The Mount Morgan Argus Volume 17 Issue 14

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Evolution of Ideas...Page 7

Bicycles...Page 4

Ridge Roaming...Page 11

COUNCIL CONFIRMS FIRECLAY REOPENING COMMITMENT Reopening of the Mount Morgan Fireclay Caverns (FCC) is one of Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc’s [MMPAD] adopted priorities for which the group continues to lobby all levels of government.

MMPAD priorities. This meeting took place early in July. The priorities also included

MMPAD recently sought a meeting with Mayor Tony Williams and other council representatives including Cr Rutherford and the Manager of the Mayor’s Office, Damon Morrison to discuss the Caverns primarily and other

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Permanent water supply

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Reopening/Repurposing Mount Morgan Mine

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Other tourism opportunities Reinstatement of the Mount Morgan Railway Station as a tourist railway • Beautification of the Dee River • Upgrading of the ameni-

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ties at No. 7 Dam • Footpaths around town • Heritage and historic and important locations around the town – identify, prioritise towards opportunities for preservation

Extracts from Council’s Press Release Rockhampton Regional Council reiterated its unwavering commitment towards reopening Continued on Page 2

Fireclay Caverns...From Page 1 the Fireclay Caverns in Mount Morgan.

Council resolved at its last meeting not to proceed with the compulsory acquisition of the Native Title, but Mayor Tony Williams reassured the local community that Council was still committed to the project and would look for other avenues to progress it.

“The decision is a clear sign we remain committed to seeing this incredible tourism and historical experience brought back to life, but we want to do it the right way and the compulsory acquisition of native title isn’t that way,” Mayor Williams said.

“For Council to gain access to the land, the state government required Council to purchase the land and convert it to freehold and this triggered the need to compulsory acquire native title and the compulsory acquisition was never our preferred option.

“Council will now write to both the State and Federal Government seeking recognition of the natural and historical significance of the caverns along with a request for assistance to stabilise and to conserve the caves to ensure this important site remains intact for future generations.

“I firmly believe that we have an obligation to history to see the Mount Morgan Fireclay Caverns reopened for the world to see and for people to walk in the literal footsteps of dinosaurs.

“This project won’t happen overnight. But the community should be reassured we’re here to work with you – we’ve shown that with the water supply, we’ll do it again with this,” Mayor Williams said.

MMPAD President, Mr John Steinberger said Mount Morgan’s Fireclay Caverns was a hidden diamond in the Capricorn Crown for regional tourism as well as having significant paleontological importance.

“Even the cavern’s strata are an astounding feature, then you look up and see the early Jurassic prints on the ceiling,” he said.

He agreed with what Mayor Williams was saying especially concerning the importance of the State Government recognising the significance of the FCC location but is concerned with Council’s unknown timeframes to act.

Council did show genuine commitment a few years ago and prioritised the caverns in the region’s priorities during the state election and shortly after in the Advancing Mount Morgan Strategy.

“I think this has been understood in the past, but the safety concerns and other priorities have outweighed the community requirement for these caverns to be reopened and the importance has been lost along the way.

“This has been MMPAD’s and the community’s stance since the closure and over the years there have been mixed results,” Mr Steinberger said.

Mr Steinberger said the State Government Department responsible for the caverns stated and identified at the first community meeting, the need to explore avenues to find remedial solutions to regain access.

“MMPAD has also lobbied and secured funding from the State Government for geotechnical investigation into the area’s stability. All unfortunately have not eventuated to anything that provide solutions towards reopening this important location.”

The council also investigated in 2018 which provided some positives, but not to the extent that would alter the Queensland Government’s stance of total exclusion to anyone to the area.

“MMPAD understands that due to the Mines Department preventing entry to the FCC, investigating and examining the area to develop detailed findings is almost impossible,” Mr Steinberger said.

“We find this outlook quite frustrating and cannot accept this situation especially as today’s technology and expertise lends itself to a thorough and practical investigation of the cavern’s stability,” Mr Steinberger said.

