new bridge opens to traffic supporng the food pantry with dona-ons from their vegie gardens anzac...
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Wednesday April 18, 2018
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Guyra GazetteNew bridge opens to traffic
A new $1.06 million dollarbridge over Georges Creek atTenterden was officiallyopened on Tuesday morningby Guyra citizen of the yearDot Vickery.
The bridge was built with
funding from all three levelsof government including a$530,000 contribution fromthe Federal government,$510,000 from the NSW gov-ernment and $20,000 fromArmidale Regional Council.
The construction of thenew bridge sees the road returned to its original alignment and replaces a 60year old, one lane timberstructure.
The new bridge will meet
increased demand for stockand fodder transport forlandholders in the districtand was initiated by GuyraShire Council who submittedfunding applications in 2015.
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PEOPLE suppor�ng theFood Pantry with dona-�ons from their vegiegardens
ANZAC DAY services nextWednesday - support thelocal RSL sub-Branch
SCHOOL HOLIDAYac�vi�es at the library
GOLD MEDAL for localgirl Sara Brazier’s relayteam in Adelaide - storynext week
What’s HOT
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Guyra Hospital
Rain this week 5.4mmApril rainfall 0mmRainfall YTD 177.0mmRainfall last YTD 516.8mm
Rainfall Registrations to 9am Monday, April 16th
Water treatment plant
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Rainfall 5.5mm (160mm YTD)Top Dam 730mm below spillwayBott. Dam 330mm below spillwayDaily average town consumption(target 650 kl)1682.5kl
Water Restrictions Voluntary Community restraint
Submit your Hots and Notsby phone 6779 2132 [email protected] or drop
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ANTI rail trail signs. Theyare divisive, ugly and distract from the area!
PRINTER breakdowns, latenights and early mornings
AANNZZAACC ddaayy iinn GGuuyyrraa
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On Wednesday, April 25ththe Guyra RSL sub-Branchwill hold services to com-memorate ANZAC Day:
55..4455aamm - Dawn Service,followed by a light breakfastat the Soldiers’ MemorialHall.
99..0000aamm - Service at theMPS
1100..0000aamm - Form up at FourWays for the March
1100..3300aamm - March downBradley Street
1111..0000aamm - Main Service atthe Soldier’s Memorial Hall
1122..3300ppmm - Lunch at the
Bowling ClubThe ANZAC Day Address
will be given by Flight Lieu-tenant Laura Haws of 1SQN,RAAF Amberley .
After the official wreath-laying, anyone wishing to laya memorial tribute is invitedto do so.
There will be a ‘bucketbrigade’ of VRA members cir-culating amongst the crowdto raise much needed fundsfor the Guyra VRA and theGuyra SES.
The usual lunch for RSLmembers and guests will be
held at the Bowling Club at12.30pm.
RSVP is desired for cater-ing purposes to eitherMartha at 6779 2347 orHans 0402 044 891.
The Guyra RSL sub-Branch encourages mainstreet businesses to join incommemorating ANZAC Dayby doing a window display ofmemorabilia.
HHaannss HHiieettbbrriinnkkPPrreessiiddeenntt,,
GGuuyyrraa RRSSLL ssuubb--BBrraanncchh
Opening of the Soldiers Memorial Hall 1921
MMootthheerrss’’ DDaayy aatt RRaafftteerrssBBrreeaakkffaasstt,, BBrruunncchh oorr LLuunncchh
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>>>from page 1ARC Engineer Ralf Stoeck-
ler acknowledged the work ofGeneral Manager Peter Stew-art, Mayor Hans Hietbrinkand the councillors of the for-mer Guyra shire who sup-ported the initial fundingapplications.
The work was carried out byNewcastle-based companyBridgebuild and Civil Pty Ltd,with contractor JarrodButtsworth enlisting local gra-zier Rob Martin to assist withthe project. Work on the bridgewas completed in November2017 and final roadworks werecompleted by ARC on April9th.
Member for Northern Table-lands Adam Marshall said thatthe construction fulfills a com-mitment made decades ago tobuild the bridge on this align-ment.
“It is great to see a partner-ship between all three levels ofgovernment that should last
many decades,” Mr Marshallsaid. “I am pleased to see a cor-rection of history that bringsthe bridge back on the originalalignment.”
“I am absolutely delightedfor the whole district who nowhave a bridge that is wider and
safer with the ability to be ableto carry heavy traffic to trans-port produce.”
Member for New EnglandBarnaby Joyce it is so impor-tant to see infrastructure beingbuilt away from the big cities.
“I understand what it means
to get some work done on theselocal roads,” Mr Joyce said.
“If you can’t get a B-double init makes it harder to get thecattle out. This bridge givespeople the capacity to turngrass in to protein and get it tothe market.”
New bridge opens to traffic
Tenterden locals and council staff attended the opening
APRIL 13TH - largest na�onaloffering of the season to date waspresented to trade this week. Re-suming again a�er the one weekEaster recess the market openedon a so�er, cau�ous note espe-cially for the Merino types withfalls of up to 25 cents recorded.
The final day of sales welcomedan immediate form reversal withalmost all of the previous day’slosses recovered. Crossbreds andCardings were the best perform-ers for the week but consideringthe size of the na�onal offeringthe overall market’s performancewas very solid.
51,056 bales were sold na�on-ally with a passed in rate of 6.1%.Major buyers included Techwool,Seatech and Fox & Lillie with a
very even spread being purchasedby the top four.
Weekly volumes on offer willstart to drop off rapidly in thecoming months based on histori-cal data with AWTA test data fig-ures also showing a large declinein the volume of wool tested na-�onally for the month of March.
This has resulted in the volumeof wool tested for the season todate to be almost iden�cal to lastseason. The forward market ral-lied with the physical late in theweek especially for the nearmonths.
Greg Andrews
APRIL 11TH - There was alarger yarding of 7,503 sheep,an increase of 2,680. Therewere 4,823 lambs penned, con-sis�ng of a good supply of tradelambs, along with several pensof heavy lambs, however lightlambs were in larger numbers.
