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Celebrating NAIDOC Over a thousand people gathered in Blacktown for the NAIDOC Family Day which saw leaders within the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander community acknowledged for their work in the community.

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Lyn and Carolyn’s Guide to Retirement Living in Western Sydney Meet Lyn and Carolyn, experts with years of experience in the retirement living sector. Here they continue their column sharing their insights and answers to the frequently asked questions people have about living in a retirement village.

What are the costs? And what is an ingoing contribution? All villages have a variety of costs, aside from the cost of buying your home. The value is found in living in a safe and convenient community with like-minded neighbours. Homes are purchased and sold with the help a sales team, however outgoing residents are free to choose any real estate agent they like to sell their home. In cases where demand is high for a resale, an Expression of Interest process can be undertaken to gain the very best sales price. An additional notable difference in buying into a village is that you don’t have to pay stamp duty or transfer fees. In summary, the costs involved are the purchase price of your new home, a monthly service fee, a contract fee, and depending on the contract (a reselling fee).

Why not get a real taste for village living? Residents and our village friendly teams are our greatest advocates for gaining real insight into a retirement community so we welcome you to drop in and meet the team.

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Residents also need to battle a set of stairs to reach the platform.

lacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali MP says the NSW State government’s “failure to recognise the desperate need” for a lift at Doonside railway station is cruel.

“Cries for a lift at Doonside railway station have been heard for more than two decades and every year the government has failed to bring this vital piece of infrastructure to the community,” Mayor Bali said.

“We have heard some very sad stories of people using the out-dated ramp and falling off wheel chairs

coming down the ramp and, in one case, having a heart-attack while trying to walk up the ramp.”

Last week Mayor Bali sent official invites to NSW Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance to a community forum on Monday, 30 July.

Council has not received confirmation that the ministers will face the Doonside community at the forum.

“We are giving them the opportunity to meet with this community, the

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The lack of a lift means that Jackie Roach is no longer able to access Doonside station.

same people who are screaming for a lift.”

“The Government has already omitted this lift in the 2018 Budget, they have ignored the community’s desperate cries for over twenty years, now let’s see if they will give us the cold shoulder again by not facing this community face-to-face,” Mayor Bali said.

A Blacktown City Council spokesperson said the Council has been in touch with the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance, on numerous occasions,

including in 2015, when an official response from Minister Constance indicated Doonside station would be considered for funding.

Reports on the NSW Government’s 2018 Budget revealed 11 more stations will receive upgrades, and there were further progression of four stations.

Again Doonside was not on the Government’s list.

Forum details: Doonside Community Forum starts at 7pm on Monday, 30 July 7pm, The Doonside Community Centre, 31 Graham Street, Doonside.

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lacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali MP is calling on residents to roll up their sleeves and donate blood as part of the annual Red Cross Red25 Council Blood Challenge.

The Councils Blood Challenge is run by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service and encourages staff and residents from local council areas to donate blood between July and September each year.

Blood donations from NSW councils throughout this period are tallied against each other and the council with the most blood donations wins the challenge.

“Last year Blacktown City Council was acknowledged for gaining the most new blood donors amongst all councils, with 87 people donating.

This year our goal is to aim for 100 donors,” Mayor Bali said.

“This is the third year Blacktown Council has participated in the challenge to help secure 25 per cent of Australia’s blood supply needs.”

“I encourage and challenge everyone who is able to do their bit.

“Donating blood doesn’t take long and you could save three lives in the process.

“Our Council has won numerous awards for our parks, facilities, environment and arts programs, just

Billy the Blood Drop visits staff members at Blacktown City Council to encourage blood donations.

to name a few.

“Taking out the Red Cross Council Blood Challenge with a life-saving cause at its heart would arguably be our proudest achievement yet.

“So come on everybody: roll up your sleeves, help us win this worthy challenge, and help save lives.”

The challenge is open to anyone who lives or works in Blacktown City, they simply need to ask for their donation to go towards Blacktown City Council’s tally when they arrive for their appointment.

