Mount Morgan Argus Volume 12, Issue 15

Volume 12, Issue 15

www.mountmorgan.org.au

23rd August - 6th September 2017

Mount Morgan Argus Proudly brought to you by Mount Morgan Promotion & Development Inc. ABN 21 391 526 801

News from the High School Page 7

MMPAD Trivia Night News Page 11

Remembrance Local Identity Ride Celebrates OZ visits herMount 94th Morgan Birthday- Page - Pg 26

Mount Morgan Show continues to get Bigger and Better

All the highlights from this year’s show - Page 4 Experience historic Mount Morgan with

Mount Morgan TMC Guided Tours Take a fascinating journey in time!

Venture the historic township and heritage Gold Mine.

Tours daily Bookings essential. PH: 4938 1823 www.tmctours.com.au

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History & Reflections

Pride in your Town

A little bit of history on an experience if you were lucky enough to fly over the Atlantic or the Pacific oceans in the 1930’s. It would have been a wonderful experience to board the Pan Am-Clipper.

For most travellers in this 21st century, flying is a dreary experience, fairly uncomfortable unless able to afford first class but that was not the case if flying in the clipper. In the 1930s if you could afford to fly in the Boeing Model 314, known as the Clipper you were in for a treat. Between 1938 and 1941, Boeing built 12 of these jumbo planes for Pan American and even Franklin Roosevelt celebrated his 61st birthday on board.

The Clipper had a range of 3,500 miles – enough to cross either the Atlantic or the Pacific with room for 74 passengers. Of course, modern aviation offers an amazing first class experience (and a whole lot safer) but nothing in the air today matches the romanticism of flying in the famous Clipper. The nickname Clipper came from an especially fast type of sailing ship used in the 19th century.

The name Clipper was appropriate as it landed on water NOT on runaways.

There were dressing rooms and the dining salon could be converted into a lounge or bridal suite. On overnight flights, the 74 seats could be turned into 40 bunks for comfortable sleeping. The bunk beds came with curtains for privacy.

Unlike some modern jets that come with joysticks, the Clipper had controls that resembled car steering wheels.

The ladies lounge had stools where female passengers could sit and do their makeup. The lavatory wasn’t too fancy, but it did have a urinal – something you never see in today’s commercial jets, where space is a premium.

The Clipper made its maiden trans-Atlantic voyage on June 28, 1939. However, once the US entered World War II, the Clippers were pressed into service to transport materials and personnel. On a flight from San Francisco to China, a Clipper landed on Truk Lagoon to be refuelled

by Japanese authorities. Later it was assumed lost over the Pacific but many years later, it was revealed that the crew and passengers were arrested by the Japanese, the engines retrieved and sent to Japan and the Clipper was sunk in deep water off Truk Lagoon.

Clipper passengers took their meals at real tables, not in The Japanese Military had always been interested in the their seats. The galley served up meals catered from four Pratt and Whitney radial engines that powered the Pan star hotels and for the 74 passengers there were 10 crew Am Clipper. Oh to have had the joy of a Clipper experience! members to attend to their service.

Think Clean - Be Tidy

The Hub and Queensland Health will be hosting the inaugural monthly Baby Clinic

Thursday 7 September 2017

9:30am – 12:30pm

no appointment necessary Come along have your bub and or toddler up to age 5 weighed and measured while you have a cuppa.

If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact any staff member at the Hub on 4938 2262

Child Health Nurse Maternal and Child Health Services CQ Hospital & Health Service www.cq.health.qld.gov.au Our values. Care • Integrity Respect • Commitment

Micron Revosnip Drill Attachment

By Graeme Meade

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Moonlite Cafe Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am to 8pm.

Dine in or Take-a-way. Phone 04 348 837 84 On the 1st of August a new business opened up in town to fill the void where Rainbow Cafe left. Theresa Speers and her daughter Jessica Speers are the lucky owners of the new Moonlite Cafe.