Quality was very mixed withmost lambs showing the effectsof the dry weather, althoughthere were some well finishedlambs through the sale.
The market was weaker witha major processor not opera�ngat full capacity. As a result tradeand heavy lambs were up to$20/head cheaper. Restockerac�vity was good which helpedkeep the light plainer lambs atreasonable prices.
A large percentage of light
and medium weight lambsheaded south for further finish-ing.
The yarding of mu�on con-sisted of several pens ofmedium and heavy ewes ingood 3 score condi�on and infull wool, which helped keepprices up. Compe��on wasstrong in the mu�on market,with most sales holding firm.
LambsLgt $26 to $90Trade $94 to $128Hvy $115 to $147Ex Hvy $140 to $185
SheepHogge�s to $130Mu�on $57 to $145
GGuuyyrraa SShheeeepp && LLaammbb SSaalleeMarket Report
Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 4
WWeeeekkllyy WWooooll Market Report
Over the Easter long week-end, Richard Mayled at-tended the Championshipsfor the Australian Plaitersand Whipmakers Associationheld in Stanthorpe. Eachyear they bring togethermembers from across Aus-tralia who are dedicated tokeeping the old bush skillsand traditions alive. Thechampionships have beenheld every second year since1985.
This was his first time atthe event and his first at-tempt at the competition. Heentered two of his whips inthe Novice Cowhide plaitedwhip section where heachieved first and third plac-ings for his efforts.
Richard is mostly self-taught and has been makingwhips for around 10 years.
“I started making whipsbecause I enjoyed the chal-lenge,” Richard said. “Ilearnt mainly from books andalso learnt a lot from talkingto some of the older fellowswho had been doing it foryears.”
“This is the first time Iwent to the competition andit blew me away. I learnt
heaps just from being there,talking to other whip mak-ers, seeing what they do andhow they do it.”
“I was over the moon to win
and there is still a lot to learn– there is a long way to catchup with some of the fellowswho have been doing it foryears.
AA wwhhiippccrraacckkeerr ooff aa wweeeekkeenndd
Richard with his ribbons and his winning whips.
WWeeaalltthh ooff ffuunnddiinngg
aavvaaiillaabblleeA rare wealth of funding op-
portunities is on offer for re-gional areas and Councilofficers are working hard withcommunity stakeholders to se-cure a share of that economicassistance, a recent Councilmeeting was told.
In a report to the Marchmeeting, Group Leader - Or-ganisational Services LindsayWoodland said the significantnumber of Federal and Statefunding programs provided a“once in a generation opportu-nity” to implement key projectsin the Armidale Regional Coun-cil area and “bring our vision toreality”.
Mr Woodland said this fund-ing would be valuable in fulfill-ing the infrastructure,economic development and cul-tural aspirations of Council andthe community.
Council has received a num-ber of submissions for projectsand initiatives for Round 2 ofthe Stronger Country Commu-nities Fund, including upgrad-ing the Guyra Community Huband upgrading facilities atMother of Ducks Lagoon,
Council will consider thesecandidate projects in April,ready to submit applications inearly May.
Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 5
– David Hardwick is known for using innovativemethods to engage his audiences. David will be
conducting “Farming with Agroecology” starting in Armidale on 26th April.
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Want innovative, hands-on skills to manage your farm landscape for productivity, profit
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Landholders in the Southern NewEngland are set to take advantageof farm planning with an agro-ecol-ogy focus and a twist of innovationat the end of April.
Sought-after presenter, DavidHardwick from Soil, Land Food willrun the four-day “Farming withAgroecology” program, which beginsin Armidale at the end of April.
The program will offer partici-pants innovative, hands-on skills tomanage farm landscapes for pro-ductivity, profit and the environ-ment. It will cover soils, water,pastures, vegetation and animals;and explore how it all fits togetheras a landscape.
David Hardwick is an agroecolo-gist with more than twenty year’sextension and agricultural experi-
ence running workshops in soils,farming, grazing, and land manage-ment Australia-wide.
Additional trainers in the pro-gram include Bruce Maynard, aninnovative Narromine farmer whodeveloped No-Kill Cropping andStress-Free Stockmanship and co-developed the Self-Herding ap-proach with scientist Dean Revell;and Kristy Youman, a farming sys-tems extension specialist workingwith soils, grazing and land man-agement around Australia.
Anyone interested in attendingthe program will find more informa-tion athttps://snelandcare.org.au/group-events.html. Registrations closeMonday 16th April and enquiriescan be made at 02 6772 9123.
Chief Executive Officer ofWestpac Rescue HelicopterService, Richard Jones OAM,has welcomed the announce-ment that winching opera-tions have resumed on theService’s Tamworth basedhelicopter.
An independent reviewinto aeromedical operationsled to winching operationsbeing suspended in 2013, toensure the safety of crewsand patients. Winching oper-ations have now resumed fol-lowing the implementation ofthe NSW Government’s$151.2 million state-wideHelicopter Retrieval Net-work.
“The reintroduction ofwinching capability on ourTamworth aircraft ensuresour crews can better respondto a diverse range of inci-dents,” Jones said.
“The winch can be used toinsert a NSW Ambulancehelicopter paramedic andLocal Health District doctordirectly in to inaccessible lo-cations. Very simply, it helpsus get directly to patientswithout needing to land thehelicopter.”
“The medical team can
carry vital life-saving equip-ment like a ventilator or de-fibrillator and the winch canalso be used to extricate crit-ical patients. Once on-boardthe helicopter, the patient’smedical treatment continuesin-flight back to hospital.”
“The most common scenar-ios for winching in the NewEngland North West are ex-pected to be accidents involv-ing motor vehicles ininaccessible areas or moun-tain adventure sports likebushwalking, mountain bik-ing, horse riding or para andhang gliding.”
The Tamworth based NSWAmbulance & Westpac Res-cue Helicopter is on standby24-7 with a dedicated med-ical crew.
“The men and women inour crews have worked in-credibly hard through an in-tensive training program andI am very thankful for theirefforts and dedication.”
“We are ever grateful forthe support we receive fromour communities and we’reproud that our Service con-tinues to grow stronger,while ensuring nobody paysto be assisted”.
