R S A Annual Dinner Honors Late Hawker In Jamestown
The Jamestown sub branch R S A held its annual dinner at the Jamestown Institute Supper Room with reps from Peterborough Yongala Caltowie Yarrawie and others. Guests included Mayor E T Daly W Bills and Mes a Heron and W J Burford. The event honored the late Charles Hawker M H R with a silence tribute and featured toasts to The King Fallen Comrades The League Town and District Visitors and other programs with musical interludes and a final Auld Lang Syne.
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Jamestown
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Peterborough
Yongala
Caltowie
Yarcowie
E. T. Daly
E Sq
W. Bills
Burra Burra
Mesera B. Heron
W. J. Burford
Fathers Association
E. A. Wight
B. T. Samuels
Charlie” Hawker
League
Charlie Hawker
Bills
Playford
F. G. Sanders
C. J. Reed
Charles Hawker
Australia
R.s.5.l
Memorial Park
J. QO. Hatter
Messrs
M. L. Durwood
E. Messer Peterborough
Navy
W. Wilson
Inglis
Moody
B. Heron
L. M. W. Judell
Press
E. Alp
A. D. Phillips
Messrs .S. Penny
T. Penna
N. Charlton
L. Solomon
Gladstone District Council November 4 1938 meeting notes
The Gladstone District Council met on Friday November 4 1938 with Dr J F O Neill as chair and members J R Potter R Hillam A Lee M H Page W Nourse G M Black and Clerk C Budge. Topics read and approved include correspondence Overseers Finance Words and Inspectors reports. Proposals included raising night work and scavenging pay to £4 17s 6d weekly from Nov 5 1938 and employing hours for staff from 7 20 to 11 30 am and 12 30 to 4 30 pm weekdays and 7 30 to 11 20 am Saturdays at 1 8 per hour. Also approval to buy a hand roller for £5 and pursuit of highway department road repairs. notices to destroy noxious weeds to be served on local government authorities.
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Leo
Page
Govt
Dr. Nourse
H. R. Clark
Cr. Leo
Cr. Potter
Cr. Black
Highways Department
Dr. Black
Potter
Northern Areas Association Holds Delegates Meeting
A Northern Areas Association gathering at Boogoolee Hotel reviewed the 1938 season balance sheet showing a profit over £15. Finals gate receipts reached £83 and distributions were approved for injured player L Rosser and club members. A curtain raiser in Adelaide and model rules copies were planned with a February rule revision noted. Furniture sale announced later at Gladstone afternoon auction.
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Northern Areas Association
Boogoolee Hotel
8. T. Nancarrow
Messrs
G. W. H. Gale
R. Trevorrow
Weichrmann
P. Thomson
D. Anderson
R. Schneider
G. Amey
J. Johnstone
J. Page
F. Holst
Secty
L. G
Shell News Service Highlights Research at Refineries
A car clocked 40 000 miles in 1937 without moving, mounted on a dynamometer at Shell’s Martinez Refinery. The device tests near road conditions for Shell automotive products while oil is electrocuted at the Wilmington Refinery. Salty crude is dehydrated with 10 000 volts. Shell’s Super Shell gasoline blends five ingredients for stop and go driving to optimize startability acceleration power mileage and anti knock.
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Shell
Martinez
Wilmington
Shell News Service
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Gladstone
Northern Areas Football Association
Adelaide
H. T. Harslett
Seo
Price
Chas. Geddes & CO. Timber, Joinery and General Hardware Merchants
Port Augusta
Port Lincoln
Sod
Sol and
Blue
W. J. Goldsworthy
G.T A
R.aa. House
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