“MMPAD certainly supports Council’s action to write to the Queensland Government on this issue, however we feel it is necessary to personally approach the Queensland Premier on the subject.”

“There are documented records showing the inaction and lack of results from the Premier’s Government both currently and in the past in respect to this issue.

“The solution we see is to establish the stability of both internal and external areas of the caverns clarified with detail. This has failed in the past due to restrictions, access and examinations.

“Without this there can be no way forward towards planning or any need for acquisition of title of land, development of master plans and groups and government levels working together.

Even if the Council or any other party took over ownership of the location health and safety concerns would need to be addressed in line with government requirements and approvals.

“It is MMPAD’s interpretation that any purchase of land would be premature at this point, without knowing the full detail of faults and if or what can be done for remedial actions to preserve this site for the future.

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MOUNT MORGAN ARGUS DISCLAIMER The Mount Morgan Argus is published by Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Inc, 1 Railway Parade, Mount Morgan. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publishers. MMPAD reserves the discretionary right to alter, omit, reclassify or postpone publication of articles, photographs or advertisements in the Mount Morgan Argus. MMPAD takes all possible care with the publication of news, names and other information sourced by MMPAD representatives. It does not, however, take responsibility for erroneous information or spelling supplied by external sources. Please take care and ensure that information is correct and names are spelt correctly before submitting any items to this publication. MMPAD Executive

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Fireclay Caverns...From Page 2 “This is the main reason MMPAD considers it is important not to wait until the Council is available to act sometime in the future.

Mr Steinberger said from what was understood, even if the Council or other parties took ownership of the caverns this would still require government input into the safety of the area and approval for access.

Mr Steinberger said there may be reasons why nothing has occurred in the past, but not from the lack of lobbying from MMPAD. “We certainly see this as our best opportunity to take the matter forward to at least finding out the stability of the area and if and what can be done in remedial actions. In short, make the unknowns known.”

“MMPAD has asked questions of the council relating to the recent press release. One important question asked was, “Would Council support MMPAD with our proposal to seek audience with the Queensland Premier?”

“In summary my interpretation is, the Queensland Government closed access to the caverns over a decade ago because of safety. It can be debated through an original report highlighting the possibility of collapse. The risk process failed to establish if and when the collapse would occur, but showedconsequences were extremely high.

“The lack of solutions in remedial findings is the key factor why the caverns remain closed. After a few years the government department responsible for the mine site no longer saw the caverns as an area of importance with respect to their core business practice.

“To reopen access to the caverns again will require solutions derived from stability impact studies with enough detail to appease the WH&S issues raised by the Government and Queensland Government approval process. This is the first essential step to address the caverns stability in enough detail to scope and cost remedial actions hopefully giving way to feasibility studies and business cases. I hope the costs aren’t enormous,” Mr Steinberger said.

BICYCLES, BICYCLES, BICYCLES IN 2021 “Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my “bicycle, bicycle, bicycle” was Queen’s refrain in the 1970s.

And riding bicycles was much in evidence in Mount Morgan on Sunday, 25 July. Graeme Meade, a Mount Morgan resident, keen cyclist and operator of Collectables and Memories has again organised a weekend of push bike activities.

The third annual bike show was the culmination of a weekend of activities, starting with an old school bike slow ride around Mount Morgan on the Saturday and finishing with the bike show on Sunday. The bike ride had about 20 participants, started at the Police Station, meandered around the western side of town and finished at the old railway tunnel.

John Fisher’s 1974 Road King and Graeme Meade’s Gary Fisher 1990s Joshua Mountain Bike.

Awarding the prizes for the various category winners, Graeme Meade said the quality of the bikes shown had improved over the three years of the show and some unique and rare models were exhibited this year.

John Fisher from Rockhampton lead the prize pool winning in four categories (Track, Choppers, Customised and Central Queensland made), while Ian Manskie (Road and Coaster Hubs) and Graeme Meade (Mountain

Bike and Geared Hubs) both picked up wins in two categories.

