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Rockwheelers
Rockwheelers and Pirates keep on rollin’
It’s not everyday that father and son can compete in the same sport, but Wheel Chair Basketball, has made it possible for Ben and Matthew Lodewikus. Ben has been playing wheelchair basketball for the better part of 18 years, starting not long after friend, Jason Holohan. Matthew started playing about 10 years later. When Ben and Jason started playing the team was called the Capricorn Sporting Wheelies... now there are two Rockwheeler teams and the Capricorn Coast Pirates (a new team in the sport). Recently, the three team featuring Ben, Matthew and Jason and wife, Ciele played in a nine team competition - the first and the last for the year, thanks to Covid-19. As well as the three Central Queensland teams, there were also teams from Cairns, Mackay and Gold Coast. Ben’s team of Rockwheelers missed out by one point on winning the Grand Final of the games. “This is not bad when you consider the Rockwheelers’ team was split in two for the competition,” he said. Ben loves the idea of being able to compete in a sport where he can still be very competitive. At my age, I am still competitive and can still give 100 percent during games. I love that I can play with and against my son. We are a little competitive as a general rule, but it is so much fun.” Competition starts again in January 2021.
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Teri (Registered Nurse), with assistance from other staff members, prepared this wonderful display in our Hospital Foyer for NAIDOC Week 2020. A photo of each Indigenous staff member and a short paragraph about each one, is also on display on the noticeboard in our Foyer. Many of our clients have admired the display and stories and very positive feedback has been received. Congratulations to all involved.
Our Indigenous Staff members, visitors from Rockhampton, Mount Morgan Elders and various community members came together to celebrate NAIDOC Week and enjoyed a fabulous morning tea.
GOLFING NEWS
Mount Morgan Men’s and Ladies CQ Sand Greens Open Championships Results. Yeppoon’s Sarah Antcliff returned the best gross score of the competition, when she went out on the front nine with a three under par 32 and came home with a one under par 34 to win the Central Queensland sand green open championships, with a 18 hole total of four under par 66 to win the event by four shots from Wowan’s Shai Pearce finishing with a 70 gross score. Mount Morgan member Lance Antcliff had to survive a sudden death play off to win the men’s event after he tied with Rockhampton’s Damien Ling when both players returned a one under par 70. Lance with a one under par 34 on the front nine and with only four holes to play on the back nine was not looking in contention but then strung together three birdies in a row to give him a par round, the play off finished on the first hole, with Lance scoring a birdie to take out the championships. In the B grade Biloela’s Brian Green 72, won from Mount Morgan’s Dan McLeod 75. Rockhampton’s Nola Taylor 82 won the ladies B grade from Yeppoon’s Keri Wilson 84. Rockhampton’s Gavin Cawthray 81 won the men’s C grade from Wowan’s Daley Mallett 82, with Gladstone’s Cat Heslin 105, won the ladies C grade. Mount Morgan’s Josh Antcliff 70 won the men’s A grade Nett from Dan Evans 75. Yeppoon’s Bernie Antcliff 74 won the ladies A Nett from Yeppoon’s Nadine Battilana 78. Continued on Page 13
Invitation – information sessions
Australian-owned renewable energy developer Epuron is preparing a development application for a wind farm to be located between Westwood and Mount Morgan (proposed location at right). Information sessions for this project, called Boulder Creek Wind Farm, will be held in Westwood and Mount Morgan. These sessions will provide the opportunity to learn more about the project, discuss any concerns and ask questions.
Day and evening sessions
Information sessions will be held during the day, and after business hours for those who work out of area. Interested members of the local community are invited to attend one of the four scheduled information sessions below:
Mount Morgan
10am-12noon or 5-7pm Wednesday 9 December Mount Morgan Soldiers Room 18 Morgan Street
Westwood
10am-12noon or 5-7pm Thursday 10 December Westwood Hall 4544 Capricorn Highway All are welcome. To attend please RSVP by 8 December 2020 to Renee or Monica at Wall Planning & Environmental Consulting: (07) 4445 5051 or mail@wallplanning.com.au For more information please visit
bouldercreekwindfarm.com.au
To receive updates via email register your details at epuron.com.au/mailing-list-details
We respect your privacy and your personal details will only be used for this purpose.