When you go into the Hardware Store these days there are heaps of power tools, all for different uses, some at very cheap prices.

Back in the 1950s it was a different matter.

Power tools were on the market, made from steel, heavy and were very basic.

Companies were advertising all sorts of add on accessories to go on the ends of the drills, little saws, sanders, drill presses; standing ones and those lying flat.

The attachment in the photo they are calling a Revosnip, however we would call it a Nibbler. It was used for cutting thin sheet steel, aluminium and probably any flat sheets.

The Revosnip was designed for use in a standard or heavy duty ¼ inch electric drill running at about 1400 RPM. The spindle would go into the drill chuck and then just using a little pressure would cut the sheets of whatever you are cutting.

Located between Fox Video and the Mount Morgan Multicultrual Hub, this cafe has been given a new lease on life. The interior has been painted, the menu boards have been updated, and there are plenty more surprises in store from the ladies who run it. Chinese meals will be making an appearance at the Moonlite Cafe in the very near future and there are meals in the works for Saturday’s starting in September as a trial. Pensioners lunch meals are onWednesday and Thursday Theresa is a long time local whose parents have been together in the town for over 40 years.. This mother and daughter duo are hopeful about their future with the cafe and invite everyone to come down and say hello... and try the food of course.

Farewell Gloria Evelyn Keyes Family and Friends of well-known Mount Morgan identity, and long term resident, Gloria Keyes came together to celebrate her life, and say farewell on Saturday the 19th August 2017.

The service was held at Saint Mary The Virgin Anglican Church Mount Morgan, the Church which Gloria attended for over seventy years.

The cutter and the anvil could be removed Not only did Gloria worship at Saint Mary’s, she spent many years on the Ladies Church Guild. Her prowess in cooking, baking, when they became dull and lightly honed. jam-making, preserves, sewing and knitting proved big sellers I cannot find any reference to the manufacturer, on the many street stalls and fetes that the Guild conducted.

Micron Products Pty Ltd. They were in Northgate Brisbane; Northgate is still an Gloria loved her flowers, which was evident to all who industrial area, but is slowly being taken over passed by the front garden, awash in vibrant colour. Gloria judged the Wowan and Dululu flower show for many years. by residential.

I presume that the tool was forged there, it has Gloria married Albert Reginald Keyes on the 20th October 1948 in a patent pending stamp on it, maybe just to St. Mary’s Church. Gloria and Ab welcomed three sons Gavin, Ian and Randall. Sadly they lost Ian at the age of thirty-four. Gloria stop people from copying it. nursed Ab for several years until he passed away at the age of 66.

I don’t think it would have been a huge seller, this one looks lightly used. It’s about 100mm Gloria enjoyed travelling extensively, and she forged many new friendships over the years, however her Family brought her the tall; the base is about 75mm long. greatest joy.

She will be sadly missed.

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The 2017 Mount Morgan Show was again an unqualified success.

Over 2000 enthusiastic patrons and exhibitors flocked to the Showgrounds to enjoy all that was on offer.

Pavilions filled with craft, art and photography, poultry and caged birds provided variety for everyone to see.

Horse events ran all day, not finishing until nigh on dark as well as stud cattle judging. Entertainment was provided by the Crackup Sisters and the First Light Entertainment Stilt Walkers.

Shows and demonstrations were also provided by Radical Reptiles and by the Mount Morgan Men’s Shed.

IT’S SHOWTIME!!

Free Face Painting was provided by CQ Funky Faces and Johnson Park Petting Zoo was back. As always both were a winner with the little ones (and in some cases, the not so little ones). The day ended with the Its Flammable Fire Show followed by a fantastic fireworks display.

Secretary of the Mount Morgan Show Committee, Heather Barker, said, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our great sponsors, our small but dedicated committee, our Judges and Stewards, the teachers and students from Mount Morgan High School who assisted in the pavilions and in the horse and cattle rings, the members of the SES who looked after the gate for us and the Mount Morgan Rodeo Committee who again did a magnificent job of running the canteen.”

