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In the Blackall golf competition on the weekend, ladies medal winner was Christine Williams on a 57 nett; so say goodbye to the handicap Christine. Runner up was Gillian Robinson on a 68 nett. The mens winner with a 65 nett was Peter Fry while runner up Paul Fudge Allen was on 67 nett. Pin shots on the day went to Guy Elliot, P. Fry, Lyn Mac, Wilma Pitt and Paul Allen. The golden hole went to Peter Fry. The matchplay semifinals saw Ashlee Fry defeat Melda Hauff 5 and 4 and Lam Pitt defeat Joe Walker 3 and 2. This Sunday the Blackall club has the Open. Hit off time is at 8am. The mens A and B grade players will play 27 holes. The mens C grade and all ladies will play 18. Last weeks golf on Thursday resulted in a win from Shane Allen on 21 points and a second place to Christine Williams on 20 points. Golden hole went to Pauline Fry.

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In A singles last Sunday at the Blackall bowls club, Ross Browning and Col Pfingst had a pretty good battle with 23-19 for Ross after 30 ends. Ross proved a little too strong from then on to win 31-23 on 38 ends. In B singles, Roy Black and Mitchell Pfingst also had a good close game. After leading 2524 on 30 ends, young Mitch went on to win narrowly by 31-26. In another B singles, Greg Macnamara surprised everyone by leading John Bowyer for 32 ends to be 25-23 in front. Greg just failed to hang on, going down 31-27 in a very close game. In the other B singles, Rob Doyle had a real off day, going down to Dave Carter 31-5. The club would like to thank the players who travelled to Longreach on Saturday for the Central West Bowls. Dont forget that Quilpie is visiting Blackall on Saturday and Sunday. Any help from members on those days would be much appreciated. Dally

The annual Heartland Festival in Blackall is set to begin next week with a Glitz and Glamour Dinner Dance on the opening night on Friday, May 22. The program kicks off with a banner workshop on May 20 with Christian Griffiths. Christian will also be bringing his 12 years experience as an aerosol artist to Blackall to teach a variety of street art mediums from May 21 to 25. Joan Butts will be teaching bridge from May 22 to 24. Summer Brook-Jones will be teaching picture and photo framing from May 25 to 27. The digital photography workshop with Don Hildred includes field trips to the Woolscour and will cover a variety of topics from June 2 to 5. Feature artist Ross Paterson will share his knowledge on watercolour painting from June 2 to 6. Desert Channels Queensland will be holding a garden workshop in Tambo on May 25 at the Shire Hall with guest speakers. A full program of racing at the Blackall Matilda Highway Race Day on May 30 will include Fashions of the Field and memorabilia from racing in years gone by. The 2009 Blackall Sound and Light Show on June 5 will showcase the audiovisual talents of young people from around the Central West. The show will be performed nightly as part of the Shockwave Festival from June 6 to 7. The Heartland Festival art show and sale opening night is on May 29, featuring professional artwork by Ross Paterson.

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Rowan Hunnam The pools new lessee Matthew Scanlon admits that it might have been the artesian spa that first attracted him to the position at the Blackall Aquatic centre. Originally from Western Australia, Matthew has spent a lot of his time on the Sunshine Coast and in cities working as a swimming coach. He has moved to Blackall from Moranbah, near Clermont where he was working in a similar position. Matthew brings years of experience and knowledge about swimming to Blackall which he will be putting to good use at the aquatic centre. I want to give the kids the opportunity to be the best that they can be, Matthew said. For the fantastic facilities we have got here, it is under used. Matthew plans to set up swimming programs at the pool, for people with all levels of swimming ability. He also hopes to keep attracting and encouraging tourists and travellers to the unique pools. As well as being a highly qualified swim coach, and working as assistant coach to Grant Hacketts coach, Matthew has worked in a variety of industries including surf lifesaving, security and mining. He has received a service medal and an infantry medal for his time in the army in Somalia and enjoyed playing waterpolo in the Australian All Services team. Matthew is welcomed by the whole community, particularly those that will be keen to make the most of having him here. We are very pleased to have Matthew in this position and we are really looking forward to seeing what he does with the great facilities, Blackall Tambo mayor Jan Ross said.
After 35 years of loyal service to the Blackall fire brigade, Greg Tierney has retired from duty. As captain of the service for the last three years, following a 15year stint as deputy captain, Greg leaves with a lot of experience and memories. As when you leave any job, you are very sad, Greg said. I enjoyed the fire service because you are there to help people. I joined up to help people in need and in trouble. Greg told two Blackall State School students who were also at the interview that he had made lifelong friends from his position in the fire brigade and that team work was the key to a good response to an emergency. Thirty-five years ago the fire

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Sylvie Wheeler and Glady Hayward at the Biggest Morning Tea in the Anglican Church gardens on Wednesday raising money for the Queensland Cancer Council women are trained at each job, Greg says that his favourite place was the drivers seat in the fire engine. Greg currently enjoys his three days a week at the Blackall State School in the manual arts department, teaching students subjects including mechanics and welding. It is really worthwhile being able to pass on all of my knowledge and experience, he said. After leaving the fire brigade, Greg is looking forward to more time at the gem fields, looking for sapphires and perfecting his rifle shooting. Greg is still an active member of the SES and leaves the fire station in capable hands with Matthew Richardson as acting captain.