FFaarrmm PPllaannnniinngg ttaakkeess iinnnnoovvaattiioonn aapppprrooaacchh
WWiinncchhiinngg rreessuummeedd
Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 6
LLiivveerrppooooll CCaammpp,, SSuunnddaayy 1122..1177Dear MayYou will think I have been slow at writing but I have been so busy this last
week and the way things are we are lucky to get any mail or get any sent fromhere. Things are only looking middling here we are expecting a big riot any timethe soldiers only want one to start. I was on town picket a few nights ago andwere warned to be ready that 1000 soldiers were holding a meeting to see if theywould break out but ended up by demanding a train on Saturday 12 o’clock totake them to Sydney. The heads had great work and on Sat morning BrigadierGeneral the head man in Australia came out and quietened them for a while heseems to be a grand old man. It is a bit stiff no soldier is allowed to travel on atrain so all go out into Liverpool town and most get gloriously drunk so theyhave a town picket to keep order. I was on it a few times and we are armed withbayonets and act as police have to put every drunk into camp and I tell you wehave fun some would make you laugh and all want to fight you. I was on a rottenjob yesterday and last night, main guard at the gate there was about 20 of usand had to do 2 hours at a stretch marching up and down and then we got 4 off.We have a rifle and bayonet and pack to carry and have to stop at the guardroom. It was lovely last night called out in the middle of the night and it wasraining and blowing a treat to march up and down for 2 hours and when we getoff have to sleep with everything on and be ready in case we are called out if anydisturbance occurs we do 24 hours. I have only got offs.
I am having a good time here now there is some doers in it there is only about30 yet and nearly all taller and younger than me most from the Clarence Riverand Coffs Harbour. There is one seed, Levey is his name he is about 6-4ins andonly 18 and very thin and real handsome boy a real Australian puts you in mindof a cornstalk. He would keep you laughing all day and the greatest doer ever Istruck. Shaw from Inverell he has some sayings hard to beat and not a smile heis a married man the only thing gets him wild is swearing. He seems very re-spectable and the swearing of some of the boys bits of kids that ought to be atschool would get anyone it is disgusting.
Herby is still here sent a gold bangle to Annie the other day. I have been doingeverything this week but drill. I was escort for prisoners in the court, picket of-ficers mess orderly and cooks fatigue that is peeling spuds and washing up. Wewill not sail now till the first week in next month at least, perhaps not then notif the strife keeps on. They are giving a lot a second final those who apply for it.They seem glad to be rid of them for a while. I have a good time to try for another.Would like a day in Armidale. I broke my journey when I was coming down atArmidale and saw Clair and went out to their home for a few hours and took alater train down here. I was 6 days AWL but I only had my pay stopped for the6 days. I had rotten luck here a few days ago had a pocket wallet given me atGuyra and put my last pay in it, 3 pound and it disappeared out of my lockervery mysteriously. I reported it and our captain got the wallet back for me butno money bet your life. It was picked up at the other end of the camp there wassome receipts and stamps and railway ticket and pass but they were not taken.The rotten crawler bad luck to him must have a key to fit my lock as I never leftit open when I was away and I am not the only one who has lost money in ourhut there has been several cases of money reported missing. I have not seen Jonnyyet they cannot get the recruits up from Sydney so handy now.
My old cobber Phil Langdale sailed the day I got back I am sorry to havemissed him. He was looking all over the place for me before he went. It is a wretchfor him after throwing his chance in the NCC school away to get with my lotbut I suppose we will meet over in England. I have had some photos taken havenot got them yet they will be blobs too.
Well I have no more news and must write to Doll yet so will ring off. Hopeyou are well and get this letter alright. Tat.Ta.
YYoouurr ffoonndd bbrrootthheerrMMaaxx
PPttee MM..SS,, 22 BBaattttaalliioonn,, AA II FFoorrcceess,, SSuunnddaayy 33..33..1188Dear May,I received your very welcome letter two days ago it was dated Jan 4th. I got
none from home but there is more mail here for us not sorted yet.I hope you got some of my other letters. I wrote every chance on the way. We
have been here nearly 3 weeks now it is not a bad camp & the training is nothard but it is so cold here we have hardly seen the sun & get a bit of snow &sleet sometimes but it melts as fast as it falls this is the place for mud & slushyou never saw anything like it.
Write often letters are like pound notes to us. I sent a few views of Egypt. Iwish they had kept us there till the weather was warmer here.
We have a stove in each hut but don’t get much coal just enough to last a fewhours in the evening.
Well we shall soon have summer here it must be good here then. I was in West-minster yesterday it is a very old town & not a bad place. We get 6 days leavesoon I don’t know where I will go, to London or Scotland. I told you all aboutthe trip in last letter so there is not much to write about here. I hope this findsyou all well & don’t worry about me I am right as pie.
We are all living in hope of being home for next Christmas. Tat ta.YYoouurr ffoonndd bbrrootthheerr
MMaaxx
SSoollddiieerr iinn ccaammpp
OOnn aaccttiivvee sseerrvviiccee aabbrrooaarrdd
110000 YYEEAARRSS AAGGOO a youngman from Guyra was on theother side of the world, wait-ing for his turn to fight inthe final offensive thatwould bring the first worldwar to an end.
Tw e n t y - o n e - y e a r - o l dWilliam Herbert Maxwell‘Max’ Schaeffer had enlistedin June of 1917 and left thecountry of his birth in December 2017, never to re-turn.
Much of what is known ofhis story can be found in aseries of letters he wrote tohis sister May Heagney.
They were her last link toher brother and were foundamong her belongings whichhave been passed downthrough the family.
Currently in the posses-sion of his great nephewCharles Heagney they provide an insight into hisjourney.
After spending time inEngland Max left for Franceon August 7th, 1918 arrivingon August 10th.
This was the start of theallied offensive which finally
achieved the breakthroughleading to the armistice ofNovember 11th, 1918.
Max Schaeffer was killedon a French battlefield onAugust 23rd, 1918. He wasinitially buried in and isolated grave near Proyartand his final resting place isat Heath Cemetery Harbon-nières, France.