Heather also said that she would like to thank Mrs Betty Ware for officially opening the Show and providing an insight into earlier Mount Morgan Shows.

“Without this support and the continuing support of the Mount Morgan community the Show would not have been the success that it was,” she said.

Prize winners in the Lucky Gate and the Show Raffle will be notified in the next edition of the Argus.

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Carbine Resources Mount Morgan Gold Copper Project Update Behind the scenes, Carbine Resources Ltd (Carbine) continues to make progress towards a development decision for their tailings retreatment project to recover gold, pyrite and copper from the historic tailings at the Mount Morgan Mine.

Over the last several months, Carbine has achieved several significant milestones.

On May 9th, Carbine announced the start of key engineering and design work including geotechnical evaluation, engineering and survey control of the processing plant location in preparation for earthworks and civil construction once project approval is received. In addition, work commenced on final metallurgical testing using a demonstration plant. This test work will provide further validation of the process flow sheet design and continuity between the copper, pyrite and gold leach circuits. Test work is expected to be complete in September.

On May 29th, Carbine announced that the Queensland Minister for the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) had approved a State Heritage Development Application that will allow Carbine to address unsafe working conditions due to deteriorated former mine structures near planned mining operations. As part of the application, Carbine has given commitments to assist the State to restore some of the former mine buildings so they can be preserved for the future.

On July 28th, Carbine announced it had received notification from the Queensland Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning that Carbine’s application for a resource activity in a Priority Living Area had been approved.

On August 2nd, Carbine announced it had signed a binding pyrite offtake agreement with an experienced Chinese trading house. The agreement provides for a guaranteed floor price, with a profit sharing mechanism for sales above the floor price, for the sale of 85% of the pyrite concentrate Carbine will produce for the first three years of production. Carbine’s Managing Director Tony James said that the contract achieves one of the more significant milestones in Carbine’s work to bring Mount Morgan into production. The focus on the Chinese pyrite market provides the Company with greater confidence in selling the entire pyrite concentrate production at a price beneficial to the project economics.

An amendment application to the current Environmental Authority is the last of the major government permit approvals required ahead of a development decision. A draft amendment has already been submitted to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and ongoing discussions have been taking place to progress the application to approval.

Carbine also continues to investigate project financing options, however this cannot be concluded until all project permits are in place.

Mount Morgan Wattle Fun Day & Village Markets

Saturday 2nd September 8:30am - 2:00pm Mount Morgan Railway Museum Children’s Amusements, Food and Drinks, Devonshire Teas, Live Entertainment,Market Stalls, Balloons, and So Much More!

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‘Remembrance Ride Oz’ Rides into Mount Morgan

Rob Eade and Ginge have travelled 3,400 kilometers to date as part of a ride that will take them around Australia. On Thursday the 17th August, after staying over night at the Silver Wattle Van Park, Mount Morgan Rob and Ginge placed a small Australian Flag on the ANZAC Park War Memorial in Morgan Street.

The small but moving ceremony was in honour of Mount Morgan Serviceman John Carruthers (36911) M.I.D, 5th Battalion RAR, who was killed in Vietnam on 24th February 1967.

Rob, intends to place small flags at the township memorial of every Australian Vietnam veteran that never made it home.

Pictured Left & Below Rob and faithful Ginge at ANZAC Park.

“People die for this Country, and we need to remember them” Rob said.

Rob served in Vietnam as a cook in 1970 and lost two good mates during the conflict.

He suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and looks at the journey as a way to remind people of the sacrifices of the fallen soldiers and as perhaps a healing process.

He does this because he wants to and is passionate about paying tribute to our soldiers, and focuses on particularly on those who were involved in conflicts from Vietnam to our current Day. As Rob says “You don’t stop because you’re tired. You stop when you finish.” Safe Journey Rob and Ginge.