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A progressive planning day was held with the principle staff of Speak Out and key 15 Walk to School Safely Day stakeholders in this youth initiative which 17 Blackall golf clubhouse opening is now in its third stage. We are all looking 20 Woolscour Tour and Dinner forward to the Sound and Light Show on June 5 and the Shock Wave Youth Festival on 20 Banner workshop June 6/7 which will be part of the 2009 Heartland Festival. 22 Heartland Festival begins As the engagement of the youth in our communities has been 22 Heartland Festival Celebration Dinner identified as a key issue in Blackall Tambo Regional Councils 21-25 Street Art workshop proposed corporate plan I am sure continued support of this 22-24 Bridge (card game) workshop program will be ongoing ensuring the youthful members of 23-24 Tambo Polocross our community can enhance their skills base and while 25 Garden workshop, Tambo doing so increase their self-assurance and esteem. 25-27 Picture Framing workshop The program for the 2009 Heartland Festival is out and 26 150 Photo Hunt Day looks to be a full program which will commence on May 22 27 Woolscour Tour and Dinner until June 8 with lots of diverse workshops to choose from. 27 Sheep reproduction workshop, Woodbine This festival will certainly be interesting and engaging as 28 Sheep reproduction workshop, Rosebank well as hugely entertaining. A visit to Idalia National Park was a definite treat for me 29-31 Art Show and Sale 30 Matilda Highway race meeting, Blackall and for recently arrived Economic Development Officer John Hine. Park ranger Rosie Kerr made us welcome before the information session commenced. This was most interesting JUNE with updates given by the various park and wildlife officers 2-5 Digital Photography workshop attending. Idalia attracted 1300 visitors over the past year, 2-6 Watercolour Painting workshop which shows the interest paid to these wonderful wild 5 Light and Sound Show places is increasing. One of the most dramatic projects was 5-7 Skate Park Mural the fenced pasture trial, where a plot of land was fenced to 6 Queensland Day keep out macropods and rabbits; inside the fence was thick 6-7 Shockwave Youth Festival waving green Mitchell grass, outside was bare dirt with any 8 Heartland Festival ends miniscule vestiges of Mitchell grass barely visible above the soil. Park officers were confident the intensive measures 13 Blackall Billy Lids Bull Ride taken to protect endangered species were having a very 13 Tambo race meeting positive effect as increased populations of Bridled Nailtail 27-28 Streetwise Skating Clinic Wallabies and Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies are evident. It was a most interesting visit indeed. JULY Mothers Day proved to be a beautiful day, spent with 4 Blackall race meeting members of the Tambo Branch of the CWA, Blackall Sixties 4-5 Ladies Sandgreen championships and Better group and the Tambo Masonic Lodge, in Tambo 11-12 Black Stump Open Pistol Shoot together with many community members from Tambo who 17 Blackall C.W.A. AGM enjoyed competitions, morning tea and a delicious lunch 18 Blackall Cultural Assoc. Market Day with refreshments provided by the Masonic Lodge members. 25 C.W.A. 85th Celebrations Stalls Day Mothers were given a corsage of fresh flowers along with several other novelty gifts. The generosity of Jan and Foot 26 Qld Music Festival performance Schluter gave the Tambo CWA added funds with the sale of donated angel cakes. The multidraw was a veritable SEPTEMBER cornucopia of desirable articles to be won. It was a great 5 80th Blackall Anglican Flower Show day. Great to hear that recently retired Blackall Hospital OCTOBER Auxiliary President Glad Hayward and Treasurer Jenny 5-14 Q150 Document Exhibition Avery were honoured at a surprise morning tea. Both these 17 Blackall race meeting ladies have supported the auxiliary for many years but have stepped aside to allow a new executive to continue the great NOVEMBER work of this most important committee. Congratulations 3 Melbourne Cup Day and thank you to these very community spirited ladies. 7 Blackall Cultural Assc. Welcome to new aquatic centre lessee Matthew Scanlon who has commenced this week at our wonderful pool. We Christmas Gallery Day wish Matthew well as he begins planning and operating this 11 Rememberance Day important part of Blackalls lifestyle. 18-20 Q150 shed entertainment I would also like to thank most sincerely Blackall Tambo 28 St Patricks Christmas Fete workforce members, Steven Birdie Bird and Clayton 28 Blackall race meeting Froggy OBrien for the exceptional effort they have B.I Bronze Sponsors made with the upkeep and operation of the pool over Mr & Mrs David Hardie Mr & Mrs Dougal Atkinson the past months, a great effort indeed. Tidy Towns Judges Mick and Jenny Graham have Mrs Heather Wehl Mr & Mrs Jack Banks been touring our towns in the past couple of days. I Mr & Mrs Peter Molle Mr & Mrs Steve Picone Mr & Mrs Ted Scholes Natalie Billing, Matt Middleton would like to say thank you to Mrs Anne Sanderson of Westbourne Tambo for escorting the judges around Wood family Barcoo Amateur Race Club Tambo. 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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Cypher (M) 2:00 All Saints 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Raggs 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Thank God Youre Here 8:30 Criminal Minds 9:30 My Name is Earl 10:00 Family Guy 10:30 Russell Brands Ponderland 11:00 Lost 12:00 Reflections in the River 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Whats Good For You 8:00 RPA 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 Cold Case 10:30 Cold Case 11:30 News 12:00 Home Shopping 12:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:30 The Baron

