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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1902
Page
4
A reflective piece mixing memory and distance as the speaker imagines crossing a border. The lines recall Killarney summers, voices crossing a shore, stockwhips and hooves, and a lassie fading into the boundary between life and memory. The poem references a station muster and the Southern Cross.
Local settlers face months with kangaroo rat as primary meat source. Wheat supply looming. Sydney flour price rises to £11 per ton. Constable jailed for shooting at two men in Burwood with intent to murder. Warrigal steamer departed Cape Town on 15th with troops for Sydney. Melbourne reception notes Melba jewel theft valued at £200,000.
Witness Mr W M Strengon testifies before the Works Committee in Sydney about the coastal railway. He cites 2000 people, timber trade patterns from Guy Fawkes to Armidale and Guyra, and the poor road between Guy Fawkes and Guyra as key factors limiting traffic. He notes water routes via Kempsey are cheaper than overland and questions the viability of a spur from Armidale to Hillgrove.
At Roorolong a meeting of sheep owners and the Native Dog Association discussed enrolling new members. A reward of 40g for dogs and 204 for pups under six months plus a Stock Board bonus was noted. A road project Guyra to Bundarra was also mentioned amid harvest optimism.
A resident praises the Early Closing Act describing it as a boon to employees in towns where it is applied. The writer argues workers deserve regular hours and a weekly half holiday, noting rural shoppers would not mind shopping earlier if stores closed on Wednesdays. A Guyra half holiday association is urged.
The Lands Department received offers from the Old Berrigan Estate and Ringwood Estate totaling 43,? acres for closer settlement. The Crown Land Board found land valued 8¢ per acre below owners' price, prompting calls for a fresh offer under the act. An amending bill may grant the Minister power to resume without owner consent, subject to Parliament approval.
Reports describe Parkes women forming a political association while police in charge of prisoners on the Cobar jailer’s district had an exciting night with four charges, one recaptured. In the Naw, Enbeianid district officials are compiling names of women entitled to vote under the new law.
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