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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
1
A local notice presents a candidate’s bid for the Gurr Shire Council Extraordinary Vacancy. The speaker requests votes and support, pledges faithful service, and thanks MR TYRRELL for withdrawing in the candidate’s favor.
A fragmentary note records a caution and a set of three identifiers including 1D Van Willems and 6s Thyaty Crd Bir Ayn with a timestamp or location fragment 1400. The text is incomplete but preserves entity mentions.
Local notices report a Friday show by Alberto Company at Guyra Oddfellows Hall with popular pricing. A court case fines RoW White £2 for shooting a tramp’s bow and a man named Muldoon injures himself with an axe. Nominees for the Guyra Shire Council riding are J E Bray W Panton and L Sonter. A sports club plans a June 7 ball with Miss Brugdale as musician and pledges donations. The town’s Empire Day scenes draw no crowds, flags or events.
Tenders accepted for mail contracts in the Guyra district and Tingha. Weekly or thrice weekly services include routes to Wilt andy, Guyra, Stonebrook, Testirise, Tenterden, Tingha, Norsel, and nearby patient stops. Amounts listed include £42 to W Munday and £165 10s to Weiderman.
May 27, 1909 report notes the Lands Department plans revocation and settlement of forest reserves Nos 35200 and 38713 at Oban. A public meeting is called for Saturday in Guyra to protest revocation and seek full information from Forestry and Lands officials.
Cricket at Lord s concluded with MCC defeating Australia by three wickets. Australia totaled 210 in their innings with Bardaley and Armstrong each scoring 42, Heeney 34, and Trumper 34. Australia led at lunch on 247 all out as England chased and reached 71 for 1 before day two details fade.
Readable fragments describe an event at Araidale involving Gipwpis Shatlog Bick. Details are unclear and partially garbled but suggest a local incident or occurrence recorded in the clipping.
The report mentions Hon. B. W. Moore involved in events at Guyra and Tingha, including a rifle range visit and football talk. It notes Constable Arants on duty in Sydney and promotions of soldiers, plus community references to the drought relief fundraiser and local school and college mentions.
The annual meeting, presided by Mr I Everett, approved the balance sheet and annual report. A. W. Everett was re elected president with several vice presidents and others re elected. A list of attendees and attendees seated followed, noting numerous local names.
A letter to the editor laments driving work out of town and urges supporting local business. It alleges poor allocations and criticizes external funding while highlighting concerns about local employment and freight costs. The piece cites a 20/6/08 date.
A Fettler was killed after a collision three miles from Moonbi on the Tamworth side. Battier Davia won the Menllwup gale and spar but a sudden angina ended the event as a driver D'Arey fled the scene. The body was found along the Tamworth route amid scattered bystanders and police moved in to collect details.
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