5:20 International News 7:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia 7:25 International News 12:55 Market update 1:00 Movie: I Always Wanted to be a Saint (M) 2:35 Our Man in Nirvana 2:45 A Simple Piece of Cloth 3:00 Salam Caf 3:30 Nerds FC 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:30 Corner Gas 5:55 Market update 6:00 Global Village: Russia 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari 8:00 Trawlermen 8:30 Camel Odyssey 9:30 World News Australia 9:55 Market update 10:00 Movie: Dead Man (MAV) 12:05 Cycling: Giro dItalia 12:35 Watch the Skies 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight 4:00 2009 UEFA Cup Final 7:00 Cycling: Giro dItalia 7:15 International News 12:55 Market update 1:00 International News 2:30 Afghan Ladies Driving School 3:15 Horn OK Please 3:30 Kings of Clubs 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:55 Market update 6:00 Global Village: Puglia 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Inspector Rex 8:30 Mad Men 9:30 World News Australia 9:55 Market update 10:00 2009 UEFA Cup Final 12:00 Cycling: Giro dItalia 12:30 Oz 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 7:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia 7:25 International News 12:55 Market update 1:00 The Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 The Super Comet 3:30 Living Black 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:30 Hotspell 5:55 Market update 6:00 Global Village: ObernaiAlsace 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Friday on my Mind 8:30 As it Happened: WWII 9:30 World News Australia 9:55 Market update 10:00 Boob Tube 11:10 Movie: House of Sand (MA) 1:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia 1:40 Movie: The Demon Stirs (M) 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 7:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia 7:25 International News 1:00 Eurovision Song Contest 09 3:15 Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures 3:55 A Sensitive Eye 4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:30 Tribe: Hamar 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel 8:30 The Squiz 9:00 RocKwiz 9:50 Movie: Breakfast on Pluto (MAV) 12:05 Cycling: Giro dItalia 12:35 SOS 1:35 Sinchronicity 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

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4:30 Police Rescue 5:30 The Einstein Factor (final) 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:00 The War (final) 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Pilot Guides 1:30 Collectors 2:00 Parkinson 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:10 Grand Designs: Maidstone (final) 7:00 News 7:30 The 7:30 Report 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Cracking the Maya Code 9:30 Q&A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Diana Krall 12:20 Wildside 1:10 Raw Comedy 2:10 Movie: Wedding Rehearsal (G) 3:25 Aussie Animal Rescue 3:55 The Glass House 4:30 Police Rescue 5:30 The New Inventors 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:00 Island Life 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Darling Buds of May 1:30 Spicks and Specks 2:00 Monarch of the Glen 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Message Stick 6:30 Can We Help? 7:00 News 7:30 Stateline 8:00 Collectors 8:30 Silent Witness 10:15 The Hollowmen 10:45 Lateline 11:20 Triple J tv with the Doctor 11:50 Good Game 12:20 Rage 5:00 Rage 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: The Howling Bells 11:00 Executive Stress 11:30 The Cook and the Chef 12:00 Stateline 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Foreign Correspondent 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Rugby League: Redcliffe v Easts 4:00 Naked Science 5:00 Bowls: Perth International 2009 6:00 Echo Beach 6.25 Minuscule 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 News 7:30 New Tricks 8:25 News 8:30 The Bill 10:00 News 10:05 Foyles War: Fifty Ships 11:45 Rage

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Mystery Woman: Redemption 2:00 All Saints 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Larry the Lawnmower 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Ghost Whisperer 8:30 Greys Anatomy 9:30 Private Practice 10:30 Heroes 11:30 King of the Hill 12:00 Cavemen 12:30 Sons and Daughters 1:00 Infomercial 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: The Others (M) 2:30 The Golden Girls 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Raggs 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Better Homes and Gardens 8:30 AFL 2009: Geelong v Western Bulldogs 11:45 Movie: Jeepers Creepers II (AV) 2:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 6:00 Childrens Programs 9:00 Movie: Tarzan II (G) 10:30 Childrens Programs 12:00 Eclipse 1:00 V8 Xtra 1:30 Chrome 2:00 2009 AFL: North Melbourne v Fremantle 5:00 2009 AFL: AFL Dreamtime: West Vic Eels v Imalu Tigers 6:30 News 7:00 News Special: Here for Life 7:30 2009 AFL: Richmond v Essendon 11:00 Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World 12:00 Movie: The Claim (M) 2:15 Secrets of the River 3:30 It Is Written 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dateline NBC