The mobile blood donor van will be a regular visitor at Blacktown, Rouse Hill, Minchinbury, Plumpton and Marsden Park from now through to September.

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he next generation of NSW firefighters will be trained in new state-of-the-art facilities in Sydney’s west with purposebuilt props to simulate fire, rescue, hazardous material handling and other emergency situations.

The official opening of the new Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Emergency Services Academy by Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant, Member for Mulgoa Tanya Davies, and FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter marked a new chapter for the agency that has trained recruits at Alexandria since 1974.

Mr Grant said the academy is set to be a world-class training facility, ensuring the best possible preparation for our firefighters in their vital work protecting lives and property.

“The men and women of FRNSW invest a great amount of time in intensive training and the NSW Government is investing in them with the facilities they need to ensure they can undertake their important work,” Mr Grant said.

“Our firefighters operate in an increasingly complex and ever changing environment and this training academy has the ability to adapt to these changes now and into the future.

“This new FRNSW Emergency

Services Academy will be the home of where great firefighting careers start and continual professional development is undertaken with the very best in new technology and equipment.”

The six-hectare site at Mamre Road at Erskine Park includes six lecture rooms, offices, a large gymnasium and outdoor exercise area, a virtual reality training room and a fire station simulation area, complete with a watch room and pole.

The recruits will also have access to a new five-storey fire tower to learn

how to deal with fires in high-rise complexes and a simulated collapsed building for Urban Search and Rescue training to ensure they’re prepared to respond in times of natural disaster.

Member for Mulgoa Tanya Davies said the official opening was not just a celebration for the emergency service but also a great win for the Western Sydney community.

“The academy is another example of our Government’s commitment to relocating public-service jobs and boosting the economy of Sydney’s western region,” Mrs Davies said.

“We want to see our community continue to be a place where people feel confident to live, work and invest, now and in the future.”

Commissioner Baxter said the academy will replace the existing FRNSW training college at Alexandria, which is more than 40 years old and about one-third the size of the new site.

“The college has served our organisation since 1974, but 40 years is a long time in firefighting and our training needs have evolved,” said Commissioner Baxter.

“Firefighting and rescue methods have changed dramatically, particularly as the emergencies we tackle become more complex, more diverse and, potentially, more dangerous.

“This new academy will ensure our firefighters are prepared for anything – and ready to help anyone, anytime, anywhere.”

The fire tower development is expected to be completed in early 2019, while the simulated Urban Search and Rescue collapsed building will be relocated from Ingleburn.

About 150 permanent staff, both uniformed and civilian will relocate to the academy, which will welcome its first class of recruit firefighters next year. On any given day, there will be up to 350 people at the academy campus.

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onstruction of a new 500-bed facility at Parklea Correctional Centre is now at the halfway point, and is on track for completion in late 2019.

Minister for Corrections David Elliott inspected progress at the site, where two of the four accommodation blocks are now finished.

“The new facility is creating hundreds of jobs during construction, and is in addition to the 150 minimumsecurity bed facility recently opened on this site,” Mr Elliott said.

“In the interim, three companies are shortlisted to compete for the right to run Parklea Correctional Centre under a strengthened contract from 1 April, 2019.

“Security and inmate rehabilitation will be the continued focus for the centre’s operations and Corrective Services NSW will work closely with the new operator to ensure this is a priority.”

Features of the expansion include: • 500 maximum-security beds for males;

• 16 audio-visual suites to allow remote court appearances by inmates; • A new visits building, health clinic, Corrective Services Industries building and kitchen; and • An upgrade of the existing gatehouse.

Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Peter Severin said adding 500 maximum-security beds to the system will allow for more remand inmates to be held close to metropolitan courts.

“This project is part of reforms that

are helping to deliver a prison system that accommodates more inmates, operates more efficiently, and has a greater focus on rehabilitation, without compromising safety and security,” Commissioner Severin said.

