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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
3
The unreadable OCR fragment references a mix of names, places, dates, and events with scattered mentions of trials, remarks, and public concerns. It mentions individuals such as Mr J and various seemingly local figures, with garbled allusions to meetings, petitions, and editorials. The text also hints at legal or civic proceedings and community discussions without coherent narrative.
A clipped roster lists key appointments including Premier, Chief Secretary, Attorney General and ministers for labour and industry. The document names Stuart Hoberthon as executive, with Dr. W. Non serving as mining and industrial affairs minister and Cruicksianak in the labour role. The positions cover executive, justice and economic portfolios.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions deaths, travel accidents, legal notices, and political references across multiple places and names. Core readable items include a car accident near Matten and mentions of church ties, maritime stakes, and parliamentary tone, but many terms are garbled. Entities such as Melbourne, St Mary's, and Draka appear amid inconsistent phrasing.
An Industrial Court ruling fixes a 44 hour working week and detailed wage rates for shop hands, stall goodsmen, carters, showmen, slaughter men, drivers, grooms, yards laborers, and others across Cumberland, Northumberland and adjacent areas. The ruling limits casual work to four days a week with specific daily rates and age-based pay scales, with health and union preference provisions and a caution on enforcement beginning April 1.
Reported shooting near Wentworth at Melbourne Willoporsy Station while returning from Midira. A.F. Behemann was struck in the thigh. assailants fled as police responded and later details described an unclear suspect and a pursued chase.
A local tonic attributed to Woods promises relief for children's persistent coughing. Advertisements claim peppermint cures and soothing effects, urging parents to try the remedy for a quick, gentle cure.
Adelaide address recounts a dramatic upset in the district election with claims of ballot miscounts and contested results. Members debate party lines while warnings of threats to stockowners and political stability surface, highlighting tensions over foreign policy and domestic reform.
A damaged passage reports a convention on poisonous weeds and plant control. The text notes a plan to pay a scalp and empower boards statewide to handle weed eradication and related matters under state authority.
Commercial firms report little business this week as buyers show reluctance to inspect wool lots. Anticipated timely rains could avert sheep losses but if absent, fleece quality and returns may worsen, prompting critics to condemn the market for overconditioning and delayed maturation.
Horton Gag defeats Conlon by a head at Newcastle Wap with Land of Leisure a length back in third. Numerous race notes follow including dither events, handicaps, and Cup plans. mention of Melbourne Sydney cups, New Zealand praise for Fujisan, and Australia racing committee decisions.
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