Volume 10, issue 19, 22 Oct - 5 Nov 2015

Volume 10 Issue 19

Pampered Pets Page 4

www.mountmorgan.org.au

Lorikeets Page 14

22 October - 5 November 2015

Welfare Bowls Page 15

New Life in East Street

Story Page 10

Pride in Your Town

National Garage Sale Trail - on next Saturday

We located an extract from “The Morning Bulletin” dated 14th August 1929 and thought you may like to read it also, read and enjoy.

“Some of the old landmarks on the leases of the old Morgan Gold Mining Company are shortly to disappear and operations have been commenced to materially alter the landscape. Perhaps one of the best known sights to the thousands who have gone over the leases is the huge chimney stack which for years has given the impression of being about to collapse. It is Mount Morgan’s Leaning Tower of Pisa. The stack which is one of three similar structures has been out of use for some time even before the close down of the mine. Owing to its decided lean the Inspector of Mines deemed it unsafe and recommended its demolition and work was commenced yesterday to blow it up. Although this looked a comparatively easy job the old stack proved a much tougher proposition than was anticipated. A large quantity of fracture was placed in position at the base, but when it was set off the explosions no more than shook the old warrior. Quite a number of people who had heard of the intended demolition and were gathered in various vantage points to witness its crash had to leave for home disappointed. Another attempt will be made to-morrow, and those in charge said they will make no mistake this time.

Mr. Crawford, one of the Directors of the new Mount Morgan Limited, has been in town for a few days connected with business of the company.

Of late the townspeople have been looking on matters in a much more optimist manner then previously. Several shops that have been untenanted for some time in various parts of the town, have been let, whilst one in Morgan Street is at present being renovated and altered pending the occupancy of an Italian, a stranger to the town, who intends opening an up to date fruit and café business.

The Council employees are at present engaged on the work of asphalting the footpath in Morgan Street, and altogether the town presents a much more cheerful aspect than it did a few weeks ago. Mount Morgan, 13th August 1929.”

With a recent report in the Argus about the activities of “Carbine” which may restart some working operations in the mine perhaps history will repeat itself with some of our businesses in Morgan Street reopening and in doing so create employment for some. We must remain optimistic.

Just for a smile some truths you learn in life…

Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.

Wrinkles do not hurt.

Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.

Think Clean – Be Tidy.

The Mount Morgan Men’s Shed have signed up for this initiative, and included are quotes from Peter Edman.

National Garage Sale includes Mount Morgan in its trail.

If you gather your preloved items and place them in the front yard of your home to be sold, you have yourself a garage sale. Plan to do this on October 24 however and you become part of the largest combined garage sale in the country.

This week, hundreds of thousands of people across Australia will take part in the fifth annual Garage Sale Trail - an award winning community event backed by over 150 Councils.

For the first time, the trail this year is extending to the Rockhampton Region, with Rockhampton Regional Council recently signing up with the national initiative.

Chair of Council’s Business Enterprise Committee, Cr Neil Fisher is inviting all to get involved.

“The Garage Sale Trail is one very big day of garage sales held around the country,” Cr Fisher said.

“It’s a fantastic initiative that encourages the reuse of items and the benefits of reducing the amount of waste to landfill.”

The annual event encourages residents Australia wide to hold their own garage sale and become involved in the nationwide movement.

Sellers who are hosting garage sales can put their ‘sale on the trail’ and list key items up for grabs, while shoppers can plan their day by searching what sales are in their area and create a personalised ‘treasure trail’.

Involvement from councils enables residents to become involved free of charge, with registrations open to households, community groups, schools, businesses, makers and creators and anyone who is up for a day of fun.

Among those to join in on the fun are members of the Mount Morgan Men’s Shed.

Mount Morgan Men’s Shed Secretary, Peter Edman is welcoming all to the group’s event - held at the Men’s Shed (located at the Mount Morgan Hospital grounds) this Saturday morning.

“We’ve been quietly going about our thing for a couple of years now and this is a great opportunity for us to let people see what we do at the shed and the items that we produce.

