21 Jun 1951
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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
1
The forts near Rochefort in France were constructed under Napoleon. The project is overseen by the Department of Publics in Paris and interested parties may write to them for information.
Victor Vyner Vickery was fined 3 pounds 10 shillings and costs after a Guyra Police Court hearing for negligent driving in a crash between his motor vehicle and a stationary lorry on December 2. Witnesses described poor weather and a wet road as factors. Vickery claimed he was blinded by oncoming traffic.
A survey of 54 farmers in Macintyre Shire shows rural labour shortages are most urgent due to inadequate education facilities and living accommodation, plus poor roads and town amenities. It notes larger farms face bigger labour problems, especially where distant from towns and housing is inadequate, with postwar declines in dairying and pig raising.
The account notes birds as a hazard in WWI aerial combat. It describes a large bird colliding with a Spitfire and penetrating the bulletproof windshield and engine hood with great force.
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