The other category winners were Alex from Mount Morgan (the youngest competitor) for BMX, Marcus Holmes for Ladies and Mark Harris for Queensland Made. The Best in Show was Ian Manskie’s Healing ladies’ bike from the Coaster Hubs category.

All prizes were courtesy of the Mount Morgan’s Wattlebee Next and Collectables and Memories.

Graeme is looking forward to next year’s show as he sees the weekend becoming a fixture on the Mount Morgan activities calendar.

On Sunday, the third annual Central Queensland Old School Bike Show and Bicycle Swap Meet was held at the Mount Morgan Leichhardt Hotel. Some 80 people attended, coming from near (Rockhampton) and far (Grafton in NSW). Over 50 bikes were exhibited, ranging from the oldest, a 1910 Fitzroy, made in Rockhampton to more modern racing bikes such as Page 4

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THE heralding of a new era estimates realised.

“The Exploration and Resources sector have allowed me to travel the world and gain many cultural and professional experiences,” Shane said.

“The process of exploration, finding and proving a resource is fascinating, seeing this work eventuate into an operating project is very satisfying.”

Shane Charlton (above) of Heritage Minerals is the latest to be appointed as Manager of the Mount Morgan Mine.

Although this title does not have the same illustrious connotations once had in the gold mine’s wealthy heyday, it is nonetheless significant in terms of the future of the mine.

An operating mine will help to solve the environmental issues that have historically plagued the site, Heritage Minerals will utilise world first technology developed and proven by its sister company Green Gold Technology this will deliver clean detoxified tailings to the tailings storage facilities.

As a mining professional Shane has travelled the world for both large and small exploration and mining companies, his last overseas position was with Green Gold Technology a company founded by Heritage Minerals Chief Executive Officer, Malcolm Paterson. Mr Paterson is also CEO and founder of Green Gold Technology. When the Mount Morgan Mine opportunity was realised, Shane was called on GGT to assist with the project using a unique drilling/ sampling method that had been used and developed by GGT in remote Central Kalimantan Indonesia whilst working on a mineral sands project.

Mackay born, Shane started on site about two years ago, drilling and sampling the historical tailings dams using the unique percussive drilling method that delivers undisturbed and representative samples to the surface these samples represent exactly how the tailings lay in the tailings dams. As a result of this the density of tailings can be measured and a possible increase in reserve Page 6

According to Shane, the Mining and Exploration industries have allowed him to develop his management skill set in what was very remote, stressful, culturally diverse, and underdeveloped parts of the world.

Working for a few different companies Shane has travelled to such locations as Laos, Thailand, Botswana, Zambia, Houston (USA), South America, Mexico and most recently Indonesia with GGT. “When you travel for work like this it gives you an opportunity to assimilate into the community – learn their customs and culture – this is something that as a tourist, you would never get to experience,” he said.

Shane started his professional journey in the engineering trades and never thought he would end up travelling to developing countries.

“Working abroad is a whole new world – I have gone from living in bamboo huts in Asia to grass huts in Africa.

“Wages are much lower in developing countries and as a result the projects tend to employ more people. In some remote places we’ve had to use a large teem of men to manhaul drill rigs piece by piece up the side of mountains because of the terrain, helicopters are usually used to transport drill rigs into these types of locations, however they are not always available this is not normal practice in countries like Australia and is only practical when costs can be kept low,” he said While the communities Shane has worked in have been culturally different, so too have the companies for which he has worked, including Oil and Gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. Shane has also served almost 15 years with the Australian Army Reserve.

“I have enjoyed and continue to enjoy lifelong mateship and relationships that were formed by being a member of the Defence Force.

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my management roles later in my professional life,” he said.

The Heritage Mineral’s work on the Mount Morgan Mine Project has been kept at a low profile, according to Shane, to avoid misleading the community’s expectations and hopes.

