Late Mr Frank Edmonds-Wilson Pioneer Farmer Dies
The Late Mr Frank Edmonds-Wilson of Clarence Park died at a private hospital on February 14. Born Lyndoch 78 years ago, he was a Georgetown district farmer from 1921 to 1933, retiring as his sons took over. Adopted by the Wilson family, he helped pioneer Merriton, lived at Shonny Brae farm, married in 1899, and was a lifelong Rechabite Lodge member. Survived by his wife, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild, with several relatives in Georgetown and Clarence Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Park
Georgetown
Samuel Edmonds
Lyndoch
Peter Wilson
Merriton
Shonny Brae
Glen
J. R. Coote
Knightsbridge
Rechabite Lodge
Hartley
Major James
Coonalpyn
P.O.W
Japan
Edna Davidson
Gulnare
May Masters
Seacliffe
Dorrie South
Gladstone High Parents Association marks fourteenth birthday
Over forty ladies including visitors from Jamestown and Laura attend the Gladstone High School Parents and Friends Association birthday event. Mrs. M. I. Pyne presided, L. G. Harris read the financials showing over £42 gross from the Old Scholars Ball. A cake iced by Rhonda Shillabeer’s team was cut by Mrs. McCarthy and Miss McNaughton. Next meeting July 8 features a student debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Laura
Parents & Friends Association
Gladstone High School
M. I. Pyne
L. G. Harris
J. C. Thomson
W. Thomson
Chalmers
Rhonda Shillabeer
H. E. Klemm
Misa R. Flavel
McNaughton
Jamestown Association
McCarthy
Stead
Pyne
Association
Caltowie Soldiers Memorial Fund Receipts and Expenditure Summary
The Caltowie Soldiers Memorial Fund records show receipts from assets taken over, donations, dances, teas, football events, sales by the Caltowie Girls' Club, gala day proceeds, bank interest, totaling 580 pounds 12 shillings 2 pence. Expenditures include printing, hall hire, gala day costs, music, presentations, petty cash, and cheque book fees, leaving a balance of 448 pounds 10 shillings 10 pence on 23 May 1947, signed by M. Holland, secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caltowie Welcome Home Committee
Caltowie Bowling Club
Caltowie Girls’ Club
Signe
M. Holland
Jamestown Hospital Building Appeal Totals Update
Donations received this week include £7 from Mr and Mrs K C Growden and £2 from Mr and Mrs Ron Smith of Whyte Yarcowie. Previous acknowledgments stood at £395 6s 6d, bringing the total to £399 6s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Growden
Ron Smith
Whyte Yarcowie
Laura Soldiers Memorial Carnival at Laura oval
A King's Birthday Memorial Carnival will be held on Monday at the Laura oval with a 1 pm procession from the Town Hall. Entries for Trade Display Dairy Exhibit and other classes. prizes listed. Proceeds go to the Soldiers Memorial Building Fund. entries to be received by Lines Rix Bowker or Lehman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Oval
Town Hall
Soldiers’ Memoral Building Fund
Messrs. N. R. Lines
F. Rix
John Bowker
F. Lehman
Wirrabara Apiarists Meet Discuss Standards and Plans
The Wirrabara and District Apiarists Association held its second annual meeting at the local Institute on Saturday June 7. President P J Curnow presided with Dr Scarfe as Hon Secretary presenting a report and balance sheet. The group resolved to press for strict supervision of all honey exported via Beas amid concerns over low grade honey. Officers elected included P J Curnow as President and Hon Secretary and B Scarfe as Vice President, with fifteen members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Curnow
Scarfe
L.A. Apiarists Association
R. G. Collins
Commonwealth Customs
Leslie Gardener
S.A. Apiarists Association and Honey Producers Cooperative Society
P. J. Curnowanill
B. Scarfe
R. J. Collins
A Thomson
Presentation Ball at Gladstone Institute
A presentation ball in aid of St. Alban's Church will be held at the Gladstone Institute on Thursday June 19. A number of young ladies will be presented to the Bishop of Willochra at 9 p.m. Miss M Curtin's Orchestra will provide music. Home made supper. Admission 8 shillings 6 pence for gentlemen 2 shillings 6 pence for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone Institute
St. Alban’s
Willochra
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Choice Advised
An old time advertorial urges readers to make a careful choice for throat and chest comfort. It promises that the first and simplest remedy is best and endorses Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as the preferred option.
Georgetown News Roundup of May 31 Street Table and Football
Georgetown reports a street trading table organized by the Women's Welfare Club at St. Joseph School raising £11 in sales. Miss Noonan won a dressed turkey from a competition. A senior football match saw Georgetown lose 14 20 to 6 13 to Jamestown, with goalkickers and best players listed. Weather damp since last week. farms show promise and a War Memorial Ball is planned for July 1. An old visitor, Miss Ruby Bourke, visited with her sister after eye treatment in Adelaide.
