Local News Notes From Gladstone And Surrounds
L A C Jones of West Australia now in the R A A F at Port Pirie is spending leave with Coe family members at Gladstone. Miss C Simpson returned to Jamestown to resume duty after eye operation in Adelaide. C M Leesue, once in charge of Matthews Emporium at Riverton, holidaying with his mother at Gladstone. expects call to R A A F soon with wife. Mrs G M Black returned to Gladstone from Kapunda. Miss Helen Black named junior teacher at Glenelg Primary. Miss Laurel Nash injured after a fall at Gladstone Hotel while going to Dodd's Hotel. bruised and shocked.
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L.A.C. Jones
West Australia
R.A.A.F
Port Pirie
Coe
Gladstone
C. M. Leesue
Matthews Emporium
Riverton
J. Leesue
G. M. Black
Kapunda
Helen Black
Glenelg
Helen
Gladstone Hotel
Laurel Nash
8. Nash
Dodd's Hotel
Belalie Agricultural Society Annual General Meeting Reminder
Members are reminded the Belalie Agricultural Society will hold its Annual General Meeting next Tuesday afternoon at the Luncheon Booth to discuss the Society's affairs.
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Belalie Agricultural Society
Gladstone RSL cancels annual ball due to petrol restrictions
At the last monthly meeting of the Gladstone RSL presided by Mr C Edson the decision was taken not to hold the annual RSL Ball this year due to petrol restrictions and prevailing conditions. The smoke social will be held on April 24 and the Anzac Commemoration Service on Sunday April 19.
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Gladstone R.S.L
C. Edson
R.S.L
Mayor Daly Builds Notable Air Raid Shelter At Home
The Mayor Mr T Daly showcases a well designed air raid shelter on his premises. The trench measures 12 feet long 5 feet deep and 2 to 3 feet wide with steps at each end and a roof of sleepers and earth. It can seat eight to nine adults or hold a larger number in an emergency.
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T. Daly
Primary School Trench Covering Planned for Air Raid Protection
The School Committee will cover air raid shelter trenches at the Primary School to enhance bombing and machine gun protection. A.R.P. First Aid Stations at Jamestown will receive six stretchers, built by volunteers using timber and ironwork donated by A. Hardwoods Co. Ltd and assisted by J Wisnevske and local helpers. A working bee is set for Saturday March 28 at 2 p.m. attendance requested of parents and friends.
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A. Hardwoods Coy. Ltd
Jamestown
Euip
A.R.P
J. Wisnevske
Ar.p
J. Wisnevake
Dr. Swann
Jamestown Bowling Club
Lester's Talkies Presents Tom Brown's School Days at Jamestown Institute
At the Jamestown Institute Lester's screens the English classic Tom Brown's School Days led by Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Dr Thomas Arnold with Jimmy Lydon as Tom Brown. The Saint Takes Over features George Sanders and Wendy Barrie, with Wendy Barrie as lead. Also shown is a Walt Disney short The Autograph Hound and news.
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Jamestown Institute
Lester's
Tom Brown
Thomas Hughes
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Thomas Arnold
Jimmy Lydon
Wendy Barrie
George Sanders
Car Burns on Georgetown Road. occupants escape
On March 3 Mr Charles Bailey District Overseer and Mr Stan Hams rode toward Caltowie when the rear of their Hud son Sedan burst into flame. They escaped injury as the car was destroyed. The March 19 High School Parents Association meeting elected officers including President Mrs BE Parsons and Vice President Mrs L Hawke, with a competition won by Mrs R Steele followed by tea.
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Chas. Bailey
Georgetown Road
Caltowie
Stan Hams
High School Parents’ Association
BE. C. Parsons
L. Hawke
W. Stoker
Mesdames
V. C. Gale
W. Williamson
Aa. M. Flinn
L. Harris
A. Rice
J. F. O'Neill
BE. Eley
R. Steele
National Day of Prayer Observed Across Australia
Last Sunday was observed as a National day of prayer throughout Australia. In Northern towns church services were well attended with morning and evening worship. Ministers delivered inspiring addresses stressing that strength comes from spiritual sources, a force aiding nations in peril and conflict.
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Australia
Gladstone Holds Social For Driver C W Hillard
Gladstone and district residents filled a Tuesday night social honoring Driver C W Ted Hillard of the ALF Armoured Division. Speakers praised his wartime service and urged unity while presenting gifts and toasts.