5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Getaway 8:30 20 to 1 9:30 The Footy Show 11:00 News 11:30 The Footy Show Late 1:30 Home Shopping 5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Friday Night Football: Tigers v Broncos 9:30 Friday Night Football: Eels v Rabbitohs 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Waking up in Reno (M) 1:45 Home Shopping 6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Today on Saturday 9:00 Childrens Programs 1:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping 3:30 Discover Downunder 4:00 The Garden Gurus 4:30 Talk to the Animals 5:00 David Attenboroughs Life of Mammals 6:00 News 6:30 Australias Funniest Home Videos 7:30 Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) 9:55 Movie: Anger Management (M) 12:00 Movie: Jeepers Creepers (AV15+) 1:45 Home Shopping

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6:00 Childrens Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Gladiators 11:00 Magnum, P.I 12:00 Movie: Captain Ron (PG) 2:00 2009 AFL: Collingwood v Carlton 5:00 Creek to Coast 5:30 Great South East 6:00 News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security USA 8:00 The Force: Behind the Line 8:30 Bones 9:30 Castle 10:30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit 11:00 24 12:00 Movie: The Human Stain (MA) 2:00 Hot Auctions 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Meet the Press 4:30 NBC Today 5:30 News 5:30 Rise and Shine 6:00 Go, Diego, Go 6:30 Dora the Explorer 7:00 Today on Sunday 10:00 Wide World of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 12:00 Sunday Roast 1:00 4WD TV 1:30 Fishing North Australia 2:00 Super League: Tigers v Rhinos 4:00 Sunday Football: Tigers v Rabbitohs 6:00 News 6:30 Home Made 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 CSI 9:30 CSI: NY 10:30 The Evidence 11:30 Body of Evidence 12:00 Super League: Hull FC v Wolves 2:00 Home Shopping 2:30 Home Shopping 5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days of Our Lives 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 You Saved My Life 8:00 Missing Pieces 8:30 Sea Patrol 9:30 Eleventh Hour 10:30 CSI: NY 11:30 News 12:00 Home Shopping 12:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 20/20 5:30 Today 9:00 Mornings with Kerri-Anne 11:00 News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 The Shak 4:30 News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 News 7:00 Two and a Half Men 7:30 Home Made 8:30 Two and a Half Men 9:00 Two and a Half Men 9:30 Kitchen Nightmares 10:30 Hells Kitchen 11:30 News 12:00 Home Shopping 12:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:30 The Wire

6:05 International News 7:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia 7:30 International News 10:00 Iron Chef America 10:50 Home Game 11:00 Mozart Plus Five 11:30 Tour to Malta 12:00 Cycling: 2009 BMX Australian Championships 12:30 World Superbike Championship Highlights 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football Asia 3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 4:00 Les Murrays Football Feature 5:00 The World Game 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Eurovision Song Contest 10:45 Movie: You Cant Stop the Murders (M) 12:30 Cycling: Giro dItalia 1:00 Speaking in Tongues 1:35 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 7:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia Daily Update 7:25 International News 12:55 Market update 1:00 Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Heaven on Earth 2:35 The Girl Who Lives in the Dark 3:30 Insight 4:30 The Journal 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Corner Gas 5:55 Market update 6:00 Living Black 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Top Gear Australia 8:30 Dave in the Life 9:00 South Park 9:30 World News Australia 9:55 Market update 10:00 Shameless 10:55 Cycling: Giro dItalia 11:25 Movie: The Eye 2 (MA) 1:05 Movie: The Dope (M) 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:20 International News 7:10 Cycling: Giro dItalia Daily Update 7:25 International News 12:55 Market update 1:00 The Storm Rages Twice 2:00 The Storm Rages Twice 3:00 Here Comes the Neighbourhood 3:30 Living Black 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:30 Corner Gas 5:55 Market update 6:00 Global Village: Morocco 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Insight: Asylum Seekers 8:30 Cutting Edge 9:30 World News Australia 9:55 Market update 10:00 Hot Docs: Wide Awake 11:30 Cycling: Giro dItalia 12:00 Movie: Mother of Mine (PG) 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:30 G.P. 5:30 The Einstein Factor 6:00 Childrens Programs 11:00 Landline Extra 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:30 The Cook and the Chef 2:00 Parkinson 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:00 Landline 6:30 Talking Heads: Yvonne Allen 7:00 News 7:30 7.30 Report 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Spooks 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Bollocks to Cancer 12:25 MDA 1:20 Parkinson (final) 2:20 Movie: Youth Runs Wild (PG) 3:25 Bowls: Perth International 2009 4:30 G.P. 5:30 The Einstein Factor 6.00 Childrens Programs 11:00 How to Divorce Without Screwing Up Your Kids 11:50 Hidden Treasures with Betty Churcher 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Einstein Factor 1:00 The New Inventors 1:30 Catalyst 2:00 Parkinson 3:00 Childrens Programs 6:05 Time Team 7:00 News 7:30 The7.30 Report 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Around the World in 80 Gardens: China and Japan 9:35 Mumbai Calling: Home Comforts 10:00 Artscape 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Foyles War 2:15 Movie: Two Oclock Courage (PG) 3:25 Triple J tv with the Doctor

