Battle for Bullion on Australia Day in Georgetown and districts
Community celebrations across Georgetown and surrounding towns on Australia Day raised funds surpassing £100 from prior events. The Georgetown event featured a large procession, prizes for decorated turnouts, a concert and supper, and total proceeds over £150. Similar festivities occurred at Caltowie Wallaroo Port Wakefield Kadina, with parades, races, concerts, and significant collections supporting patriotic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Wakefield
South Hummocks
Port Wakefeld
Kadina
Kadina Brasa
Misa Humphy
Wakefield Ways
Meadames
J. D. Roberts
F E
Hayman
Misa Uppill
J. Wallis
Mim Fraser
Mise
Jescio Davey
Thelma Allen
Phillis Peter
District Council Minutes From Saturday Meeting
District Councils met Saturday August thirty first the chairman Ore Lehmann Heaslip Humphries and Blesing with the District Clerk. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence from Mr Hillam regates from Destitute Office to Medical Officer War Loans Committee to War Loans Soldier Home League. Overseers report read. Finance included pay sheet passed and accounts for payment totaling £173 7s 6d with Govt Grants account £109 11s. Proposed Cr Hosling seconded Cr Humphris that gates at Mansion be left in band of Cr Lehmann. Carried. Rate for the year ending June 30th 1919 to be above shilling in the pound. Carried. Metall ing at spoon drain near Pearce crogs roads left in hands of Cr Heaslip Carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sed Ore Lehmann
Heaslip
Humphries
Blesing
R. Hillam
Destituta Office
War Loans Committee
War Loans
Soldiera Home League
Cr Humphris
Banda
Cr Lehmann
Humphria
Lehmann
Spoon Drain
Pearce
Crogs
Forty Years Ago In Arena Expreey September 7 1878
A gold medal was awarded to Suth Australia for four at the Paris Exhibition. A public meeting at Gladatons supported annexing Booyoolee to the District of Yangya over incorporation with Grandstone. J A Leak presided. speakers included R Stewart W Moorhouse and others. Mount Remarkable Society held a second show. trades and charges in Georgetown Police Court. Railway petition discussed. Laura defeated Jamestown in a cricket match 72 to 68 with closing innings details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suth Australia
Gladatons
Booyoolee
Yangya
Grandstone
J. A. Leak
Menars R. Stewart
W. Moorhouse
A. Catt
P. B. Oke, W. Gardener, C. Horner, J. J. Boonar
A. Marriott, Yates, and
Stephene
Yacka
J. Millington
Gladstone
Georgetown
Commissioner of Public Works
Blyth
Laura
Jamestown
Nune
Sibley
Lewie
Betteridge
F. Spicer
J. Spicer
Smith
O'Dea
Our Heroes Lieutenant Degenhardt Remembrance and Local Loss
Port Pirie council notes the death of Lieutenant F E Degenhardt and condolence to his parents. The meeting also mentions Private Gunnar Dan Nesbit who died at the front and a Port Pirie native Hartley James Edwards earning a commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Degenhardt
Port Pirie
A. B. Forgen
Howe
Gunnee Dan Nesbit
Gunnar Dan Nesbit
Port Firie
Isis
Fort Pirie
Land
Scotland
Nesbit
Hartley James
The Beauty Doctor Praises NUJOL For Complexion
An advertising piece argues constipation harms skin and energy and promotes NUJOL as a safe, non medicated oil from Standard Oil Company. It claims NUJOL cleanses the system, aids digestion, and improves appearance with no drug effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peat Patie
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
U.S
Chamigts
War News and Local Notes From a Turbulent Era
Fragmented items report wartime fronts and home front reflections. Mentions include Russian setbacks, Allied advances, and German prisoner counts while local deaths, accidents, and society chatter fill the page. Notable named figures: Lord Forrest, Mr John Hagan, Mrs Brooks, Mr John Flower, Mr John McPherson. A Sydney era tone mixes prayers, jokes, and memorials with casualty data and morale boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Japan
John Hagan
Melrons
Brooks
Gladatone
America
John Flower
Burrs
Bosin
John McPherson
Mount Gambier
Randay
Lord Forrest
Australia
House of Lord
Hon
G. Rice
Tom
Jerusalem
M.C.A
Y.M.C.A
Me Snell
Leigh Creek
George Grindall
Telegraph pans once opened like oysters and tins
A reader questions why public telegraph office pans appear to resemble oyster openings and tin cans, noting odd design or usage. The remark, tinged with humor, reflects confusion about the utensils’ appearance and function at public posting spaces.
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Fisher Street
Cadice
Inglis
Mra G. 5
Ingles
Brickworth Bessa
Oval
Pitt Street
Mra W. Hill
G. Allen
Wilkine
Noonan
Mies Buchan
Messia
Buchan
Page
R. J. McDonald
Nancarrow
J. J. Angley
M.liz
W. ©. Barratt
Mesdamera
J. Buchan
Pooch
Judy
Meears
Ericksen
Buttons
Gates
of &T. Eh
Percy Smallacombe
Miss Dennis
Mesare Manthorpe
Klopper
Alexander
Dixie
Joan of Arc
Miss Creedon
Misa Gmallacombe
Kir Boohan
Mesers Manthorpe
Polo
Mies Ford
Company
Miss S
Messrs Rice and Lock
Trinquence
Donnie
Anethorpe
Blopper
Trench
Mr Buchan
Mra Navcerrow
Miss Ford
Messrs
Matthewe
Wilkins
M.C
Creedon
McAuley
Sult
H. Rouse
W. Hill
R. KH. Rice
Caltowie
Mra J. M. Jackson
T. A. Hill
Mike Caldwell
Caltowie Troop
E. Morton
A. McCallum
Miss McCallum
Institute Hall
Magpie Pistrotte
Magpie Orchestra
St. Killian's School
Davenport
Leith Wilkinson
W. J. Barratt
Adelaide
B. Barratt
M. F. Leahy
W. Graham
J. H. Copper
H. V. Batten
Oalowie Rifle Club
Wallaboo
Butler
Sciosull
Sensator Newlan
Moonta
Recreation Oval
Wallaroo
Holland
Olympic
Newland
Bayard
Sha Ia
J. E. Lahmanon
J. Be, Lehmann
J. Meaney
W. Ninnes
EK. R. Turner
J. Reichstein
H. Baichetein
Aleo
A. H. Lock
E. E. Hewett
KE. E. Hewett
J. Ninnes
Geo. Amo
H. Bottrall
Jim Lock
E. W. Dempeter
Criterion Hotel
Ting William Street
G.P.C
West End
Whallin
Mount Remarkable
Jobo
Ellen Molainees
Police Court
Abraham McGuiness
THE
Council
Showa
Red Cross
Russia
Bonnington
W. L. Parsons
Mina Hicks
Miss Hicks
War
W. L. Parsons Stores
Commercial Union Assurance Coy, Ltd
King William Street
Fuller & Johnson
Pactoraliste
South Australia
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