With assistance from its sponsors, RADF, Rockhampton Regional Council & the Queensland Government, MMPAD is proud to announce that Sara Storer will be playing at the School of Arts in Mount Morgan on the 7th October as part of her “Legend and the Locals” tour.

Featuring Mount Morgan Talent Tickets are available from the Railway Museum Cash only Adults $35.00 pp Children $15.00 pp Doors open at 6pm The Bar will be operating Food and drinks can be purchased throughout the event MMPAD is having a workshop on the 4th October to give local musicians the opportunity to showcase their talents. These artists will also perform at the concert and one lucky musician will perform a duet with Sara in concert. Mount Morgan Uniting Church Hall. Entry is Free. 12-4pm For further details contact us on 49382312 or email mmpad@bigpond.com

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jwebb212@eq.edu.au 0749 125 555

JUSTENE WEBB Mount Morgan High School Do you have a child currently in year 6?

Wondering what High School is like?

Get all the information you need and more…

For further details contact Justene Webb.

COMMENCING TERM 3 2017 MOUNT MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 6 TRANSITION PROGRAM What is a Transition Program anyway?

Mount Morgan High School has been successfully running a transition program for students entering year 7 for the past 3 years. The program is designed to help all year 6 students ease into high school life and eliminate some of the new school stresses that students face when entering a new school. Our program includes school visits, ½ day and whole day experiences and loads of opportunities to meet school staff and other students, as well as parent information sessions including enrolment and uniforms.

Mine Ours Yours!

Together, creating futures.

Mount Morgan State High School has been very fortunate to have Indigenous artist Arthur Conlon at our school this week. Arthur has been working with students to paint the concrete wall at the front of the school and the toilet block.

What an amazing job! Stay turned to see the end result.

Mount Morgan Pioneers in Pictures

by Catherine McIntosh

Picture of Charles Kolling 1888 / Mount Morgan / American-born Charles Kolling (1858-1926) in Masonic regalia / Foundation member in 1888 and elected master in 1890 of the Mount Morgan Masonic Lodge No. 763, Grand Lodge of Scotland / One of the original engineers at the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited, believed to have constructed the aerial tram to bring the ore from the mountain top to the Works / Mrs Eva Kolling donated funds to develop a laboratory in Sydney in memory of her late husband. Now known as the Kolling Institute, it’s the oldest medical research institute in New South Wales.

Photograph by J.H. Lundager.

Photograph from the Mount Morgan Masonic Lodge No. 57, United Grand Lodge of Queensland.

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Wildlife

Matters

By Trish Mathers - Phone 04005 91504

Recently we were told of a little wallaby who had been handed to an inexperienced person to raise. After only a few days in this person’s hands, the joey was in a terrible state.

The person who had her could not get her to drink, so they cut the end off the teat they was using, effectively turning the teat into a ‘straw’. Unable to regulate the flow of milk, it went straight into the joey’s lungs.

The result being that by the time the joey was handed to a vet, to be passed on to a licenced carer, she was in a very bad way.

The person who originally had her, thought she was so cute, that she didn’t want to part with her, put this little joey’s life in grave danger.

If you ever find a little joey, and really want to raise it, then contact a local wildlife group.

They will be more than happy to mentor you, and grant you a licence to care for the joey. We often hear of horror stories similar to this, all for the sake of not making a phone call.

Vets have contact numbers for carer groups, and they are usually listed in the phone book.

Very soon baby birds will be in abundance. Please remember that it is normal for youngsters to try to fly and end up on the ground. Their doting parents will still look after them, as this is normal behaviour for fledglings.

The parents often coax their little mischiefs into a nearby tree or bush that they can climb up into safety.

Please let the parents do their job.

Do not interfere unless the baby is too tiny or in danger. If so, then put the fledgling onto a branch where it will grip with its feet and be safe.

Magpie babies are often on the ground for months before they take to the trees. If the baby is very young, you can make a nest from a container with holes in the bottom, or a hanging basket. Line with dry grass and hang in a tree.

You will need to keep an eye out, just to make sure the parents return to feed it.