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Phone: 4938 1887 ~ Mobile 0419 741 611 Building locally for over 20 years ~ Quality Workmanship Guaranteed
Clinic 1st Tuesday of the Month
Tony Harney Plumbing
Available for all domestic and commercial work. Blocked drains, leaking taps or any other maintenance issues Phone Tony 0429 669 499 Servicing Mount Morgan
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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: 0418 886 997 QBSA 735099
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 www.discoverrealesate.com.au
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Eric J Stevenson. DNRME License to Sell Explosives 1300622
Shop 2/83 Morgan Street, Mount Morgan (next to the Museum)
Firearm Sales / PTA’s still from 11 Glen Gordon Street by appointment
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Finlayson & McKenzie Funerals
Bob Wheeler 0419 663 277 Po Box 91 Mt Morgan
Tilt Truck Service, Excavator Slashing, Mowing, Tractor and Poison Spraying Licenced Poisons Contractor
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
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Mount Morgan in Pictures
By Catherine McIntosh, descendant of the colonial Stubbs family of Mount Morgan Bumper dividends for lucky shareholders in 1889
‘… Mount Morgan is the wonder mine, not only of Queensland, but of the world and attracts universal attention …
The bumper year was 1889, when the stupendous sum of £1,100,000 was returned to the lucky shareholders [of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Old Company’)] in the shape of dividends*. What wonder that men were carried off their feet by such amazing prosperity, and that they rushed the prices of the shares to extravagant heights! Looking back upon the history of the mine, one can only predict that should a similar phenomenon ever again appear on the horizon, a similar excitement and momentary loss of balance would mark the course of those interested in its existence …’ (‘”The Times” on the Mount’, The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875-1929), 9 July 1910).
* The Reserve Bank of Australia provides a guide as to today’s value of the Old Company’s 1889 dividends: ‘a basket of goods and services’ valued at £1,100,000 in 1901 (the earliest calendar year in its pre-decimal inflation calculator) would cost about $171,000,000 in the 2019 calendar year. About seventy shareholders were present at the Old Company’s third annual general meeting in Rockhampton on 17 December 1889, which may or may not be indicative of the total number of shareholders. The Old Company was incorporated on 1 October 1886 with eight shareholders: William Knox D’Arcy, William Pattison, Thomas Skarratt Hall, Walter Russell Hall, John Wagner, Alexander William Robertson, Charles Carleton Skarratt (a Hall relative) and John Ferguson, by his attorney, Rees R. Jones.
1889 / Mount Morgan / A rare view of the original works of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Old Company’) under the general management of Wesley Hall (1839-1901), younger brother of original owners of the Old Company, Walter Russell Hall (1831-1911) and Thomas Skarratt Hall (1836-1903), in the historic year when £1,100,000 was paid in dividends to the Old Company’s shareholders / Original buildings on the works were designed by Thomas Glen Cornes (1842-1903), superintendent of sawmills and carpenters of the Old Company.
Creator unknown. From: Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW: 1871-1912), 5 October 1889.
FEELING HOT! HOT! HOT!
It’s almost summer and it’s already heating up. Our Queensland weather is always pretty warm and that means our pets are feeling the rising temperature too.
Just like us, they need ways to keep cool as they can overheat and develop heat stroke. Since pets don’t perspire, they pant to try and cool themselves down. Unfortunately, that sometimes isn’t enough and they start to overheat. It is important to be able to recognise the signs and provide your pet with help as soon as possible. If your pet is panting excessively or noisily, drooling or has collapsed they may have heatstroke and you need to get them to a vet as soon as possible. There are plenty of ways to help you pet stay cool this summer though. Make sure they have plenty of shade, access to multiple water dishes is great, don’t exercise in the middle of the day and even consider sharing your air-conditioning if you have it. You can also make keeping cool fun with a few of these ideas: •
If you are watering the garden, let your dog play in the spray or pop the sprinkler on for them.
If they are a fan of swimming some water in a kiddie paddling pool is always great.
Freeze their favourite treats and let them have their own icy pole or put them in their favourite toy.
Pop some ice in their water bucket so they can have cold water like us.
Cooling mats are great for indoors and outdoors. Here at Alma Street Vet we have toys, treats and cooling mats available if you would like something new to keep your pet chilled out this summer. If you are worried about your pet staying cool, would like more information about ways to help them through summer or would just like them to have a check-up, give our lovely receptionists at call on 4922 8138 and they will help you find the best solution for your furry friend.
Golfing News...From Page 9 In the C grade Mount Morgan’s Doug Wooffindin 69 won from Rockhampton’s John Gunzler 72, and Gracemere’s Geraldine 74 the ladies from Rockhampton’s Shelly Cawthray 75. Brian Moretti 69 won the men’s C grade net from Wowan’s John Weber 71. The popular Ampol Shield teams’ event was won by Wowan with the three best net scores to count, Shai Pearce 67, Lance Antcliff 69, John Weber 71 and Geraldine Brewster74. Pin shots: Lance Antcliff, Scotty Elliot, Daley Mallett, Shai Pearce, Nola Taylor and Cat Heslin. Long Drives: Daryl Myles, John Gunzler, Daley Mallet, Sarah Antcliff, Geraldine Brewster, and Cat Heslin.