Heritage Minerals is the fifth company – Perilya, Moonraker, Norton Gold and Carbine Resources – to investigate the potential of reprocessing the tailings at the Mine.

“We are currently waiting for approvals, but we will start to ramp up community engagement and consultation – starting with the Mount Morgan Show and the Wattle Day Festival,” he said.

Shane has caught the “love Mount Morgan” bug.

“It’s a lovely town and it’s a shame that the mine shut when it did – but there is still a lot of potential for the mine. There are lots of tourism opportunities as well and this is one aspect that Heritage Minerals will look at when operations start with the possibility of the public having access to witness live gold pour’s at the site, Something that is usually not possible due to security restrictions, Mount Morgan would then be one of only two places in Australia that a live gold pours can be witnessed by the public the other being the Perth Mint,” he said.

Shane indicated that Heritage Minerals plans to recruit locally for approximately 120 to 150 staff that will be needed once construction of the process plant is completed in late 2022. The construction stage of the project will see the work force on site peek at over 200 people and is planned to start before the end of the year, there will be some technically specific positions that will be filled from elsewhere.

Heritage Minerals will have a stall at both the Mount Morgan Show and the Wattle Day Festival.

“I invite members of the community to take the opportunity and approach us with any questions or concerns you may have with regards to the project.

“I am excited to have been part of developing the Heritage Minerals Project to date at Mount Morgan and look forward to my new role as the project gains government approvals and moves into the construction and operation phases,” he said.

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GALLERY UPDATE Evolution Of Ideas

welcome! Coffee/Tea available, or BYO. Wattle Day - MMNo7 will have a tote bag decorating stall using Mount Morgan’s beautiful wattle as the design.

We had a wonderful night for the Exhibition Opening, showcasing a study of series and sequences. With stunning artworks on display as local Artists tackled a variety of subjects, the final result was well received.

A little quieter than previous events due to a number of simultaneous events, the 30 or so people who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves. While grazing on nibbles and refreshments, we were entertained by the clever Drew Bannah and his harmonica.

Our Artists certainly received wonderful feedback, and one particular Artist is certainly in demand! Keep your eye out for Karen Dollery, her works were flying off the wall!

Our Exhibitions are open to all Artists, aspiring, professional or first time dabblers….we encourage all levels of creativity, and the ‘Openings’ are likewise open to all. Our next exhibition is simply titled “JOY” and will be commencing late October, so you all have a little over three months to create something that fills you with delight.

Above: With another successful exhibition under way, Gallery owner, Kirra Swain has much to smile about.

Below: Nicholai Von Tonslamann’s work.

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ROAMING THE RIDGES AND VALLEYS As part of the Queensland Old School Bicycle Show and Swap Meet, we also ran a Gentlefolk Singlespeed, Fixie and Old Bike Society on Saturday afternoon. This ride is mainly for the visitors that come from far away for the bike show and this year we had 10 riders, some from Grafton and Mackay. The ride is more or less a request ride to go somewhere that some riders missed or would like to revisit.

This year folk had asked to go to the railway tunnel, so I cobbled together a few sites before we could get there. First stop was the police station, built in the 1890’s as the Court House, and is a beautiful building.

We then headed off to one of my favourite hidden places in Mount Morgan, Tickle Belly Park, on the corner of West and Crown Streets and is a very historic site. Tickle Belly Creek runs under West Street, it is mostly a dry water course, but it must have been a good source of water in the very early days of Mount Morgan. Below the Tickle Belly Park sign there are the remains of an old hand pump, and there looks like another old pump on the far side of the picnic table. I have not been able to find out much information about the park and the bore or spring, maybe I have not asked the right person?

Next stop was back down the hill and up the next hill to the Arthur Timms lookout. This is a great spot overlooking the old mine site and the town. I managed to point out a couple of the spots that we would be heading to.

