Crystal Brook Labor Day Sports at Crystal Brook Show Grounds
Crystal Brook Labor Day Committee held annual sports at Crystal Brook Show Grounds and creek with crowds arriving by train and car. Officials included President W. P. Coffey and Judge A. W. Lacey with various stewards. Prizes awarded across multiple events and a baby show won by Mrs. Smith’s twins. The day featured sideshows, refreshments, and brass band music.
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Port Pirie
Labor Day Committee
Crystal Brook
Creek
W. P. Coffey
Messrs
C. L. Davis
W. Munro
W. Munro; Judges, Messrs A. W. Lacey, M. H.R.L. L. Hill, M.P, J. C. Pitzgerald
M.P
C. A. Dagenhardt
C. Howley
C. Hackett
T. Cocks
EB. Russell
P. Maloney
T. W. Nolan
H. Hancock
H. Stephens
M. Speck
Excelsior B.H.P
Excelsior B.H.P. Brass Band
W. R. Riddle
K. Symett
C. Brook
W. Williams
J. Dormer
Sheffield
C. Johansen
O. Johansen
M. Noblett
Old Buffers
J. Brown
Union
Misa Tobin
J. Sampson
M. Bishop
A. J. Jeffery
District Council of Caltowie meets and acts on roads and alarms
The District Council of Caltowie met on September 29 1928 with M F Leahy as chair. Reports praised road works and proposed blinding on old macadamized stretches, tenders for 100 chains metalling were invited, and various notices from local bodies and associations were received. The meeting approved payments, discussed road contracts with Hunter Bros, appointed constables, and planned voluntary labor requests as police were temporarily withdrawn amid national crisis.
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M. F. Leahy, Esq
Cra
FE. Hollitt
L. W. Hockey
Thos. Swearse
W. N. Graham
W. A. Swearse
A. McDonald
Rangers
Tarcowie
Caltowie
Stone Hut Road
Hollitt
Salvation Army
Inspector-General of Hospitals
Jamestown Hospital
Booleroo Centre Hospital
Hume Pipe Co
Concrete & Steel Co
Graham
Dr. Swearse
F. ¢. Lemm
M. Burns
T. Swearse
Mr. Burns
Burns & Houcaut
T. Nayda
Automobile Association of
L.A
M National Roads’ Association
Messrs. Crowhurst and
Bottomly
Old Road
Port Germein
Melrose
Northern District Councils' Association
Gladstone
St. John’s Ambulance Society
W. J. Sexton
Talbot
W. Swearse
Cr. Hollitt
Cr. T. Swearse
Memorial Hall
R. L. Butler
Mesars B. Foubister
E. ¥. Larson
Geo. Amey
Local Government Association
Adelaide
Back to Clare carnival dates in South Australia
A Back to Clare carnival is set for November 17 to 24, 1928. Residents can obtain details from S. H. Ayers in Clare, J. S. Creasy in Adelaide, W. Blight in Port Pirie, and J. St. Clare Larkey in Broken Hill. information on railway travel is available from Ayers, honorary secretary.
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Clare
S. H. Ayers
J. 5. Creasy
Davenport Chambers
Currie Street
Adelaide
W. Blight
Alexander Street
Port Pirie
J. St. Clare Larkey
Goasan Street
Broken Hill
South Australia
H. Ayers
Printed at the Review Office Jamestown by the Proprietor
A brief line noting printing attribution at the Review Office in Jamestown by proprietor L. M W. Judell.
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Review
Jamestown
L. MW. Judell
Coppers Cornering Schemes Stir Welsh Towns and Midlands
A Thames Valley style column notes copper coin cornering schemes in Britain. It cites a Leicestershire dealer who monopolized pennies and halfpennies by sourcing from gas firms and circuses, and a Welsh resort using small change to pressure visitors. Similar actions by a Midlands gas firm led to worker strikes and coin hoarding, causing shortages and extra labor to run meters.
