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Newspaper

Longreach Leader

Location

Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 08, 1952

Page

7

Emerald Bowling Club battles fungus amid recovery and match notes

The Emerald Bowling Club green fights a persistent fungus but is recovering fast thanks to Mr. D Walz. A ditching working bee progresses as the second green will be planted with blue vooch. In ladies singles Pollard beats Pritchard 31 16 then loses 31 30 to Vellnagel. Wyer defeats McKendry 31 23. Cattle sale at Primaries Dalgety J Ltd and Loch draws strong bidding with high prices. bullocks average £37 14/ withers top £44. cows £24 and 22. heifers £25.

Emerald Bowling Club D. Walz Titiz R. Pollard D. Pritchard

Jundah Social Notes and Q C W A Dance Results

Jundah residents join exhibitions and visits with Mr and Mrs J Bolton and daughter Margaret traveling to the Exhibition. A Q C W A dance in Jundah featured Longreach orchestra and a sit-down supper with prizewinners in the ballroom waltz and trumpet dance.

J. Bolton Margaret (Lochiel M. Keene I. Richards F. Coleman L. Downey Brisbane D. Hyde Longreach Johnston Civil Aviation Department Gerodrome Q.C.W.A Jundah Branch R. McCullagh R. Dunn Lax Foster Arge

Seventeen to Attend Army Training at Wacol from Longreach

Seventeen national service trainees will leave Longreach on Wednesday for Army training at Wacol. Five recruits join at Emerald and three travel separately from Blackall. This is the fourth intake of 1952, with the next slated for January. Local recruiting is nearly at a standstill.

Longreach Wacol W H. Cassells Weetusuay Emerald Blackall Casselig

Guides Earn Second Class Badges at Longreach

An afternoon tea event for First Longreach Company Girl Guides highlighted three members Dell Cossart Priscilla Cresdee and Heather Harding receiving second class badges after strenuous work The group formed a Hershshoe and Board of Honour then hosted guests with tea and homemade sweets to raise funds for the company’s projects A warrant badge was also presented to Mrs P Ballard by local officials Captains and leaders announced future meetings while inviting girls aged 11 to 16 to join next week

All Girl Guides Longreach Dell Cossart Priscilla Cresdee Heather Harding Dane Hershshoe the Guides Scrages Ei Rraiena Jere Meese P. Ballard Longreach Company Girl Guides

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