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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1942
Page
3
The obituary notes the death on Sunday of Miss Mary Gertrude Harris of Rosewater. She was 62 years old and a sister of Mrs. C. M. Leo of Gladstone.
Beetaloo Reservoir is overflowing after months of heavy rain. Residents say it has been about 25 years since the reservoir last overflowed, sparking local interest in the Northern Areas.
The death of Flight Sergeant Jenkins R.A.A.F. is reported in Southern New South Wales after an airfield training accident this week. A son of Mr. Evan Jenkins of Neath Vale Terowie, he was a well known instructor in the district and his loss is deeply felt.
The Norther n District Councils and Corporations Association holds its annual meeting at Gladstone today starting 10 20 am. President S G Stone of Baroota will preside as reports are presented and officers elected. The Northern Fire Fighting Association meets in the afternoon with President W W Robinson of Crystal Brook presiding.
Residents of surrounding districts gathered at Canowie the home of Mr and Mrs John Parker for a Pleasant evening to raise funds for the Red Cross Junior Fund. Dancing and Bridge followed by supper and an auction of leftover cakes. Janet Parker’s votes in the Hallett Red Cross Circle competition will rise by about £12 to £15.
Clocks move forward one hour on Sunday morning September 27 marking six months of daylight saving. The change is praised as sensible, saving lighting costs and boosting work output during wartime.
A large bank is reorganizing country branch managers at Mt. Gambier Naracoorte Laura Port Pirie Jamestown Maitland and possibly more towns. Such moves unsettle clients with overdrafts and mortgages, signaling broader finance re adjustment and uncertainty in banking.
A pleasant Sunday gathering at the Jamestown Institute on September 20 featured Mayor E T Daly presiding and welcoming remarks. After the National Anthem a program of music and elocution included choirs, duets, recitations, and a Gibraltar address by M Pyne, with proceeds from a collection for Baby Gilfillan.
The Schools Patriotic Fund queen contest in Huddleston Crystal Brook and Hughes Gap ends with Mary Halse, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Halse of Hughie Gap, as winner. About £105 was raised. Hughes Gap residents previously won three similar competitions, showcasing strong local support.
At the Show Grounds last Saturday the Baby Walker Junior Red Cross contest featured a football match between Fort Fire RAAF and Terowie AJF. The RVA AF dominated, winning 24 to 6 as spectators watched amid tea and a ball in the Parish Hall. Mayor E T Daly welcomed visitors and thanked them for supporting the cause. The Williams family also departs Jamestown after seven and a half years as Mr Williams moves to Pt. Fife to run the Union Bank.
It warns that loose talk about troop movements has cost soldiers their lives. The notice urges readers to refrain from sharing information about their own relatives and friends in the armed forces to prevent further casualties.
A September program at the Gladstone Institute raised about £12 for Robert Harrett Navy service. Events included a Children's Frolic with many in fancy dress and prize winners, a bridge evening at Mrs J A Page’s home, and dances featuring the Andrews Sisters. Funds support evacuees and nurses with multiple prize-winning participants named.
Jamestown Cheer Up Club hosts visiting soldiers with weather affecting attendance. Mayor E T Daly presides as entertainment includes community singing, songs by Joan Crump and Valda Williams, recitation by Capt Ross, piano solo by Lieut Brook, and addresses by Rev D I M Anthony and E A Wight. Staff Sgt Bert Ralph reflects on service and mentoring.
The Jamestown C W A session chaired by Mrs. O Brogan reviewed attendance and thanked her for service during illness. Members announced changes in roles, discussed faltering funds exceeding £550 past a £10 000 goal, and planned October activities including wool quilt pockets and a social afternoon with a sale of recipes.
The Premier T Playford and colleagues met at the Commercial Hotel Jamestown Monday night. Engineer H Angwin said pulverised Copley coal tests in a locomotive boiler were satisfactory and open cut mining for the seam would begin soon. Water supply and coal production for SA Railways were key aims before leaving for Lyndhurst Tuesday morning.
The Methodist White team defeated High School with a 26 to 16 score. Joan Medlin scored 26 for Meth White while I Steggall led High with 7 and Ruth OLoughlin added 9. Best players included L Miller and R Warner for Meth White and M Ellis and E Collins for High. The grand final is set for Saturday at 3 pm with trophies awarded after.
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