The Orange Dot

By Larry at Fox Video

Movie Review

The Black Butterfly is a very clever, tense, and engaging thriller that will have you second-guessing, reworking theories, switching allegiances and totally enthralled until the very last frame.

Antonio Banderas is excellent as the reclusive writer Paul. Much rougher around the edges than we’re used to seeing him… And Jonathan Rhys Meyers (getting so much work these days) was a revelation as the mysterious drifter Jack.

At times kind, generous, brotherly; generating a sense of warmth and closeness; but in an instant he morphs before your eyes into a creature of menace and venom – extremely dangerous.

There are good reasons for not talking to strangers.

On the outskirts of a small mountain town grappling with a series of recent abductions and murders, Paul struggles to even begin a screenplay that could save his career. He’s Stuck Then he has a tense encounter with a traveller named Jack who does Paul a favour at a local diner. Despite his preference for solitude Paul offers Jack a place to stay… and it’s not long before the backpacker starts to weave himself into Paul’s life and work.

The author seems confused and is becoming wary of his guest when a storm cuts power to the isolated cabin.

The two men begin a tense game of one-upmanship that becomes progressively more dangerous and which will bring buried secrets into the light, and at least one story to a shocking conclusion.

Black Butterfly is rated M for “mature themes, violence, and coarse language.” It’s directed by Brian Goodman and is 90 minutes of a great story with a killer twist; a gripping, mind-bending, psychological thriller, Black

Butterfly…

Loved

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A Trivial Success

Pictured Above - Trivia Champions - Mount Morgan Medical Centre Team

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Pictured Abovev- “Bonus Point Capers”

Saturday 5th August was a proven success with MMPAD’S Trivia night. We were joined by a bumper crowd of 93 participants; a total of 18 teams at the Community Services Hall. (Pictured above right) A huge thank you to all who attended and for being such great sports- answering rounds of questions, taking up our quirky challenges and even coming up with those team cheers!

The money raised on the night is going towards our upcoming events, the Mount Morgan Wattle Day and Village Markets, Saturday 2nd September and The Christmas Tree Festival, Friday 8th and Saturday 9th December.

Congratulations to our champions- MMMC; second place winners- Barking Mad and the “All nighter” winners- The Grand Hotel Team.

A very big and sincere thank you goes to all community members and local businesses /organisations for supporting our event. Thank you to all who donated towards prizes to be won as part of our raffles on the night: The Grand Hotel, Mount Morgan Motel and Van Park, Bette Broome, Del Rowley, Kelly Lennox, Noelene Mugridge, Kev and Audrey Crawford, Sam Robinson, Christine Secretan and Heike Steinberger.

Where would we be without the hiring of the hall- a big thank you to Frank and Rose Molloy. Another special thanks also to the very hardworking MMPAD members, volunteers, executives and project officer who worked behind the scenes and helped organise, cater and run the event on the night.

We have had such a positive response to the Trivia night, why stop at one?! We will be hosting another Trivia night later in the year, date to be advised. So be sure to get your thinking caps on, rally your teams together and start practicing those team cheers!

Welfare Bowls Club News Saturday 5th August Welfare Bowls hosted the CQ Champion of Champions Pairs Competition with Clubs coming from Rockhampton and Yeppoon, which resulted with Welfare BC going into the final, which was played on Sunday Morning against North Rockhampton.

Mount Morgan’s representative pair was Father & Son, Peter & David Wills who played against Rod Mooney & Stephen Bradbury in the final, which resulted in a win to North Rocky.

Pictured Above L-R: David Wills, Peter Wills, Rod Mooney & Stephen Bradbury.

On Saturday 12th August, seven players headed to Rockhampton Bowls Club to compete in the annual Harrup Shield which resulted in our club loosing to Victoria Park BC. The overall winner of the event was Yeppoon BC, on Sunday.