The NSW Government is also building a new 1700-bed facility in Grafton and investing $3.8 billion in additional beds across the correctional system, providing considerable numbers of new jobs and opportunities for local businesses.

› Family suffer smoke inhalation during house fire - Doonside A family was taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in their Doonside home recently.

Emergency services were called to the home on Doonside Road just

before 3am on Monday 16 July after the alarm was raised when smoke and fire could be seen at rear of the house.

Officers from Blacktown Police Area Command responded and found the family of four already outside.

A man, woman and two children were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for smoke inhalation and were taken to Mount Druitt Hospital for further observation.

Fire & Rescue NSW extinguished the fire and a crime scene has been established while further investigations take place.

At this stage there are no suspicious circumstances.

Council staff commended for response rescue Blacktown City Council has praised the heroic efforts of two staff who tried to save a disabled man trapped in a house fire.

A 41-year-old man in a wheel chair was rescued from a house fire on Blacktown Road, Seven Hills by emergency workers and taken to Concord Hospital in a serious condition.

The officers were driving in the Seven Hills area at about 6.30am when they noticed smoke coming from the house, they stopped and tried to gain access to the property.

With the gates locked, the pair used

their truck to knock down the gate and desperately tried to enter the house.

Emergency services officers arrived soon after and removed the man from the house.

The men do not want to be fully identified and are only prepared to share their first names as Shane and Dennis.

Blacktown City Mayor, Stephen Bali MP praised the men for their quick response.

“I applaud these two men for their quick action this morning.

“I am extremely proud to have

people like Shane and Dennis as part of the Blacktown City Council team and I’m sure the community appreciates their selfless act.”

Shane said: “We came in today to do our normal work, everything happened very quickly. We just did what we had to.”

“Right now it’s a bit of a shock. We did what we would do for anybody.

“Blacktown is our backyard and helping people is just part of what we do.”

Mayor Bali said the Council workers will be offered support as they come to terms with the incident.

“They went above and beyond their roles at Council, and performed a heroic act for their community,” he said.

“Council recognises these efforts.

I look forward to meeting them and ensuring their heroic efforts are properly recognised,” Mayor Bali said.

On the day the incident occurred Shane said while the interest in their role in the rescue has attracted attention from the media and local community, the pair is looking forward to having a rest today and returning to their normal roles tomorrow.

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ocal families with new family additions are invited to attend the annual Greenway ‘Welcoming the Babies’ ceremony, hosted by Michelle Rowland MP, Federal Member for Greenway.

‘Welcoming the Babies’ is a ceremony to welcome new babies into our community.

The event will be held from 10am-11am on Friday, 10 August 2018 at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope.

Families with children aged from newborn up to two years old are welcome to register for the fun family event.

There will be free face painting, activities and information stalls on the day.

Families will also receive a ‘Welcoming the Babies’ certificate and a shrub to plant in their home gardens to celebrate. “‘Welcoming the Babies’ brings together our area’s young families to celebrate the joy new family members bring,” Michelle Rowland MP said.

“We have a young electorate in Greenway and it’s wonderful to have young mothers and fathers, siblings and grandparents all coming together

to welcome the babies.

“I warmly invite local families with children under the age of two years to register and come along to celebrate a wonderful ceremony,” Ms Rowland said.

Bookings for this event are essential.

Families in Greenway can register by calling Michelle Rowland’s office on 9671 4780 or emailing Michelle.

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he popular My Kids Market NSW where families can buy, sell and recycle baby and kids goods is on the move to Castle Hill for a one off event on Sunday 12 August.

“The event has been attracting families from all over the Hills for over seven years and we are looking forward to bringing the Market to this newly renovated location for an exciting one off event and meeting lots of new families.” said Jennifer Harrison, Market Organiser, My Kids Market NSW. The Market was originally planned to take place on Sunday 29 July at the Bernie Mullane Sports Complex in Kellyville, however, due to the current works taking place at the venue the event has been temporarily relocated with a change of date and will now be held on Sunday 12 August at the Hills Basketball Stadium, Fred Caterson Reserve, Castle Hill.

