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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1949
Page
2
The writer argues petrol scarcities will influence Australians on December 10 as the Prime Minister faces petrol rationing court battles and a lack of fuel hampers wool transport and truck operations in Guyra and major cities.
A flood of visitors were noted in Guyra and Armidale over the weekend. Mrs Boyd Burgess and J.B. Joseph of Ruby Street were mentioned among local personalities, while Joan Carroll visited her parents on Ojlera Street. The Jacaranda Festival drew families such as Claude Hengwy and Douglas from Olleradirect to Grafton, and the Rummery Rusbourne wedding drew guests from Glen Innes. Sister McInnes of the Far West Children’s Health Scheme will be in Guyra tomorrow for visitation with parents and local organizers.
A town council discusses proposals by R W Hudson to remove verandah posts in principal streets to curb disrepair and unsightliness. Concerns about safety and access to renovations are raised, with owners to be given a chance to erect cantilever supports. A recommendation to eliminate posts within three years is carried.
The CWA Younger Set of Guyra plans a Christmas dance at the CWA Rest Rooms on December 16. Officers present include Aud rey Stevenson and Barbara Parsons. financials show £4 4s 12d. Members thank volunteers for the recent charity event and discuss forming a Northern Tablelands Group with nearby branches.
The Guyra Public Library reports 175 school children and 127 adults joined in 30 days from September 27 to November 1. During that period 1546 books were issued. Children aged five and up favor fiction while adults read more non fiction.
Readable items show a Friday carnival in Guyra with dances at Oddfellows Hall and Tenterden Hall plus a police connection event. The bulletin notes personnel changes, club news, a coroner’s inquest, wheat harvest departures, and council meetings scheduled for November with a flood relief donation and a forthcoming fundraiser dinner.
Sgt O Hyland and Mix Les Copeland led a charity dance in Bald Blair to raise Police tat funds. Reeves’s orchestra provided music while attendees enjoyed novelty dances and a Monte Carlo waltz won by Mr Fred Millard. The event raised between £40 and £45 with thanks given to donors and helpers.
New timetables adjust Saturday and Sunday passenger services between Sydney Armidale and Tamworth. The Northern Tablelands Express departs Sydney 7 56 p m arrives Armidale 10 25 p m. Sunday Night passenger departs Armidale 8 20 p m arrives Sydney 12 01 a m. The Glen Innes Mail and Northern Tablelands Express receive revised departure and arrival times at Armidale and Sydney.
The report records snow at Guyra with light falls and temperatures around five degrees at Myra. Rain accompanied the snowfall as a cold spell persisted from Friday to Monday. A heavy frost Saturday damaged tomato plants and several district sheep were lost after Friday night’s cold snap, though many landowners sheltered stock. Temperature readings followed from Guyra Post Office.
Fourteen debutantes will be presented to the Mayor and Mayoress at the Police Ball in Armidale on November 25. The event, broadcast from Station 2AD between 9 and 10 PM, will be at the Oddfellows Hall with the Lights Orchestra providing music and supper served. Proceeds benefit the Guyra District War Memorial.
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