Crystal Brook News Roundup Includes Local Accident and Club Reports
Alan Ward recovering after speedway accident with forehead laceration treated by Dr. Kendrew. Bowling doubles results, Laura match success, croquet club busy with tournaments and large membership. Harvest thanksgiving services held at Methodist Church with full attendance. Weather shows drought and hopeful rain. Mrs. Keith McDonald expected home soon from hospital.
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Alan Ward
Dr. Kendrew
Death of Mrs P Fitzsimmons in Gladstone at 72
Mrs Fitzsimmons died suddenly in Gladstone on Monday evening from a heart attack while meeting her daughter at the railway station. Born July 31 1856 in County Cavan Ireland she married Mr Fitzsimmons in 1881 and moved to Gladstone in 1906. She leaves husband four daughters Mesdames Head Haylock Lucy Ellie and son John with many mourners. funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Roman Catholic Church with Father McCurtin officiating.
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P. Fitzsimmons
Gladstone
N. Haylock
Fifth Street
Fitzsimmons
John Stewart
Decased
County Cavan
Ireland
Brady
Adelaide
Clary
Father McCurtin
Messrs. E. A. Gale & Sons
Balaklava-Run and Caulfield Futures Names in Notes
Sporting notes list races and contenders including Balaklava-Run on Saturday with entries Hurdies Hungarian or Shura and Novice Raiatol or Frondh. Flying Handicap features Kirk or Luck Vane and Werocata Handicap names Mary Spa or Kozani. Trial Stakes lists Rafatol or Huburnia and Jumpers Flat Traumatol or Finten Welter Wendover or Amber Ale. Caulfield Futurity Stakes names Gothic or Mollison.
Crystal Brook vs Laura match reports rocky river cricket
Rocky River Cricket Association details a February 16 match at Laura between Crystal Brook and Laura. Score summaries show batters such as Brigden, Klopper, Bruce, Sargent and others, with bowling figures including A Bruce 3 for 32 and Klopper 3 for 13.
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I. Brigden
Klopper
Bruce L. Lehmann
Bruce
Sargent G. Fuller
Fry
Button
Hodgers
McDonald
Cornish
Klopper Ni
Asder
Cook
M. Jeffrey
Kearsley
Barrett
A. Bruce
W. Button
J. Murray
M. Fuller
H. V. Sargent
R. P. Klopper
Gladstone Ornamental Grounds Committee Meeting Recap
The Gladstone Ornamental Grounds Committee met Monday with vice chair F E Chick presiding. They adopted the balance sheet showing £86 receipts and £20 expenditures, discussed lighting material from R C Vern, and planned to hire it out at 5 per night.
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Gladstone Ornamental Grounds
F. E. Chick
Messrs. F. Delsar
L. Sargent
A. E. Warren
L. G. Harris
Continental
F. C. Spotawood
R. Pannell
Messrs
Evans
Chick
Gravestocks
Dowling
W. L. Evans
R. C. Vern
Cricket Club
the Oval
Tresylva Park
Hame
J. F. Dowling
The Slim Girl of Today Fears a Fat Housewife Tomorrow
The passage laments body image shifts, warning that a slim girl today may become a fat housewife in the future. It urges readers to pause and reconsider attitudes toward beauty, health, and domestic roles.
Gladstone Rifle Club Hosts Broken Hill Visitors
The Broken Hill Tramways Rifle Club visits Gladstone for a friendly at 300 500 and 600 yards with 7 shots per fighter. Dinner Saturday and a Shelly Beach picnic Sunday follow the match which begins at 11 30. Teams include Broken Hill H B E McKenzie and J G McKenzie versus Gladstone led by R H Coe and F C Grubb. The year opens with a March 2 club match.
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Broken Hill Tramways Rifle Club
Gladstone
Gladstone Club
Shelly Beach
Adelaide Visitors Holidaying in Laura and Gladstone
Mrs C J Norman and Mrs H B Barber of Adelaide holiday in Laura and Gladstone. Miss C Norman, also of Adelaide, visited relatives in Laura. W Thomson, Gladstone postmaster, returns to duties after holiday. D J Hillary acted postmaster recently. Rev T Geddes White and Mrs White with Miss Jean White left for Adelaide. White attends annual Methodist Congress. he was president in 1939.
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C. J. Norman
H. B Barber
Adelaide
Laura
Gladstone
C. Norman
W. Thomson
D. J. Hillary
T. Geddes White
North-Western
Rain Deluge Refreshes Parched Georgetown Streets
Georgetown reports a sharp thunderstorm between 6 and 7 am bringing 54 points of rain. The ground dries by midday but residents hail the shower as water shortages ease and streets are chased by a road roller on the unfinished main street.
Obituary and Institute notes for Caltowie leader
Frederick William Lehmann of Caltowie died at Payneham aged 63. The obituary details his birth on 20 January 1882, public school in Caltowie, military service with the 9th Light Horse, local civic roles, Freemasonry, marriage to Sophie Rundle, and his active community work. The Caltowie Institute annual meeting reports a sound balance, debt reduction, and plans for Jubilee celebrations plus library usage and Fund drives.
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Frederick William Lehmann
Payneham
J. G
J. P. Lehmann
Caltowie
Milton
Byron
Tennyson
9Th Light Horse
Jamestown
Lower North
Old
Mid-North
Caltowie Institute Comittee
Caltowie Agricultural Bureau
Lehmann
Caltowie Coursing Club
Adelaide
Fred
Nfe
Victoria Lodge
Mark Lodge
Victoria Royal Arch
Sophie
J. M. Rundle
Caltowle
Mr. Lehmann
J. G. Lehmann
W. Graham
A. H. Graham
W. §. Bennett
D. M. O'Gorman
H. A. Ward
B. Foubister
H. F. Royal
A. J. Lock
J. B. Lehmann
R. I. Rees
Crystal Brook Racing Club approves March 23 races
The Crystal Brook Racing Club at a Monday meeting planned to run six events on March 23 if available and to offer £100 in stake money. Officers elected include Patron C Rid dell President P O'Shaughnessy Vice Presidents A J Green H J Frith J Forgan with a large committee and staff for the event.
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Crystal Brook Racing Club
C. Riddell
O’shaughnessy
A. J. Green
H. J. Frith
J. Forgan
T. R. Brennan
H. M. Saint
R. C. G. Saint
T. O'Donoghue
A. Goulter
P. Estick
E. J. O'Callaghan
A. E. Sinclair
R. O'Shaughnessy
H. Cottle
W. P. Pilkington
W. N. White
S. W. F. Saint
B. J. Kiely
D. Corry
D. Allchurch
The Best of Friends Must Park and Other Witty Snippets
A collection of quips and aphorisms on marriage, welcome guests, and daily life. It notes shifts in English drunkenness and motor offenses, Canada’s harvest figures, wartime woodland losses, and cautions about risks of modern life from speaking to writing to driving.
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England
Serious Chances Taken in Neglecting Piles
Dismissal of pile symptoms risks chronic trouble and fistula. Doan's Ointment, praised for curing itching and protruding piles, promises quick relief with no work disruption. Mrs. M Brown of Sydney reports complete cure after one pot and no relapse after nine years. Doan's is sold by all chemists. ensure you buy DOAN'S.
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Dean
Doan
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H. BE. McKenzie
J. G. McKenzie
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J. Coe
R. J. Eaton
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J. H. Roth
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