Jamestown Water Service Evidence Prominent at Public Works Visit
Jamestown and district urged for Murray Water service with strong backing from local officials and farmers. Evidence stressed cost stability, benefits to sheep breeding, lucerne, dairying, and wool quality, as water supply vital for growth and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
State Public Works Standing Committee
Murray Water Service
Messrs
A. Christian
A. Condon
H. Shannon
M. O'Halloran
J. Fletcher
A. Rice
McInnes
M.'S.p
J. Steele
Mr. Campbell
Crystal Brook
Christian
M.P
P. J. McCarthy
M. J. Cronin
Jamstown
Lucerne Brower
M. Holland
Caltowie
Jamestown District
E. Larsson
Vigilance Committee
G. Amey
T. Slattery
E. Zwar
A. J. Roth
John Slattery
J. Smith
Lucerne
Bundaleer Valley
Gladstone Picnic Races Boost Food for Britain Appeal
Gladstone hosts a sunny Picnic Race and Trotting Meeting with locals and visitors. About £75 was raised for Food for Britain as proceeds from stalls and race profits went to the appeal. Snowy Wellington rode four winners, and officials praised the event despite scratches and Anzac Day timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Food For Britain
Cockburn
Multan
Mr. S. Wellington
Smoar Bros. Gold Badge
Wellington
Gold Badge
Geo. Ferme
Coalminer
Bill Fawcet
Adelaide
Nice
Mr. Ferme
Jeo. Mery
Read
Easter King
Mr. Hannan
Robertaman
Snowy
F.C. Grubb
Noel
Life stages and social care receive shifting attention
The speaker notes a pattern where attention shifts through a man’s life from his mother at birth to his wife at marriage and finally to the widow at death, highlighting evolving expectations and responses as gender roles change over time.
Jamestown Hospital Board Reports May Meeting
Jamestown Hospital Board met May 9 1947 in the Corporation Chamber chaired by E T Daly with nine members present. Salaries and wages totalled £222 10s 4d and April accounts £134 19s 8d were approved for payment. The board approved April 1 wage increases per Arbitration Court and fortnightly payroll. A fully staffed hospital could raise salaries by £350-£400 yearly. They will consult the CWA for staff relief during shortages and Hooper was named convener to discuss a Hospital Ball. The April medical report showed 17.2 daily average, 4 births, 7 deaths. 15 patients in hospital on April 30. Nursing staff average 10.4 and domestic 5.2. potential partial closure due to staff shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Management
Corporation Chamber
E. T. Daly
Esa
Messrs
I. E. Axford
D. Ler. Boucaut
A. J. Symonds
A. T. Hooper
J. Gilfillan
R. B. Phillips
A. R. Magarey
R. McLennan
Messrs. T. Swearse
H. K. Moore
Hooper
Boucaut
Arbitration Court
Gilfillan
C.W.A
Magarey
Wirrabara Forest Society Elects New Officers
The Forest Literary and Social Society held its annual meeting with A. B. Curtis as President and C. B. Scarfe as Hon. Secretary. Vice presidents are P. C. Harndorf and Mrs Collins. committees include Mrs A Woodland and others. A social opened the new session with games and elocution. A poetry programme is planned for the next evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Forest Literary and Social Society
Messia
A. B. Curtis
C. B. Scarfe
P. C. Harndorf
Collins
A. Woodland
Keep Your System in Fighting Trim by Dr Morse's Pills
An ad touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills to cleanse the body by stimulating the kidneys liver bowels and skin. It claims sluggish organs permit poisons to back up in the blood causing headaches backaches constipation dizziness biliousness foul breath and coated tongue and urges maintenance of health with the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Morse
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the Shell Company OF Australia Limited
Great Britain
Matthews
England
Onkaparinga
Matthews Emporium
Forgan
Commonwealth
Forgan’s
J. & R. Forgan, Limited
Port Pirie
National Library of Australia
Public Works
Water Service
Britain
Fawcett
G. Ferme
Ferme
Wongalee
J. M. Read
C. R . Hannan
Wallace
W. H. Cockburn
H. M. Pascoe
H. G. Dunsford
J. W. Prior
Page
G. W. H. Gale
A. Ferguson
G. Noonan
F. (. Grubb
Meyers
TR. Allnutt
L. Giersch
L. Allison
Courge
M. Leesne
C. Ganley
G. W. I. Cale
C. J. Landers
N. Sutherland
A. M. Pascoe
Jamestown Hospital
Wirrabara Forest
Myelod
Eudunda
Wincey
Chenile
Ting
O.S
Pink
Gladstone Furniture Emporium
Dixon
Wertheim
Main Street Gladstone
Jack Brown Dry Cleaner and Presser
Main Street
Simmill’s
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