14 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
1
Fire insurance on liberal terms from the Liverpool Loodoon and Globe Insurance Company. Asset value exceeds £20,000,000. F. J. Mann is the local agent.
Nine pupils presented by Mrs D Hutton at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music passed on 5th inst. Isabel Simpson led Grade II with a pass and Elie Helyar won the Hutton scholarship. Other results include credits and honors across Grade III to VI. Separate commercial exams at Stott and Hoare's College show Maisie Moore and Kathleen Johnstone achieving substantial percentages. Kathleen Buckley from Guyra earned a violin credit.
Sheep pull well bred with prices listed. Apply A J Hiscox Sunnyside Brockley Road Guyra for details on 5a lot.
A fragment notes a Wednesday morning six October event on a route between Woombi and Armidale. It references a vehicle or scene with three black curtains and mentions names such as Will Soder and Blomfield, plus places Woombi Wandaworth.
A list of vintage song titles and performers appears with promotional notes about free records and incentives. The fragment mentions Mercanary Mary Valencia Diana Show Me the Way to Go Home No More Worrying Always When Adamn Leaves are Falling Thanks for the Haggy Ride I Miss My Swiss Tf You Bove ears woe Foot Two Songs My Mother Sang and others by Sir Harry Lander Billy Williams Peter Dawson. Also offers include Free Record when P bac buy Sizes Hecorda and Free Box of Needles when you buy Three Records.
After two years of illness George Starr died in his sleep from heart trouble at age sixty. Born in Armidale, he moved to Guyra at age ten and became a prominent farmer noted for integrity. The funeral, led by Archdeacon Johnstone, drew many wreaths, with relatives inclining to extend sympathy to his widow and three sons.
In a chaotic scoreline Everett wins 70 to 68 as Gayra bats struggle against good bowling by Ver brugghen and Phelan. Ward's Mistake defeats Black Mountain A by 130 runs with Sisson and Pinlayeon strong. later team lists and season averages prompt a statistical puzzle.
In the Supreme Court of New South Wales Probate Jurisdiction an application will be made after fourteen days for probate of the last will of Walter Edward Innes Garner, late of Goyra, storekeeper, deceased, to Ellen Garner the executrix named in the will. All persons having claims against the estate should forward particulars. Vickery England and Wilson, Proctors. 2 Martin Place, Sydney.
Since 017 the financial year for Victoria closed on June 30 with a serious deficit as expenditure far exceeds revenue by £344,000. The government is expected to propose increased education funding. Captain Williams stated before the Inland Group on Thursday that good weather could help achieve his objective in the Packie Island action.
J C L Mackenzie of Guyra, with a 10 handicap, shows sharp form after years away from the links. His round 1 up on bogey and 84 gross signals rapid revival, noted amid Country Week coverage. Mrs Callinan of Guyra hosted Ernest Callinan’s homecoming at the Wentworth with a large party before a South Sea Islands voyage aboard the Montoro, detailing stops from Brisbane to Port Moresby and Rabaul.
Commercial wool sale notes strong competition with Japan and Yorkshire buyers, 8686 bales sold at top 27/0 for Glenroy Pastoral Co. Bellam wool under Farmers and Graziers Co op reports good competition and generally stable prices with occasional irregular parcels, top Sydney market price 28d.
The page records deaths and funeral details including Mr D Menzies and Mr Robert Bede Cashman, noting past public service and local ties. It also mentions ex Police Magistrate figures, marriage links, and a condolences list. Other items cover court cases, conscription views, a new tennis court opening, wireless licensing drive, and racing betting board notes. The piece links communities across Armidale, Guyra, and surrounding towns with dates and local figures.
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