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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 04, 1926
Page
3
Melbourne and Canterbury Park racing results feature Hampion, Pantheon, and Derby contenders. Mantred and Champion led early at Melbourne with close finishes, while Canterbury Park Sydney races list winners in jumps, handicaps, and juveniles across flat divisions.
Limited number of settings of eggs from well tiered stock Black Orpington and White Leghorn. Each guaranteed fertile and jacking. Postage extra. Setups to be collected at Argus Office Guyra on Saturdays. C/o Mr A Ae Mackenzie Cabar Feidh Guyra.
Windlag's brother Kievier and Well hit long odds early in the Melbourne Cup before a later complaint led to job loss. He re joined J Careye's Sydney team this week. Fielder recalls an accident in Singapore where six horses fell. Lee was dragged for about a hundred varida due to a caught foot but escaped serious injury and plans to resume riding in Sydney. P Brown has few rides in England but trained two year old winners including Hotstur in the Hornby Plate at Alexandra Park. J C Finn, veteran trainer and former jockey, died at Randwick from heart failure. He rose in racing first at unregistered meetings and later shone with jumpers such as Bellis and Old Mungindi, winners of the V R C Grand National Steeplechase.
In the Valley Bris bane a progressive bridegroom was pursued by his fiancee’s brother and another man and sought refuge at Rev WH Lavers’ house. A confrontation outside the clergyman’s door followed, with threats and a broken window. William Hansen, 19, was fined £1 and ordered to pay £1,104 damages or seven days’ imprisonment for wilful destruction. bride underage accusations were raised and the ceremony did not proceed.
Seven shearers appeared before the Police Court at Go Slow Tactics Knglearrall Station Wee Waa charged under the Masters and Servants Act with failing to fall their written agreements. A further charge under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act alleged aggravated strike activity. Evidence showed complaints over a line of wethers being large heavy and bearing high fleece weights while white shearing reduced tallies.
The Graziera Co operative Shearing Co sued workers for go slow tactics under the Masters and Servants Act. After service, workers resumed partial work and were later convicted, fined £65 10s in total. One defendant waived wages, dismissed for breach. The company, as grace, will pay earnings minus £4 per man, donated to the local hospital. Local Government Amendment Bill seeks preference for Australians and indigenous wards in the Legislative Council.
A report on the push by the Country and Nationalist parties to unite against Labor through preferential voting under the new Electoral Act. It notes disputes over whether Country Party candidates should refrain from opposing Nationalists, names candidates for Raleigh and Landwhek, mentions Labor’s Olalloran, and cites local council fines in Wellington for un stamped gas meters along with estate values and trustees in a separate wills case.
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