Anyone wanting to join a game we play social bowls on Tuesdays at 1pm

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ALAN HOUSMAN BUILDER ABN 52 081 926 QBSA 19514

Domestic & Commercial Work Specialising in: • Restumping • Extensions • Renovations • New Home

TV Antenna Sales & Installation Mount Morgan Extra TV Outlets and Cabeling TV Tuning Telephone outlets and extensions

Eric Stevenson Ph: 0417 006591 ACMA License No. T 14409

Discover the difference!

Meet Angela Douglas: •Local area agent •Knowledgeable about the local community •Listens to your needs •Proven results over and over •New logo, same great person •Free, no hassle appraisals

Angela Douglas: 0401 953 882

Tony Harney Plumbing Available for all domestic and commercial work.

Blocked drains, leaking taps or any other maintenance issues Phone Tony

0429669499 Servicing Mount Morgan

ABN : 76 171 835 370

Phone: 4938 1887 ~ Mobile 0419 741 611

Building locally for over 20 years ~ Quality Workmanship Guaranteed

Stanley Constructions Home Renovations

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We specialise in general carpentry repairs & steel Fabrications From design & planning to simple handyman services, we do it all.

Phone Gordon Lee today: 0418886997

QBSA 735099

M.A.W Mowing & Handyman Services ABN: 30 706 300 266 Now offering Ironing & Housecleaning Services Mark Williamson 0403 571 561 Email: mawmowing@live.com

QBCC 1110090

Mark Humphrey’s Electrical 8 Baldwin Street Mount Morgan 4714 Electrical Lic. No. 74711 Phone: 0439 727 609 FAX: 4938 2885 Domestic, Rural, Commercial Installation and Repairs, Promptly Servicing

Mount Morgan & Wowan Districts

LUND BROS ELECTRICAL Prompt service - Reasonable rates Call Paul on 0418 136558 License No 61543

Clinic 1st Tuesday of the Month Bob Wheeler 0419 663 277 Po Box 91 Mt Morgan

5 tonne tipper truck Excavator & Kanga Tractor, Slasher & Poison Sprayer Licenced Poisons Contractor

MOUNT MORGAN FUNERALS

GOLDEN MOUNT

PHONE (07) 4938 1121 ALL HOURS

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Local Consultants Brian and Carol Glover

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PROUDLY SERVING MOUNT MORGAN

0459 131 008 NOTICE Due to commercial commitments we will no longer be carrying out repairs of domestic refrigerators and freezers.

Passmore Refrigeration Air Conditioning & Refridgeration

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“A” Grade Mechanical

ABN: 15617798222 PH: (07) 49381818 67 James Street Mount Morgan, QLD 4714

Eftpos Available

Facebook: Mount Auto Clinic

Email: mountautoclinic@gmail.com

FRUIT & VEGGIE STALL Baree Hall

Every Wednesday from 11am-4pm Every Baree Market as well Brown onions $2 kg, Jap Pumpkin $1.80 kg Red Capsicum $3 kg, Potatoes $1.80 kg

Finlayson & McKenzie Funerals - Competitive rates - Local bloke - Clean Ups - Maintenance - Repairs - Minor Home Repairs - Welding - Driveways - Landscaping - Fencing - Mowing and much, much more - Lifts up to 1.5 ton and carry up to 5 ton - 9m Tri Axle Trailer 3.5 ton electric winch

Phone Paul on 4938 1321 or 0429 987 130 ABN: 43920044782

Jobs under $3,300 value

Sandi Wood (nee Inslay) from Mount Morgan was born and raised within the Mount and is well aware of the needs of the Mount Morgan community.

Sandi is Mount Morgan’s funeral consultant and is available for all funeral advice.

Contact Sandi for more information and competitive prices with burials, cremations or prepaid funerals.

