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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
1
The Jamestown District Council reports a busy month with repairs, road concerns, and public meetings. They approved public support for returning soldiers, tree planting memorials, and local Wheat Stabilization Scheme meetings with J A Lyons M P set to speak.
Weekend rainfall reached MANNANARIE with 40 points noted. Community efforts include a sheep sale in Peterborough raising £8 19s, and about £2 10s pledged. Methodist Ladies Guild marked its eighth birthday on May 21 with visitors, candles lit by Thelma Cummings, cake cut by Mrs Martin. Residents relocate or travel: Misses A and E Cundy return from Western Australia to Salisbury. J Robinson back from city. Leo Clark heads to Adelaide for munition work. Mrs Wehr and family return from Snowtown. Mrs Jim McKeough to Whyalla.
Georgetown District Council met in Georgetown on Monday May 19 with Dr J A Lyons as chairman and members including B White A G Thomas A B E Tilbrook E Smart H C Williams T Brown and clerk F T Acott present. They confirmed prior minutes reviewed works reports and highway cost recommendations from Mr Davis and arranged railway crossing inspection and water table turning. The council ordered a road lease to R Darley adjoining the reserve and coordinated waterworks information. discussions also covered cooperation with ministers of religion and postal officials on war casualties and a public meeting for Graingrowers Association representation. They contracted M J Cunningham for main Georgetown Clover Hill road works and approved paysheets totaling District Aged £230 8 9 and Main Road Grant £476 19 1.
A Georgetown gathering of Gulnare Narrridy and Georgetown farmers on May 26 urged national minded petrol rationing. They call for equitable country access, reduced registration for producer gas vehicles, and federal standardisation of a producer gas plant price between £25 and £30. Metropolitan transport reliance noted, with farmers needing transport for business and stock movement during dry seasons.
A June social at the Institute celebrated Colin McPherson of the R.A.A.P. with a well attended program of songs, sketches, and community singing. Chairman Ern Smart opened with a welcome and speeches by P. G. Day, B L W Thomas, A G Thomas, F L Leahy, and M Davidson.
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