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Pictured: Dee River Oldies enjoying their lunch at Moura.
On Saturday, 20 March our Moura bus trip was a very enjoyable day. The Moura Historical Group looked after us with a beautiful morning tea at the picnic grounds on the bank of the Dawson River. Seeing the ski boat on the river and the people on their canoes enjoying their time there was special. We even got to see a crop duster plane working on the other side of the river. With our tour guides for the day, we went on to see the Moura Mine Memorial. Knowing the hard times that the town has had over the years, their resilience today just shone through. Walking through the display, you could see how much work has gone into making this memorial everlasting. Then it was time for lunch. We were welcomed at the Moura Bowls Club and served with a roast meal which was enjoyed by all. Before we left Moura we went to the lookout, where members were able to view the massive hole, where they dig out the coal. We would like to thank everyone in Moura and the bus driver for making our day so memorable. At our April morning tea, the guest speaker will be Kelly ‘The Gadget Lady’ from AFS, who will display gadgets that can make a difference to your day to day living. Items will be on sale on the day. Check out the ‘Save the Date’ on the back page of the Argus for the dates for our next meeting and morning tea. Stay happy and healthy. Submitted by the Steering Committee: Carol Glover 4938 1995, Colleen Constable 0427 161 131 PHONE LIZZY ON: 0408 262 505 ACCOMMODATION FOR 10 PEOPLE!
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Mount Morgan in Pictures
By Catherine McIntosh, descendant of the colonial Stubbs family of Mount Morgan
Miss Elsie’s dressmaking class
‘On Friday afternoon [1 December 1905] a pleasing ceremony took place at the [Mount Morgan] Technical College. Miss E[lsie] Lundager, on behalf of the students, presented Madame Halkier, instructress of the dressmaking class, with a silver-mounted purse, fancy leather handkerchief case, and fancy leather glovebox, with initial handkerchiefs and gloves as a token of the esteem in which she was held by them’ (‘A presentation’, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878-1954), 5 December 1905). Elsie Lundager (1883-1953) was the eldest of four daughters of local photographer and businessman, Jens Hansen Lundager (1853-1930). She was a dressmaking student at the Mount Morgan Technical College in 1905, one of twenty students in her class. She was a college student before the college building was erected in 1908 on the corner of Central and Dee Streets, Mount Morgan. She attended classes at various venues around Mount Morgan, including the School of Arts, the Masonic Hall, the Court House and the Council Chambers. The Technical College paid rent for the use of these buildings, except for the Council Chambers. Her teacher, Madame Annie Halkier, was a progressive dressmaker from Sydney. She was renowned for inventing and patenting new techniques in dressmaking and garment cutting, and later, established her own dressmaking school in Sydney. It would have been an interesting time in history for Elsie to be a dressmaking student. The traditional full-length, black Victorian dress was (thankfully) going out of style around the turn of the twentieth century. More practical women’s clothes in lighter fabrics and colours, coupled with new dressmaking techniques, were gaining popularity. Elsie went on to work in retail, probably at the drapery and clothing store, James Stewart & Co. Ltd, in Mount Morgan, where her dressmaking skills would have come in handy. She never married. Above left: c. 1899 / Rockhampton / Rockhamptonborn Else (‘Elsie’) Johanna Lundager (1883-1953) / Eldest daughter of renowned local photographer and businessman, Danish-born Jens Hansen Lundager (1853-1930), and Mathilde Helene Lundager (née Biltoft) (1860-1934) / Dressmaking student at the Mount Morgan Technical College at the beginning of the 1900s, and later, a retail employee. Photograph by Henry Goode, East Street, Rockhampton.* From the State Library of Queensland. * Henry Goode operated his East Street photography studio from 1889 to 1900: Alan Davies & Peter Stanbury, The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900 (1985), 170. Next issue: Elsie’s sister, Mary.
This author has made best efforts to provide accurate information for this publication of ‘Mount Morgan in Pictures’.