My Kids Market NSW is run by mums for mums and caters to all baby and kids needs from pregnancy and newborns to approximately 7 years of age. Everything for boys and girls can be bought and sold at My Kids Market NSW including baby and kids clothing, shoes, toys, books, prams, bikes, cots, highchairs, rockers and other nursery items.

The markets are filled with local stallholders selling their family’s gently used baby and kids goods that they no longer need. Families make some

extra cash by selling quality used items their kids no longer need instead of adding them to landfill.

Hosting a stall is a fun way to reduce, reuse and recycle and there’s no listing of items or waiting for pickups you sell all on one day under one roof!

Shoppers will enjoy huge savings on all the popular brands when buying quality pre loved items at the Market. Why pay retail prices on items your kids need when you can spend a fraction of the cost by shopping smart and help to reduce waste at the same time!

In addition to stalls, there’s always fun activities for the kids making it a fun morning out for the whole family! The Markets are held indoors from

9am – 12noon. Cash only, no ATM on site so come prepared with lots of cash.

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Recycle your kid’s quality preloved toys, clothing and nursery items and make some quick cash by hosting a Pre Loved stall at My Kids Market NSW Castle Hill, stall cost is just $60 including a trestle table.

Business Stalls are available too for those who have a unique brand of new or handmade goods or a service that you would like to showcase to your local target market. Stalls cost $120.

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Councillor Bunting and Prue Car MP, alongside Council staff members and long-time users of the centre.

he Emerton Youth Recreation Centre in Mount Druitt has captured the smiles of young residents after receiving a $160,000 upgrade.

Blacktown City Council Mayor Stephen Bali MP said the improvements to the youth drop-in facility will ensure the centre continues to be a haven for the young people in Emerton and Mount Druitt.

“The Centre now has new flooring for the indoor basketball court and line marking as well as new basketball hoops, an electronic score board and updated safety features,” Mayor Bali said.

“The Emerton Youth Recreation Centre is an important sport facility for our young people.

“These upgrades will increase the participation of young people in the centre, whether they enjoy basketball,

badminton, volleyball, netball or futsal.”

Member for Londonderry, Prue Car MP, provided $21,000 to assist with the replacement of the flooring.

“I am very pleased to have supported this project through the Londonderry Community Building Partnership Program.

“Well done to Blacktown Council for delivering this upgrade for the Emerton Youth Recreation Centre.”

The Emerton Youth Recreation Centre offers a unique and cost-free experience for children and young people who wish to participate in a variety of sports, cultural and passive activities not dependent upon their previous experience, skill level or athletic ability.

The Centre is open from Tuesday to Friday from 3.30pm to 8.30pm and on Saturday 1pm to 5.30pm.

› Stanhope Gardens tragedy A man has died and a woman seriously injured after being struck by car in Stanhope Gardens on Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to Stanhope Parkway, Stanhope Gardens, just before 6.30am Monday 16 July following reports a Toyota had hit two pedestrians.

A man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and was taken to Westmead Hospital, where he later died.

Paramedics also treated a woman for serious leg injuries before taking her to Westmead Hospital.

The driver, a man believed to be in his early 20s, was taken to Blacktown Hospital for mandatory testing.

Officers attached to Quakers Hill Police Area Command with assistance from Crash Investigation Unit, established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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Mykonos over the Millenia

At Zeus’ Sanctuary

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hen I arrived at Mykonos’ port, I wondered if I’d got on the wrong ferry.

The port of this island paradise was a massive concrete slab that felt like an industrial site. My hopes weren’t raised when George, our AirBnB host, picked us up in a rickety mini van that was blowing smoke. But I didn’t need to worry. The town is a beautiful maze of tiny white streets and overgrown vines, brightly coloured doorways and blooming flowers.

