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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
3
The Local Government Clerks Association held its annual conference in Sydney from October 23 to 27. The council approved travel and out of pocket expenses for Mr Richardson, but he declined to attend because nominations for the council would close that week.
A crash on the Llangothlin Ben Lomond Road involving a big lorry carrying nine or ten linesmen and a Guyra Shire truck left several seriously hurt. Injured were Thomas Case Amos Regan and Archibald Lockyer with leg and head injuries. the driver and two passengers escaped with minor injuries. The injured were taken to Glen Innes Hospital after ambulances arrived.
Selby Keith Kerslake aged 34 died from head injuries after a Buick utility collided with a bus near Uralla on Saturday night. J B A Taylor drove the bus listing 23 passengers. Mrs Haynes of Kentucky was injured, others escaped with minor injuries. Kerslake operated a Kentucky bakery, and his brother ran the Commercial Hotel at Uralla.
William Stallard a 16 year old Cardiff resident endured 93 hours in a stormwater drain after plunging 35 feet from a railway viaduct. He lay unconscious and immobile until found by Cardiff Workshops workers near dawn. He received first aid and a blood transfusion at Wallsend Hospital where his condition slightly improved.
A local gun team of twelve clashed with the Jack McLean Hares on the latter's lawn in the first week. The visitors won 94 to nil amid stone throwing and rough play. Dick Prisk led scorers with 18, followed by G. 15 and Cecil 12 as the gun team controlled the match.
A branch of turn of phrase appears to recount a triumphal display by Prines and Taine at a victory event featuring the Extarminator device. The scene invokes conquests and a famed Peppermint Cure associated with Woods.
Melbourne reports the death of Right Rev A V Green M A L L D aged 89. English born, he was an early Australian episcopal appointee and served seven years in the Armidale Grafton diocese over forty years ago. He helped found the Church Extension Fund and the New England Girls School and ordained Archdeacon J Forster.
The Commissioner for Main Roads will visit Guyra on October 9 to discuss post war works. Mr J Richardson reported to the Shire Council that Divisional Engineer Mr Crouch indicated the commissioner would fly in from Sydney the following Monday. The president Dr W Youman urged councillors to attend.
A brief call urges readers to subscribe to the Argus, highlighting a yearly advance rate of 13. The appeal frames support as aid to the district and urges timely action.
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