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Desperate Housewives 2:00 All Saints 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Raggs 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 Scrubs 8:30 Desperate Housewives 9:30 Brothers and Sisters 10:30 Boston Legal 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Secrets of a Coral Cay 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 News 12:00 Movie: Matters of Life and Dating (M) 2:00 All Saints 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Raggs 4:00 Its Academic 4:30 News 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 The Zoo 8:00 Find My Family 8:30 All Saints 9:30 10 Years Younger in 10 Days 10:30 Lipstick Jungle 11:30 Carpoolers 12:00 House Calls to the Rescue 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:30 News

The Blackall Hospital Auxiliary committee held its second attempt at an AGM on April 2. Unlike the first, the meeting was a great success and a new committee was appointed. Veronica Driver was elected president of the association, Sandra Eagle as vice-president, Jessica Groves and Carly Mlikota as secretaries, John Turner as treasurer and Jodie Meehan-Johnson and Carleen Allom as the publicity officers. The next hospital auxiliary meeting is to be held on May 21 at 7pm, in the training room at the Blackall hospital. All interested persons are welcome to attend. The new committee are making some changes to the major event this year, as requested by a large proportion of those people who completed the recent survey. The Springtime festival will be held at 6pm on October 10 in Banks Park in Blackall. The festival theme this year will be Recycle, Reuse and Reduce. It will be a family orientated event with several novelty and food stalls and a garden tea, with table service and entertainment. The current committee is grateful to the preceding committee for all their hard work and dedication over the previous years and held a surprise morning tea this week on May 12. The new president presented Jenny Avery and Glady Hayward with a small gift for all of their years of service as executive members. Jenny had been on the committee for 23 years with 18 of those as treasurer.

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Blackall State School students will get to compete in funny Chappy Challenges next week as part of Chappy Week celebrations. There will be a Chappy Chalk Art challenge and a Chappy Chuckle challenge to reveal the best joke teller in the school. Chappy Week is an annual event run by SU Qld to increase awareness, raise funds and celebrate the value of school chaplains. School chaplains provide a listening ear and a caring presence for kids in crisis and kids who just need a friend, said CEO of SU Qld and former rugby league referee, Tim Mander. Blackall State School chaplain Bec Ossipow said chappies were in the prevention and rescue business. Chaplains help students find a better way to deal with issues and get alongside young people who are doing it tough, she said. Bec said her roles included running lunchtime activities and other programs, building positive relationships with students, working with other support staff to care for students, providing ethical guidance and networking with local support services, churches and organisations to create opportunities for young people to be involved in camps, workshops and youth events. SU Qld, an interdenominational Christian organisation which cares for young people around the state, employs and supports approximately 500 chaplains in the state. Bec said it was a privilege to be one of these chaplains in her home-town. I never dreamed I would end up as a chaplain at my old school, chatting to students in the very spots where I remember having tough times as a kid, she said.

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Above: Newly elected President of the Blackall hospital auxiliary, Veronica Driver, thanks Jenny Avery and Glady Hayward for their years of dedication to the committee Right: Chaplain Bec Ossipow (centre) prepares for Chappy Week with students from the Blackall State School

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WRITING COMPETITION I thought some of you young writers might like to enter this writing competition. Competition! Write about your favourite animal. It could be your pet, Grandmas dog, the cat next door, or an animal or bird that lives in your backyard. You can include a drawing or photograph if you wish. Tell us *pets name *what it looks like *what is so special about it. It must be your own thoughts and words, although you can get help from an adult with typing or handwriting. Prizes are a great animal book for the winners and runners up in each category. Entries are judged in three categories: 4 5 year olds, 6 7 year olds and 8 Pet Pal: Abbie Ongheen and her and over. Send your entries to: Rosi feathered friends at Fairbairn Dam Competition, P.O. Box 1250, Burnie, BOOK REVIEW Captain Tasmania 7320. Or scan your photos Crabclaws Crew Frances Watts and pictures and email us at rosi@ cherububble.com. Please include and David Legge. Published by your name, age and address. Your ABC Books. Reviewed by Lynn Ward. address will not be published when Frances Watts and David Legge winners are announced. Competition are the creators of this wonderful closes May 31 2009. new picture book where we meet

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Blackall State School

School News
The Kite Runner. Students have been having a whirlwind lesson on Afghanistan and Pakistan as they journey through the novel. In week 6, on Thursday, May 28 the student council are hosting two charity events, Australias Biggest Morning Tea and Dress Differently Day (which raises funds for Autism Qld). 160 students and the staff will be participating so be sure to pop along if you have time to join in the fun. Students in years 4 to 7 will be involved this term in creating a Wakakirri Story dance entry. Mrs Mobbs and Miss Bailey have been busy behind the scenes preparing music soundtracks and chapters to create a dramatic interpretation of the story of Pop art self portrait by Chelsea Hayward, year 8/9 winner of the 2D art piece section Edgar Towner.