We did have to share it, though. It’s often shoulder to shoulder and the best time to explore is about 8am. The

A church and the moon

new boatloads haven’t arrived, the party goers have finally gone to bed, and it’s just you, the delivery folk restocking the bars, and a cheese and spinach pastry.

Of course, if you’ve been out the night before, you may miss this part of Mykonos. With €4 shots, bottles of spirits served to the table (beware the new friends with shallow pockets that this will bring) and limited queuing everywhere, you could just do this every night and have a great time.

This area of the Mediterranean has long attracted people. 30 minutes away is Delos, which was one of the economic, political and cultural capitals of the world a few

Mykonos streets

thousand years ago. Now it’s a ruin with remains of Greek and Egyptian temples, synagogues, markets and mansions. A guide is vital to make sense of it.

Delos was important to many cultures. In fact, no one was allowed to die or be born there so that there were no birthright or memorial claims.

It was still Greek, though, with the mountain top being a Sanctuary of Zeus. He was certainly there when I visited, blowing a gale strong enough to make me loose my footing on a slippery rock.

Back on Mykonos, you can partly escape the crowds with a hire car and some beach visits. Psarou is a typical

European beach covered in deck chairs, while Agrari gives exceptional views past a little white church and over turquoise waters. Be aware that it also gives some more personal views, as we discovered it’s adjacent to a nudist beach.

My favourite, though, was Fokos.

It’s north of Lake Fokos, a dismal piece of water that’s so ugly, we almost turned back. But we kept driving, just in case, and at the end, we found a little taverna complete with exposed beams and hanging herbs. The food is delicious, and it felt like we were getting something special from Mykonos that most people never see.

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n the wonderful Shakespeare play Twelfth Night, one of the characters, Malvolio, talks about the seven ages of man starting with “the infant mewling and puking in his nurse’s arms” and ending with the old man returned to babyhood “sans eyes, sans teeth, sans everything.” Bit of a daunting prospect when you get to my age, although things seem to be holding up reasonably well and, except for getting a bit short-sighted, don’t think I’m quite at the “sans everything” stage yet. But I do seem to be in a bit of a circle. I just had one of my oldest and best friends here for the weekend and we had a great old time talking about the past for hours, causing poor David to seek sanctuary in his study, and as we talked I began to realise that a childhood obsession was coming back in a different guise.

Red Indians. Yes, that’s right, Red Indians. Not Native Americans, not the noble Red Man but scary, rampaging Red Indians. At the age of eight, I spent many a blissful hour drawing maps of the United States and marking in all the different tribes. My idea of heaven was to be taken to the Vogue, Tooting to watch a handsome hero fighting off bands of redskins and rescuing both damsels in distress and whole wagon trains alike. In fact, my friend and I spent about half an hour today discussing the old John Wayne movie Rio Bravo which shows you that we need to get a life.

My obsession did die down quite a bit when I discovered the more enjoyable things of life and disappeared slightly underground for many years, but

in the last few months, my interest has perked up again albeit in a rather different way sparked by a couple of extremely good books that I found on Kindle.

Earlier this year, I wrote about a book called RavenShadow about a man finding his spiritual side during the annual pilgrimage to Wounded Knee. At the moment I have just finished a biography of Crazy Horse who would go into the wilderness for days at a time without food or water in order to communicate with his spirit guide. And even my beloved John Connolley described the sensations his hero had had of the shades from past, present and future mingling together just under the surface of the rocks at The Little Big Horn.

I have always been slightly sceptical of all the Indian guides that seem to be populating the ether and

as a very talented Scottish medium famously said, “If there are so many Indians out there, there must be an awful lot of cowboys!” But I recently had an experience that got me thinking a bit.

The last time I was in America, David and I did a wonderful trip to cowboy country including going to the Chiracahua Monument in Arizona. It is an incredible place. You drive up through the most fantastic rock formations until you come to a plateau high, high up with a view almost to the horizon. As I stood there in the late afternoon, the sun was shining directly towards me. I held my arms up and I truly felt some sort of spirit entering me.