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By Larry at Fox Video Movie Review
FATMAN
Be aware that despite the subject matter, this is definitely not a movie for the kiddies. This film is hugely funny, enlightening and emotionally fulfilling, but it is also mean, nasty, action-packed and ultimately surprising. FATMAN is a wonderfully new breath of fresh air with a perspective on Santa we've never considered before. Billy Wenan is a spoiled, arrogant, spiteful and hurtful brat of a rich kid who pines for the attention of his absentee father. This neglect goes a long way towards explaining Billy's deplorable behaviour, but beyond that this kid has a mean streak a mile wide. He even has a personal, longstanding business relationship with a professional hitman. He lives with his ailing grandmother, pilfering from her accounts to pay for his extracurricular activities. He rules the house with an iron fist, showing no remorse at all when treating the hired help cruelly and harshly. So really it should not have been a surprise to Billy Wenan when on Christmas morning he awoke to find that Santa had left him a lump of coal as a gift in his stocking. Now there's nothing that Billy hates more than losing, and this was a huge loss. The boy was apoplectic - furious - seething with rage... He might even explode with the indignity of it all. "Santa can't do this to me!?" Billy Wenan reached for his phone. The number of his own personal hitman, Skinny man (the fabulous Walton Goggins), was on speed dial. Meanwhile in North Peak, Alaska, Santa (A.K.A. Chris Cringle) (the ever crazy-brilliant Mel Gibson) is in financial trouble. With so many children becoming selfish and naughty his government subsidies are being cut. The money stream is drying up. Along with Ruth, his loving, faithful, but most importantly, pragmatic wife, they are fighting to keep the lights
MMSHS SPORTS WRAP
Mount Morgan State High School students are competing in the interschool Futsal and Girls Rugby Union competition for the first time this year. Game 1 - Mount Morgan Senior Boys played St Brendan’s in Futsal on 10 February 2021. The score was three-all and the Most Valuable Players for futsal game 1 were Josh Hoffman and Cameron Long. Game 2 - Mount Morgan Senior Boys played North Rockhampton High. The score was Mount Morgan (3) and North Rockhampton (10) and the Most Valuable Player for the game was Zephyr Jacobson and the Sportsmanship award was awarded to Joshua Hoffman for stepping up to goalie.
Girls Rugby Union Results:
The girls from multiple year levels are playing in the Open competition and have been training hard and refining their skills every week. Game 1 & 2. Mount Morgan Girls Rugby Union played Emmaus College and The Cathedral College. As it was the first time playing as a team together, the girls did incredibly well and put in 100% effort. The girls showed great improvement after the initial nerves wore off - MVP - Scarlett Tull and Sportsmanship - Nikita Roberts Games 3 & 4 – Showed incredible improvement from the Girls Rugby Union team when they played both the Rockhampton Grammar School and North Rockhampton State High School. The confidence is making a team built up of multiple year levels playing in the open competition a formidable force and with further training and refinement of skills on in the workshop and the elves employed. Hell, Santa is even finding himself having to consider a military contract just to make ends meet.
As Skinny Man relentlessly makes his way toward Santa we realize that he harbours a twisted and deeply personal vendetta of his own against the FATMAN... Written and directed by brothers Ian and Eshom Nelms, FATMAN was largely filmed in temperatures of 36C below zero. Well worth the MA15+ rating for "strong violence", FATMAN delights, shocks and surprises for one hour and forty minutes. FATMAN... Loved it!
the girls will continue to grow and improve. MVP: Lara Martin and Sportsmanship: Phoebe Barkwill Games 5 & 6 – From the kick off in the first game playing against St Ursulas College you could see a determination in the girls fuelling a fire that led them to a decisive victory over the Yeppoon school. Every single player out there worked harder than they had before and pushed themselves to their limit. We could not fault their effort and grit as the put on a stellar performance. Mount Morgan played a scratch match against TCC where the girls held their own and showed how much they had improved over the last few weeks of playing. MVP: Sharaya Roberts and Sportsmanship: Summer McArdle.
APR 2: Good Friday - Mount Morgan Visitor Information Centre and Railway Museum CLOSED. APR 3: Easter Eggstravaganza - Free Easter Egg Hunt and activities for children aged between 2 - 12 years. Mount Morgan Railway Station between 9.30 -11.30 am. Phone: 4938 2312 for bookings. APR 5: Easter Monday - Mount Morgan Visitor Information Centre and Railway Museum CLOSED. APR 5: Qing Ming (Grave Sweeping Day) 11 am Mount Morgan Cemetery. APR 10: Baree Markets 8 am to 12 noon. Baree School of Arts. APR 11: CQ Men’s & Ladies Sand Green Championships - Mount Morgan Golf Club. APR 15: Mount Morgan Pensioners League meeting at 12.30 pm. New members are welcome. APR 20: 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) APR 23: True Clinic. MMMPHS Ph: 4912 5100 for appointments. APR 25:ANZAC Day Commemorations. APR 28: Dee River Oldies Group - Morning tea with guest speaker to be held in St Mary’s Hall starting at 10 am. The cost is $5. There will be a raffle and a lucky door. MAY 1: Wally Hall Memorial 3 Person Ambrose, Mount Morgan Golf Club. MAY 1: FREE Topology Boot Camp. Mount Morgan School of Arts 8.30 to 4 pm. Ph: 0497 815 425. MAY 2: Mount Morgan Rodeo held by Mount Morgan Rodeo Association Inc. Mount Morgan Showgrounds. MAY 8: Baree Markets. 8 am to 12 noon. Baree School of Arts. MAY 18: Well Women’s Clinic - MMMPHS for Appointments - 4912 5100.. JULY 25: Central Queensland Old School Bicycle Show and Swap Meet. 10 am to 2 pm. Leichhardt Hotel. LOCAL BUSINESS - USE IT OR LOSE IT
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