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St. Joseph School
F. M. Page
J. C. Wilkin
B. J. Myatt
Miss Noonan
Red
Magpies
Oval
Jamestown
Georgetown
A. Smallacombe
L. Wakefield
B. Myatt
RK. Smith
W. Sanders
L. Wellington
E. Smallacombe
J. Davey
G. Martin
R. Wilmshurst
J. Daly
Gools
F. Ansie
J. Vaughton
E. Angley
D. A. Baker
R. Inglis
M. Hignes
C. Noonand
N. Angley
War Memorial Committee
Ruby Bourke
Hammond
P. Hiskey
Adelaide
Appila Show Planned for September 27 Following June Meeting
Appila Agricultural Bureau held a well attended meeting on Friday June 6 and decided to hold the Annual Show on Saturday September 27 with cooperation from the Appila Branch of the C W A. The programme includes sheep wool fat lambs and agricultural produce classes plus indoor fancywork cookery and schoolwork. A noted last year feature the dlos section led by Mr Jas Rundle is expected to draw strong support. A Lightning Football Carnival with a curtain raiser from surrounding schools will precede a ball in the evening. Tenders will be called for the Publican s Booth and Cool Drink stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appila Agricultural Bureau
Appila
C.W.A
Bureau
Clw.a
Dlos
Jas. Rundle
Adams wins Crystal Brook open golf championship in 13 stroke victory
D H R Adams, the 1946 North Western and Pirie champion, shot 78 in morning and 75 in the afternoon for a 153 total to win Crystal Brook Golf Club's open championship by 13 strokes over T Dolling of Snewtown. L 3. Murdock of Crystal Brook placed third with 167 as A Pake Trophy results and several handicap events followed among 57 players entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. R. Adams
Pirie
Crystal Brook Golf Club
Adams
T. Dolling
Snewtown
L. 3. Murdock
Crystal Brook
A. Hurst
W. G. Munday
E. L. Munday
Pavy Si
Pire Club
Gladstone Methodist Knights Elect New Officers
The Order of Knights, reorganised last October, reports growth and holds elections Tuesday evening with officers including H. E. Smith and Allan Lines. Installations planned for next Tuesday. A social games evening followed. Monday brings District Sunday School Rally with Rev. A. D. McCutcheon attending. An exchange of pulpits with Georgetown Baptist Church will see Rev. Cyril Wawke lead Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Knights
H. E. Smith
Allan Lines
R. Holmes
L. Watters
N. Sargent
E. Clothier
R. Hoffmann
A. D. McCutcheon
Cyril Wawke
Georgetown Baptist Church
Schoolboy Football Curtain-Raiser At Caltowie Laura
On Saturday June 6 Laura School boys played Calto w ie and Hornsdale combined team as a curtain raiser to the Caltowie v Laura A grade match. The combined side won fairly easily with Calrowle-Hornsdale 3 2 to Laura 1 5. Goalkickers and best players named for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura School
Caltowie
Hornsadale
Laura
Calrowle-Hornsdale
F. Tlaren
G. Butterick
L. Baehm
A. Leahy
8. Stacey
C. Summers
B. Paech
P. Haren
D. Henderson
B. Amey
L. Bachm
L. Dee
E. Venables
D. Baldock
J. Weetra
R. Knight
Mr. Fairless Named Assistant General Manager at Neptune Oil Co
Mr N J Fairless is appointed Assistant General Manager of Neptune Oil Co Pty Ltd an established Australian outfit since 1909. He takes an active interest in swimming water polo and ex servicemen's activities having served in the ALF during the 1914 18 war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Fairless
Neptune Oil Co. Pty, Ltd
Australia
Fairless
ALF
Jamestown Table Tennis Association Round Three Matches
The Jamestown Table Tennis Association schedules the third round of Men’s Division play for Friday night June 15 at Methodist White, Presbyterian TS, Green v Methodist White, James v RSL Khaki. Fourth round set for Wednesday June 18 with St James vs Methodist Blue and other pairings. Team lists include Methodist White A Palmer J Lehmann D Rehn N Moore Methodist Blue R Palmer B Moore TR Wilkinson J Patten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist White
Presbyterian
Methodist Biue
A. Palmer
J. Lehmann
D. Rehn
N. Moore
Methodist Blue
R. Palmer
Moore
TR. Wilkinson
J. Patten
First round men’s basketball and football results
