Fire safety burn breaks planned on Main North Road
WIRRARARA FOREST reports no rain for two months. A bushfire control plan, approved by the Minister of Agriculture, burned safe breaks along 12 miles of road with 80 men and two water lorries supervised by Forester Bateman. The operation aims to prevent carelessly discarded cigarettes from igniting great fires and may be adopted elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minister of Agriculture
Stone Hult
Murphy's Corner
Murraytown
Forester Bateman
Jamestown Easter Tennis Tournament Fundraiser
Jamestown Tennis Club hosts a Saturday afternoon event at the town courts titled Bring a Gift and Buy a Gift to raise funds for the Easter Tournament. Afternoon tea, fine tennis by Reds and Blues, and a Belalie Association semi final planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Tennis Club
Reds
Blues
Belalie Association
Messrs
R. D. Rowe
EL. Fosdike
Gladstone CWA Branch Heads Into Busy Week
Gladstone Branch of the Country Women's Association plans three engagements next week. On March 10 they host about 100 Agricultural Bureau members for a conference luncheon. March 12 they hold the monthly meeting, and March 13 handicraft reed picking at Mrs Archie Thomson's Burnside Station residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Country Women's Association
The
Agricultural Bureau
Inst
Archie Thomson
Burnside Station
Food Parcel May Unite Crebers Across Oceans
Frank Patterson of B H P Whyalla sent a food parcel to England via Adelaide. It reached John and Mrs. Creber in Yorkshire, prompting a thank you letter noting family links to Gladstone where John Creber was mayor decades ago. Bill Creber of Gladstone plans to correspond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Patterson
B.H.P
Whyalla
England
Adelaide
John H. Creber
Yorkshire
Creber
Australia
John Creber
Gladstone
Patterson
Bill Creber
Bill
W. B. Creber
Georgetown Team Dominates Semi finals in Rocky River Cricket
Georgetown defeats Gulnare by 274 runs to 150 as Yacka edges Narridy 264 to 243 in cricket semi finals. Kevin Noonan scores 173 for Georgetown with Alan Saunders key in a 73 run stand. Tennis semi finals see Reds beat Blue 105 games to 85 and advance to meet Caltowie. Local notices cover CWA meeting, Memorial work progress, and community visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky River Cricket Association
Yacka
Narridy
Gulnare
Georgetown
Kevin Noonan
B. Myatt
Eric Smith
W. Sanders
L. Wakefield
Rev. Hawke
L. Smallacombe
J. Noonan
Reds
Blue
Caltowie
Gladstone
F. Angley
E. Angley
J. Vaughton
L. Ireland
G. Johns
H. Doyle
MK. Noonan
Smzellacombe
L. Smnsaterbe
R. Jones
C. Crawford
R. Crawford
K. Noonan
C. Smallacombe
Crawford
RK. Crawford
E. Smith
K. Rawlins
Jamestown Bowls Clift Trio Spark Shield Hope
Jamestown bowling club beat Laura team by 60 in Boucher Shield play on February 2. Clift Kurtzer and Moore won all by 19 margins. Garnett edge Sutcliffe. Pirie defeat looms with Jamestown needing win to hold Shield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Ted Clift
Os Kurtzer
Ken Moore
Ivor Garnett
Jack Sutcliffe
Ross McLennan
Lehmann
Port Pirie
Ba. Shepherd
Lines
Walter
Blesing
Woolford
H. Reichstein
J. Reichstein
Amey
F. Lehmann
Wakeham
R. Lines
L. Lehmann
Tucker
Buchanan
Fuller
Sut- Cliffe
Tee Baldock
Irlam
Chandler
Rix
Gladstone
Robinson
Boucher
McInerney
Brackenridge
Bawden
Henschke
Pascoe
Gale
Thomson
Jamestown
Pirie
J. Cummings
C. Inglis
A. Flavel
0. Kurtzer
R. Octoman
J. Boucaut
E. T. Daly
H. K. Moore
A. Skelton
N. Smith
R. McLennan
L. McCarthy
R. Park
T. Penna
F. Clift
L Garnett
J. Dunlop
B. Wilkinson
A. Hooper
BE. Clift
Death of W R Cobbins Longtime Gladstone Superintendent
The death of William Robert Cobbins occurred on February 23 at his Gladstone home. He served as Superintendent of the depot for the Electricity Trust and was highly regarded. He leaves a widow and two children Pat and Julie, with burial arranged in Adelaide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Cobbins
Gladstone
William Robert Cobbin
Electricity Trust
Pat
Julie
Adelaide
Gladstone Rifle Club Sixth Stage Leads Badman Aggregate
D. M. Weatherill shot best at 900 yards with 72 and takes the Badman Aggregate lead. L. C. Oborn remains Cockburn Championship leader. Scores show M. F. Flavel 28 88 34 100, H. G. Norman 11 438 94, R. D. Black 26 37 80 92, Weatherill 35 37 20 92, Oborn 32 36 14 82, H. T. Harslett 31 34 101 75, Woodward 27 31 12 70, Osman 36 92 12 7, Sargent 8 27 34 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Weatherill
L. C. Oborn
Cockburn
M. F. Flavel
H. G. Norman
R. D. Black
H. T. Harslett
C. Woodward
M. S. Osman
H. G. Sargent
Night hay stack fire near Laura sparks daring tractor rescue
