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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
1
Details of Bundaleer and Jamestown race meetings with stakes and weights close dates, plus a wartime farewell gathering for soldiers Cpls Watters Yeomans and Gunner Gerke. Programme notes cover officers, judges, timekeepers and racing officials amid council reports and town affairs.
The Club will pay transport costs for horses from the Metropolitan Area and along en route, up to 60 shillings per horse by motor float or railway. For centers not served by Adelaide floats, subsidised owner float is provided. Gordon's Agency arranges transport. Freight refunds available at the Race Course secretary's office on Race Day.
A Jamestown Red Cross Circle general meeting in the Supper Room on a Friday in March reported a net financial balance of 1099 pounds 17 shillings 8 pence. House to house collections yielded January town 14 pounds 8 shillings 3 pence country 2 pounds 2 shillings and February town 13 pounds country 1 pound 19 shillings. A further 10 pounds was donated by the Jamestown Racing Club. The committee decided to donate 10 pounds to the Larry Gowrie Appeal and to continue fundwork. Acknowledgements were received from Mrs. Stow and the SA Red Cross treasurer. Members are urged to attend Friday 15th at the Corporation office to pack sew mend clothes for refugee boxes and bring needles scissors. Collectors are asked to boost efforts and to inform the treasurer if a person moves from a town area. Materials purchased total about 19 pounds locally. Red Cross comforts are provided locally.
The Ladies knit socks and send Inyo parcels to headquarters this week while two cases of books and magazines were dispatched last week. Wool may be obtained from Mrs. Ralph or Mrs. Skelton. Acknowledgments include previously received sums and names. racing notes and a humorous dialogue between a girl and her mother are also mentioned.
The biennial Spalding School parents meeting chaired by head teacher A W Robinson heard the retiring president J Gilbert present a credit balance of £4 16s. The new officers named were President J R Hann Secretary M E Piggott Treasurer A Richner and members Harle Harris Reed and Mrs R H Schomberg. The committee planned painting work and a spring school plase. A March 12 review of Mothers Welfare Club and lectures on pig farming and a trip to America were reported. Other events included Harvest Thanksgiving at the Methodist Church and well attended lectures in Spalding Hall.
A social evening for the Whyte Yarcowie Fighting Forces Comforts Fund was held at the local Institute with Mrs. Sparks welcoming attendees and visitors. The event featured music, singing, dancing, and a supper. funds raised were noted as a success. Other items mention cricket results, golf club elections, rifle club competitions, and town flooding along with local meetings and historical notes.
From Out the Past notes March 14 1920 Georgetown races Saturday Jarralow wins the hurdles Miss Cal Unus the Flying Riskful Girl the No
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