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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
4
In Minnters Wales a long-missed young man’s body is found in a disused mine dressed in outdated clothes, preserved as if asleep. An old village woman, betrothed sixty years earlier, identifies him and, after kneeling at the corpse, dies that night, then rejoins her beloved in spirit.
Severe hailstorm swept Baldersleigh on Saturday night causing extensive damage. Vegetation was wiped to ground, fruit trees ringbarked, and iron tools holed. Hundreds of birds perished as the storm, about a mile wide, moved northeast with loud din and roar.
Mrs. A E Taylor president of the W V S notes that while accounts are not yet finalised the week-end effort has £110 in sight. A statement will be issued later.
Council sought urgent road and culvert repairs across ridings as shire engineer A E Taylor prepares a year end program. Requests covered dangerous bends on Guyra Inverl road, repairs near Bailey’s property, culverts on Faulkiner to highway, Reeves Ben Lomond ramps, Creegan road, Tubbamurra road inspections, Red Farm area, Llanpotlhlin from railway to King property and more.
The flag foursomes on 14 holes saw results by pairs with Mrs Newton and Miss Youman 10 near the 12th pin, Mrs Biddulph and Mrs Hudson 19 near the 17th green, Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Cope 21 near the 12th fairway, and Mrs Garrahy and Mrs Burgess 23 on the 9th green. In the weekend stroke event on the Guyra course, Archibald 85 18 67, Burgess 91 24 87, Hill 85 16 69, Mitchell 83 12 71, Copeland 81 4, McMillan 92 16 76, Sutherland 93 17 76.
A wedding took place on Wednesday August 19 at St Mary's Cathedral Armidale between W T Hiscox eldest son of Mr and Mrs W Hiscox Proxpe Armidale and Pearl Grace McKay third daughter of Mr and Mrs L N McKay Briarbrook Guyra with Rev Father Coleman officiating.
During a thunderstorm near Hillsborough two sheep drovers J H Mulligan and Jos Chisholm faced a violent storm while guiding about a mile from the homestead. A tree was struck by lightning, killing eleven sheep and injuring about twenty others, while the drovers escaped uninjured beyond a light shock. The rest of the text notes 1914 Japan Germany news and a local examination achievement.
A note of congratulations was sent to Mr P M Howe, head teacher of the focal Public School, and to another staff member for the notable result achieved.
A Tipton inquest found Thomas Shake died accidentally by hanging. The verdict states he slipped while moving between rooms, his neckerchief catching on a door latch and causing his death before help could arrive. The report notes the incident occurred recently in Staffordshire.
The Guyra Red Cross treasurer Mrs N W Prewint reports receipts for the month of £22 5s 3d. Cash came from street stalls 10 8, baby set 20s 6d, dressed fowl 1 14s 6d, lucky envelope 2 8, hare drive 5 19 3, POW Groups 1 18, subscriptions 3 10, donation 10 from Mrs Sutherland. Expenditure total 6 9, with transfers to Wongwibinda quota 5. New England Broadcasters 5. Guyra Argus 1 4. Bank balance shows credit £490 11 12.
Mr Harold Starr used a .22 rifle to fatally shoot a 6 ft éin eagle at his property on Monday. The bird landed on the fence as crows cried nearby while Starr ploughed. He fetched a rifle from the house and fired from long range as the bird hovered before crashing in the paddock.
The Armidale News article appears printed and published by Roy Leslie Blake for PheGuyra Argust, proprietors, noting the address 113 Faulkner Street and the newspaper office in Armidale.
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