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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1942
Page
3
Mr. Frank Abbott fractured the bone in his right wrist when the engine backfired while cranking a truck at Messrs Scott and Son’s Garage. He required a hospital X ray and now wears a plaster bandage over a painful wrist.
An Amateur Hour and Stand Up and Sing in aid of Baby Walker was held Thursday at the Jamestown Institute. Dr E J Swann announced the show with Rev D Anthony assisting. £14 14s in 1d votes supported the Red Cross Junior Competition. trophies awarded to winning trio.
On Saturday October 3 at Jamestown Presbyterian Church Joseph Williams and Margaret Lawrie were married. The ceremony was led by Reverend J C Gibson with music by Mrs Haskard. The couple's reception followed hosted by the Presbyterian Women's Guild.
A successful Boy Week show in the Institute supper room saw over one hundred entries from Gulnare and Narridy in ten sections for ages 9 to 13 and 14 to 18. Prizes across stamps drawings woodwork meccano models photos maps flowers vegetables writing and miscellaneous were awarded to Neville Phillis Elford Phillis Ray Woodward Eric Smallacombe Arthur Lehmann John Lang Roy Smallacombe and others. The Scout Troop later performed demonstrations under Rev. K J Chatfield and Mr J Horwood, with prizes in War Savings Stamps totaling 37. A Scout Sunday service followed at Baptist Church with lessons from the life of Lord Baden Powell. The Clover Hill Sunday School Anniversary is planned for next Sunday afternoon with infant dedication and tea. No Georgetown Sunday School or service next Sunday. a combined picnic will depart 9:30 a.m. from Georgetown Church.
The Jamestown show featured cake collections led by Mrs. J M Jackson winning the top £1 War Savings Certificate with 33 points. Exhibits spanned flowers, minerals, livestock, poultry, wool, vegetables, fruit, and crafts, with notable prizewinners including Mrs. E Swann Mrs. Gordon and Wenham and J M Jackson in pastry and cake events.
A busy Gladstone Red Cross Junior program featured a successful October 7 bridge afternoon at Memorial Hall raising about £7 for Beverley Henschke nurses. A later Stand Up and Sing evening raised £29 for Jane Ah Mat evacuees, with a strong turnout, supper, and dance.
Motors may fix current registration discs on windscreens as soon as received. The move, after RAA representations to Police Commissioner Bris R L Leane, avoids prosecutions for not displaying a valid disc. Only registered vehicles can re register early. unregistered vehicles must wait until their start date.
A social evening at Gladstone honored Lieut Col H T Harslett with local officials praising his long service and command of a camp for returned overseas and American troops. Gifts included a leather carry all and a pencil wallet. A Sunday farewell saw further tributes from the Farewell Committee with several speakers and ladies assisting. A separate incident in Ayr Street West ended with a car collision damaging fence posts and the windscreet and hood.
Country branches of the Red Cross paid in more than £5,000 to headquar ters last week as a result of the Red Cross Junior contest. With hundreds of functions planned over six weeks, prospects look good for reaching the £50,000 target. Division 2 totals include Wilmington £97/18/6 and Jamestown £216/4/2 among others.
Jamestown Hospital Board on October 9 1948 approved secretary purchases including linen supplies and settled September accounts of 79 pounds 0 shillings 8 pence plus salaries 152 pounds 16 shillings 9 pence. Reports from House Committee medical officer and subcommittee on calf care noted. next meeting set for November 8 in Corporation Chamber.
Mr Herb Wilkins, a builder from Whyalla, travels back to Jamestown to participate in the show holiday event with plans to return afterward.
The notice states a total of 7,717,345 in certificates and a grand aggregate of 40,740,644 pounds, detailing the national war savings effort.
The Jamestown Institute welcomed Cpl. A. Gale Air Craftsman Keith Hockey President Colin Wehrmann and Roy Walker ALF as the Cheer Up Club hosted a community evening. The Mayor F T Daly praised their sacrifice and home life sacrifice for Australia. Speeches by Rev J C Gibson and E J Williams followed. The Mayor presented Cheer Up Wallets and £2 to each guest while Mrs A E Ralph and Mrs H B J C Williams delivered knitting and RSA parcels. Guests expressed gratitude and pledged to do their best. Singers and a duet accompanied by piano closed with Song of Australia and Auld Lang Syne.
Anniversary services were held Sunday with Rev. R. V. Grant as preacher. Special hymns were led by scholars under Mr. W. S. Jarrett. Miss H. Blesing was organist and Miss I. Thomas pianist. The annual picnic is planned for tomorrow.
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