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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1902
Page
4
A fragment describes Kanaka jockeys in Tahiti using unorthodox methods to influence races. It claims they manipulate starts and winning margins, use nut-derived liquids to stimulate horses, and apply antidotes for control, while labeling them as cunning and deceitful.
A newsletter notes motorcycles offer inexpensive travel on Australian roads and may outperform costly cars in maintenance. H B James recently rode from Melbourne to Sydney on a Beauchamp motorcycle in rain, using just over 5 gallons of patrol costing 39d, about 23 per 100 miles, with oil expenses to follow.
A distressing sight through Bingleton on Monday drew mixed sympathy for a family of three traveling in search of work. A young man from Victoria, his wife, and their 2 to 3 year old child endured a harsh trek with a small tent and worn clothes as they aim for Tamworth hoping for relief. The piece notes their non begging stance and bitter struggle. Also reported is the death of Henry Edward Bigg aged 69 at Thalgarrah Station after bronchitis, and a note on wireless telegraphy progress with the Transvaal Government planning a loan of £20,000,000 for reproductive works.
The poem praises Australian maidens with imagery of beauty eyes and hair and wattle bloom. It expresses affection and pledge to protect the native land and ends with a blessing and attribution to W. WM. Guyra on September 26 1902.
French authority M Vattemare argues castration of cows increases milk quantity and consistency, with richer butter and yellow-tinted milk. He cites a study of 27 cows aged six to fifteen, noting higher output and sustained flow after calving if kept under proper care and feeding.
Auguste Tisler and Mrs Sangal were sentenced to death for murdering Mr Sangal in Melbourne. A selector from Bega was found dead with a head wound. The temporary supply passed through all stages in the Assembly. Four hundred pennants attended a wedding at a Melba farm near Warnaw where a fire killed the bride and about a hundred others. South Australia reports further earthquake shocks.
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