St Josephs

Blackall State School students from year 8 and 9 all exhibited at the show 2D Art competition. Chelsea Heyward took first prize with her self portrait, Nicholas Kinsey won 2nd prize with his self portrait and Jessica Walker won third prize with her pop art drawing of a mintie. On May 8 student council members treated mums, grandmas and aunts to a morning tea. The event was well attended with over 35 guests sipping tea and nibbling on scrumptious cakes, biscuits and sandwiches made by student council members. This term all senior phase English students are having to walk in someone elses shoes and consider what life looks like from their perspective. Year 11 and 12 senior English are studying To Kill a Mockingbird. Year 10 are also looking at the latest addition to the Blackall State School library

Friday, May 15 is the national The students and staff of St good to have a sausage sizzle. walk to school day. St Josephs Josephs gathered with the Parish Mum loved the picture. She have decided to participate in and their families last weekend said beautiful, Riley said. this day and are encouraging all to celebrate Mothers Day with Emilee said Mum liked being children and parents to walk to a special Mass. The students blessed, she felt special. school. There are four organised gave their mothers gifts made in From a mother herself, It was meeting points around town and school. a welcoming Mass, open and each will be manned by a teacher Pat Doonar and Kate Franzmann inviting. and parent helper. both shared their views on what it All participants are asked to means to them to be a mother. meet by 8:15am to arrive at school Nothing gives a mother greater by 8:45am where hot breakfast pleasure than to see her grown will be served. children and their families come The meeting points are at the together, Pat Doonar said. corner of Rose and Hawthorn Street Kate Franzmann described being with Mrs Allpass, Miss Hansen and a mother as the most rewarding Father Matt, corner of Thistle and experience she has ever had. Hawthorn with Constable Luke Some students commented: Mum liked my picture. It was Johnson, Miss Suthers and Mr Kangan, the Cultural Centre with good, Billy said. Mum liked coming to Mass, Miss Remekis and Mrs Doonar and the corner of Thistle and St Ben said. Mitchell said Mum loved it all, Albans with Miss Martin and Mrs Above: Following the Mothers Day Alexander. Mr Franzmann will be especially sharing dinner. Mum liked how we sang and Mass, Mrs Pat Hauff cut the cake on at school cooking breakfast. On Wednesday, the Prep/Year blessed her, said Slater. It was behalf of all the mums present ones spent the morning at the Leading Mothers Day Blackall RSL, singing and getting Mass at St Patricks to know people. This term they Church were Father are looking at different types of Matthew Moloney, materials. Miss Suthers and Mrs Tom Fletcher and V have been very impressed with his mum Sue, Jamie the year ones as they are flying Johnston and her through their sight words. The mum Zoe and Abby children have been introduced to Ongheen with her 55 words and already recognise mum Leanne. Toms the majority of these. The Preps brother Sam served have been hard at work sorting at Mass as well. and classifying groups of objects. Page 8 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, May 15 2009

