts of not being spent on roads and urging that revenues from motorists support road upkeep rather than general purposes. The article argues local roads power national wealth and urges recognition of rural production.
Mr. J Greenstreet of the Bank of New South Wales has arrived in Guyra after relieving the branches at Ollhe Reneers and Mungind. Mr. J T Stewart of Moray Guyra has been discharged from the Guyra War Memorial Hospital after a four week stay. A son Warwick Graham was born to Mr and Mrs R Dunne of Coonabarabran. The Dunne couple are the son and daughter in law of Mr and Mrs W Dunne of Malpas Street.
Death notices Leslie George Marley age 182? of Ryanda Steel Mudgee life 10 years in Guyea. Survived by widow Olive, three daughters and three sons John Sydney Leslie Robert Guyra Betty Audrey Joan Guyra.
An elderly hermit, Byrne, aged 62, died from malnutrition in a humpy near Guyru on Ebor Road. He possessed about £700 in a Commonwealth Savings Bank account but lived in extreme poverty, reportedly from a lottery win. Police found him weakened six weeks earlier, and after authorities entered the hut, it was burned down. The body was taken to Armidale and buried in the Catholic section of the Armidale cemetery.
The Guyra Ape Club held a working bee on Sunday cutting four tong of timber for the Guyra War Memorial Hospital on Mr J T Steven’s property Moray.
Clifton a 900 acre mixed farming property near Guyra has been sold to an Armidale buyer. The Clifton estate has belonged to the Schuefer family for many years.
A fragmented lament urges immediate action against neglected roads that fail to serve prosperous areas. The writer accuses shire councils of a Sisyphean, never ending task and demands adequate funding to repair and improve critical rural routes.
A man calling himself Paniwala Maharaj who claimed X ray eyes to locate underground water has been dismissed from a £4000 yearly government post in Saurashtra India. He failed to find water sources or assess quality in Jhalawar while 3000 subterranean wells were tapped by officials.
Mr. Dunlop argues that modern society needs trade unions to manage industrial change. The text traces the rise of unions from the 19th century, the 1825 Conspiracy Act, and the early Australian movement, noting aims of higher wages and shorter hours, methods like collective bargaining and strikes, and the establishment of the Australian Labour Party and the Australasian Council of Trade Unions in 1927. It discusses union growth, court systems, and arbitration shaping Australian unionism.
The piece notes that early unions were local and distinct by town, each covering the same grade of workers. Gradual rapprochement occurred as closer ties formed between unions in different centers, culminating in the establishment of the Commonwealth Arbitrator.
A Kansas College explores biology and genetics as a visitor from space triggers lasting curiosity. Nininger begins a long pursuit, driving the countryside to interview farmers about meteor fragments and their appearance as he documents the search over years.
The first in a series of Education discussions was conducted by Tingha Central School with Mr. A McFarland leading. Held by Barents and Citizens Association, the focus was on child education and parent teacher relations, aiming to guide parents on behavior, guidance, and family dynamics.
Arbitration authorities could call a conference for seed dispute settlement. Conciliation resolved some issues, but the case remained before the Arbitration Court. Strikes and labor unrest hindered progress, slowing enforcement and community protection from industrial impacts near the river.
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