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We then headed over the very dry Dee River, not a drop of water too be seen when going over the causeway. A little further on we come up to the old railway line. As most of the group were on old single speed bikes we walked, but one intrepid person on a mountain bike rode it. The walk takes us along side the mine site to the rail tunnel that is under the mine site entrance. A real surprise to most of the people that came along, the tunnel and the view at the end is well worth the walk.

So, then it was time to head back to the Leichhardt Hotel, for a cool drink and some dinner. A good time to chat about some of our cycling adventures with our guests.

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Mount Morgan in Pictures

By Catherine McIntosh, descendant of the colonial Stubbs family of Mount Morgan

Goodbye, Mr Freeman

‘At the [Mount Morgan] Boys' State School yesterday afternoon [Friday, 20 July 1906] the opportunity was taken by the whole of the scholars to say good-bye to Mr. J. B. Freeman, who today handed over charge of the school to his successor, Mr. T. Lyons. The boys had subscribed among themselves for a memento to present to Mr. Freeman, and it took the form of a pair of solid silver entree dishes.

first school, Central State School, Morgan Street, from 1887 to 1906 (also known as Boys’ State School from 1898 to 1929 when Mount Morgan Girls’ and Infants’ State School operated in Pattison Street) / Headmaster of Eagle Junction School, Brisbane, from 1906 to 1910 / Headmaster of Maryborough Boys’ State School from 1910 until his retirement in 1928.

The presentation was made in a neat speech by Master Ewing, who, on behalf of the boys, expressed the keen regret which they all felt at the departure of Mr. Freeman … in responding, [Mr Freeman] was very much affected. He thanked the boys for their very handsome present …

Photographer unknown.

At the conclusion of the little ceremony Mr. Freeman shook hands with every boy in the school [about 200] on leaving, and the scene was an affecting one …’ (‘Mount Morgan. Mr. J. B. Freeman’, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878-1954), 21 July 1906).

Pictured centre: 1947 / Brisbane / English-born Jesse Bernard Freeman (1862-1947) on his diamond (60th) wedding anniversary, married in Rockhampton in 1887 / Son of Brisbane headmaster, English-born David Freeman (1838-1908) / First assistant teacher at Allenstown State School, Rockhampton, from 1885 to 1887 / First headmaster of Mount Morgan’s Page 12

From the National Library of Australia.

Main photograph: Friday afternoon, 20 July 1906 / Morgan Street, Mount Morgan / Boys’ State School / Emotional farewell for the school’s highlyrespected and popular original headmaster, Mr J. B. Freeman (1862-1947) / Teachers are in suits and hats standing beside their respective classes on the school grounds / Teachers and pupils are looking at Mr Freeman (front, right-hand corner, wearing knickerbockers, jacket and hat, with his head tilted downwards) as he says goodbye to each pupil.

Photographer unknown.

From the Capricornia CQ Collection, CQ University Library.

This author has made best efforts to provide accurate information for this publication of ‘Mount Morgan in Pictures’.

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NATIONAL TREE DAY

Two beautiful Burdekin Plum trees are the first of many bush food plants that will grace the Mount Morgan Central State School’s Bush Food garden, which was designed by groundsperson, Kirra Swain in consultation with Donna Anderson and the school’s Parents and Citizens Association.

Mount Morgan’s branch of the Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) organised the tree planting as part of National Tree Day. National Tree Day was co-founded in 1996 by Planet Ark and Olivia Newton John. The decision to plant a tree at the Mount Morgan Central State School on National Tree Day was made at the Mount Morgan QCWA’s July meeting. The Burdekin Plum trees were donated by the Rockhampton Regional Council.

QCWA Branch President Mrs Arlene Roberts said she was unaware at the time that the school was planning to have a Bush Food Garden and the inclusion of the Burdekin Plum perfectly tied in with the concept.

Donna Anderson spoke about the importance of the Burdekin Plum tree both from a traditional and childhood perspective.

“Growing up as children we would fill our pockets with Burdekin plums and go about our day exploring around the dam. The plums were our lunch for the day,” she said.

