Boxing at Laura draws big crowd and a charity night
Laura Town Hall packed last Friday for a boxing program with Jamestown. takings reached about £56 with roughly £40 to Laura Soldiers Memorial Building Fund. Main bout saw Leo Odegaard vs Bitty Martin end with Martin the winner after a rapid finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Town Hall
Jamestown
Laura
Eric Williams
Blue McGann
Adelaide
Royal Australian Navy
Ron Dwyer
Brian MacDougall
Leo Odegard
Bitty Martin
Odlegaard
Martin
Abou
Odegaard
Max Kranz
Robbie Tucker
Teddy White
Len Davies
Davies
White
Douglas Davey
Rusty Francis
Francis
Murray Cabello
Bob Little
Jada
Conlon
B. J.C. Williams
Servicemen Honoured Final Welcome at Appila
A large crowd attended the Final Welcome Home for discharged servicemen in Appila Hall on July 11. Notables including Chief Secretary A L McEwin and MP J A Lyons were present. Fourteen certificates were given to servicemen and next of kin of those who paid the supreme sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appila Hall
J. H. Bottrall
A. L. McEwin
J. M. Beerworth
A. P. Blesing
M’s.l.c
J. A. Lyons
M.P
E. H. D. Russell
E. H. Edmunds
O'Farrell
Stolz
Messrs
Len Wilcott
L. Raggatt
J. McCallum
Pt. Germein District Council
H. R. Neale
Rs.l
V. J. Borswickt
Ken Fuller
C. Leesong
R. K. Hottrall
D. E. Graham
L. J. Catford
Catford
W. J. Fetherstonhaugh
F.V. Marvie
D. H. A. Foote
A. L. Wilcott
D. J. Maynald
L. A. Altmand
Pt, Germein
Two of the Old Brigade
Barrier Miner report from July 1892 recounts a visit to Broken Hill by the Gladstone Militia riflemen. Gladstone, led by Capt. Catt with top scores from Set. Sampson and others, defeated Broken Hill 719 to 702. Only A Thomson and W Thomson of Burnside Station remain alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Hill
Gladstone
Capt
Catt
Sampson
Coe
Cpl
Edmunds
BE Coe
Willams
A. ‘Thomson
Webster
King
W. Thomson
Winter
Gladstonians
South Australia
Bob Coe
Pte. A. Thomson
Pte.w. Thomson
Burnside Station
Appila District Social Honors Enlistees With Dinner
The District Council held a Remembrance event where The Last Post and Reveille were sounded. L Raggatt gave the Pledge of Remembrance as Mrs Steggall led music and Mr and Mrs Ryan provided entertainment. A dinner in honour of local enlistees was hosted at the Appila Hotel. The usual toasts were honoured and a happy time followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Appila Hotel
Appila
Northern Areas Hold Off Flinders in Benefit Match
Crowds surpass a thousand watched the Robbins Benefit Football Match at Gladstone where Northern Areas beat Flinders by 23 points. Bruce Agars starred for Northern Areas with three goals and best on ground. Flinders’ Lowe led the visitors with six goals despite injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Ken Noonan
A. Dillon
Crystal Brook
M. Lowe
Flinders
Groves
Northern Areas
Dillon
Blues
Bruce Agars
H. Ballantyne
B. Venning
L. Holland
C. Hayes
A. Smallacombe
Gum
Lewis
Flinders Best
R. Schmidt
H. Slee
Fryar
R. Lowe
Starr
Sanders
Reichstein
Aslat
CG. Slee
Holland
Agars
Lambert
Myatt
Wellington
Lang Gum
Lowe
Francis
Hayes
Venning
Dilion
Hollitt
Cleggett
Neal
Ballantyne
Lang
Mystt
M. Smallacombe
Inds
Youth Club Meeting Plans Gym Night and Trophy
The Youth Club announces a gym night at the Drill Hall on Friday night July 19th for interested lads. A trapeze may be installed by Friday evening with physical jerks tumbling pyramids and games. A trophy funded by Rev Noske will go to the member showing the best chest expansion in six months. Chest measurements will be posted in the gym to track progress. Donations are acknowledged from several locals including Noske Maher Merrifield Bourn Ings Gordon Wight Davey Hill Gribble Gray Irvine Wisneyske Smour Wilson Watson. John Horsburgh donated six Indian clubs and a library magazine parcel arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noske
Messrs
Q. L. Noske
L. Maher
W. Merrifield
L. B. Bourn
C. G. Ings
A. S. Gordon
EB. A. ‘Wight
G. R. Davey
K. Hill
J. Gribble
L. Gray
K. Irvine
J. B. Wisneyske
J. H. Smour
H. W. Wilson
F. Watson
John Horsburgh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fowler’s Fruit Bottling
Matthews
Fowler
Matthews Emporium
Jack Brown
Main Street
Elder
Smiths
Ray Templer
A. C. Masters
Simmill
S.A. Egg Board
Biffy Martin Ast
Ray Kennedy
Ray Case
Maple
Jack Smith
8. Condon
E. J. C. Williams
Mn McGann
A. Gale
Kennedy
Case
Don Williams
Don Cassadia
Cassadia
Williams
Don
North
Snowy Wellington
Mannanarte
Leith Black
Micky Saris
Sugar Williams
Sams
Massey Haines
Micky Wyndley
Avetor Little
Don Cox
Little
Eudunda
S & Boys
E. K. Edwards
Subway
Jim Boxall
Cross ST
All
England
Shell
Shell Motor Oil
Shell Company OF Australia Limited
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!