“We’ll have antique tools, locally made wooden items, as well as a few surprises.

“Come along and have a chat and see what our local men’s shed is all about.

Tea and biscuits available and all proceeds go the Shed.”

For further details on the Garage Sale Trail, including how to register your own garage sale and details on Rockhampton Region’s Treasure Tail, head to <http://garagesaletrail.com.au/> garagesaletrail.com.au For further details on the event hosted by the Mount Morgan Men’s Shed, phone 0487828444.

ABOUT GARAGE SALE TRAIL Garage Sale Trail is a not-for-profit community enterprise founded by Andrew Valder and Darryl Nichols. Garage Sale Trail aims to promote reuse, reduce waste to landfill, create awareness about illegal dumping, unite communities, and stimulate local economies. Now in its fifth year nationally, the program has grown from Bondi Beach where it started in 2010 to be happening in partnership with over 150 councils nationally.

In 2014 there was 2.9 million pre-loved items from over 8,000 garage sales. The average seller made over $300 and made 13 new community connections on the day.

DETAILS Garage Sale Trail Saturday October 24 2015 Happening in Rockhampton and across Australia Register now at <http://garagesaletrail.com.au/> garagesaletrail.com.au

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Operation: Buzz Gone

Recent U3A tour

To all the lovely people of our town, a timely reminder, to inspect their premises for any locations that may facilitate the breeding of mosquitos.

With the promise of rain, also comes the memory of the annoying buzzing of hungry, relentless mozzies! Eradicating all sources of “open water” holds for us the promise to get rid of most of those pesky fellows.

Believe it or not, some countries even have laws regarding this subject, which are enforced by the ‘mozzie police’! The real threat of mosquitoes is of course not the itchy bites, but the possibility of transmitting blood born diseases.

Checking your garden for improperly stored vessels, flower pots, car tyres, water tanks (without screens), faulty gutters, etc that may harbour mosquito larvae is simple and rewarding. It may be easy to blame the Dee River and other waterways as sources for this pest, but the truth is mosquitoes prefer small pools of still water to breed in, where there are no predators to eat their larvae.

So next time you are lighting up a coil, or slapping on the repellent, be aware it may take you less time to just empty out that forgotten dog bath. We can all do our bit to curb the prosperity of mozzies in our urban landscape.

Recently, 48 members of the Rockhampton University of the Third Age (U3A) journeyed to Mount Morgan. The purpose was to not only enjoy the day’s outing, but to learn a little of the history of the Gold Mine, and to see many of the buildings that hold interesting stories of yesteryear.

Bette Broom, an ex U3A member was invited to be their tour guide for the day. After a 2 hour informative tour, they journeyed to Big Dam and enjoyed a cuppa and a local hot pie for their lunch. On departure each member was presented with a “Kindness bottle of water” donated by Bette and her friends and the explanation of the scheme that operates in our town were explained. On the 13th November is World Kindness Day and no doubt Mount Morgan will honour that day with many random acts of Kindness.

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children. He is very particular who he trusts where adult humans are concerned. Les was going to call him Ozzy 2 after his beloved Ozzy, but when he was working at Life Line one of the supervisors suggested he looked more like a Mutley, spoilt and looking for mischief. From that day forward this bundle of white fur became known to everyone as Mutley.

Mutley .. By Heather Quarry.

Mutley, a Bull Terrior x Mastiff, was born in Mount Morgan and at approximately four months of age, found himself being picked up and placed in the Mount Morgan Pound kennels. Les Allen changed that after losing his faithful fur companion Ozzy, (also a pound puppy) to a paralysis tic. After two months he decided life wasn’t the same without the company of a loyal dog, so went to the pound with a friend to see if there were any that needed saving.

Mutley was not on his own in the kennels, but he won Les’s heart. He had been in the kennels for a week when Les spotted him and decided to give him a forever home. Because Les couldn’t take him home straight away, he visited the kennels daily with meaty treats of T Bone steak and Pork Loin Chops purchased from Foodworks, not just for Mutley, but for the other dogs there as well. Mutley loves all types of food but his preference is definitely meat.