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THE ORANGE DOT

By Larry at Fox Video

Movie Review LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS This is a first we never thought we’d see - a film from Monster Pictures distributors that has been awarded The Orange Dot. We love most Kiwi movies anyway.

They often have a quirky sense of humour, a gift for comedic action and violence, great visuals and an endearing quality of national uniqueness that I fear we Aussies are having taken from us.

“Here you ever had one of those days when everything turns to ... ?” Freddy’s dead-end work delivering pizza is over. Not only was his job never going to get him anywhere, he had regularly been abused and ripped off and now his delivery vehicle had been attacked and destroyed. No wonder the boss wasn’t happy.

Freddy (James Rolleston remember the movie “BOY”?

He’s all grown up.) consults with his best friend Marvin (Samuel Austin). Marvin’s not the brightest light in the tree but he is always

there for Freddy, watching his back, standing beside him, loyal and true. Naively, they decide that a life of crime will provide the great leap forward they can get no other way, and as well as that, it will be glamorous, prestigious and rewarding - you know, girls, a sense of importance, other stuff...

Freddy and Marvin are taken on as interns for a trial period by small-time crime boss Spiggs (Scott Wills). First up they’re going to have to prove their worth. However, when they mess up a simple job for their new boss, the hilarious and furious consequences rapidly spiral out of control. To make up for their failure Spiggs sends Freddy and Marvin on a fool’s errand.

They must eliminate, liquidate, terminate gangster Donny Kong who’s been having an affair with Spiggs’ wife. Somehow the wrong guy ends up taking the big sleep and Freddy and Marvin, in too

DEE RIVER OLDIES Our July monthly meeting had a good roll up of members. The input from members in organising the Bus Trip and Damper Day all helps to make a difference. Members offering to make the dampers and cooking the mince and rice make the group what it is. The donations we receive for raffles and lucky door prizes are always appreciated.

We had a good bus trip to Ferns Hideaway, Byfield for our ‘Christmas in July’ lunch. It is always an enjoyable day, with plenty to see along the way. It has been two years since we were last there, but we were welcomed back as if it was only yesterday. A very big thank you to all at Ferns and the bus driver for a good day out.

Tuesday, 17 August is our next monthly meeting held at Saint Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan starting at 2 pm. New and existing members are welcome.

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deep now to touch the bottom or to reach the surface, find themselves crossing paths and locking horns with someone even scarier and more dangerous than their boss, the icy-cool-but-deadly uber-gangster, The Upholsterer (Rebecca Gibney is terrific in this), as well as her hapless henchmen Samo and Ray. The ensuing rapid-fire chaos escalates into a world of hilarity and violence that will threaten their lives and force a rethink maybe this life of crime wasn’t the smartest idea...

“An endearing scrappy kiwi crime comedy.”, The Guardian.

“This kooky little crime caper is filled with memorable moments and terrific one-liners.”, Stuff.

LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS, directed by Paul Murphy, runs for eighty-six fun-filled minutes and is rated MA15+ for “strong, crude sexual humour, violence and coarse language”.

LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS...

Loved it!

Wednesday, 25 August is our Damper Day at the Hall. This year it will be held at Saint Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan (Behind the Anglican Church). It starts at 11 am, so come along and enjoy the morning catching up and enjoy some damper followed with mince and rice. The cost is $5 and there will be a raffle and lucky door.

Stay warm, happy, and healthy.

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“Heritage Minerals Mount Morgan Gold Copper Project proudly sponsoring the 2021 Mount Morgan Show. Come and find our booth inside the show pavilion to hear about the planned Mine development.”

