Jamestown District Council meeting notes October 31
The Jamestown district council met with Dr M J Cronin chairing. Members Cummings Swearse Thomas Baynes Bennett and Tohl attended alongside Overseer C Bailey and Clerk J J Kerin. They discussed a supplementary election results for Canowie Ward and announced James Cummings as councillor. An overseer report covered road repairs and diversions. Various official notices and requests were received, including donations, war casualty notification policy withdrawal, floodwaters inquiry, and permission to plant Star Thistles near a road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Cronin
Crs
Cummings
Swearse
Thomas
Baynes
Bennett
Tohl
C. Bailey
J. J. Kerin
Smart
R. Catford
F. Catford
F. 5. Catford
Council
Dr. Catford
Cr. Catford
Cr. Baynes
Cr. Swearse
Canowie
J. Gilfillan
Walter John Bailey
James Cummings
Dr. Cummings
H. EH. Winter
Campbell
Hese
Toh
Northern Fire Fighting Association
Booleroo Centre
J. A. Lyons
M.P
Caltowie
Commonwealth Treasury
Minda Home Incorporated
Jamestown Shopkeepers' Association
Askig Council
National Bank of Australasia
Yongala
Torr
Mannanarle
Agriculture
Crown Solicitor
Scrymgour & Sons
Svy Council
Simpson
Moroney
P. J. McCarthy
C. C. Wakefield & Co
Registrar-General of Deeds
Hol. Whyte
William John
Mary Hodley
Mannauarie
J. Clark
James Clark
Owen Clark
Bundaleer
J. F
H. L. Martin
John Francis
Hugh Thomas Martin
Caltuche
L. Steicke
Bagots Executor and Trustee Co. Ltd
Herbert Henry Steicke
Dr. Baynes
Jamestown Hospital
Tarcowie
Tartowie
Hornsdale Ward
Dr. Swearse
Hockey’s Creek
Callowie Ward
Yeates’ Creek
Belalg
Airmail Ode from the Front and Local Council Notes
Verses from Corporal R. H. Priestley in the Middle East praise mail arriving to Galilee and recall home scenes, while a warning against careless chatter about troop movements is linked to wartime safety. The remainder covers council matters on licences, oil sales, land transfers, finance, and local infrastructure with several rulings and repairs.
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A.lf
Middle East
Padre
Galilee
Sulon
Salvation Army Red Shield welfare in wartime camps
The Salvation Army mobilizes Red Shield welfare in 1939 with huts in St Austin camps offering hot coffee, cake, and free services. 100 officers including 28 abroad serve as Welfare Officers. huts feature games, reading, writing rooms, a devotional space, and a penny coffee only charged for drinks and biscuits.
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Salvation Army
ALF
A.S
Red Shield
St. Aust
Miltary
Rainfall Records by Month Since 1880
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H. V. McKay-Massey-Harris
Waymouth Motor Coy. Ltd
Standard
Louis Dreyfus and Company
Texaco
Goldsbrough, Mort & CO. Ltd
Buick
Lucerne
Capitol
Wirrabara
National Library of Australia
the District Council OF
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Airmail
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W. Merrifield
Belalie
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