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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
3
The Guyra Argus notes the announcement to re form the Advisory Council to the Guyra Junior Farmers Club as essential for district agriculture Its lack of facilities hampers progress yet the club shows promise It calls for enthusiastic seniors to advise and support the group and help secure future prosperity in the district
Guyra Shire Council notes the annual diphtheria immunisation drive was completed May 5 with 35 children treated and 50 under the campaign this year. The inspector also reports routine sanitary inspections, stock impoundments, park maintenance, and new school dwelling progress. Three days of inspections in Tingha occurred May 13 to 15 with licenses renewal applications noted.
Personal notices from Armidale and Guyra list departures to Sydney Newcastle and coastal towns, visits to relatives in Wagga Inverell Guyra and Bradley street, engagements announced for Joy Starr McCroary and Lilien Pescott, while Rotary and hospital news, theatre and social events fill a town’s week.
The association paid tribute to retiring president R. H. Williams after more than four decades of service. Elections produced a new committee tallying a record 86 ballots. New members include E. M. Hutton Gordon Jackson and G. D. Youman as tensions of war linger over finances and future plans for the showground and editors Cameron and Cameron receive a 3 shilling 3 pence honorarium.
Rod Fishers Club in Guyra after more than ten years as a registered acclimatisation society plans to deregister to aid the New England Trout Acclimatisation Society's takeover of the Urandangie hatchery and trout distribution. At Friday's Memorial Institute meeting the move was approved. officers to be wound up and surplus funds returned to Fisheries. Delegates Fr Burgess and L Archibald named to the reconstituted New England society. A follow up meeting will elect officers and set future plans.
The Minister for Public Works proposes tapping the Moredun dam to supply Tingha instead of a full new works scheme. A report to Guyra Shire Council notes the alternative would cut capital cost from £36,860 to £19,500 and reduce the per capita annual charge from the higher level to 30 shillings.
The Guyra Shire Council referred objections to the Town Planning Committee under the Act. New England Co-operative Society Ltd. objected to portions 268 and 269 in Bradley Street. J Alford, M J Turner and A A Mackenzie opposed widening Boorlong Street and A F Pryor opposed lots 53 to 57 section 16. Representations by W T Cook and others on land near the Church of England were deferred to after June 15. Secretary Guyra P A and H Association showed showground representations. Attending were Dr W Youman, C E Wheaton, W C Starr, R W Hudson, H Burgess, H F White, N W Frewin, W Hill, C Heagney.
On a population based assessment Council weighs alternative suppression concepts. Dr Dettman suggests the plan hinges on agreements between the council and the dam owning mining company. Following motions by Drs Dettmann and Cox, the council resolved to request the mining firm’s views.
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