LLeesstt wwee ffoorrggeett
AA ssoollddiieerrss jjoouurrnneeyy
Max Schaefer
EEnnggllaanndd JJuullyy 1111tthh 11991188Dear May,I landed back here from Sutton Viney yesterday from 4 days leave in London.I finished up at Candahar last Friday , passed all right. I was sorry to have to
leave there it was a bosker ??? place. I think one of the best 12 weeks ever I spentI put in at Candahar. It nearly breaks my heart to have to come here. All the oldboys have gone over to France & they are nearly all strangers her now. I expectto be going over next Sunday week. I was in hopes of getting away on Sundaybut I don’t think it will come off. I would do anything to get away from here itis awful now. I did not feel it before I went to Tidworth. They put me in chargeof the bombing guard as soon as I lobbed back, had to go out about a mile & itrained a treat all night the only shelter we had was a little low flat roof place 6by 10 & 8 of us had to shelter in it. We were mud all over this morning & wet& it was freezing cold. France could not be much worse. I was relieved this morn-ing & was put back through the gas chamber & have been malingering all theevening. I can see nothing but guards here now what a change after Candaharthere we lived like toffs lovely comfortable barracks good tucker had, our bedsmade & no duties at all, when our days was done we were free. They have asplendid theatre there in Tidworth I used to go twice a week.
The country was very pretty around Tidworth & there is some lovey old villagesaround there.
I had a good time in London five of us from the school were together. I likeLondon it has some very interesting old places. There was a mail waiting for mefor me here I got 9 Aussy letters so had a great old read. I got your two & Nor-mans dated 2nd & 9th May. Doll said Otto was getting married weddings seemto be all the go out there now.
Well I can’t think of any more news. I would like to be well back at Candaharanywhere away from here it seems so lonely now all the old boys gone & the campnearly empy. The weather has been overly cold the last day or two. We had lovelyweather up at Tidworth quite hot. You should see some of the farms around therethe crops full of pretty red poppies they are everywhere some patches are just redwith them they look very pretty amongst the oat & wheat crops.
Well I must wind up will write again before I go across the pond.LLoovvee ttoo aallll ffrroomm YYoouurr aaffff bbrrootthheerr MM..SS
CCaannddaahhaarr,, MMaayy 2255..1188Dear May,Just a few views showing Tidworth barracks where I am. I have been back
from Hospital a week. I had a pretty good time there was three weeks in hospital.I can’t settle down to study since I came back. I will be here 3 weeks yet.
England is a broken place now. You never seen anything so pretty as the treesare now. The leaves all a bright green & so thick you can’t see the sky when youget under them. The horse chestnut especially, it grows a good size & has broadgreen leaves & covered with very pretty flowers.
England is a cold dismal place in winter with hardly a green tree, but it makesup for it in summer. I suppose it is starting to get cold out there now. I hope Iam not here for next Winter.
The Salisbury Cathedral is an interesting place, I was through it when I cameup here. I forget how old it is some hundreds of years. I am feeling very shakyabout the exam I am afraid I will be a failure most of the cadets here have hadyears of experience & then some of them fail anyway I have had a bosker timehere in Tidworth. I would rather be in camp over here than in Aussy we all havea better time in one way. Well I hope you are all OK.
TTaatt TTaa.. LLoovvee ttoo aallll ffrroomm MM..SS..
EEnnggllaanndd AAuugg 77..88..1188Dear May,Just a line to let you know I am off to France at last. I have all my
gear packed up so I am spending a few minutes I have to spare writing.I am glad to get away from this camp for a change but I have had a goodtime here lately. I am about the last of the reinforcements to go over theothers are doing pretty well in France only one killed so far. There is bigAussy mail just came in I don’t suppose it will be sorted in time for usto get any.
I sent you a couple of photo’s I hope you get them.I was out at some sports on Monday 12 of us from here in a military
wagon to pull in a tug of war team we got last but had a real good day& did not leave to come home until 11 o’clock at night. I had a day haymaking for the military last week, they cut a lot of grass over here itmakes good sweet hay. I thought I was home again at the old game itwas a very pleasant after the parade ground.
Well I hope this finds you all O.K. I am feeling tip top.I must wind up now so cheerio.
FFrroomm yyoouurr aaffff bbrrootthheerr MMaaxx.. SS..I did not get your papers they won’t send them overseas so it is no use
sending anymore.
FFrraannccee 1188..88.. 1188Dear May,Just a line to let you know I
am still going strong. I have seenall the old boys over here & hadthe luck to get into the same pla-toon as a couple of my best cob-bers so I am set.
The weather is very warmover here now I suppose by thetime you get this it will be get-ting warm out there. I have hadno mail for a long time I hopethey soon send some across. Wellnews is scarce so I will close.Hope you are all well I am O.KTat ta
LLoovvee ffrroomm yyoouurr aaffff bbrrootthheerrMMaaxx.. SS..
Since I wrote this this morn-ing I got some of the papers yousent the Armidale Chronicle &express dated May 11. Sendsome more there is a lot of inter-esting reading in them. MM..SS
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Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 7
Nephew Howard Schaefer pays his respects at Heath Cemetery
100 year old letters tell the story of a Guyra soldier
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19th April Raete Townsend20th April R Forbes & D Garniss23 April NEM Sta�24th April Jeane�e Jarvis25th April Noreen Williams
Community NoticeboardMeals on Wheels
Street Stalls19th April Can Assist26th April Hospital Auxiliary27th April Wigs for Cancer4th May Masonic Lodge
Church NoticesSt James AnglicanSunday 9am Morning Service, 1stSunday of the month Backwater2pm, 3rd Sunday of the monthBen Lomond 11.30am Rev Mark Evers 6779 1111St Mary’s CatholicSaturday Mass 6pm in Guyra,Sunday 9am, 1st Sunday ofmonth Ben Lomond, 3rd SundayWards Mistake, otherwise GuyraSt Columba’s PresbyterianGuyra Sunday 9.00am, BenLomond Service, first Sunday ofeven-numbered months, 2.00pmRev Andrew Campbell, ActingSession Clerk: Jim Coleman6733 2021Uniting ChurchRegular Sunday Service 9.30amEnq. Nancy Davidson 6779 1366Seventh-day AdventistSaturday from 10am Bible Study,11am Divine Service. Enquiries: 6779 1587 Northwest Church66 Llangothlin St, Sunday meeting 10am, Thursday 7pm Food Pantry - Fridays 1-3pmTony Stace 0427956772.Church of Freedom10 Nincoola Street - Contact:0421 847 973, Tuesday Prayer6.30pm, Wed Bible Study 6.30pmSunday Service 10am
Service ClubsLIONS CLUB dinner meetings1st & 3rd Thursday of themonth at Guyra Bowling Club,7pm. Ph: Geoff Reeves 679 1257ROTARY CLUB dinner meetings2nd & 4th Tuesday of the monthat Rafters Restaurant, 6pm for6.30pm. Ph: Aileen MacDonald 0417 079 307
On Thursday the 5th of April St Mary ofthe Angels students engaged with an inter-active percussion workshop from PlanetRhythm.
