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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 02, 1943
Page
3
A successful Red Cross fundraiser was held at the Gladstone Institute on Thursday with a large attendance. The event raised £20 and the Laura Orchestra supplied the music.
Three rinks from the Gladstone Women's Bowling Club visited Port Pirie on Thursday. Luncheon was provided by the Pirie team and Mrs. H. M. Pascoe thanked Mrs. H. Young for hospitality. Pirie won 54 19 and 16 19 in the pairing outcomes. Gladstone trailed with scores 43 17 and 13.
The notice calls for workers to retted cart and spread flax straw harvested by Australian farmers for war needs. The task is described as not very laborious and well paid, with further details in an advertisement on page 2.
J C Thomson defeated P R Bradock by seven points 26 19 in the final at Gladstone. The North Western Championship will be staged at Gladstone on Saturday starting at 9 30 a m with champions from Gladstone Laura Jamestown Caltowie Crystal Brook Gulnare and Port Pirie competing.
Mr F C Hussey with extensive fruit and vegetable trade opens a shop on Main Street Gladstone hoping for public patronage. Mr H Hutchins, 35 years in Pianoforte tuning, visits Gladstone offering services via Mrs H T Harslett. He also tunes military pianos from Darwin to Terowie while touring Crystal Brook Laura Georgetown Jamestown.
Honours lists on 19 and 26 March 1943 name multiple students with Grade II to VI classifications including John Davy Elaine Mudge Valerie Reichstein and John Wurm. On 22 March the Annual Meeting of Parents elected a School Committee with J S Wurm G Evans C W O'Dea and T W Tassie joined by continuing members Reichstein Green Bowker.
Bowls at Jamestown Club on fast greens Saturday March 27 featured Boucaut Goodes action. Forfeit to Boucant listed Inglis 22 McLennan 19 Garnett 21 Medlin 8 Mitchell 21 Palmer 8 Daly 21 White 12 Boucaut 21 Inglis 10 Twelftree 21 Daly 19 Mitchell 21 Garnetts Boucaut d Mitchell 22 18 Sou capt now meets Twelftree in final.
A field day on Bert Seaman’s Wirrabara property one mile west of Wonggarra, April 5 at 2:30 pm, marks contour baking trials. Also a Manatoo event near Daly’s farm, April 7 at 2:30 pm with demonstrations by Neindorf Bros and Allan Sehmann.
Gladstone unit of the F.F.C.F held a thrift shop on Friday raising £2 11s. A competition for apples was won by Mrs Dunstan.
In a recent RSA committee meeting the motion urged that if the corporation had surrendered the old power house lease £650 could have funded a recreational club room for returned Soldiers and Airmen. Lacking funds and access the club must be provided by town citizens, with a public meeting invited to push the plan.
A meeting of six delegates led by President G. W. H. Gale at Gladstone decided to keep the association in recess until the wartime conditions end. Attendees included E. E. Lang W. Mec Namara W. Bawden and secretary L. Harris. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of £9.
A gala day on Easter Monday at Georgetown offers athletic events children’s sports and horse events plus sheaf tossing. Afternoon tea trading table and cheap-jack amusements feature. Admission is 6d with an evening dance by the Laura Orchestra. Details from hon. secretary H G Dolley.
Sq Ldr Clive O'Dea of Burnside Adelaide works with the 8th Army and R A F sappers to inspect abandoned enemy landing grounds and assess mining damage. He has served in the Middle East two years and helps select forward sites for aircraft operations. He is the son of Mrs. O'Dea and nephew of M H and J R Page of Gladstone.
The President Mrs O Brogan occupied the chair after recess and welcomed members and visitors from Spalding. Miss N Noonan acted secretary. Business covered included Rest Room use for Eldena War Savings Group, Tea sales totaling about £9, and Amateur Hour profits of £45. Plans for April Exhibition and Flower Show were outlined. A proposal to join the J W P F C was withdrawn. Members to sell Merchant Seamen buttons next month and new convenors appointed for luncheon and tea. Volunteers invited for jumble stall and gifts of produce. One-year Army Magazine subscription to be sent to a fighting forces unit. Social afternoon in April hosted by Mrs M W Bailey.
A successful Back to School and Sports Day was held on Saturday March 20 at Canowie Belt with attendees from Yongala Vale. Prize events included decorated bicycle races wheelbarrow races and a ladies race, judged by local officials. proceeds totalled 54 pounds 12 shillings with additional funds from a March 22 sale bringing the grand total for the Fighting Forces Comforts to 94 pounds 4 shillings.
Pte G B O Riley of the 2nd ALI visited home on leave and was entertained by the Jamestown Cheer Up Club at the Jamestown Institute on March 24. The event featured a welcome by Mayor Daly, community singing led by M Pyne with Mrs Kerry at the piano, and performances by local residents.
District Council of Spalding adjourns for a month after reviewing fire fighting, cemetery rework, road repairs, and tender results. Overseer reports on graders, metal works, and Main Roads projects MR 140 145 plus a new spillway tender. Varying requisitions from Civil Defence and Local Board of Health noted.
Golden North butter grades and egg price rise noted. Laura Ice and Produce Co invites farmers to send cream for butter production and offers fortnightly payments. Dressed poultry accepted any quantity by rail, with prices per pound for turkeys and fowls.
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, then mix with flour coffee essence vanilla and milk. Bake in a flat tin in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes.
A dated recipe instruction details tomato sauce making with 241 pounds of tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, salt, spices and herbs. It prescribes boiling tomatoes an hour, straining skins, adding ingredients, then boiling 24 hours and straining again.
Ginger Fluff mixture uses 4 eggs 2 cup sugar 4 cup arrow root 2 tsp p flour 1 tsp golden syrup 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp cocoa 1 tsp tartar 1 tsp soda Sift dry ingredients beat eggs and sugar 10 to 15 minutes sift in flour then fold in syrup Bake 23 minutes and fill with mock cream for serving
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