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14 AUGUST 2021 THE MOUNT MORGAN SHOW IS A COVID SAFE EVENT ALL PATRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO RECORD THEIR ATTENDENCE ON THE DAY VIA THE CHECK IN QLD AP CHECK IN QLD IS EASY TO USE. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS: • VISIT WWW.COVID19.QLD.GOV.AU/CHECK-IN-QLD FOR LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE APP FROM GOOGLE PLAY OR APPLE APP STORES • FILL IN YOUR DETAILS ONCE WHEN YOU FIRST OPEN THE APP • OPEN THE APP WHEN YOU ATTEND THE SHOW • SCAN OUR QR CODE OR ENTER THE UNIQUE PIN FOR OUR EVENT Your security is our priority The Check in Qld app is safe, secure and private. Your details will be stored securely by the Queensland Government for 56 days to assist with contact tracing (if required).

If you do not have a smartphone or in the event of technology or internet outages, there are other ways we will record your information.

Thank you for supporting the Mount Morgan Show and doing your bit to keep Queenslanders safe.

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SAVE THE DATE!

AUG 14: Mount Morgan Show, Mount Morgan Showgrounds.

AUG 17: Dee River Oldies Group - Monthly Meeting starting at 2 pm to be held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. (Behind the Anglican Church).

New and existing members welcome.

AUG 22: Live Country Music. 12-4 pm. Entry $8 Adults, $2 Children. Light supper, raffles and lucky Door. Soldiers’ Rooms.

AUG 24: Well Women’s Clinc. Phone: 4912 5100.

AUG 25: Dee River Oldies Group - Damper Day at the Hall. This year Damper Day will be held at St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan starting at 11 am. Cost is $5. Raffle and lucky door prizes.

SEPT 7: Well Women’s Clinic. Phone: 4912 5100.

SEPT 11: Baree Markets. 8 am to 12 noon. Baree School of Arts.

SEPT 12: Mount Morgan Wattle Day Festival.

Historic Rail Complex. 9 am to 2 pm.

SEPT 18: Mount Morgan Junior Rodeo. Mount Morgan Showgrounds.

OCT 19: Well Women’s Clinic. Phone: 4912 5100.

NOV 16: Well Women’s Clinic. Phone: 4912 5100.

DEC 2: Well Women’s Clinic. Phone: 4912 5100.

CLASSIFIEDS PAINTER: Semi retired. W. Cruickshank Phone 0488 104 774 or 0488 105 257.

STEVE’S TOYS AND GAMES. Open Thursday to Sunday - 0498 705 600

Have something you need printed? or laminated?

Come down and see the friendly people at MMPAD. Contact us on 4938 2312 for prices or for further information visit us at the Railway Museum.

LIGHT ON THE HILL CHURCH EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT Green Shed from 7 pm. Phone 0412 502 937 WANTED: Purebred or Cross-bred Rag Doll Kitten, femaile. Phone 0439 039 351.

MOUNT MORGAN MEN’S SHED INC. Meet 9 am - 12 noon Wednesdays Phone John on 0429 055 165

Blue Care Trash & Treasure, 21 Gordon Street.

Every Friday from 8.30 am to 12 noon.

Every first Saturday of the month from 8 am to 12 noon Bags of clothing $5. Marion’s plants for sale.

ROTARY CLUB OF MOUNT MORGAN

DINNER MEETING - THURSDAY - GRAND HOTEL 6.00 for 6.30. Interested people are encouraged to attend or send an Expression of Interest to PO Box 2, Mount Morgan

QCWA - MOUNT MORGAN BRANCH

Meet at the Hub in Morgan Street, every third Monday. 9.30 for 10 am start. Phone 0428 457 461 for more information.

LOCAL BUSINESS - USE IT OR LOSE IT KEEP YOUR LOCAL VIDEO STORE! UNLIMITED MOVIES

Ask us How

Open 10:00am - 8:00pm Tuesday - Sunday

LATEST RELEASES

$5* 3 or More WANT TO ADD AN EVENT TO “SAVE THE DATE”?

EMAIL: mmpad@bigpond.com or phone 4938 2312

NEXT EDITION: WEDNESDAY, 18 AUGUST 2021 All inclusions required by: Tuesday, 10 August, 2021 by 4 p.m.

Ph: 4938 2312 OR MOB: 0492 885 350 Email: mmpad@bigpond.com

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