Students participated in the hands onworkshop while learning about a range ofdifferent drums, instruments, countriesand cultures.
It was an amazing afternoon of creatingfun and energetic music, which has left animpact and inspired the students to partic-ipate in musical experiences.
The start of Monday’smeeting was delayed by thenews that our SecretaryJudy Jackson had had a falland been admitted toGuyra Hospital. She is nowrecovering at home.
Margaret Day stepped into get the meeting going, asour guest speaker had bro-ken her holidays to addressus.
Mrs Michelle Nicholsen,the Principal of Guyra Cen-tral School, gave us an in-spiring talk, outlining herplans for the school’s fu-ture. There were to be new
initiatives in both the Pri-mary and Secondary sec-tions, some made possibleby the acquisition of newteachers. Through her en-gaging personality, MrsNicholsen transmitted herexcitement to us at theseprospects.
She was new to the town,and had spent her twoterms in getting to knowthe school, the children andteachers. Now she wasreaching out to the commu-nity. She invited us to visitthe school.
The meeting concluded
with a guided tour of theGuyra Museum.
Our next meeting will beon 14th May at the BowlingClub at 10am.
We have an invitation tothe 25th Birthday of GlenInnes Probus to be held onFriday, 11th May at GlenInnes Services Club. Thecost is $25 per person andis at 12noon for 12.30pm.Any members wanting togo, please ring Judy Jack-son, prior to 27th April, on6779 1409 and leave a mes-sage.
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Charles Drew and Isabella Hayes enjoying the percussion workshop
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Council NewsMayor’s MessageThe heart of Armidale really came to life on Saturday evening, as the Live and Local event turned a spotlight on many of our talented musicians and instrument makers.A number of the stores, hotels and the mall were bustling with good crowds treated to a series of wonderful performers.Hundreds of people took the opportunity to walk from venue to venue and sample numerous acts and their vast variety, bringing a wonderful sense of activity to the central
The feedback we have received about the event has been extremely positive, with people calling for Live and Local to be repeated and possibly become a egular fr feestival.
The organising committee will review how the festival weand make recommendations about growthe event into the future.
speakers at the Oorala AboI thank the Armidale Alumn
original Centre and ni Association for
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the opportunity to join them as one of the presenters.University of New England Pro-Vice Chancellor Proffeessor Mingan Choct and humanitarian and refugee advocate Dr Robin Jones AM offered great insight to what drives these incredible individuals.The kkeey message from each of the evening’s speakers was the value of making the most of
ery opportunityev y..Finally, thank you to everyone who provided input to the initial round of engagement for the Dumaresq Creeklands master plan.The first round closed on 9 April and there will be further opportunity for public input once the consultants deliver a dra� plan.
Simon Murray
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(between Moore and Nincoola St) will be shi�ed about 12 metres southwards to place it more centrally within the block.
COUNCIL MEETINGC Dayednesday 25 April is ANZAWWe AC y,, so the next Ordinary Council Meeting will be
held on Thursday 26 April 2018 at the Armidale Chambers, 135 Rusden St from 1pm.The public are welcome to attend.
business district.Thank you to everyone who participated, from Council officer and event organiser Hayley Ward and the people who assisted her, the business operators who made their venues available, the performers and everyone who came out to watch.
It was wonderful to see how the event took shape a�er Hayley secured a generous State Government grant through Create
WNSW,, enabling us to pay the musicians antechnicians and provide free entertainment for the Armidale community.Last weekend began with some inspiring
Flushing continuesin south GuyraFlushing of water mains in Guyra will continue in the south of the town from the start of next month, to address recent instances of discoloured water in the town
er supplywat y..Council flushed water mains in north Guyra this week, with the aim to clean out any emaining pockr keets of discoloured water in
the distribution network.Mains flushing from Starr Road to Cameron
ed from 1 – 18 MayStreet will be conduct y,,in conjunction with the installation of new valves in the pipe network. The new valves will reduce the number of south Guyra houses affected during repairs to burst pipes.For enquiries, phone 1300 136 833.
Return to etiquetteArmidale Regional Council residents have responded fantastically to the State Government’s Return & Earn program, with many beverage containers delivered to vending machines and a noticeable reduction in the number of containers discarded on local streets.However, Council has received reports of beverage containers being taken from
recycling crates outside homes. Residents arreminded that removing containers eligible for a 10-cent refund through Return & Earn from recycling crates is the� unless the resident
son to takhas given authority for a per kee thecontainers.Residents concerned that unauthorised scavenging of recycling crates is occurring are advised to contact police.Residents who wish to gi� Return & Earn containers to an individual or group should arrange an alternative method to get the containers to their chosen recipient, rather than placing them in the recycling crates.
Simon SaysQ&A with the MayorQ: Hi Simon, It appears there is only 1 pedestrian crossing (near Fourways) in the plans. WWee need at least a few zebra crossings for safety and accessability.
Drivers must slow down and stop when a pedestrian steps onto a marked crossing. This
saryis neces y,, especially for people who are blind or disabled. Cheers, Elizabeth.