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Leaceshire
Walesa
Midlands
Fortunes in Flags On Peace Day Rich Flags Displayed
The article describes flags as costly artifacts with prewar prices. It notes a full size Union Flag at £25 in 1914 now worth about double, a white Ensign at £27, an Admiralty Ensign £41 10s, and a world famous American silk Stars and Stripes made for the Chicago World's Fair. The six by six and a half foot banner features a thirteen foot staff topped by a Californian gold eagle, inlaid with wood from each state. It holds historical fragments including a Monitor piece from Virginia and a Coronado-era timber from Arizona. Offers to buy have reached £23,000 and then £12,000, but the owner refuses to part with it.
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America
Virginia
Arizona
Coronado
The Supreme Test of Will Power and Timeworn Reflections
A fragmentary meditation on restraint and aging. It suggests refraining from triumphal self praise, notes that love fades with age, and warns that overbusy minds neglect important news. It also reflects on generosity and the limits of loyalty among friends.
Gladstone Institute Meets October Minutes and Resolutions
The Gladstone Institute held an October 15 meeting with President Mr C O Bennett and ten members present. Minutes and correspondence were read. Treasurer shows debit on Hall Account £688 14s 8d and credit on Library Account £136 18s 6d. total debit £551 16s 2d. Multiple committee reports read. Foot ball club asked custodian to guard shield. shield to hang in Memorial Hall. Resolutions include donating £0 10s from complimentary dinner, replacing picket fence with post and chain, selling current fencing, painting shed and new conveniences, white ladies lavatory, tarred men’s, kerbed footpath, interior doors on stage, tender calls for engine shed and WCs, tar dressing around hall, accepting Pankhurst WC tender £0 8s, and appointing committee to fund library move to Memorial Hall. Lease with bowling club to be drawn up and signed.
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C. O. Bennett
Harris
W.c
The Importance of Dipping Sheep
The article explains the obligation on sheep owners to dip their flocks between September 1 and January 21. Dipping prevents tick and lice, reducing blow fly risk, and a northern breeder notes rising lice. Proper dipping can improve sale prices for well dipped flocks.
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North
A Lawsuit Judged by Pounds Shillings and Suspense
A lighthearted view notes that not everything can be finished in a day but a case can still move forward, balancing legal costs and uncertainties. The saying hints at how lawsuits unfold through financial and suspenseful elements rather than quick closures.
Hurdles and Steeplechase Event Pairings Noted
By Euramis. Listed hurdles and steeplechase pairings for the spring handicap and Welter races include Flying Slave Forglen and Kal Lora with Hurdles was Wilgena or Integril. Royal Debate or Ce Rulean highlighted for Welter, creating a compact outline of racing entries and potential matchups.
Gladstone Corporation Meeting Minutes October 10
The Gladstone Corporation convened October 10 with all present except Dr. Leo. Minutes, Overseer and Finance reports were read and approved. Paysheets and accounts totaling £ 613 5/2 and £ 256 8/1 were passed for payment.
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Leo
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Mother
Mrs. S. W. Hennessy of Gladstone credits Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with curing her six month old boy’s kidney trouble. She reports rapid improvement after following directions and praises the medicine as thoroughly reliable for weak kidneys in children. Sold by chemists and storekeepers, Foster-McClellan Co. proprietors, 15 Hamilton Street, Sydney.
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W. Hennessy
Gladstone
Dean
Doan
Foster-McClellan Co
Hamilton Street
Sydney
Doan's
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Laura
H. H. Pavy
R. McNeil
A. H. Peake
W. J. Lines
J. Goulter
D. B. Wilson
C. Amey
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Church of Christ
Hell's Gates
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B. Harris
Glenelg
C. GC. Buttfield
Pavy
James
Unley
Hunter Bros
Ranger
Mrs. Smith
Hook
Crook
Phono Player CO
of Our Country
L. W. Brew
Crystal Brook Depot
N.D.C.S
Crystal Brook and District
Gladstone Institute
Racing Notes
Euramis
Gawler Races
TWAIN
King’s Archer
Luckworth
Anton Prince
Gladstone Corporation
P. R. Braddock
Hall
W. J. Hobbs
Board of Health
P. F. Durick
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