This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
2
A regional response defends a £50,000 memorial in Canberra honoring US contributions to Australian defence in World War II. It argues American help boosted Australian development and postwar stability in Southeast Asia, urging a public meeting to decide how residents should fund the tribute.
The notice lists show dates for multiple towns including Guyra Dundarra Inverell Innes Wirra Waica Quirindi Manilla Tamworth and Tamworth with dates spread across February and March. Specific days include January 26 27 for Guyra and February 7 28 March 1 for Amldale and March 2 3 for Manilla.
In Invercil and surrounding towns, residents including Mr. and Mrs. Coggan and Mr. and Mrs. Blythe hosted guests. Warwick Wall joined grandparents in Armidale for school holidays, while others returned from Sydney trips or visited family. Several families holidayed in Forster and Nambucca Heads, and local store duties resumed after leave. A birthday celebration for H A Williamson and Roy Little surfaced in a family gathering, and Paul Cullen started a clerkship with Webb and Boland in Moree before visiting his parents. Geoff Ward sustained a forehead gash from a truck incident requiring stitches.
Guyra news covers council approvals for cottages and additions at Bundatra and Banchory Park, seed potato crop totals, and regional library conference plans. A motor collision near Guy and a golf team anecdote accompany comunit y notices including iris health camp rotations and a croquet lawn project.
The Armidale Land Board granted a 14 year Special Lease at £1 per year for about three roads area measuring one chain by two chains. Weaver Gentle and Harrison noted the lease was honorary and offered services. The Guyra Shire Council agreed to act as trustees and to forward thanks to the advisers.
Ashford Shire Council considers disbanding the Upper Northern Local Government Association once seen as obsolete and superseded by Regional Committees. President R A Black notes the last meeting was January 28 1944 and proposes donating the credit balance of £22 5 to the Far West Children's Health Scheme.
The Guyra Shire Council met with Dr. C E Wheaton presiding and approved a new junior clerk Miss Beryl Mitchell, endorsed banking cheques for Heather Jackson, and authorized write offs for rates to John L Little and Hanson Beesley. The meeting discussed trunk road repairs, reclassification of trunk road 74, water supply plans, and funding for Sutherland’s water bridge. Various road repair inspections were ordered and lease extensions approved.
Film reports Ava Gardner filled her dressing room with flowers at M G M for The Bride. She sent a hammered hammet to ex leading men Clark Gable Fred MacMurray George Raft Burt Lancaster and Robert Walker with identical messages thanking them for being willing to help.
Health officer Mr. F Quin presented a monthly health report covering Guyra premises sanitation improvements and instructing yard tidying. Interactions with rail inspector Favelle on noxious weeds, contractor actions for a restaurant, and clean conditions in Ben Lomond and Llangothlin were noted. Yingha Tingha visits and collections, no infectious cases, and leave granted for Sydney exam.
Ava keeps a small bouquet of red roses and thedenias from Robert Tay as she reunites with costars in The Bribe. The scene highlights a personal keepsake amid film production, linking Ava to Tay and the drama’s cast.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.