Now six years later, Mutley is a healthy vaccinated, de-sexed spoilt member of Les’s family and enjoys being a dog on the move. He loves the car, especially when he can put his head out the window and bark in the breeze. He is well known in the business community and often visits businesses to get his pats and extra treats.

At home Mutley thinks the lounge and the bed are his but Les is allowed to share them with him. He doesn’t like the cold so crawls under the blankets of a night and sleeps at the foot of the bed under covers. Going out in the rain is one of his biggest dislikes. His favourite toy is a big squeaky bone called Jump. He loves teddy bears but prefers them after he has pulled the stuffing out. He just likes to keep the teddy bear’s fabric.

Cats are not Mutley’s favourite creatures, but he loves other dogs and

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Animals that live in trees are called Arboreal. Arboreal marsupials are most abundant in the fertile areas. Some of our native arboreal animals include the Greater glider, Yellow-bellied glider, common Brushtail possum, Bobuck (or mountain possum), Sugar glider, Squirrel glider, Feathertail glider and the Ringtail possum.

Unfortunately fertile river and creek flats are the most cleared areas, which is a real problem for our beautiful wildlife. Ridges and hillsides tend to be less cleared because of lower soil fertility.

This is one reason why we have such an amazing abundance of native animals in this area. Wildife corridors are of great benefit to our native animals, and usually only need to be 10-20 metres wide. Wildlife can use these corridors to move between areas to gain access to more food, and also to prevent inbreeding, which is very important. When landclearing is done, it is really vital to our wildlife to retain corridors of vegetation, especially to important areas such as rivers and streams. It is also very important to retain some vegetation.

Benefits of retained vegetation include less erosion problems, less salinity problems, shade for livestock and native animals, reduced scorching of grass in summer and less frost impact in winter- a win-win situation all round. Arboreal marsupials can also inhabit areas where trees are 20-30 metres apart. They cannot exist in totally cleared areas.

It is very, very important to retain hollow-bearing trees. Australia wide 42% of mammals, around 20% of birds, and 28% of reptiles and amphibians are dependent on or use tree hollows. In S.E. Qld alone there are 13 species of non-flying mammals, 63 species of birds, 23 micro-bats and 35 amphibians and reptiles that are dependant on tree hollows. There are 137 species of birds, animals and insects that rely on each and every tree, whether it has a hollow or not. Land clearing and tree felling really has a massive impact on our wildlife., as does fire.

Tree hollows take and incredibly long time to form. In fast growing trees it takes 150 – 200 years for a tree hollow to form. In slower growing trees (such as the lemon-scented gum), it takes 220 years for a small hollow and 270 years for a large hollow. It is very hard to justify cutting down such trees when it takes many lifetimes to replace them. Many people think that old dead trees with hollows are dangerous. As a general rule it is just the opposite. If they have hollows then they have been there for hundreds of years and are unlikely to fall down in the very near future.

The photo is of a sugar glider who was rescued from a tree hollow that was on fire. We don’t know what happened to the rest of his family.

Mount Morgan Multi Purpose Health Service BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER The MMMPHS is holding a fundraiser for Breast Cancer on Wednesday 28th October. Breast Screen will be visiting from 9:30am – 12:30pm and will have a display at our main entrance area.

Please wear PINK and come along to support fundraising for Breast Cancer. There will be a donation tin available for those wishing to contribute to this worthy cause.

BreastScreen Queensland, Rockhampton Service last visited Mount Morgan in 2014. 168 ladies from the local area were screened during this visit. BreastScreen Queensland, Rockhampton Service is due to visit Mount Morgan again in May/June 2016.

The following information is from the BreastScreen Queensland website.

General Information:• No referral is necessary, • BreastScreen is free, • Your appointment is with a female health professional, • Appointments take up to 30 minutes, • Bookings can be made by phoning 13 20 50.