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By Larry at Fox Video Movie Review
OPERATION BUFFALO
How often have we heard these phrases - “The science is in, we must trust the scientists.” Such were the statements in the mid 1950’s in Australia when the British were conducting tests of atmospheric (open air) detonations and explosions of atomic bombs at Maralinga and Emu Fields in South Australia, as well as the Monte Bello Islands off the coast of Western Australia. There is no way those radiation clouds could travel, insisted the scientists, they are too heavy and they’ll fall where the mushroom grew. Of course, we now know that those radiation clouds were blown as far north as Townsville, Hughenden, Winton... On the other side of the coin, there’s no telling how many lives were saved simply by our coldwar enemies knowing that the Commonwealth was now armed with nuclear weapons.
Of the twelve tests conducted in Oz, a cluster of four were performed at Maralinga in outback South Australia and were codenamed OPERATION BUFFALO. These very real events at a very real place in our history are the inspiration for our story.
Major Leo Carmichael (Ewen Leslie) is a bona-fide, genuine highly decorated and well-known World War Two hero. As an Australian Army Engineer he has been given the somewhat daunting task of overseeing the entire project, including the construction of the detonation towers as well as the smooth running of the whole of the secret military base which includes two thousand men, transport depots, mess halls, hospital, aerodrome and so on - “and it’s never easy”. His job of testing the most dangerous weapon in the world is made even more difficult when his absent-minded General, “Cranky” Crankford (James “That’ll do Pig” Cromwell) starts asking awkward questions about people who don’t officially exist. There are civilian girls on the base who most certainly should not be there, entertainment or not. National secrets and all that... Could the new meteorologist Dr Eva LloydGeorge be a Russian spy? (The girl speaks Russian in her sleep!) The Federal Government and all the news outlets are watching his every move and pressing for publishable results. Someone on the base may be leaking secrets. His wife’s not happy with him. He rarely sees his kids... And now, as if there wasn’t enough on his plate, Major Leo must deal with the possibility that one of their number on the base may be a dangerous criminal. A girl has gone missing and if she’s not found ASIO could become involved... “Why is it never easy?”
Set aside the fact that there is a little propaganda for at least three contemporary causes and you’ll find that OPERATION BUFFALO is just brilliant. Peppered throughout with huge laughs often driven by sly, dry satirical humour, this show has everything - thrills, action, drama, history -all within the beautiful vistas of our magnificent country under amazing and unmatched brilliant blue skies.
Written by Peter Duncan, OPERATION BUFFALO is rated MA15+ for “strong violence” and runs for six riveting fifty-minute episodes.
OPERATION BUFFALO...Loved it!
DEE RIVER OLDIES
Last Friday, members enjoyed Christmas lunch at the Grand Hotel, Mount Morgan. With Christmas just around the corner, it was good to meet up with members and enjoy the start of the festive season. Thank you to all that help to make the day a success. It has been a rugged year, but the Mount Morgan spirit is alive and well. Making a difference to someone’s day no matter how big or small is important. We have our December monthly meeting on the 8 December 2020 starting at 2 pm. It is held in St Mary’s Hall, Gordon Street, Mount Morgan. This meeting is being held a week earlier than originally planned. Here’s hoping for a better year in 2021, where we can have our morning teas and bus trips again. We are looking forward to restrictions being reduced. Keep a watch on ‘Save the Date’ on the back page of the Argus for updates in the new year. Stay happy and healthy. Submitted by the Steering Committee Carol Glover 49381995, Melray McNamara 0411 144 316, Colleen Constable 0427 161 131.
