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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
2
Townsfolk urged to conserve and improve water reticulation to enable growth, housing, gardens, and a possible cannery in Guyra. Council debated schemes and underground sources as a viable option, viewing water services as post war development work key to progress.
A long list of servicemen and their families on leave at Guyra is reported, with many names and home towns. Leo Hiscox of the RAAF spent days with relatives at Guyra, others include Cpl EB Lawson at Tyre Forest Ben Lomond, and Pte C J Matthews with his fiancée Edna Glen visiting parents in Malpas Street.
Arthur William Nilsen appeared at Guyra Police Court and pleaded guilty to stealing £6 10s from Walter Elliott. He admitted hiding the money behind a raffer in the boarding house. He was sentenced to seven days imprisonment with hard labour, with the money ordered returned to Elliott.
The Country Party leader M. F Braxner and Independent E. D. Ogilvie have been nominated to contest the Tenterfield seat. Election set for May 27. Returning Officer W. G. Pullen publishes polling place list in this issue.
Misfortune befell Mr. D. Skinner when a valuable cow on his Ka property at Llangothlin fed on poison baits laid for rabbits and died.
Mr H Burgess voiced Guyra still last in the fourstown race and pledged to challenge Crookwell and Quirindi. He urged 20 subscribers daily for seven days to fund the effort, noting Quirindi 97 subs for 18000, Crookwell 100 for 14650, Guyra 165 for 12500.
Miss Rory Farrell of Tattersall’s Hotel was severely cut on both arms when she crashed through a glass door on the premises last Friday. One wound in the right arm required five stitches and a left arm cut needed two stitches.
The Guyra branch of the W V S announces a housie event at the Bradley Street shop this Saturday with weekly chances if successful. A street stall is planned for the last Saturday of the month, and secretary Miss B Dutton invites any contributions.
Funds from Tin Hat Day events are to be split between the United Returned Soldiers' Association and the Junior Red Cross Society. Sales totaled £24 15s from hats and £20 from the dance, with about £5 5s from the theatre, yielding £50 for distribution.
Mr H J Sanders, once a potato grower at Guyra, has been ill for the past three or four months and is reported to be receiving aid.
Farmers union members plan a general meeting to elect officers. A telegram from Minister for Commerce W J Scully welcomes continued potato deliveries, noting appreciation of the decision to continue delivery.
The Comforts Fund Tenterden sub-branch plans a hall event to speed the Guyra plane race to Geneva under Red Cross auspices. The secretary will query the Guyra committee over why half the January 31 collection, earmarked for the Red Cross, was not paid over.
At the last Guyra committee meeting secretary G A Jones reported proceeds from the Tenterden effort. Part of the sum was paid to the Red Cross Society and the balance will be transferred after the next meeting when approved by the committee.
Junior Red Cross girls for the Returned Soldiers League report sales of 461 badges totaling 25 pounds 5 shillings. Individual contributions ranged from Melva O Donnell and Velma Hayden to Gwen Drew with amounts listed, including Doreen Hill Pam Caddy and others.
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