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Mental illness myths debunked One of the biggest challenges for people recovering from mental illness is the confronting and negative attitudes of other people.

One in five Queenslanders will experience a mental illness each year and it’s time to tackle the myths about mental illness, Mental Health Commissioner Dr Lesley van Schoubroeck said today.

When you look over a lifetime, half the population will have experienced a mental health issue. For some this will be a single occurrence with no major lasting effects. For others, even where the illness recurs, the majority of people continue to hold jobs, study, sustain relationships with family and friends, and lead healthy, productive and satisfying lives.

Speaking at the start of Mental Health Week, Dr van Schoubroeck said: “The myth is that all mental illness is acute, incurable or due to a genetic lottery or personality flaw that affects only a small number of people.

“Many people have the misconception that mental health issues don’t or won’t affect them.

“In fact, around 900,000 Queenslanders live with mental illness, most often related to depression and anxiety, and precipitated by the normal stresses of life getting the better of us.

“Mental illness is not caused by any single thing. A range of factors contribute. This might include stress, bereavement, relationship breakdown, unemployment or major physical illness.

“Being excluded from family, work and the community, and not having access to what we all need in our daily lives play a role in affecting a person’s mental health,” Dr van Schoubroeck said.

“When people seek help and get the right support early on, most recover with no episodes of illness.

“Mental illness affects people of all ages, social and cultural backgrounds, income and educational levels. It can affect your neighbour, your work or team mate, or maybe even you.”

Dr van Schoubroeck said another myth was that people with mental illness are dangerous or violent and should be kept in hospital.

“People with a mental illness are no more likely to hurt someone than any other member of the community, and in fact are more likely to be victims of violence or self-harm, than hurt others.

“Most people do not need hospital care, and being at home, continuing to participate in the community with support networks and communitybased clinical care is important to recovery.”

Dr van Schoubroeck said: “Some mental illnesses are preventable and their impact can be reduced, particularly if people are tuned-in to the signs of mental illness, and get help early.

“Negative stereotypes, and fear of stigma or discrimination only stop people from seeking help.

“I challenge all Queenslanders to think about how well they are looking after their own mental health and wellbeing, debunk the negative stereotypes and adopt a more positive attitude to people with mental illness.”

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Mount Morgan Library welcomes new display of local colonial family

The Stubbs family lived in Mount Morgan, and later, in Moonmera, for one hundred years from the late 1880s.

Catherine has donated digitally-restored framed prints of the Stubbs family to the Central Queensland Collection of the Rockhampton Regional Council. The collection is on display at the Mount Morgan Library for the next month. After that, the portraits will be at the Rockhampton Regional Library (Southside).

The display tells the Stubbs family story from 1892 to 1915 in Mount Morgan. Catherine chose this timeframe because it marks significant events in the Stubbs family and highlights an important historical period in the region.

On 27 June 1892, Catherine’s English-born maternal great-grandparents married in Mount Morgan during the gold rush. Thomas Upsell Stubbs (1868-1954) and Lillian Elizabeth Ryder (1869-1915) married in the former Wesleyan Methodist Church in Central Street.

At that time, Thomas Upsell Stubbs worked as a gardener at the former Carlton House, general office of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company. He was also a local musician.

The Sydney resident is happy to share her 1892 wedding portrait with the region, taken in the studio of Henry Goode, East Street, Rockhampton.

‘I did not know that the wedding portrait existed until this year, a century after the passing of my great-grandmother. It was given to me by a descendant of one of my great-grandmother’s sisters, who was present at the wedding. My great-grandmother looks beautiful in her long white wedding dress and large fancy hat’, Catherine said.

The couple had five children born in Mount Morgan from 1893 to 1906.

The three eldest children were born in D’Arcy Street in the 1890s. The two youngest children were born in Rockhampton Road (now James Street) in the early 1900s. The delightful portraits of the children are included in the display.