Pride in Your Town
Going back in our history again we tell of a very special building that sadly is now in a very poor state and needing repairs. The building is the old house situated in Boyd Park opposite the swimming pool. This building was the first Assay Office for the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company. It was made entirely of bricks and built some distance from the workings so as to avoid the presence of dust and fumes. The building contained three rooms; one the Laboratory, second one was the Balance Room and the third contained a fusion furnace and copper still for the supply of pure water. The distilled water then passed through a pipe into the condenser in the Laboratory. When major development commenced about 1913 it became a Staff residence and the Assay office was re-located onto the works area. In 1927, when everything went up for sale the building was placed on the market but remained with the company. In 1934 when the Welfare scheme was formed the building became the residence of the caretaker of the pool and bowling green. The first caretaker was Mr. David Millers Snr followed by Mr. Sid Henkel. The ownership changed in 1983 when the Boyd Park area was transferred to the Mount Morgan Shire Council, which now comes under the Rockhampton Regional Council. It is very sad that this building so rich in our history is still in a state of half pulled down and left in such a state. ooOOoo
Did you ever read these headlines back in 1945? CRASH OF A MOSQUITO OVER SUBURBS OF SYDNEY, NSW ON 2NDMay 1945. Mosquito PR.XV1 HR576 of 618 Squadron RAF (Uk) disintegrated over the inner western Sydney suburbs of Leichhardt and Petersham on 2 May 1945 during an air test flight. The crew of two were killed but fortunately no one on the ground was seriously injured by the falling debris of the mosquito. The Daily Telegraph of 3 May 1945 stated that two civilians were injured and a total of eighteen properties were damaged. Five houses were set on fire by the falling debris. It was suspected that a violent pull out from a power dive, with its associated high ‘g’ forces may have led to the structural failure of the aircraft. The two crew members tried to eject from the aircraft but they were not high enough for their parachutes to open. Wendy Harvey was only six weeks old when her father Flight Lieutenant David Rochford (RAF 1060025) of Oxford, England was killed in this tragic incident. LAC Charles Boydell (RAAF44485) from Mosman was the other crew member killed in this crash. F/Lt Rochford’s body was found in the playground of Petersham Public School while LAC Boydell’s body was found on the roof of a railway building about 100 metres away. Shortly after the crash, Miss Knight, the headmistress and some of the students planted some silky oak trees in their memory. Unfortunately the trees have since perished. ooOOoo
Locally one of our tourist attractions needs some attention. The inscription on our Town Clock is unreadable so perhaps one volunteer may care to do a polish job. Think clean be tidy and start preparation for a happy Christmas.
THE PROPOSED MOUNT MORGAN RSL SUB BRANCH THE NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD AT 3.00 PM ON THE 6TH OF DECEMBER 2020 AT THE OLD SOLDIER’S ROOMS. ALL EX-SERVICE MEMBERS AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING.IF MEMBERS CAN NOT ATTEND PLEASE LET THE SECRETARY KNOW. FOR FURTHER INFO PLEASE
CONTACT BARRY LOLLBACK ON 4938 2755. PHONE LIZZY ON: 0408 262 505 ACCOMMODATION FOR 10 PEOPLE!
MOUNT MORGAN PLUMBING
42 James St, Mount Morgan 4714 ABN: 61 123 978 240
Plumbing, Gas Fitting. No Job too small GAS LIC: L30621 PLUMBING LIC: 1160885 Call: Leigh Yarnall Mob: 0447 760 799
DEC 2: Golden Mount Festival Assoc Inc – AGM 6.00 pm at Mount Morgan Soldiers Rooms, Morgan Street, Mount Morgan. DEC 5: Mount Morgan Rodeo Association Inc Christmas Cent Sale, Grand Hotel. Tickets on sale from 12. First number called at 1 pm. DEC 8: Dee River Oldies Group - Monthly Meeting starts at 2 pm at St Mary’s Hall. (Behind the Anglican Church). DEC 12: Baree Markets. 8 am to 12 noon. Baree Hall. DEC 15: Dee River Oldies Group - Monthly Meeting starts at 2 pm at St Mary’s Hall. (Behind the Anglican Church). DEC 16: Buy Local Promotion finishes. DEC 17: Christmas Lights Competition closes 3 pm. Judging from 7 pm. DEC 18: Buy Local Winners drawn, and Christmas Lights Winners announced Morgan Street, 10 am. DEC 25: Christmas Day. Mount Morgan Visitor Information Centre and Railway Museum Closed. DEC 28: Boxing Day Public Holiday. Mount Morgan Visitor information Centre and Railway Museum Closed. JAN 1: New Year’s Day Public Holiday. Mount Morgan Visitor Information Centre and Railway Museum Closed.
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.
MOUNT MORGAN MEN’S SHED INC.
Meet 9 am - 12 noon Wednesdays Phone John on 0429 055 165 PAINTER: Semi retired. W. Cruickshank Phone 0488 104 774 or 0488 105 257. QBCC No-75608.
ALL COMPUTERS & REPAIRS: Your local computer specialist Nathan. Phone between 10 am to 8 pm. PHONE: 4938 2451 Monday to Friday
Wanted Known: Leather work stubbie holders, belts, wallets - made to order. Key tags, dog collars, saddlery repairs. Ph: Peter 0411 893 778 For Sale: Car Fridge 240/12 volt. Waeco Cool Pro. $120.00. Phone 4938 1804. For Sale: Fish Tank Aqua One. W - 500mm, H - 450 mm, D = 320mm. Phone 4938 1804. For sale: 3-Wheeled Push bike. 7 speed. Near new. New value in Rockhampton is $1200. Wanted $550 ono. 0477 628 521
Wanted: Female Housemate. Must be clean and tidy. Needed to keep house clean inside. No rent or electricity. Share in groceries. Suit pensioner or retiree. Mervyn Sternbeck - 5 Joyce Street. 0411 236 100.
IN MEMORIAM Sealy, Hilda May. Passed away 27 October 1954.
Aged 36. Remembered by loving daughter, Margaret.
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