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Newspaper

Guyra Argus

Location

Guyra, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 19, 1944

Page

3

Changeover and seed contract talks at Guyra meeting

The Guyra Potato Growers Association debated directing a £5 Red Cross donation to the Kennel Club’s hospital carnival. after discussion the group voted to give the £5 to the Kennel Club for the hospital. It recommended a contract price of £17 per ton for certified and approved Katahdin seed potatoes and considered raising the local levy to 7/ per ton.

Guyra P., A. and H. Society Kennel Club Red Cross P.O.W Red Cross Society Gordon Woodward The P., A. and Tamworth A. A. Mackenzie Red Cross Mir. Woodward Guyra Potato Growers’ Association C.i.f Headquartereet W. Youman H. S. King Harold Starr Australian Potato Committee King L. P. Dutton Messrs. R. Ly. Fitzroy H. Starr W. C. Starr Guyra Réa Ontte Yate Starr Seeds Growsere New England Fitzroy Telsen Whan B.S. King Harold’ Starr Department of Agriculture L. J. Williams D. Starr Dorrigo Shire Council Sodiers Potato Growers' Association Messrs R. J. Fitzroy Messrs. W. Youman HS. King Harald Starr C. J. Williams T. J. Williams Cg, Wark F. Burey M. Simpson M. G. Smith Youman W. Hartimbidy Walkers F. White O. Starr Drabschs Piper Ly Py -Dutten E. ME. Hutton L. M. Mott

Weather Shift Brings Dust Shower After Pleasant Spell

A warm spell gives way to a west wind and the Darling showers drifting as dust covers the countryside. Tuesday brings a cold, wintry day with a 29 degree low and night rain and snow driven by a sharp wind. Temperatures for the period follow.

The Russian knout and its brutal use in Tsarist era

A historical account describes the knout as a refined torture instrument of leather with wired edges, delivering deep cuts on the back. It notes Peter the Great limiting strokes to 101 by ukase, though rarely used to that maximum, and that the knout was later replaced by the lash.

Peter

Strange Rocks in Central Australia Feature Pillar and Ayres Rock

In 1860 John McDonald Stuart described Chambers Pillar, a sandstone pillar about 105 feet high with a two-peaked top, rising from a white pedestal. He also noted Ayres Rock, a granite monolith 1,100 feet tall with water holes and a central spring, located 240 miles west by north of Charlotte Waters.

Central Australia John McDonald Stuart Charlotte Waters Stuart Chambers Australia Ayres Ayres' Rock

End of Muddy Roads N B M A touts Stabinol resin

The N B M A reports success of a new resin compound Stabinol for soil stabilization. It claims muddy roads can be eliminated by treating unsurfaced rural roads or base soils on highways, creating a waterproof surface that drains water and allows trucks to cross after rain. The agency hopes use could help NSW soil conditions.

N B.M.A United States N.sw

A Strawberry Legend Told Of Paradise Children

A fragmentary legend links strawberries to St John the Baptist and Midsummer Day. It says the Brish Virgin gathers the children who died to pick berries in heavenly fields. The text features garbled spellings and a snippet of dialogue about sweetness.

John” the Baptist

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