‘The 1912 family portrait is particularly special to me because it is the only portrait of the entire family together. The youngest daughter is six years old, holding her doll. My great-grandmother sadly succumbed to pneumonia on 25 June 1915, three years after this portrait was taken’, Catherine said.

On 13 September 1915, the second-eldest son, Allan Foster Stubbs (1897-1985), enlisted in the Army (aged 18), with the permission of his father. Private Stubbs was a soldier in the 1st AIF 42nd Infantry Battalion in France. One of his official Army portraits is included in the exhibit.

As part of the display, Catherine has also donated her book, ‘The Stubbs Family in Colonial Mount Morgan & Beyond. Their Life in Pictures’.

The book comprises over one hundred pages of restored family images dating back to the 1880s, including images of the family’s First World War portraits and postcards.

The cover of the book shows images of Catherine’s great-grandparents from the 1892 wedding portrait. In the background is an early 20th century Stubbs photograph of the Mount Morgan mine. There is also an image of the 1900 French horn of Thomas Upsell Stubbs, which he played in the Mount Morgan Brass Band.

‘Music played an important role in the Stubbs family for three generations. I have therefore included my great-grandfather’s 1912 bandmaster portrait in the display,’ Catherine said.

‘The Stubbs and Ryder family names have not been carried on into my generation of the family. I hope that my donations to the Central Queensland Collection will keep their memory alive and provide future generations with a historical record of local society’.

Catherine McIntosh, descendant of the colonial Stubbs family.

Mount Morgan State High School

Drama Group 2015 proudly presents...

When:

Miss Dale and the Mount Morgan Drama Group have been working tirelessly throughout this year to put together an entertaining play for

6th & 7th November 6:30pm

the whole family.

doors & snack bar open 6pm

The Drama Group have been rehearsing since Term One on most Wednesday afternoons. There are students from every grade helping out in the production - backstage, with sound and of course on stage.

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Mount Morgan School of Arts

Holka Polka by D. M. Larson

is a play for kids of all ages. Join a good little witch named Brenda who sets out to save Fairy Tale Land with the help of the Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella. This is a Fairy Tale Mystery that puts a new twist on some such as Humpty Dumpty, Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wizard of Oz and Hansel and Gretel.

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New Life in East Street You may have noticed that there have been things happening to some of the shops in East Street lately, with builders and painters doing their thing. This has been started by new resident and business owner Graeme Meade. Graeme moved from Brisbane to Mt Morgan in April this year. He said, “I have always been interested in old things - buildings, machinery and so forth”, he said. Graeme owns “Collectable & Memories” the second hand shop in East Street, along with a couple of old Jeeps and an extensive collection of old bicycles.

Owning a 120 year old building has proven to be a challenge for Graeme who said, “There always seems to be something that needs attention”.

The first thing Graeme wanted to do was to improve the street appeal.

This involved jacking the awning up to make it level. The front was

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done first, one end was raised by about 30 cm, but the posts came out of the ground! They had rotted away, so that they were just swinging in the breeze. As these were the original posts, they were repaired and cemented back in.

Where possible, Graeme is trying to keeping the original building intact, even though it is not heritage listed. Most of the awning was very badly attached to the building, so about half of the back plates were replaced and properly secured to the wall studs. The painting is ongoing. Graeme researched painting trends and styles from the 1900s and is trying to emulate that style, though perhaps with a modern twist. So be careful driving past the “Collectable & Memories” shop in East Street, you may have to put your sun glasses on!

New paper is call to action on youth suicide Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australian children and young people. BoysTown will release research to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October) to spearhead discussion on preventing child and youth suicide.

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According to BoysTown CEO Tracy Adams, despite suicide accounting for 19.3% of all deaths of Australian children aged 5-17, current discourse around suicide often fails to recognise the unique experiences of young people.

“Assumptions are often made about the pathways to suicide for young people, including the belief that associated risk factors are similar to adults. This inhibits the development of effective responses to young people,” Ms Adams said.

“BoysTown’s ‘Preventing Suicide by Young People Discussion Paper’ aims to focus a spotlight on the unique experience of young people and promote conversation with policy makers, practitioners, researchers and those who have lived experience of suicide to better understand young people’s perspectives.