Amazement followed a dawn blaze near Laura as over 200 firefighters and residents fought 100 ton hay stacks burning from 9 am until 3 pm. Wurst brothers and their RD4 Diesel Tractor used long chains and a plough to tear apart the mass, halting spread toward the town and hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Gladstone .Nit
Laura Hospital
W. F. Wurst
Mr. Wurst
Bill Lund Harry
Deane Stewart
Deane
Tobruk
el Alamein
Messrs. Wursts
W. Cockburn
Laura Ice Co
M.C. W. E. Maple
Vic Pech
Jack Walter
Frank Smith
Joe Matte
Wurst
Laura T District Council
W. W. Blesing
Geo. W. Smith
Stan
Dick) Smith
Beetaloo Hills
Stith
Mann
Oliver Clettee
Cork
Babcock
Tennis Southern Flinders Assoc Semis Results
Saturday reports show Wirrabara Forest 9 sets 105 games over Stone Hut 6 sets 88. Singles and doubles results include E Marner, L Kotz, J Kotz, D Walter, R Murphy, L Turner, M Northeast, W Jenner, M Marner, R Carman, L Turner, V Kotz, and others with multiple 7 9 and 9 4 style scores. Next Saturday Preliminary Final at Appila Stone Hut v Laura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirrabara Forest
Stone Hut
E. Marner
E.williams
J. Kotz
T. E. Hambort
R. Murphy
D. Walter
S. Milne
R. Carman
W. Jenner
L. Turner
A. Milne
Misses E
I. Marner
V. Kotz
B. Marner
BE. Kotz
V. Coleman
Laura
Wirrabara
L. McKenzie
J. Stevens
L. Heaslip
R. Finch
B. Blesing
R. Sutter
M. Marner
D. Cugley
J. Kennedy
F. Hussey
C. Amey
W. Sanders
Appila
Fire damages paddock at Gladstone farm in six acre feed loss
On Wednesday afternoon a fire destroyed open straw and six acres of feed in a paddock belonging to Mr. L J Sargent at Gladstone soon after a train passed. Fire fighters with knapsack sprays prevented damage to nearby farm sheds. Mr. Sargent was in Port Pirie at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Sargent
Gladstone
Mr. Sargent
Port Pirie
Sporting Notes and Local Honours Spotlight Crystal Brook Figures
Residents of Crystal Brook receive praise for community service with Peter O Shaughnessy hailed for guidance of District Council Hospital and Show Society. Local figures El Ling and G Badman noted for farming racing and football involvement. Royal Gem’s Futurity win cited with jockey H Patching’s milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Brook
Peter O’shaughnessy
Peter
N.W.B.A
O'Shaughnessy
G. Badman
Royal Gem
South Australia
Newmarket
H. Patching
S.A
Melbourne
Money Moon
Belalie Tennis Association Match Results and Semi Final Details
Results from Saturday February 28 show A Grade semi finals Jamestown Methodist 9 sets 101 games over Cultowie 9 4. B Grade Bundaleer 12 sets 106 games over Mannanarie 6 61. St James 10 8 8 over Town Blue 8 87. Town Red 15 over Methodist 8. Premiership points listed and semi finals set: Hornsdale vs Bundaleer. Town Blue vs Town Red. A Grade final CalToWle vs Georgetown at Gladstone. Sides named for Jamestown Reds and Blues first semi final. Methodist A team to play Gladstone on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Methodist
Cultowie
Bundaleer
Mannanare
St. James
Town Blue
Town Red
Methodist
Horrisdale
Blues
Reds
Mannanarie
Hornsdale
Town
Caltowle
Georgetown
Gladstone
Jamestown Red
A. T. Gale
W. Goodes
P. J. Rice
H. A. Bhehenna
D. Hawkins
N. Carmichael
R. Wells
Mesdames Gilfillan
Smour
Wight
Misses Collins
Graefe
Mrs. Harmer
Jamestown Blue
M. J. Sibly
R. Fosdike
C. Harmer
D. Stubing
J. Sanders
J. Haynes
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Wirrarara Forest
Gladstone C.W.A
CWA
Institute
W. McNamara
Graham Jones
Britain
Pitt Street
O. Munzer
Ray Phillis
E. Buckenara
Enid
Gulnare Friends
Howard Thomas
J. N. Roberts
Cyril Biffe
1.H.C. Depot
Isabel Thomson
Jamestown Bowling Club
Crowhurst
Mitchell
Hooper
E. V
Frith
Mayzer
Pirie Blue
Swift
Fawcett
Walker
Johns
Read
Pollard
Pirie Red
Quin
Rush
Young
G. Gilfillan
J. C. Shurray
B. Evans
W. Blaskett
R. Longbottom
A. McDougall
L. Coats
W. Crowhurst
A. McAskill
5. Sparks
B. Edwards
A. Mitchell
Fred Clift
Mac
Reichstein
P. Noonan
Medlin
White
Wenham
J. Gilfillan
Crouch
Gordon
Hutson
Smouh
Sullivan
Gibson
Orkers
Suran
COM Operaival Asurance Company OF Australia
LTR
Clare
National Library of Australia
Gladstone Rifle Club
H.H.S
Tennis Southern Flinders Assoc
Pedinga
Bafra
Tuckout
Coscal
Northern Wonder
Lauranton
Bulksen
Observe
Stormy Sea
Basama
Typical
Elgin
Parlezvous
Quiloch
Southwark
Cargeonel
Peter Gazelle
Marahat
Prince Koomya
Medarlin
Oratan
Sanctus
Prince Chatham
Oatcake
EL EL Ling
N.A.F.A
Don
Jack
Ted
Belalie Tennis Association
Eudunda
J. S. Wurm
M.P.S
E. J. Kranz
W. L. Palmer & CO
Ayr Street
A. D. Palmer
Certified
Optician
Laura Ice & Produce Go. Ltd
Golden North Dairy Products
Turkeys
Forgan
Commonwealth
Forgan’s
J. & R. Forgan, Limited
Nla.gov
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