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Royal Mail Service offers Port Pirie to Port Germein via Nelshaby and Telowie departure from Port Pirie Post Office, Monday to Saturday at 1.20pm. Fares were: Single trip three shillings and five shillings return. The Solly Fish Shop advised that people needed to bring their own wrapping (clean newspaper)as paper was in short supply. ‘Book of the Years’ musical drama at the Congregational Church Sunday School. The cast were Joy Lewis, Margaret Robertson, Yvonne Nunan, Irene Petersen, Dorothy Parker, Isabella Robertson, Laurel Martin, Jack Finch, Phil Holdsworth, Brian Holdsworth, John Willis, John Olds, Arthur Besanko, Kevin Williams, John Warman, Frank Williams, David Letheby, Merle Barnes, Louis and Julie Peterson, Merle and Amy Mitchell, Hazel and Ruth Smart, Edna Hannah, Dawn Warman, Betty and Nell Robertson, Edna Peterson, Rita Appleby, Margaret and Shirley Smith, Gaynor Walker, Betty Wilkins, Pam Olds, Margaret Penny, Mary Newell, Betty Butcher. Meat rationing was introduced into Australia by Prime Minister John Curtin. Thirty-one blocks were put up for sale in Halliday Street, 15 were sold. The top price paid was 91 pounds. Pirie’s newest clothing factory opened with 22 machines set in motion with a staff of 30. Pirie cricketers made way for trotting at Memorial Oval on Saturdays. The games were to be played in the parklands. Moyles Drinks advised that owing to war-time conditions, there would be no further delivery of ice until further notice. The Pirie East team that played in the Easter carnival were G Afford, J Tiller, W Budd, E Button, J O’Shaughnessy, H Oxford, P Hughes, A Young, L Stanley, G Goode, L Sandery. First team results from St Anthony’s were: Grade 7 Kevin Conley, Dawn Thomas, Marna Goold. Grade 6 Mary Fitzpatrick, Geraldine Wauchope, June Schrader. Grade 5 Penny Lagden, Elma Luscombe, Anne Welsh. Grade 4 John O’Connor, Rena Mezzino, Marta Pasculli. Grade 3 Frank Mezzino, John Pasche, Eileen Fitzpatrick. Grade 2 Marita Brown, Maurice Walters, Kay Finn, Jim Goold. Grade 1 Janette Spry, Marie Camporeale, Joseph Caputo. New streets named honouring Pirie men who gave their lives. Howard Street (Stoker Ronald Howard, Navy), Neylon Street (Max Neylon, RAAF), Dowling Street (Max Dowling, AIF, the first Pirie man to be killed in the Second World War). Port Pirie Red Cross picked four girls for their queen contest. They were Miss Aileen Eddy, Miss Joyce Tregilgas, Miss Joan Connor, Miss Daphne Harding. Woolworths on Ellen Street opened a new department with a fruit and vegetable display. M Hutchinson, captain of the Blue team in Pirie district, was awarded the Metcalf Medal with L Veal (White) 2nd and E.S Scott (White) and C.V White (Red) tied for 3rd. F Patrick (Blue) won the fielding trophy. Pirie Homing Society lost 300 birds last season – a record number. A big cricket partnership was made by Cel White and Henry Willis of the Red team when they compiled a 271 partnership. Young priest ordained. Pirie congregation overflows at St Mark’s for the ordination of Fr John Joseph Curran.
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Royal Mail Service offers Port Pirie to Port Germein via Nelshaby and Telowie departure from Port Pirie Post Office, Monday to Saturday at 1.20pm. Fares were: Single trip three shillings and five shillings return.
The Solly Fish Shop advised that people needed to bring their own wrapping (clean newspaper)as paper was in short supply.
‘Book of the Years’ musical drama at the Congregational Church Sunday School. The cast were Joy Lewis, Margaret Robertson, Yvonne Nunan, Irene Petersen, Dorothy Parker, Isabella Robertson, Laurel Martin, Jack Finch, Phil Holdsworth, Brian Holdsworth, John Willis, John Olds, Arthur Besanko, Kevin Williams, John Warman, Frank Williams, David Letheby, Merle Barnes, Louis and Julie Peterson, Merle and Amy Mitchell, Hazel and Ruth Smart, Edna Hannah, Dawn Warman, Betty and Nell Robertson, Edna Peterson, Rita Appleby, Margaret and Shirley Smith, Gaynor Walker, Betty Wilkins, Pam Olds, Margaret Penny, Mary Newell, Betty Butcher.
Meat rationing was introduced into Australia by Prime Minister John Curtin.
Thirty-one blocks were put up for sale in Halliday Street, 15 were sold. The top price paid was 91 pounds.
Pirie’s newest clothing factory opened with 22 machines set in motion with a staff of 30.
Pirie cricketers made way for trotting at Memorial Oval on Saturdays. The games were to be played in the parklands.
Moyles Drinks advised that owing to war-time conditions, there would be no further delivery of ice until further notice.
The Pirie East team that played in the Easter carnival were G Afford, J Tiller, W Budd, E Button, J O’Shaughnessy, H Oxford, P Hughes, A Young, L Stanley, G Goode, L Sandery.
First team results from St Anthony’s were: Grade 7 Kevin Conley, Dawn Thomas, Marna Goold. Grade 6 Mary Fitzpatrick, Geraldine Wauchope, June Schrader. Grade 5 Penny Lagden, Elma Luscombe, Anne Welsh. Grade 4 John O’Connor, Rena Mezzino, Marta Pasculli. Grade 3 Frank Mezzino, John Pasche, Eileen Fitzpatrick. Grade 2 Marita Brown, Maurice Walters, Kay Finn, Jim Goold. Grade 1 Janette Spry, Marie Camporeale, Joseph Caputo.
New streets named honouring Pirie men who gave their lives. Howard Street (Stoker Ronald Howard, Navy), Neylon Street (Max Neylon, RAAF), Dowling Street (Max Dowling, AIF, the first Pirie man to be killed in the Second World War).
Port Pirie Red Cross picked four girls for their queen contest. They were Miss Aileen Eddy, Miss Joyce Tregilgas, Miss Joan Connor, Miss Daphne Harding.
Woolworths on Ellen Street opened a new department with a fruit and vegetable display.
M Hutchinson, captain of the Blue team in Pirie district, was awarded the Metcalf Medal with L Veal (White) 2nd and E.S Scott (White) and C.V White (Red) tied for 3rd. F Patrick (Blue) won the fielding trophy.
Pirie Homing Society lost 300 birds last season – a record number.
A big cricket partnership was made by Cel White and Henry Willis of the Red team when they compiled a 271 partnership.
Young priest ordained. Pirie congregation overflows at St Mark’s for the ordination of Fr John Joseph Curran.