“It does this by providing a critical analysis of existing policy and evidence based responses to youth suicidality, identifying gaps in knowledge and looking at emerging intervention strategies that could improve the support young people receive.

“What we learn from our conversations will contribute to the development of a priority list of strategies to reduce suicide by young people.”

Last year, Kids Helpline, Australia’s only 24/7 counselling service specifically for young people aged 5-25, received 8,931 contacts from young people with suicidal thoughts. The service initiated 1,640 emergency care actions to protect young people from immediate harm with 36% related to a suicide attempt.

“Suicide has immense effects on the families and communities of people who die from suicide, causing long lasting grief and guilt which is often greater when the person who died is young,” Ms Adams said.

“Researchers and policy makers recognise that suicide is preventable, yet suicide rates have changed little in the past 10 years.

“People need to think differently for children and young people if we are to reverse this alarming trend.”

To find out more about young people’s experiences of suicide, BoysTown is inviting children and young people to share what they found helped them get through their experience. They can do this anonymously by completing a short survey at www.kidshelp.com.au To access and comment on the Discussion Paper go to www.kidshelp.com.au/discussion About BoysTown: More than 260,000 children, young people and families made contact with BoysTown last year. We offer counselling, including Kids Helpline, employment services, training, education, family refuges and help with parenting.

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Mount Morgan Lorikeets 2015 Awards The Mount Morgan Rugby Union Club held their Presentation/Awards Night on the 3rd October. The Railway Hotel was transformed into a beautiful setting for the 57 players, wives, partners and others who attended the night. A wonderful 3 coarse meal was provided by Hugh and Catherine Warrick the club’s sponsors.

The Mount Morgan Rugby Union Club’s President - John Steinberger, Coach - Clinton Connelly and Team Manager - Wayne Alden presented

the awards. There were also 3 Service Awards presented: 10 Years’ Service for Scott Toby and John Gray; and a large milestone for the club was the 30 Years’ Service Award going to Duncan Scott. Other Awards on the night included Most Improved Back (Robbie Spence), Most Improved Forward (Curtly Toby), Best Back (Kyle Dodd and Nathan O’Brien), Best Forward (Adam McDermott), Highest Point Scorer (Todd Toby), Best Club Person (Melissa West) and the Players Player Award going to Nathan O’Brien.

Above: Mount Morgan Rugby Union team Left: Billy-Jo Howie, Melissa West, Donna Toby, Jamie Toby, Past Best Club Person and Melissa 2015 Club Person

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Welfare Bowls Club News

by Heather Quarry.

The Welfare Bowls club was a hive of activity on Monday the 5th of October. It was a day to remember at the bowls club for ladies visiting from many surrounding areas.

“We had invited ladies from all over the district to join us in our Friendship Day and it was great to see so many turn up”, said Joan Wilson, who explained the events of the day.

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At least seven teams from surrounding areas visited the Welfare Bowls Club with members from Emu Park, Yeppoon, Diggers, North Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Gracemere, Victoria Park, Baralaba, CQ, Wowan and Mount Morgan in attendance. The invitation was extended to all districts.

Because the club is a joint club, it was decided the men would participate in the events by doing all the work on the day. It was a day where all members were treated as Ordinary Members (Presidents were welcome, but there was no main top table. The tables were set up for everyone to be equal). “All ladies present were treated equally to a relaxing day of Bowls and fun. No office bearer titles at all on the day”.

There were Spiders around the Green. (Spiders are small presents.

Whoever bowls closest to the kitty gets the prize. It is a similar process to a Spot Dance in a hall). There was also a small gift for each lady in attendance. Everybody went home with something to remember their day by.

“A table was set up for ladies to get themselves a cuppa when they walked in. After that, the men took care of them”.

