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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1903
Page
2
A letter harshly criticizes proposed marsupial protection legislation, arguing landowners already bear pest control costs and condemning government plans as ridiculous. The writer mocks breeding marsupials and warns of financial ruin for those advocating the measure, while touching on land settlement and suburban block values.
The letter writer ridicules Mr Hollohan’s ten acre land proposals and his support for half livelihoods. He mocks Hollohan’s reasoning about who would farm, live, or work elsewhere and accuses him of evasive arguments and poor logic. He suggests Hollohan’s rhetoric belongs in a circus.
Frank Wright a New England district resident relates a bushranging tale from Bathurst to Wiseman s Creek about thirty years ago. He loses a massive gold watch in a street scuffle as a thief snatches the chain while the owner keeps the watch hidden. At the police station the officer dismisses him with a quip about the famous robbers.
Reports mix political race with cultural events in North Guyra. Election favorite Thomas behaves prominently while a student concert featuring Hook and Bye draws mixed praise. Weather spared a possible record crowd, crops prosper, and local business notes signal prime beef and mutton offerings.
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