Inside this issue: Sell-out Crowd for Concert
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The Long Road Home Art Exhibition
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2014 Faringdon Sensational Selwyn Awards
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A Helping Hand into New Home New Entrants At West Melton
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Darfield Police Report
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Darfield Netball 50th Reunion cont...
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WW1 Commemoration
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Local Shearing Course
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Letter to The Editor
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2014 Malvern Game Hunting Competition
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Malvern Netball Update
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Sports Public Notices
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AMP Scholarships
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Diary
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Classifieds
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Trades
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Email Column
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“A great success” and a “very enjoyable afternoon and evening”, was the response from those in attendance at the Darfield Netball Club fiftieth anniversary celebrations, held last weekend. There were old netball uniforms aplenty, at Saturday morning game time when present day players got to wear the old styles. This definitely raised a few smiles, and also saw them abandoned after just one quarter, as the old gym frocks were deemed far too hot for today’s players to wear! Late afternoon saw the arrival of guests, past and present committee members, along with former and current players and coaches. The Darfield Recreational Centre was superbly decorated with displays of memorabilia, trophies and photos. Much of which caused considerable amusement and laughter. The formal part of the evening saw acting Club President Victoria Leech take on the duties of MC, for the evening. Speeches from Jill Moore current Patroness, as well as past Presidents and committee members, made many present realise the amount of effort, hard work and
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Peggie Jenkins President of Darfield Netball Club 1966/1967, Ngarie Hewitt original committee member and first Patroness of Darfield Netball Club with current Patroness Jill Moore, Jill was also president of Darfield Netball club from 1978/1982. determination plus some fun, that had been put in by those who had established the Club. Each speech also held the clear message that all these people had joined the committee to ensure netball was offered to
the community, for everyone to enjoy. Each and every committee member was dedicated to provide the best facilities for the Club’s members.
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