George Friesacher, Davey Thornton, Andy Johnson, Wayne Wilson, Brian Glover, Chris Izzard, and Henry Gent made sure salads and other foods were prepared and set out nicely. “Presentation is so important”. All the setting up of tables and chairs, barbecue duty, making sure everything was cooked to perfection, the bar, quenching everybody’s thirst, in the kitchen serving meals, cleaning up, and all the other ‘womanly duties’ were carried out smoothly on the day by the hardworking crew of men.

Col Turner sold raffle and Multi-draw tickets. Joan Wilson and Carol Glover were the MCs for the day.

The huge Multi-draw proved very popular with a vast assortment of great prizes. Teddy Bear’s made by Joan, were a huge hit with many ladies hoping to win one of them to take home. A Fruit Tray, plus two other prizes to Raffle on the day ensured something for everyone. Joan extended her thanks to all concerned and hopes there will be more days like this in the future. “We’d like to thank everyone that has helped to make this Friendship Day possible. It was wonderful to see so many happy people in one place”.

Photographed are some of the hard working men on the day, and Rhonda Watts from the Yeppoon Bowls Club who lived in Mount Morgan for many years and was present on the day. Her parents were from Mount Morgan, and it would have been her dad’s birthday on Friendship Day, so she decided to give up a competition day and attend the Friendship Day because it was in Mount Morgan. She wore her dad’s hat and used his bowls in honour of him and his love of bowling.

Wayne Wilson, Dave Thornton, Chris Izzard, Andy Johnson, George Friesacher, Henry Gent.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Next Argus: Out Thursday, 5th November 2015.

If you have something you’d like included in this issue, please note that inclusions are required by 2pm Friday, 30th October. For details: mmpad@bigpond.com / 4938 2312.

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The notice board at the Post Office will be used as the community notice board until the one in Morgan St is available again.

CLASSIFIEDS NEED AN ELECTRICIAN?: RJ Electrician Pty Ltd. Licence no. 72288. Phone: 0431 576 101.

FOR SALE: Westinghouse Freestyle 2 door fridge $200 ono. Phone 4938 2546.

CAN’T get to your ironing, call me, I can help. Phone 4938 2546.

SECOND HAND BOOKS for sale at Collectables and Memories 113 East Street, Mt. Morgan.

FICTION BOOKS are selling for $3 each; there are lots of popular authors, in hard cover and soft, in non fiction there are military books, some gardening and cook books.

COMBINED GARAGE SALE at 19 James Street on 31st October, Saturday. All must go.

HOUSE FOR RENT. 56 Pattison Street Mount Morgan. Phone 0417 073 285.

DATE CLAIMERS 24 October: CWA Grocery Cent Sale 2pm. QCWA Hall East St. 29th Oct School Rodeo Logo competion collected from schools and winners drawn Sat 31st.

7th November Dee Bowls Club Barefoot Bowls. Starts 2pm. MMRA 7th November School Logo Comp Drawn.

MMRA Sat 7th November Mt Morgan Arts and Crafts cent sale and multi draw at the CWA hall. Commencing at 2pm doors open 1 pm.

14 November Golf Day. MMRA. Sat 21st November Cent Sale, Free Mason’s Hall, Gordon St, Doors open 12pm for a 2pm start.

21 November: Market & Car Boot Sale. School of Arts Hall 8a.m. to noon.

28 November: Christmas Cent Sale, 2pm, School of Arts, proceeds to support Christmas Tree Festival 4 & 5 December: Christmas Tree Festival, School of Arts.

5th Dec Barefoot Bowls at Welfare Bowls Club. Starts 2pm MMRA. 12 December: CWA Giant Xmas Cent Sale 2pm Sat. normal prizes, multi-draw, special draw & raffle. QCWA Hall East St. CWA HOY: Wed - Fri 10am QCWA Hall, free morning tea, $1 per hand.

Event submissions may be emailed to mmpad@bigpond.com or via the wesite contact form at http://www.mountmorgan.org.au/contact; submitted in person at the Mount Morgan Railway Museum and Tourist Information Centre or by phoning Angie on 4938 2312 (Project Officer, Tues Fri)

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