Jamestown Council Notes Flood Damage and Civic Matters
Jamestown council discusses flood damage at North Parade and drainage work. Members vote to keep McDonald on quarry duty, plan Ayr Street footbridge, and consider repairs funded by district earlier. Nominations set for mayor and ward seats. evacuee water use offered. sympathy sent to Mrs Breen’s family.
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Margaret Breen
North Parade
Works
McDonald
Wisnevske
Ayr Street
Boundary
Baldwin
Wight
E. T. Daly
P. J. McCarthy
S. Wenham
South
Leamington
North
Crouch
Leamington and
Gordon Secondde
Memorial Park
Wenham
Cr. Gordon
Breen
Cr. Wight
Cr. Wenham
Eudunda Corner
Wisneyske
Obituary for Lucy White a Gladstone resident in NSW
Miss Lucy White long known in Gladstone and later in Epping New South Wales died in April after a life of quiet service. She was sister to Bishop Gilbert White of Willochra and hosted his house in Carpentaria and Wilochra during his episcopate.
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New South Wales
Lucy White
Gladstone
Adelaide Church Guardian
Gilbert White
Willochra
South Australia
Carpentaria
Wilochra
Epping
N.S. W
Georgetown Weekly Weather And Community Notes
Patchy rain in Georgetown district with 104 points in town and 183 more over the weekend bringing weekly total to 330 points. Harold Raymond’s concert party drew £15. Ugly Man contests boosted proceeds. district council seats re-elected unopposed. war damage assessment forms issued to property holders. Kevin Noonan in Militia marked his 21st birthday. local movements include Mrs. A C Kuhlmann staying with daughter and McDonald away from the district.
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Harold Raymoud
Georgetown
Yvonne Dansie
Marion Read
I. Hinton
Sable Grivell
Elsie Woolley
G. Grivell
Smallacombe
R. B. White
E. Smart
Gulnare
H. C. Williams
Narridy
Yacka
A. G. Fuller
P. J. Harvey
A. C. Kuhlmann
Prospect
C. Peaks
Kevin Noonan
R. J. McDonald
Farewell for Robinsons at Gladstone Railway Club
A large crowd of railway staff and wives gathered at the Railway Refreshment Rooms in Gladstone on Friday night to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Robinson and their family before their move to Peterborough. Robinson, a Gladstone porter promoted to assistant shunter at Peterborough, was praised for his reliability and teamwork by ARU secretary J. F. O Neill and railway ambulance squad member G. H. Kidd. The event featured speeches, gifts including an ambulance kit and cake dish, and supper and dancing to local musicians, ending with Auld Lang Syne.
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W. C. Robinson
Peterborough
Robinson
Gladstone
J. F. O'Neill
A.R.U
G. H. Kidd
Messrs
J. R. Berryman
St. John Ambulance
J. Clancy
G. Biggs
C. Ganley
R. Glenn
Loco
C. A. Moyses
Mrs. Robinson
Stone Hut
Hodge Clarke Weds in St James Church of England
Elizabeth Clarke daughter of Mr and Mrs T P Clarke married Corporal Jack Hodge ALF at St James Church of England James Town on Wednesday April 29. The bridal party wore pink and blue outfits with floral sheaths and the reception followed at the Railway Hotel.
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Hodge-Clarke
St. James
Margaret Carmichael
W. Westover
A.L
Georgette
Anthony
Hodge
Persey
Gladstone Residents Sound Off On Flooding And Blackouts
Local residents in Gladstone complain about floodwaters in the flood area and prolonged blackouts. They question why water cannot be diverted to creeks and why subway drainage cannot be emptied promptly. Officials say bridges and creek widening have been tried, with government and experts reviewing the town, but no clear remedies exist yet.
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Gladstone
Ihair
Port Street
War Savings Week Ending Report Snapshot
Week ending figures for war savings show results across New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia and Western Australia with Wilks a. os THs noted in the tally and various regional totals recorded.
IRTIFICATES May 2 3 941067 3905812 1367050
Fragmented OCR numbers appear without clear names or events. The text shows large figures and codes like TH411 and 315,841, with no readable subject, location, or action to describe a concrete news item.
Jamestown Enlists List Grows For Local Volunteers
A Jamestown area effort compiles a detailed roster of men resident in or near the town who have enlisted for military service. The work faces challenges in ensuring a complete record, with relatives asked to supply missing names or correct initials amid a long list of volunteers and associated initials.
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Jamestown
National Savings Campaign urges Australians to save for war effort
Prime Minister Curtin launches a national savings drive urging self denial at home. Housewives urged to avoid non essential spending to fund the war, with every shilling counted toward supplying the forces and maintaining national sinews.
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Mr. Curtin
Australia
Jamestown Women’s Basketball Association Season Opens
Jamestown women’s basketball association starts its 1942 season on Saturday with enthusiastic play expected. A collection at each match benefits Jamestown Cheer Up Club. schedule lists May 9 to June 20 matchups, rosters include St Joseph Blue and Brown teams, Pres. & Baptist, Methodist Blue and White, High School, Old Scholars, with reserves named.
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Jamestown Women's Gasketbal Association
Jamestown
Methodist Bine
St. Joseph Brown
Methodist White
St Joseph
Baptist
Methodist
Old Scholars
St. Joseph
Methodist Blue
High School
Baptist Y
Municipal elections show little opposition statewide
Across the state interest in local government was low as nominations closed. Mayors and incumbent councillors were elected unopposed in several seats including Daly in the eats Corporation and McCarthy and Wenham in North and South Wards. Uncontested returns also occurred in Jamestown and Yatina wards. Gladstone Council re-elected O Neill Hillam and Lines, with a vacancy count and a tobacco supply motion at the latest meeting.
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Eats Corporation
T. Daly
Sraeon
Messrs
P. J. McCarthy
North Parade
Jamestown
J. J. Kevin
Gladstone
Crs
J. F. O'Neill
R. Hillam
C. H. Lines
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Hornsdale
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Georg Montgomery
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