Now last week, I took part in my first ever meditation, something I have never been able to do.

Anyway, there I was thinking about what shopping I had to get, but I suddenly found myself listening to the wonderful Christo Dehn. He was encouraging us to go to a place where we felt safe and suddenly I was back on that sunlit plateau deep in Apache country.

How could I feel safe there, right in the territory of my most feared foes? Have I come full circle? Am I at last becoming more able to appreciate alien customs and traditions? Am I at last being given a gift of insight into another culture and hopefully get more knowledge of the Spirit World as a result? The truth is out there. But please don’t ask me to give up my Cowboy and Indian films. That would be a leap of faith too far.

The Unintentional Medium is available online or from any good book store.

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ver a thousand people gathered in Blacktown for the NAIDOC Family Day which saw leaders within the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander community acknowledged for their work in the community.

Blacktown City Council presented the 2018 Blacktown Aboriginal Citizen of the Year award to Uncle Danny Eastwood, and the 2018 Blacktown Aboriginal Organisation of the Year Award to the Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation.

Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali MP said the opportunity to acknowledge and recognise these leaders is a testament to their hard work within the community.

“NAIDOC week has been, and will always be,

a very important event for the entire Blacktown community,” Mayor Bali said.

“Danny is a self-taught, award winning and accomplished visual artist,” Mayor Bali said.

“He is a role model, mentor and teacher whose work touches the lives of many.

“Danny is currently teaching in a number of schools in Blacktown City and conducts art classes at three corrections facilities.

“The Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation is a strong example of leading women within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

“Founded by five Aboriginal elders from Western Sydney, the Corporation has created a safe and healing environment for the Indigenous community

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“It was an honour to award the Indigenous leaders in our community and I thank everyone who attended the celebration held at Blacktown Showground.”

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The Corlette Dynasty

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ne of the very first Ministers at St Mary Magdalene Church in St Marys was Arthur Christian Corlette who was born in Sydney in 1851. In fact, his mother Frances Rebecca Corlette (Nee: Turnbull) who was born in Chard in England in 1812 died in December 1891 at the age of 79 and is buried in the churchyard. She was the daughter of Isaac & Elizabeth Ann Turnbull (Nee: Stacey). In September 1834 she married James Corlette from Port Stevens. Arthur’s father James died in Newcastle in 1876 at the age of 72 years. In August 1883 an article in the Government Gazette states that Arthur “had been registered for the celebration of marriages” in November 1887 and was granted the Minister of the “Church of St Mary Magdalene at South Creek with the parish annexed in the County of Cumberland” by Alfred Barry the Bishop of Sydney, Metropolitan and Primate. Arthur married Minnie Gow Price in June 1895. She was the daughter of John & Charlotte Price (Nee Crisford) born in September 1870. After eleven years at St Marys Arthur was given charge of the parish of St Johns’ in Ashfield in April 1898 and that discharged him from our St Mary Magdalene Church. His place was temporarily filled

by Rev. Francis Witherby. After a very short time, Arthur moved again in September 1898 to the parish of St Pauls’ in Kogarah that included St Johns’ Church at Rockdale. At St Mary Magdalene, Rev. Witherby was followed by Rev. Dixon Hudson who at that time was the Curate of St Phillips’ church in Sydney. Arthur died in January 1941 at the age of 86 after preaching for 17 years at the All Saints Church in Sutton Forrest and is buried in the Christ Church Anglican Cemetery at Moss Vale Road in Bong Bong. Minnie his wife died in June 1920 and is buried in All Saints Anglican Church cemetery at Sutton Forest. His nephew James Montague Christian Corlette was the fifth son of his brother, Rev. James Christian Corlette and his wife Frances Edith Manning. She was the daughter of Sir William Manning and they were married in Paddington in 1867. He was born in Ashfield in August 1880 and his occupation was that of an engineer/soldier. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney where he graduated BE with honours in civil engineering in 1902 and mining and metallurgy in 1903. For eighteen months he demonstrated in the university engineering school, then lectured at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, Western Australia. In 1908 he returned to NSW and joined the engineering staff of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board. He rowed in the Grammar crew and played Rugby football for his school and, in 1900-05 he represented his university at rifle shooting. He captained the W.A. Rugby XV against a NSW’s side in 1907 the next year playing for Northern Districts of NSW against an Anglo-Welsh team. He had been Sergeant Major in the Sydney University Scouts Rifle Corps and in May 1906 was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Goldfields’ Infantry