Mothers Day Mass at St Patricks

BLACKALL SHOW RESULTS Triathlon. Individuals 8 & under: 1 Beau Turlin, 2 Sophie Jones, 3 Lily Alexander. 12 & under: 1 Wilson Sprague, 2 Billy Flynn, 3 Zach Frost. Open Mens: 1 Jason Sprague. Open Ladies: 1 Jodie Moore, 2 Natalie Dendle.Teams 8 & under: 1 W. Alexander; E. Pearson; A. Taylor, 2 R. Alexander; M. Parry; R. Davison, 3 G. Sprague; L. Butler. 12 & under: 1 T. Fletcher; W. Butler, 2 W. Kangan; J. Banks; W. Parry, 3 H. Taylor; A. Davison; L. Johnstone. 17 & under: 1 J. McErlean; N. Kinsey. Wether Trials. Newport Apartments Supreme Pen: Avonleigh. Thornleigh & Coopers Animal Health Products Wool Aggregate: Avonleigh. Qantaslink Highest Priced Fleece: Colart. CRH Dozer & Grader Service Highest Priced Carcase: Coolagh. Melrose Samm Stud Best Pen of Mutton Sheep: Coolagh Wool. Champion Housed Rams Fleece: Barcaldine Downs. Single Lambs Fleece: Lilyveil. Single Hoggets Fleece: Benalla. Single Fine Fleece: Benalla. Single Medium Fleece: Lilyveil. Single Strong Fleece: Moorlands. Two Fine Fleeces: Benalla. Two Medium Fleeces: Lilyveil. Two Strong Fleeces: Lilyveil. Champion Flock Fleece of the Show: Benalla. Reserve Champion Flock Fleece of the Show: Lilyveil. Grand Champion Fleece of the Show: Benalla. Reserve Grand Champion Fleece of the Show: Lilyveil. Best Group of Fleeces of Clean Commercial Value: Lilyveil. Wool Classers Award: Digger Benton. Norman and Marion White Memorial Shield: Lilyveil. Pet Sheep: One Fine Fleece: Allpass Family. One Medium Fleece: Allpass Family. One Strong Fleece: Allpass Family. Champion Pets Fleece: Avonleigh (Allpass Family). Young Judges: Samantha Thelmes Pavilion. Home Cookery and Sweets: Home Cookery: Aggregate Trophy: Elaine Atkinson. Sweets: Aggregate Trophy: Kay Frost. Juvenile Cookery: Aggregate Trophy for 17 years & under: Angela Martin, Georgina Heard. Aggregate Trophy for 12 years & under: Andrew Davison. Aggregate Trophy for 6 8 years: Rowie Davison. Home-made Preserves: Division A Aggregate Trophy: Joyce Birnie. Division B Aggregate Trophy: Joyce Birnie. Division C Aggregate Trophy: Rosemary Hine. Farm Produce: Aggregate Trophy: Blackall State School. Horticulture: Aggregate Trophy: Del Wheelhouse. Blooms: Aggregate Trophy: Del Wheelhouse. Trevor & Gloria Darby Memorial Trophy for the Champion Rose: Lynette Davison. Societys Ribbon is awarded for the Champion Rose. Pot Plants: Aggregate Trophy: Sandra Richardson. Trophy for the Champion Pot Plant & Societys Ribbon is awarded for the Champion Pot Plant: Sandra Richardson. Juvenile Horticulture: Aggregate Trophy

for Group A: Caitlin Johnstone. Aggregate Trophy for Group B: Ashley Taylor, Georgia Hansen, Nathan Lloyd. Handmade Scarecrow: Jack & Bill Banks. Aggregate Trophy Group A : Georgie Atkinson. Aggregate Trophy for Group C: Jack & Bill Banks, Acacia Martin, Caitlin Johnstone. Needlework: Trophy for the Champion Needlework & Societys Ribbon is awarded for the Champion Needlework: Beris Dearmer. Hand-made Needlework: Joan Wood Memorial Trophy awarded for the Best Piece of Needlework in Division A made and exhibited by a local resident: Colleen Malinen. Aggregate Trophy: Colleen Malinen. Machine Made Needlework: Aggregate Trophy: Colleen Malinen. Trophy for Best Article: Anne-Maree Lloyd. Crochet: Aggregate Trophy: Joyce Birnie. Trophy for Best Article: Veronica Law. Knitted Work: Aggregate Trophy: Veronica Law. Trophy for Best Knitted Article: Beris Dearmer. Handicrafts (Over 17 years): Champion Craft Exhibit Trophy and Societys Ribbon for the Best Article made and Exhibited by a local resident: John Harlow. Aggregate Trophy: Noel Paton. Paper Craft Aggregate Trophy: Kerry Lloyd. Hand-made Cards Aggregate Trophy: Joy Smith. Beading Aggregate Trophy: Lorelei Kiernan. Woodwork Aggregate Trophy: John Harlow. Juvenile Crafts and Hobbies: Aggregate Trophy for under 17 years: Bonnie Lawrence . Aggregate Trophy for under 12 years: Declan Russell. Aggregate Trophy for under 7 years: Rob Price. Painting: Aggregate Trophy: Sally Campbell. Champion Exhibit Trophy: Jessica Lloyd. Societys Ribbon awarded for the Champion Exhibit in Divisions A & B. Peoples Choice Exhibit Trophy: Jessica Lloyd. Juvenile Painting: Aggregate Trophy for 14 17 years: Courtney Richardson. Aggregate Trophy for 9 -13 years: Emma Sutton. Aggregate Trophy for 5 8 years: Caitlyn Johnstone. Champion Juvenile Art Exhibit: Alise Sutton. Colouring Competition: 9 - 14 years: Peter Blucher. 4-8 years: Billy Banks. Photography: Trophy for Most Successful Exhibitor: Bonnie Lawrence. Trophy for Champion Photograph & Societys Ribbon awarded to the Champion Photograph: Peter Evans. Coloured Prints Aggregate Trophy: Jackie Paton. Blackal and White Prints: Ricky Richardson. Juvenile Photography: Colour Prints: Aggregate Trophy: Bonnie Lawrence. Colour Prints: Charlie Brown. Group B Black and White Prints: Rob Price. Collectors Corner: Over 17 years Trophy: Judy Atkinson. Under 17 years Trophy: Xenobia Martin. Venerables: Buddy Wagstaff Memorial Trophy awarded to the Most Outstanding Exhibit: Lorelei Kiernan. Pavilion Aggregates. Joyce Lane Memorial Trophy for the Highest Aggregate Points in the Pavilion: Lorelei Kiernan.