Sandi Wood your local consultant Phone: 4922 1269 fmckfunerals@live.com.au

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COOKED or GREEN LARGE TIGER PRAWNS FOR SALE $22 PER KILO PHONE 0401527672 or 0408731130

Buy Local - Support Locals

CONCREATURE Concreting Service

All aspects concreting Restoration old slabs a speciality Exposed- Colour- Stencil Jobs under $3000 value

Stewarts Towing

& Service Station

0428 154 172 6 Central Street, MOUNT MORGAN Phone: 49 38 12 83

Rockhampton

Colin and Michelle Dean Fitzroy Funerals

Mob: 0439 880 919 Qld Health PMT 1001493211 Ph: 07 4911 3901 BSA Licence 1189930

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The Railway Hotel

Drive Through Bottle Shop Meals Fri $12 Roasts-6pm-8pm Meals Sat - 6pm-8pm

Raffles Friday Night

Saturday & Sunday Afternoon 2.30pm Third Sunday each month 3pm RAOB Raffles

Plumbing & Building Maintenance • • •

• Blocked Drains

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• Spray Tiling

Servicing Mount Morgan & Surrounding Areas Pensioner Discounts

90 James Street Mount Morgan Phone: 49

Plumbing/Gas Fitting Roofing Bathroom Renovations

Phone Chris - 0497374052

ABN: 40087958989

QBCC - 100043

Quality Cremation Services Meeting your needs with Quality & Compassion ABN: 54 894 799 119 Cremation without Ceremony from $1350.00 Cremation Service From $2995.00 Servicing Mount Morgan Region Phone 4921 2673 www.qualitycremationservices.com

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PO. Box 36 Mount Morgan QLD 4714

ABN 64 538 030 420

(07) 4938 1867

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Small Landholders Day

16 September 2017 | 8am - 4pm | FREE entry Rockhampton Showgrounds | Robert Schwarten Outdoor Pavilion

Head along for a day of interactive activities, demonstrations and vendor displays! Learn about: • • • • • • •

Home-grown poultry Bee keeping Farm & firearm safety Growing fruit trees Permaculture Q&A Soil condition Grazing land management

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Weed ID & control Herbicide use Living with wildlife River health Equine landcare Feral animal control Cattle health

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Horticulture Rural fire awareness Small cattle breeds Pumps & watering points Disease prevention Encouraging frogs

LUCKY DOOR PRIZE valued over $1500 RRP Win a Davey 5265H Twin Impeller Self-Priming Firefighter just by attending the Small Landholders Day! Pop over to the Dowdens Pumping and Water Treatment display to enter. Winner will be announced at conclusion of the event.

Contact Rockhampton Regional Council for more details.

1300 22 55 77 | enquiries@rrc.qld.gov.au www.rrc.qld.gov.au

News From Kindy Care

The children have been going on adventures exploring different countries. They have their own little passports which are stamped for each country we visit.

The children have used a variety of transport methods to reach our different countries; we have been on cruise ships, aeroplanes, hot air balloons and trains. The children decided they wanted to visit Japan and that Miss Selina should take them so we can go on the bullet train.

Family members of our Kindy Care children have visited to teach us a variety of skills and knowledge about the countries that they were born in or have lived in. Abby’s grandmother taught us how to speak Dutch, which the children really enjoyed. Joanna’s Kindy Care placed an entry in the Mt Morgan show and mother is going to teach us how to cook Filipino food when we the children in the upstairs room decided they wanted travel to the Philippines. to draw a picture using pencils, crayons or markers.

Pictured Above: Abby’s Grandmother teaching us to speak Dutch

The children wanted to draw pictures about what makes them happy. The children had a variety of things that made them happy being from their family, green lantern, snakes in the grass, superheros, cupcakes and rainbows.

Everyone created a fantastic picture and should be very proud of their efforts.

Congratulations to the selected winners who were judged by the show.

1st - Jarell 2nd - Arden B 3rd - Bailee

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SAVE THE DATE!

Aug 24: GMFA Bingo. St. Mary’s Anglican Church hall, Gordon St. Doors open 9am - play starts 10am.

Aug 31: GMFA Bingo. St. Mary’s Anglican Church hall, Gordon St. Doors open 6.30pm. Play starts 7.30pm.