In the Men’s Basketball Association match Khaki and R.S.L. Green played a tight contest with Green up 8-5 at halftime and finishing 18-7 for Green. Evening football saw Black defeat Railway 18-2 while Youth Club beat Football White 14-6. Premiership standings list Youth Club, R.S.L. Green, Football Black and White at the top with Railways and Khaki at the bottom. Next week’s schedule includes Railways versus Football White and Youth Club versus BR.S.L. Khaki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.S
Khaki
R.S.L. Green
Green
B. Williams
Phillips
O’leary
S.L. Green
Mahoney
L. Black
Black
Railways
I.S.L. Khaki
R.S.L
Br.s.l. Khaki
Georgetown Defeats Jamestown in Northern Areas Football
Jamestown visited Georgetown on Saturday and lost by nine goals. Best players listed for both sides include Jamestown Clift Lambert Hoffmann Robinson and Georgetown A Simallacombe Lane Smallacombe Myatt Wakefield. Goalkickers show Georgetown with multiple players including Smallacombe and Wakefield and Jamestown with Davey Daly Robinson Martin Wilshurst. Final B Grade: Jamestown 8 18 Georgetown 7 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Georgetown
Clift
Lambert
Hoffmann
Wehrmann
Robinson
McNamara
Rosie
A. Simallacombe
D. Lane
Ken Noonan
M. Smallacombe
Myatt
L. Wakefield
Davey
Daly
Martin
P. Howlett
Brian Kelly
Jeff Davis
D. Stezfal
Rawlings
Kelly
Sanderson
J. Slattery
K. Stewart
J. Brereton
A. Gale
Norton
K. Smathcombe
L. Read
Gest
Remembering the delight exhibition at Gladstone with Northern Areas and Flinders
The Gladstone match tomorrow features Northern Areas led by L Holland and Flinders led by C Slee as they field a strong side with many new players from the districts. Mr. S. A. D. Hill of Adelaide will coach. refreshments will be available at the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flinders
Gladstone
Gladstone Ova
S. A. D. Hill
Adelaide
Northern
L. Holland
B. Agars
Lewis
Neale
Hoffmann
Sexton
Walters
Jones
Noonan
Ravenscroft
Brown
Lang
Daly
Jackson
Ballantyne
M. Smallacombe
D. Hollitt
Wehrmann
Mreserves
Gribble
Sanyers
Robinson
Orroroo Defeat Appila In Close Football Clash At Home
Orroroo beat Appila 10 12 82 to 7 11 53 at home in a strong display praised by spectators as the best game of the season. Appila were hampered by injuries to J Byrnes J Swearse and J Francis with absences of J Redden and Ray Leesong. Best for Orroroo were R Redden W Parnell J Ackland E Brooks D Reddaway Barker Bros. For Appila W Francis F Clark G Anholt Ken Fuller W Redden K Reichstein and A Clark. Booleroo Centre defeated Wilmington 22 18 150 to 4 2 26 with Kerr 6 Lowe 5 Terry 4 Groves 4 and Petschke 2 among goal kickers. Best for Booleroo Centre R Lowe W Kerr L Brigden H Lowe. Wilmington leaders B Dawson J Robinson Modystach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orroroo
Appila
J. Byrnes
J. Swearse
J. Francis
Jack Redden
Ray Lee Song
Orrorroo
R. Redden
W. Parnell
J Ackland
E. Brooks
D. Reddaway
Barker Bros
Appile
W. Francis
F. Clark
G. Anhott
Ken Fuller
W. Redden
K Reichstein
A. Clark
Booleroo
Wilmington
Kerr
Lowe
Terry
Groves
Wilmington Petschke
Robinson
R. Lowe
W. Kerr
L. Brigden
H. Lowe
B. Dawson
J. Robinson
Modystach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Edmonds-Wilson
Gladstone High School Parents Association
Caltowie Soldiers’ Memorial Fund
Jamestown Hospital Building Appeal
Wirrabara and District Apiarists Association
Matthews
Manchester
Matthews Emporium
National Library of Australia
Gladstone Methodist
Jamestown Table Tennis Association
Men's Basketball Association
R. Clift
G. Rosle
D. Lambert
G. Davis
Northern Areas Football Association
Wirrabara
Hill
Caltowle
Liston. L
Crystal Brook Georgetown
Laura Wirrabara
Flinders Football Association
Port Pirie Revue Company
Jamestown Hospital
Jamestown Institute
Port Pirie
Carmel Millhouse
Blair Schwartz
Mary McMahon
Wilfred Stevens
Boravanske Ballet Coy
Slim Anders
Les
DE Rougd
Kitty Bowman
Joan Harrison
Maureen McDonald
Ben Wiska
Patty Egan
Peter Brown
Dawn Anderson
Inglis
E. L
St. John Ambulance
Penfold’s
Orange Grove
Ellen Street Port
Royal Reser
Penfolds
Alta Wine
V.O
Auldana Liquor
Auldana
Renfolds
Penfolds Royal Reserve
Minchinbury Gold Seal
Minchinbury Sparkling Burgundy
Springfield
Nathan Ale
West End Stout
West End Ale
Flagon
C.O.D
FAHEY
Prop
Sunshine Service
H. L Matheson
AIF
H. V. McKay
Forgan
Commonwealth
Forgan’s
J. & R. Forgan, Limited
Nla.gov
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