Regiment of W.A. In 1908 he transferred to the 4th Australian Infantry Regiment at Newcastle in NSW. A Captain from January 1910, he spent six months training in India in 1911-12. In 1913 he transferred to the Australian Engineers and was promoted to Major. In 1914 he was appointed to the A.I.F. but before sailing for Egypt he married Ruby Saunders the daughter of the Editor of the Newcastle Morning Herald in September at St James Church, Sydney. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and was promoted Major in July commanding the 1st Field Company. He had a distinguished career in the Army until his demobilization in August 1919. He was five times mentioned in dispatches, awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917 and the Croix de Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in 1919. He was awarded the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration in 1923. He returned to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board and was chief engineer in 1925-45. He was a foundation member of the Northern Engineering Institute of NSW where he contributed technical articles on military bridge-building and surveying to its journal. As a Lieutenant-Colonel he was part of the 2nd Division, Australian Military Forces in 1921.

Promoted Colonel in May 1926 he commanded the 1st Infantry Brigade until 1932 and as a Brigadier administered the command of 1st Division at Victoria Barracks in Sydney in 1932-33. During World War II he served with the Volunteer Defence Corps and was on full-time duty in 1941-43 as Group Commander of the Newcastle area. He took a keen interest in returned soldiers and in 1927-56 was President of the United Service Club in Newcastle. ‘Monty’, as he was known was an alert, humane man whose grit, loyalty, co-operative spirit and quiet commanding presence were an inspiration to all who met him. In 1945 he was awarded the Institution of Engineers’ Warren Memorial Prize for engineering and in 1946 the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal for a notable contribution to the Science and Practice of Engineering. In 1960 he was elected a fellow of the institution and in 1966 was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the University of Newcastle.

He was also a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London.

Bernard Christian Collette another nephew of Arthur served in the Light Horse Brigade (4th Ammunition Reserve) during World War 1. Before enlistment in April 1915 he was teaching at a school in Sutton Forrest.

He returned to Australia in April 1919. James Christian Corlette died in Sydney in December 1969 and was cremated after a service in Christ Church Anglican Cathedral at Newcastle. The Corlette Fountain Court in the engineering school of the University of Newcastle was given in his memory in 1973.

Sources: Sydney Morning Herald, Rev. Corlette’s Ministerial License, NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages Index, A.I.F. Project website – Photo of Rev. Arthur Christian Corlette. - Lyn Forde – Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc.

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itting atop the Men’s FNSW NPL 2 Comp with only six rounds left the men from Mt Druitt are poised to take the club to heights not previously experienced.

Mt Druitt Town Rangers are being closely followed by Hyundai A– League academy clubs in Central Coast Mariners and North Shore Mariners with the Western Sydney Wanderers not far behind.

The club’s success this year has been built on previous years consolidation and planning. Hot on the heels of making last year’s Grand Final against arguably Footballs greatest ex NSL powerhouse Marconi the plan was always to finish first in the competition and win promotion to the NPL 1. That’s still the goal for the Mt Druitt club and despite many injuries and setbacks the players and staff have maintained their position basically from the first rounds of the competition.

There is plenty to play for and the Management experience of Aidan Desmond, Steve Appleby and Stewart Montgomery will be needed to ensure continued success.

