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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
3
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The Seventh Annie Tournament was held over a weekend at Guyra with entrants from Ar chdale Deepwater Glen lunes Dllern Taverell Tlagha and Uralla. The event set financial and crofty records with Mearell Newton Croker G. Jones and E. O. Smith organizing the function and trophies presented by Mr. K. Wheaton and Mrs. Q. A. Addulph.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous players with six hole Nett aggregates, scores and names including Cameron, Tierney, Mackenzie, Leech, Brown, Reed, and Mitchell. The garbled text references multiple participants, partners, and assorted scores in the 130s to 160s range and hints at a team or individual event with varied results.
Retardies aftermen list of men and scores from a rifle shooting event. Jackson, Agereyale Go, Os Moh, Mami, Re lovksm, Williams, and Briggs are named among participants. Final totals show a competition at distances including 210, 600, and 195 yards with several shooters posting low and high marks.
In Sarres County a proposal seeks to repair Thames Bridge at Kingston by widening a narrow approach to eight feet. The plan would connect the causeway to the road and allow storm water to flow, with a public meeting set to discuss the abstracted passage and bridge height.
The text recalls Nicholas Appert winning a prize for preserving food to feed armies. It notes Napoleon offered 12000 francs for a method to keep French rations safe during campaigns. Appert’s preserved foods helped sustain military marches, though his name is often overlooked.
A wedding moment shows the dignified matron declaring, I am the bride's mother, prompting a puzzled guest to ask about the difference between a sturdy drink and port. The exchange reveals humor and titles amid the ceremony.
Readable lines show a list of individuals with scattered numeric values and initials. Several names appear alongside numbers such as 2.12 and 6.0.2, with fragments like McBeean Brown Framer and Wad Mra. Biddulph. The text is incomplete and dense with OCR errors.
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