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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1943
Page
4
The Northern Fire Fighting Association opens a memorial fund for the late R. J. Rose longtime secretary to the NFFA and other bodies. Donations will be acknowledged via the association's columns and may come from private individuals or member groups.
Gladstone hosted Jamestown High School for a morning of cricket and tennis. Cricket scores favored Gladstone 146 to 43 with Jamestown later making 17 in a second innings. Tennis results had Jamestown winning on the girls’ doubles and doubles events, while Gladstone swept the girls’ singles and won more sets overall. Visitors departed for home at 1:30 p.m.
About 209 attendees greeted the Gladstone Bowling Club season opening. President F C Grubb welcomed guests including visiting clubs and lauded volunteers, with remarks by Association President Peter O Shaughnessy. Certificates were awarded to last year’s tournament competitors as the green was declared open and an afternoon tea followed in the Memorial Hall.
Thomas Myall of Georgetown, a long time farmer two miles northwest of town, marked his 84th birthday on May 17. Born near Clare at Penwortham, he helped in dairying before moving to Georgetown to acquire his farm. He married Catherine Liddle at Narridy about 49 years ago and served on the Georgetown district council. A cricket enthusiast, he and wife remain active in district welfare and have four nephews serving in the war, including one in the RAAF in England.
A roster of men resident near Jamestown or with local homes lists volunteers for military service. Readers are urged to supply omitted names or correct initials, with many surnames and initials from the community appearing in the compiled list.
A list from the Gladstone district honors local men who offered their services for King and Country in the present conflict. The roll includes numerous residents such as Allison, Appleton, Hughes, Abell, Hocking, Allen, and many others with varying spellings.
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