A: Hi Elizabeth.
The existing pedestrian crossing point in front of the IGA supermarket will be retained and the pedestrian crossing point in the next block
centrally within the block.
These crossing points will protruding from the kkeerb lithe carriageway but they wzebra crossings.
Zebra crossings have strict pedestrian numbers and trbe met in the morning andand must be approved by Services.
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RRaaiill TTrraaiill ddeebbaattee I have only lived in the
Guyra community for tenyears, so some may say orthink I am not local and donot really have a say, howeveras I see a further two busi-nesses in Guyra close down, abank branch closing its doorsnext month and sportingteams and clubs struggling, Ihave to wonder why those op-posed to the Rail Trail cannotsee the economic benefits tothe community if the RailTrail was to proceed.
I would like to pose a ques-tion to those against the RailTrail. What will they do to im-prove the economy of Guyra?We have been told by numer-ous government agencies andpoliticians that bringingtrains back is not an viableoption nor is it even on thedrawing board…period! How-ever, if by some miracle it did,what benefit does it bring toGuyra? If there are any pas-sengers, they are not going toget off at Guyra and spendtheir money here. Can youguarantee timeframes tobring the trains back? We canhave the start of the Rail Trailup and running within twelvemonths bringing visitors toGuyra and places in between.
There is funding for RailTrails and we need to take ad-vantage of these funds. If wedo not take this opportunitynow it will be spent else-where. Other communitieswill benefit and Guyra will beleft with closed shops and theloss of economic and commu-nity benefits.
I live on the rail line, wecurrently lease 4kms of thecorridor, we understand theimpacts the Rail Trail will po-tentially have, however wefeel our concerns have beenheard and will work with theRail Trail project to negotiatewhat needs to be done interms of bio security, weedcontrol, access etc..
It saddens me that there issuch a disconnect within thecommunity. I know of peoplein the community who won’tspeak out for the Rail Trail as
they are scared of of-fending community membersor losing business to thosewhom oppose the Rail Trailproject.
I notice as everyone elsedoes the increasing signage onthe roads. Please take thesesigns down, there is no needfor them, they are divisive, de-tract from the area and giveour community a bad name.The negative feedback to thesigns that I alone have heardis overwhelming.
This is clearly becoming apolitical campaign for theShooters and Fishers Partycandidate at the expense ofthe Guyra community. Flood-ing consultations with politi-cal advocates and outsiders isdistorting the real voice of theGuyra community.
We have heard the numer-ous benefits a Rail Trail canmake to a community. Makethis discussion about the com-munity, the economic growthwe desperately need, makethis about physical exercise,safety for our children, com-munity wellness, and makethis about an asset for thecommunity and our next gen-eration….bring on the RailTrail!
SSaallllyy AArrmmiittaaggee
PPrriinncciippaall rreefflleeccttssAs my second term at Guyra
Central School comes to anend I have spent time in re-cent weeks reflecting on mygood fortune to have been ap-pointed to this beautifulschool. As I have stated pub-licly in the past I was aware ofGuyra Central School’s repu-tation before coming to thearea.
I knew that this was a greatschool and community beforearriving but could never haveanticipated the warmth andwelcoming nature of theschool community. I feel veryfortunate to have inherited ahigh performing school and ofcourse take very seriously myresponsibility to maintainthese standards as the newlyappointed leader.
Our Annual School Report
2017 and our 2018-2020School Plan will be availableon our Guyra Central Schoolwebsite early into next termand I encourage all of our par-ents/carers and wider commu-nity members to take amoment to look at both ofthese documents.
We have been working, as aschool, during this term to col-laborate with several commu-nity based organisations togrow several exciting studentengagement programs. Wehope to be able to announcesome of these great and gen-erous initiatives early nextterm. Providing our studentswith the opportunity to en-gage with real-life learningexperiences is certainly amajor focus of our new schoolplan and as a school we willcontinue to pursue a range ofactivities that provide all ofour students with opportuni-ties to participate in projectsand programs that allow themto demonstrate their learning,skills and passion.
We would like to welcomeMr James Bryant to our K-6learning area. Mr JamesBryant has been employed asthe Stage 3 Lime teacher for2018 and brings a wealth ofexperience to the school.Thank you to Mrs Bess Wass-man and Ms Di Johnson fortheir great work during thisterm.
I do need to offer the Guyracommunity my apology for notbeing very visible within thecommunity during these firstmonths of my appointment. Ihave made a conscious deci-sion to engage with our stu-dents and staff during thesepast few months for the pur-pose of establishing how I canbest accommodate theirneeds. I now give you my as-surance that I will provide ourcommunity with a range of op-portunities to engage with theschool during term 2 and Iwill also commit to makingmyself more visible within thecommunity.
Special thanks to all ofthose who have gone out oftheir way to make me feel so
welcome into the communityand as the new school leader.I look forward to catching upwith more of you in the newterm. Please call the schooland make an appointment todiscuss your child’s progressor with suggestions for schoolimprovement or any othersubject that you wish to dis-cuss with me.
Please have a relaxing andenjoyable school break. A spe-cial thanks and acknowledge-ment to our hard workingstaff members.
MMiicchheellllee NNiicchhoollssoonnPPrriinncciippaall
GGuuyyrraa CCeennttrraall SScchhooooll
TThhaannkk yyoouuI cannot ever thank enough
Betty Sheelah, SteveMepham, Chris Bell, JulieGittoes, Ian Russell and Deb-orah Little for hosting morn-ing tea in my honour on April8th.
Also to receive a wonderfulaward of appreciation for sup-porting the Lamb and PotatoFestival each year – my feethave not touched the groundsince.
I am always very proud tosupport this event and lookforward to many more, I onlyhope I can keep up the pace. Ipay tribute and respect to allof the wonderful people whopioneered this festival 32years ago. Some of these peo-ple have now passed awayand I am sure they are alllooking down and thinkingwhat a wonderful legacy theyhave left for us. This has beena remarkable venture indeed.Guyra should be very proudas this festival keeps growingevery year with the wonderfulsupport of people who travelfar and wide, I thank themvery much.