The Rangers performances have been rock solid with Captain Matt Clowes taking charge of the defence and with help from experienced players such as Carlos Saliaderre, Nick Trimble, Daniel Gullo and Brian Griffin–Colls, it has helped the team through the competition. The attacking side of the team including Japanese import Hiten Satoh and Irishman David Oleary have dominated the midfield, creating chances for goal scorers Emmanuel Gonzales, Lachlan Roberts, Alex Vlismas and Luke Grima to finish the chances.

Aidan Desmond, the Mt Druitt Coach spoke about the desire and passion of the boys to fight for their starting spots each week.

“All the boys are putting in.

Preseason was a killer, competition

for places in the starting 11 is strong and all 16 players are critical to our season. We will need every one of them to finish top and win promotion,” he said.

However, it’s not just senior teams at Mt Druitt turning heads in NSW Football. The Youth programme at the club is now arguably one of NSW very best with consistent performances across the U/13-U/16’s Youth League age group. Currently after 17 rounds of play the Rangers sit second on the Youth League Club Championship only behind the Western Sydney Wanderers.

Stewart Montgomery, the Director of Football at the club spoke about the development of the youth and creating a successful culture.

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development in the modern game is to not only demonstrate, educate and invest in that players performances as individuals, but it must also translate into positive team outcomes and results,” he said.

“It must morph into a culture of success, ambition and winning mentality. Hopefully that sees continued selection of players from our club into the Australia Joeys Under 16/17s World Cup Teams, NSW Select Teams as well as pathway options to allow the player to become a Professional player.

“If we continue to do that and prepare our players for senior team action then myself, our Technical Director Ben Gough and our fantastic Coaching staff are doing their jobs, there is plenty to look forward to.”

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The Wanderers fixtures for the 2018/19 season

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he Western S y d n e y Wa n d e r e r s Hyundai A-League fixtures for the 2018/19 season have been released.

The season will see the Wanderers have 13 home matches – nine at ANZ Stadium and four at Spotless Stadium, as well as an additional Community Round fixture which will be played at Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium in Mudgee.

The Wanderer’s 2018/19 Hyundai A-League season opens away from home in an intense fixture against Perth Glory, with the Wanderers set to face their former coach for the very first time on Saturday 21 October.

A week later, the Sky Blues will host the first Sydney Derby of the season at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 27 October.

The blockbuster fixture will then follow with the Wanderers’ third away match in a row, travelling to Westpac Stadium to take on Mark Rudan’s Wellington Phoenix.

The club’s Community Round fixture will be played in Round 4, with the Wanderers hosting Brisbane Roar at Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium in Mudgee on Saturday 10 November.

For the first time, teams will have a break between 12 and 20 November as part of the FIFA International Break.

Round 5 will see the Wanderers in action at Spotless Stadium on Friday 23 November, celebrating Female Football Week in their match against

Newcastle Jets before playing in a mix of home and away fixtures in the leadup to Christmas.

The Wanderers will host the highly anticipated second Sydney Derby on Saturday 15 December, before an eleven-day break, which culminates with a Boxing Day clash against Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium.

The Wanderers will then return home for their traditional New Year’s Day fixture against Melbourne City at ANZ Stadium, marking the start of the

Summer of Football period with the team playing in seven matches in the month of January.

February will see the team play in three matches at home against Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory, as well as an away match against Adelaide United.

Rounds 21 and 22 will follow with the Wanderers playing in back-to-back away matches at Suncorp and Westpac Stadium before returning home after the 18 to 26 March FIFA International Break to take on Melbourne City on Saturday 30 March at ANZ Stadium.

The Wanderers will host the final regular Sydney Derby of the season in Round 25, Saturday 13 April at ANZ Stadium, setting the scene for what will be a very exciting run to the finals.

The Wanderers will then travel to Central Coast Stadium in Round 26 for their only away match against the Mariners on Saturday 20 April, before wrapping up the regular Hyundai A-League season on Saturday 27 April against Melbourne Victory at ANZ Stadium.