19 May 1910
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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
1
The annual general meeting of members will be held on the Wednesday in May to receive the report balance sheet and elect the committee. Ballot papers issued under rules. Annual subscription is one shilling and is due. all members must qualify before the meeting.
Notice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales Probate Jurisdiction shows that the accounts of the executors and administrators of the will of the deceased John Ford Jate of Llangotblin are filed for inspection. Interested parties must object by the eighth day of June at 12 30 pm or be deemed to approve the accounts. Court seal and proctor listed with solicitors Guyen Dy hie and Mackenzie Mackintosh in Sydney.
The Armidale District Rabbits Board has declared the area rabbi tested and issued controls to curb the pest. A rabbit inspector enforces poisoning trapping fumigation and hunting measures, with prosecutions pending as landowners resist. One local conviction already carried costs of court amounting to £2 16s 0d.
The act outlines fines of up to £10 for the first offence, up to £45 for the second, and up to £50 for the third. The district faces a serious rabbit problem, and the Armidale case outcome will be watched with interest.
A boy son of Mr. Neill Johnstone contracted typhoid and was sent to Armidale Hospital. The incident, first of its kind in Guyra, raises concern over local sanitation as claims about night soil disposal and water in the depot are debated by residents, the Government Medical Officer, and the Shire Council.
Loyal and General reports show Empire Day activities at Bald Blair School with a Pi tie and sports. Trevor-Jones invites all to the day’s proceedings while local court notes reference drunken disorderly conduct and a call for improved police lock up facilities.
Deputy Postmaster General replies to the Progress Association re evaluating turning a post office dwelling room into a Telephone Exchange. Four rooms including kitchen and verandah are available, decision unchanged. Progress Committee regrets the ruling as work proceeds. bi weekly mail service between Guyra and Koala suggested pending contractor arrangements.
Mr M Taylor in charge outlines tomorrow memorial service at Oddfellows Hall. Attendees include public bodies and Light Horse. School children meet at Public School at 1 30 pm. Royal favorites and hymns will be sung with a panegyric by Mr Taylor. Dead March and National Anthem to close.
Market fragment mentions potatoes and prices with unclear units and dates. Some entries reference potatoes at 0 pounds and 1168 per owt, with scattered names and terms like Dolone Mage and Martina. Context is incomplete, producing a cryptic, local-market vibe without clear events or outcomes.
The obituary column records the deaths of Edward Lacard aged 67 a long time farmer and early B A and HS Association member with funeral in Oilers cemetery. It notes Jon Mincos a longtime Avondale resident and Councillor Hiscox farm owner and large family, plus infant Joan Izabel McCrossin and other local notices.
A fragmented clipping references Barracloughs visit and Guyra eyesight, noting an expert from Starrs Hotel and an optician from George River Lane as possible sources of aid. The garbled text mentions a date and location, with the implication of public interest in eye care.
Sporting notes mixed with racing results and jockey mentions. It notes Voor, irae wine form, Boxshill, Parone and King Blew with unclear events. It references Doncaster and the Tal weather Cup won by MoNashlan and the Adelaide Cup winner on Saturday.
A disputed match report prompts Guyra District Football Club to request publication of an accurate account. Secretary Mr. Jones demands correction after claims of uneven player participation and misrepresented scores. The note emphasizes a fair recount of the Gayra versus Dred game and seeks to dispel erroneous impressions in the correspondent’s report.
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