To all of you who sent mes-sages of support on receivingmy award, I thank all of youfrom the bottom of my heart.To all the volunteers, enter-tainers, emergency services,Glen Innes Pipe Band and se-curity guards I thank you allfor your wonderful support.
GGllaaddyyss WWiillssoonn
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Former economic development officerfor Guyra Shire Council Alan St Clairsays that Guyra drastically needs an in-jection of activities to encourage touriststo stay overnight and to spend money inthe community.
He believes that the establishment of arail trail would provide a much neededboost and encourage new businesses toopen leading to a further lift in real estateprices.
“In my opinion, you can have a rail trail,which will no doubt lift Guyra to a desti-nation locality, or the alternative which isto demand trains on the Great NorthernLine and to wait and wait with no end insight and no tourism development.”
Alan and his wife Liz recently took atrip through NSW, VIC and Tasmania,where they visited rail trails locatedaround Beechworth and Bright in theshadow of the Snowy Mountains. The visitwas motivated by recent talk about RailTrails, both positive and negative.
They visited the High Country RailTrail which runs from Wodonga aroundLake Hume, through Tallangatta and onto Shelley where the station elevation was779m which was Victoria’s highest sta-tion. The trail is currently some 60 kmslong and it is intended to extend this to112 kms.
They also visited the Murray to theMountain Rail Trail which commences inWangaratta, links up with the Beech-worth line at Everton and runs downthrough Myrtleford and Bright a distanceof about 80 kms.
“We wanted to see for ourselves whatthey looked like and talk with local busi-nesses as to the impact on their commu-nities,” Mr St Clair said.
“The station at Shelley was not reallyhigh compared to our New England sta-tions and while the Beechworth Station ispreserved, it certainly hasn’t got the char-acter or charm of our heritage stations.”
“The time we were there was a publicholiday and there were numbers of fami-lies cycling together. That first night wehad dinner in a pub in Beechworth andasked the watiress about the trails shewas very positive saying that there wereconstant numbers of visitors in the areawith bikes attached to their vehicles andour motel owner said his business waspartially dependent upon these tourists.
“These towns in this area are all set upto cater for tourists and their needs withmany B & Bs, eateries, restaurants, pubs,galleries, museums, handicraft shops etcyou name it. They were thriving with veryfew vacant shops to be seen anywhere.
“The Beechworth Tourist InformationCentre was able to provide detailed maps
of the trails and other activities and againthe attendant there was positive aboutthe impact.
“There are now many surveys of railtrails written up in professional tourismjournals that show that rail trails injectconsiderable amounts of money into thelocal economy.
“Studies on the Murray to the Moun-tains Rail Trail have found that the directexpenditure by rail trail users increasedfrom $113 per person in 2003 ($156 intoday’s money), to $258 per person in 2006($326 in today’s money).
“This was due to the start-ups of newbusinesses in food, accommodation andother services in the towns and villagesalong the trail. Cycle tourists tend to staylonger and spend more than tourists trav-elling by car only.
“Now with 45,000 visitors annually, theMurray to the Mountains Rail Trail is anenormous boost to the local economy andthis experience has been repeated on railtrails across Australia and overseas.
“Little wonder that cycle tourism isknown as “Wallets on Wheels.”
RRaaiill ttrraaiill ‘‘aa mmuucchh nneeeeddeedd bboooosstt’’
The High Country Rail Trail follows the old railtrack with some unpaved, becoming paved as it
nears civilisation. The paved trail is approxi-mately 3 metres wide and when it passes
through grazed areas ramps for bicycles, smallergates for walkers and larger gates for stockmovement were provided for safe access
Above: The Murray to Mountain Rail Trail sig-nage details the code of conduct on the trail and
a map etc.Below: The Beechworth Station lacks the
character or charm of our heritage stationsaccording to Alan St Clair
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MMeenn’’ss bboowwllssThe weekend saw blustery con-
ditions prevail, however, the in-augural Sponsored BellaineMerino’s Major/Minor ThreeBowl Pairs went ahead with 14teams walking onto the green.
After five rounds of bowls wereplayed, the winners were DanKennedy and Grahame Starrwith five wins; 2nd place wereDavid Wilcox and Robert Wallswith 4 wins and a draw; 3rdplace was won on a count back byChris Kliendienst and MurrayBourke with 3 wins and a draw.
The Twelve Months Bowlsmembership was won by MurrayBourke. Congratulations to allthe winners.
A big thank you must go toCameron Peardon and DeborahMaxwell for putting on thisevent, also to the Barbeque cook,Bar Staff and Bowls organisers.
A kindly reminder to thosethat wish to take part in The An-nual Major/Minor Three BowlPairs Carnival to be held over theweekend May 5th and 6th. En-tries close 6.00pm April 29th.
Prize money: $1450.00. Entry
fee $40.00 per team. To phone inentries please phone the GuyraBowling Club on (02) 6779 1499during working hours.
Now to next weekend’s ClubChampionships: Saturday April21st. Start: 1.00pm. Starter andUmpire: John Jackson.
Handicap Singles: Mallie Wallsto play Scott Swain marker PeterBrodbeck. Robert Walls to playWayne Reeves marker EvanSole.
John Hamel to play BarryPresnell marker Geoff Reeves.
Major Singles: David Lyes toplay John Jackson marker DanKennedy.
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MMeenn’’ss ggoollffDue to the windy conditions
and the Guyra Cup, no Golfwas played last Sunday. ThisSunday there will be a two per-son ambrose. With the OpalCove Cup in full swing andpoints up for grabs for the am-brose find a partner and enjoythe golf course .
TThhee AAllbbaattrroossss
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Guyra Central School hashad a busy couple of weeks insport, with the PSSA StateKnockout Competition under-way in both cricket and soccer.The primary cricket teamplayed round 1, being knockedout by Armidale’s Ben Venue,the secondary open’s soccerteam were also knocked out ofthe competition being de-feated by a tough Glen InnesHigh School team. All stu-dents who played as part ofthese teams are congratulatedfor their commitment andsportsmanship. Secondary’sUnder 15’s playing soccer inthe Bill Turner Cup defeatedTenterfield High School 3-0and moving on to round 2 ofthe competition in Term 2.
