Current Events on Peel River estate sale and local agriculture
A regional update notes favorable season with plentiful grass and water, despite heavy rainfall. It reports a Peel River Company estate sale near Tamworth, listing strong bidding and average prices around £6 10s per acre for 28 farms totaling about 9000 acres. It discusses lagoon water scarcity, proposes opening springs, and urges establishment of a local butter factory to boost dairying.
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Pejchce
Peel River Company
Tamworth
Garvin
Progress in Guyra four years after Argus arrival
It is nearly four years since Guyra began with the Argus and the town has grown rapidly. Two two storey hotels, two general stores, billiard rooms, a baker's shop, cordial factory, boot shops, a new City Bank, and about 15 new workers have appeared. A first class instalment society has formed to recognize a doctor chemist and dentist, with business ventures expanding and the district population nearly doubling, signaling continued progress.
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Guyra
Argus
Beat
Teen
New City Bank
Butter Factory Plans Face Apathy in Guyrs District
A historical note discusses earlier arguments for a local butter factory in Guyrs and the observed apathy among district farmers toward supporting the project, implying unmet potential benefits for agriculture and revenue.
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Guyrs
Porter for Langothlin Porteragerowers urged for Langothlin
The Langothlin porter question draws debate in local columns and the Guyra Progress Committee. They report farmers complain of mislaid goods and stolen produce as evidence a porter is urgently needed to patrol the area and prevent further losses.
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Langothlin
Guyra
No Title Given Amid Grief After Death Sentence
A boy Quinlan heard the death sentence without flinching while his mother wept alone in an adjoining room. The pepereature sat with her face in her hands as sorrow overwhelmed her. Later a young fellow and two elderly women offered scant comfort in their difficult circumstances, while the mother clung to the memory of her son.
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Quinlan
Pepereature
Roller Flour Mills Armidale Ad Seeks Continued Support
The undersigned thanks residents of Guyra Black Mountain and surrounding district for ten years of generous support and asks for a continuation. The mill remains in perfect order with up-to-date facilities, offering nine pence per bushel gristing and free delivery from Armidale Station. Best four at lowest prices, quality assured. Robert A Pearson Roller Flour Mills Armidale
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Guyra
Black Mountain
Armidale
Robert A. Pearson
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Oxford
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