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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 21, 1947
Page
3
Port Pirie, Crystal Brook, and Gladstone teams posted results with players named in each match. Crystal Brook defeated Port Pirie Blue and Port Pirie Red, while Gladstone and Guinare also hosted games, showing multiple player lineups and final tallies.
Jamestown hosts a kitchen evening in honor of Miss Daphne Moore ahead of her marriage to Mr. Henry Wright of Adelaide. A varied program featured games and performances by local ladies, with remarks from Rev. B H Phillips and gifts presented by Comrades, Sporting bodies, and others. Supper followed the entertainment.
Forty two representative paintings by Australian artists will be displayed in the Supper Room of the Jamestown Memorial Hall on Thursday December 11 and following days. The Jamestown High School Council and Parents and Friends Association sponsor the display with Mr J Smart of Adelaide lecturing on Thursday and Friday afternoon.
University of Adelaide music results list practical and theoretical grades with names and honours. Joan Slattery dominates Grade VI and Grade VI theoretical with honours while Aileen Royal also earns multiple honours. Grade V features Raelene Jennings Patricia Barker and Marie Fetherstonhaugh with honours, and Grade IV shows Patricia Barker and others with pass or credit.
The Gladstone District Hall hosted a Dutch Fair by the Methodist Ladies Guild with Dutch stalls and stage scenes. Gross takings reached about £270, while a later evening band concert at Tresylva Park drew 300 attendees and praised performances by the Pine Excelsior Brass Band and local vocalists.
Gladstone and Port Pirie croquet teams clashed on November 13 with Gladstone winning 77 to 67 on the Gladstone green. Gladstone ladies played Gulnare at Gulnare last Saturday, losing 70 to 60 with Gulnare securing the victory.
Methodist B B team led by captain Phillips faces Town Red on the Methodist courts with players including J Lehman and D Steggall. Town Blue fields M J Sibly BR Fosdike and J Haynes among others with reserves listed, as both clubs prepare for a weekend doubleheader.
Messrs Jobo and Pat O Grady of the City are spending a holiday with their sister Mrs 5 Jones at James town. Messrs J Patten and Keith Bur geass of Jamestown are at present holidaying at Port Lincoln.
The Georgetown Garden Fair for Baptist Churches yielded about £135 with good weather and strong sales at strawberry cake and floral stalls. Local speeches praised the event, Mrs Haselgrove opened the fair, and Miss Rene Treasure ran secretarial duties. The day included a tennis win for the Blue team over Jamestown Methodists and community notes on staff changes, a Snowtown burial, and gift parcels sent to England and India.
Ex-Servicemen defeated Yongala by 112 to 83 at Yon Galy oval. L Brown top scored with 18, D Smour 9, J Daly 7, D Williams 24, B Keatley 0 not out. W Harding led Yongala bowling with 3/17. M Harnett 21 for Yongala, D Daly starred with the bat making 17 and guiding home victory.
The Annual Institute Strawherre Fete and Dance on November 15 opened at 3 pm by Mrs. Owen Smyth and featured remarks from President I Smith and Past President L B Rayner. Net proceeds reached £73 1s 12d with stalls including Work Stall Ice Cream Strawberries Produce Cake and Dance. Visitors from Terowie attended. Jamestown businesspeople donated generously. Weather brings haycutting season as district farmers work. Yarcowie Tennis A team hosted Canowie Belt with Canowie Belt prevailing.
Crystal Brook social notes record visitors from Adelaide Wool Bay and city residents including Mrs J Head Mrs W Robinson Mrs Vic Tucker and families. Death announced for M J Quinlavan long associated with Crystal Brook building firm and council. Sporting brief notes track margins and B Grade away to Canowie. Institute improvements include supper room renovation kitchenette and Whyte Yarcowie Fire Fighting Association annual meeting date November 21.
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