Congratulations to Maddi-son Bull, who has been se-lected for the NorthwestPrimary Girls Open side andwill compete in the PrimaryGirls Hockey Championshipson the 26th,27th and 28thJune 2018.
On Thursday 5th April 2018the combined Secondary Soc-cer and Rugby League North-west Trials were held inCoonabarabran, five students
from our secondary depart-ment attended the day. Eachstudent competing for a posi-tion on the Northwest team intheir respective sport. Ash-leigh Richardson and GemmaSisson who were both part ofthe Regional Girls opens Soc-cer Team, B J Cameron part ofthe Secondary Boys opensSoccer Team and Harry Lock-yer and Alistair Connors onthe Regional Boys Under 15
Rugby League side. BJCameron made thepossible/probables team onthe day and although our stu-dents were all unsuccessful ingaining a position on theNorthwest team each of thestudents who attended theevent spoke of the day as aninvaluable experience.
On Friday 6th April 2018,nine primary students trav-elled to Sport UNE to compete
in the Zone Rugby League Tri-als in both under 11’s andopens age division. The pur-pose of the day was to form ateam in both age divisionswho will travel to Tamworthon Friday 4th of May 2018 tocompete in the RegionalRugby League Trial’s whereselectors will announce theNorthwest team for 2018.
Each team played a series ofthree tough games againstsome of the best teams andplayers in our region. Selec-tor’s then went on to form pos-sible/probable teamswho played one further gamebefore the regional teamswere announced. BrendanLandsborough and CooperWilson both successfullygained a position on the under11’s regional team and OscarAtkin and Archie Dowdenwere both successful in secur-ing a position on the opens re-gional team. Congratulationsto all the students who at-tended the day for their excep-tional display sportsmanship,we wish every success to thestudents who have advancedto the next stage of the selec-tion process.
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Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 14
Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 15
A last minute chargedown the outside by theStirling Osland trained ‘Ex-ilia Miss’ relegated earlyleader and favourite Nicco-belle to second place in the2018 Guyra Cup.
The $30,000 Watson Mc-Namara & Watt Guyra Cupwas the feature race on aseven-race TAB programand there was a big Guyracontingent present to sup-port the Armidale JockeyClub.
Niccobelle headed thefield for most of the raceand had a big lead headingin to the straight, with theArmidale trained “ExiliaMiss” near the back of thefield.
In a well-timed movejockey Josh Oliver pulledher wide and made hismove and pipped the earlyleader at the post withWalcha trained LoudEnough in third.
Jockey Club secretaryJim Dedes it was a goodday’s racing with as goodcrowd.
“Exilia Miss came out of
nowhere to storm home,”Dedes said. “There wasgreat support from Guyralocals and sponsors hereand they enjoyed a good
day’s racing.”Local trainer Paul Grills’
may have been unsuccess-ful with his two entries inthe Cup, but managed a
win on the day with PrimalTriumph taking out the1900m Class 1 and MaidenPlate for a 10-length win.
Exilia Miss (at front of pic) took the honours in this year’s Guyra Cup Photo by Darrel Whan
Exilia Miss takes home the Cup
The final round of theGuyra Ladies’ Golf Champi-onship was played onWednesday 11th April 2018.
Vicki Reeves consolidatedher first round score to winthe Club Championshipevent with an outstandinggross score over the 54 holesof 258. Close behind on 262was Karen Oehlers.
Jenny Rogers won the BGrade Championship, withprecision play around thegreens, returning a score of280 gross.
Shona Mulligan playedstraight up the middle to winthe C Grade Championshipwith 317 gross.
Congratulations to thesethree great golfers who will
be recognised, with presenta-tion of the trophies, at theannual Golf Club dinner inAugust.
Wendy Jackson won the 27hole net event with 105 ½and Joyce Betts won the 18hole net with 74 on a countback from Wendy George.Wendy Jackson won nearestthe pin on the 18th hole.
Thank you and well doneto all competitors for youroutstanding sportsmanship.
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Right l to r: Jenny Rogers (B Grade),
Vicki Reeves (A Grade) and ShonaMulligan (C Grade) celebrate theirvictories at the Guyra Lady Golfers’
Championships.
Guyra Gazette Wednesday April 18, 2018 Page 16
An incredible defensive ef-fort from the Super Spudspaved the way for a maidenwin over Uralla in front of abig home crowd on Satur-day.
The visitors enjoyed a glutof possession in the first halfand still couldn’t crack theGuyra line.
Meanwhile fullback BeauOrchard fooled the kickchasers with a sly tip-on toBrock Laybutt who turnedon the pace to sprint 70mand score the only try of thehalf.
Both teams had a playerin the sin bin during thehalf.
The Spuds then pushedthe lead to 16-nil after half-time when skipper Ben Vi-dler burrowed over fromdummy half and a quickspread to the left gave cen-tre Jayden Field enoughroom to slide over.
Uralla hit back with twotries and the Spuds were indanger of running out ofpuff, but Field’s second se-cured a 20-10 win and theside’s first two points of theseason.
Lock James Deaves wasnamed Geoffrey Bell Play-ers’ Player for the secondweek running while JackMooney, Vidler, Tony
Dittman, Liva Sili and anumber of others all hadhuge games.
Earlier the Spudettes raninto a scarily strong Urallaside in the leaguetag clash.
The Tigers racked up a 28-nil lead before Guyra trou-bled the scorers when
Natalie Hammond scored.Uralla piled on more
points before Sharnie Cullensprinted 65m to give Guyraa second try in the 44-10loss.
Cullen dominated theplayer awards, but young-ster Marian Roberts and So-
phie Gaukroger were alsogood.
This Saturday the Spudsare back on the New RedHill when Walcha comes totown.
The club would love to seeanother big home crowdthere.?
GGaazzeettttee SSppoorrttDefense paves way for win
Tony Dittman had a huge game for the Spuds on the weekend
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