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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1905
Page
3
Reported weight discrepancies in freight from Guyra to Sydney and Windsor reveal evaporative losses and weighing variations. A railway officer tested Windsor weighbridge and found it secure while officials cite long standing disputes and multiple factors behind weight differences across stations.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions maize shrinking and unclear prior events. Readable names, dates, or places do not emerge, leaving only a general note about crop decline and confusion over preceding actions.
A public sale of near 40 acres at Ganne dale Inetwork marks a shift from idle pastures to closer settlement in Barburgate. The auction drew buyers from across the Commonwealth, with over £120,000 realized as parcels were snapped up for dairy farms and grazing.
Mr Roche secretary of the Guyra Progress Committee reports from Mr Hogarth Acting District Surveyor Armidale on exchange of the Bank in the old common. Proposals to surrender the Beck Paddock are sent to the Under Secretary for Lands in Sydney with action underway. Old common revoked and gazette notices cited for exemptions from fodder licenses and leases including Mother of Ducks Lagoon and fore shores.
In the Assembly on Thursday the Poison's Bill received strong advocacy from F J Thomas who argued it creates no new corporation and will protect public health. He urged passage as boards and responsible bodies back it and said it will curb improper dealings with deleterious drugs and abortive treatments. The Second Reading passed 40 to 8.
Farmers report strong growth in oat and wheat crops and anticipate a good harvest, while potato crops may suffer from a muck area under tubers this year.
The Guvra Progress Committee will hold its monthly meeting at Fords Hotel on Monday night next. The election to fill the vacancy caused by John Moloney’s resignation occurs at 8 o clock. Nominees were McGovern Pearson and Nowland, with Nowland withdrawing from the race.
A Saturday morning wedding at Woodlands Aberfoil joined Miss Sarsh Ann Giles, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Thamas Giles, to Mr George A Cook of Armidale. The bride wore a cream milk gown with orange blossoms and a hand worked veil, and received a gold brooch from the groom. Bridegroom’s uncle Mr F Baldwin attended as best man, with gifts presented to the bride.
The Grafton Examiner notes a cable report claiming England and Australia face a "miserable gospel of comfort" as birth rates rise in Australia while bishops avoid large families. The piece critiques social policy, cites hardship for children, and laments food and clothing shortages.
The item riffs on wind and imagination with warped spelling and a tale of barbed wire blown away by wind near Oban and Caegelitia. A reader asks about a job at Black Mountain, and the response doubts the need. The piece preserves a humorous, windswept tone amid misspellings.
An operation on the back abscess of an Operation Mr A Leckie relieving officer of the railway was carried out at Armidale hospital on Thursday. Dr Harris performed the procedure and the patient is reported to be doing well.
A Catholic social gathering is planned for Friday night at the Olympic. A large attendance is expected due to favorable weather. An excellent meal has been procured and the first claim supper will be provided.
A protest by sheep owners mounts over the Poisons Bill now before Parliament. Owners of all sizes argue sheep dips are essential to health and wool production, and a combined petition will be presented against the current form of the bill.
The motor cars designed to carry 11 passengers were to be placed on the Glen Inver mil road but were delayed by unforeseen circumstances at the Imperial Hotel in Fort through October. McMillen now hopes to commence operations on the scheduled date.
The Guyra Progress Committee secretary received confirmation from the Postmasters via Mr Londadals on providing a net for North Gay within 20 miles of Guyra. Instructions issued for a silence cabinet and Mr Thrift has completed the required measurements and report.
An odd tale describes a large tiger snake attacking a dog on a road. The dog supposedly swallows the snake, and both vanish in a surreal sequence. Readers are invited to swallow the yarn and live happily. ever after.
Legislation scene in the Representatives on a Tuesday as Lyne and Loneaate from Londale clash with Sir William over alleged assertions. The exchange grows heated with charges of insincerity and intemperance as an intervention calms the dispute.
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