Marriage of Dorothy Baynes and Lor raine Phillis at Jamestown Church
Dorothy Jean Baynes daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Baynes of Jamestown married Lor raine Phillis son of Mr and Mrs P R Phillis of Wirrabara at Jamestown Methodist Church on March 16. The ceremony featured organ music, choral service, and a bridal party including Miss Madge Tippett and Mr R Phillis. The couple will reside at Lock.
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Dorothy Jean
W. J. Baynes
Jamestown
Lorraine
P. R. Phillis
Wirrabara
Jamestown Methodist Church
R. Walter
S. T. Harper
Madge Tippet
Bride
R. Phillis
Western Australia
J. €. Shurray
Fay Longbottom
Pat Hewett
M. G.c's
Q.k's
Jamestown Primary School Annual Parents Meeting
The Jamestown Primary School annual meeting, held Monday March 16, presided by head teacher A G McElroy, received ten nominations for seven committee vacancies. New members R McLennan P B Jones and H A Herde join returning Opie Binks-Williams Phillips Boucaut. Chambers and Samuels apologized. The committee planned trench connections, air raid child welfare, ARP grants for windows and fire equipment, and a working bee March 28 to roof trenches. S A Hardwoods Ltd donated timber.
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A. G. McElroy
Mothers' Club
Messrs
B. Opie
R. Binks-Williams
R. B. Phillips
D. Boucaut
R. McLennan
P. B. Jones
H. A. Herde
J. M. Ross
E. T. Chambers
B. T. Samuels
Messrs Samuels
Chambers
Mr. McElroy
A.R.P
Boucaut
Opie
Australian composer Horace Perkins to premiere The Argonauts
Abroad with the A.LF. Horace Perkins, Bachelor of Music from the Elder Conservatorium Adelaide, has written several works. In the Australian Composers session on 2 April, his orchestral piece The Argonauts will be performed, following The Faladin Suite inspired by Don Quixote.
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A.lf
Horace Perkins
Elder Conservatorium Adelaide
Don Quixote
Georgetown School Committee Forms New Body and Air Raid Stuff
The March meeting appointed a new school committee with G A Smallacombe as chairman and included Mrs Smallacombe and others. Air raid trenches will be provided at the school and a Working bee starts Saturday to support child safety. The old committee had just installed a new flag pole.
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G. A. Smallacombe
G.A. Smallacombe
Clover Hill
W. J. Bond
Jack Noonan
Glen Denhardt
Yarra
Max Roberts
Crystal Brook
Perth
F. W. Thiselton
Gladstone
I. W. Hinton
D. O'Connel
Ughy
Man O'Connell
Whyalla
Rocky River
A. H. Smith
F. T. Acott
F. Boyce
Sudden Death of Mr F W Thiselton
Frederick William Thiselton died suddenly at his Gladstone home around six on Sunday. A 48 year old, born in Brighton, he moved with family to Gladstone eight years ago and worked for Adelaide Electric Supply Co. for 19 years. He served in the 1st A.L.F. overseas and later aided town welfare as a lecturer for defense groups. He leaves a wife and four daughters Blanch Margaret Jean Nancy, with burial in Centennial Park Cemetery Springbank.
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Frederick William Thiselton
Brighton
R. G. Thiselton
Adelaide Electric Supply Company
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Gladstone Electric Light Cricket Association
Masonic Lodge
1St A.lf
Home Guard
RSL
Volunteer Defence Corps
Methodist Church
Blanch
Margaret
Jean
Nancy
Adelaide
Centennial Park
Springbank
War caution about listening devices and gossip
A wartime advisory warns that walls have ears and modern listening devices can capture conversations from distance. It cautions readers not to gossip about troop movements or sensitive information as a careless word may endanger lives.
Spanish Nut Cake by Mrs. P. J. Trevetton
A recipe for Spanish Nut Cake includes ingredients such as flour sugar walnuts and butter with cinnamon and a brown sugar icing. Separate eggs beat whites fold into batter and bake 45 minutes to an hour in a deep tin.
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P. J. Trevetton
Volunteers Sought for 250 ALF and RAAF Enlistments Jamestown
A Jamestown area notice seeks residents to help compile a list of men enlisted for military service with 250 ALF and RAAF units. Relatives and heads of households are urged to supply missing names or correct initials amid difficulty producing a complete roster.
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Jamestown
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