Sept 2: Mount Morgan Wattle Fun Day & Village Markets.

Railway Complex. 8.30am-2pm.

Sept 2: QCWA Cent Sale. 2pm QCWA Hall, East Street.

Sept 7: GMFA Bingo. St. Mary’s Anglican Church hall, Gordon St. Doors open 9am - play starts 10am.

Sept 9: Blue Care Trash & Treasure. Gordon St. 8amNoon. Affordable clothing and much more.

Sept 9: Mt Morgan Local Ambulance Committee Spring Spectacular. Multi Draw, Fashion Parade, Live Music.

School of Arts at 1.30pm. Free sausage sizzle at the door.

Sept 14: GMFA Bingo. St. Mary’s Anglican Church hall, Gordon St. Doors open 6.30pm. Play starts 7.30pm.

Sept 16: Arts & Crafts Markets, Car Boot Sale. 8am-12pm Mt Morgan School of Arts. Phone Pam 49381467 Sept 23: Mt. Morgan Central State School P & C Cent Sale Fundraiser. Doors Open 12.30pm for 2pm start. School of Arts. Ph 0473256549 for more info or to donate non perishable items.

Sept 24: Mt. Morgan Rodeo Assoc. presents Motors on The Mount. 9am. Mount Morgan Show Grounds.

Oct 5: GMFA Bingo. St. Mary’s Anglican Church hall, Gordon St. Doors open 9am - play starts 10am.

Oct 7: Blue Care Trash & Treasure. Gordon St. 8am-Noon.

Affordable clothing and much more.

Oct 28: MMPAD Cent Sale. School of Arts - 2pm.

Oct 28: MMCSS P&C present a Spooktacular Twightlight Family Fair. $2 entry. Rides, haunted house, stalls, sausage sizzle. All Welcome.

Oct 28: 5pm Trick or Treat Town walk. Leaving from front of NewsXpress - 5pm sharp. Wear your Halloween Costumes and bring a bottle of water.

CLASSIFIEDS PAINTER: Semi retired. W. Cruickshank Phone 0488104774 or 0488105257. QBCC No75608.

GUNS & AMMUNITION: MOUNT MORGAN. ERIC J. STEVENSON. Dealer Licence 5000149.

PHONE 0417006591 FOR RENT: Single Person Unit for over 55’s. Centre of Town. $100 per week. Phone. 07 49 381 036 (leave a message) or Mobile 04 177 81 535.

QCWA Raffle Results Lisa Tamworth $100 Petrol Voucher, Narella Shannon $50 Grand voucher MOUNT MORGAN PLAY GROUP 9.30am - 11.30am The Hub in Morgan Street Wednesday - Morning Tea & Activities Provided

MT MORGAN RODEO RAFFLE RESULTS

3/8/17 – Pick a Card: No 67 – Carole @ Neato (20), No 68 – Tracy (22), No 69 Jude C. (15) 4/8/17 – CQLX Rum Raffle – Tammy CQLX (No C50) 10/8/17 - Pick a Card: No 70 – Peter Gerber (10), No 71 – Debbie-Rose (23), No 72 – Gwen Scott (4) 11/8/1/ CQLX Rum Raffle – Smokey Dawson (C91) 12/8/17 – Hat Rack Raffle – Kelly Lennox (F68) 17/8/17 - Pick a Card: No 73 - J.P. (15), No 74 - NewsXpress (15), No 75 - Grand Hotel (21) 18/8/17 - CQLX Rum Raffle - Lynn Preirn (E06) Tickets are available in our Father’s Day Raffle to be drawn on the 2nd September at the MMPAD Wattle Day. First Prize is 2 x $100 Vouchers from Gracemere/Mount Morgan Hardware.

2nd Prize Voucher for $100 from Gracemere/Mount Morgan Hardware Store. Generously jointly donated by Cement Australia & Gracemere/Mount Morgan Hardware Store.

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