Blackall Cultural Association Aggregate Trophy for Exhibitor with highest points over Sections 24 to 27: Lorelei Kiernan. The Pavilion Aggregate Trophy for Boys for the boy with the Highest Points over all Juvenile Sections: Rob Price. The Pavilion Aggregate Trophy for Girls/Flora Skewes Memorial Trophy for the girl with the Highest points over all Juvenile Sections: Caitlyn Johnstone. Art Competition to Design cover for 2010 Blackall Show Schedule: Rebecca Haughton. J.A.L. Petersen Memorial Highest Aggregate points for Pavilion: Lorelei Kiernan. Pony & Childrens Hacks & Child Riders. Local Childrens Hack: 1 Codie Fanning Scope, 2 Kaitlin McErlean Miss Kitty, 3 Jamie-lee Morris Whiskey. Maiden Pony Hack: 1 Charlie Brown RB, 2 Haylee Flanagan Magic. Blackall Newsagency Novice Pony Hack: 1 Charlie Brown RB & Jackleen Dart Ringer, 2 Haylee Flanagan Magic & Tayla Monize Freddy. Open Pony Hack: 1 Haylee Flanagan Magic. Open Pony Hack: 1 Jackleen Dart Ringer. 2 Charlie Brown RB. Open Pony Hack: 1 Jean Read Harrington Park Elite, 2 Jackleen Dart Mary-lou, 3 Tayla Monize Freddy. TA Richardson & Peter Shaw & Co Champion Pony Hack: Jean Read Harrington Park Elite. Reserve Champion Pony Hack: Jackleen Dart Ringer. Pair of Pony Hacks: 1 Charlie Brown RB & Haylee Flanagan Magic, 2 Jackleen Dart Ringer & Tayla Monize Freddy. Blackall Newsagency Pleasure Pony Hack: 1 Jean Read Harrington Park Elite, 2 Charlie Brown RB & Jackleen Dart Ringer, 3 Tayla Monize Freddy. Station Pony: 1 Jean Read Harrington Park Elite, 2 Jackleen Dart Mary-lou, 3 Tayla Monize Freddy. Schluters Bakery Most Promising Rider Led (under 7 years): 1 Haylee Flanagan Magic. Girl rider (7 years & under 9 years): 1 Charlie Brown RB, 2 Rosie Alexander Pete, 3 Tayla Monize Freddy. Girl Rider (9 years & under 11 years): 1 Jackleen Dart Ringer, 2 Bella Joseland Melody, 3 Josie-Jane Duncan Mr Noodles. Girl rider (11 years & under 13 years): 1 Jaimielee Morris Whiskey, 2 Kaitlyn McErlean Miss Kitty. Boy Rider (11 years & under 13 years): 1 Myles MacDonnell McNamara Offer, 2 Logan Harlow Witch. Girl Rider (13 years & under 15 years): 1 Kate Hennessy WarregoWally, 2 Gemma Cusack Fortune Hunter. Girl Rider (15 years & under 17 years): 1 Kate Cusack Aces & Eights, 2 Jean Read Harrington Park Elite. Peter Shaw & Co Champion Girl Rider: Kate Cusack Aces & Eights. Reserve Champion Girl Rider: Kate Hennessy Warrego Wally. Peter Shaw & Co Champion Boy Rider: Myles MacDonnell McNamara Offer. Reserve Champion Boy Rider: Logan Harlow Witch.

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Biggest morning tea

Last Wednesday, another successful Biggest Morning Tea was hosted by the Anglican Church and held in the church gardens. A large crowd appreciated the fine morning, food and company and raised over $1900 for the Queensland Cancer Council. A number of great helpers, cooks in the community and generous sponsors contributed to making it an enjoyable and worthy morning.

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Class of 1969 reunion

The Blackall State School class of 1969 held their forty year reunion at the Rydges Resort in Yeppoon over the Easter weekend last month. The group have been celebrating their reunions almost every five years since 1987. Those that were able to celebrate forty years since studying at Blackall State School were Jenny Green, Anne McEnlly, Dot Lawson, Shirley Sutton, Alison Skewes, Maxine Roberts, Kathy Jackson, Gail Sunderland,

Elizabeth Manttan, Jenny Hood, Greg Scanlan, Peter Moore, David Green and Jeff Daly. Everyone who attended had a great time and some were able to bring their partners to enjoy the experience. It was a particularly important time for Jenny Hood. Jenny left Blackall when she was in year seven at school. The reunion this year was the first time since leaving Blackall that all of her old school friends were able to catch up with her.

Finnish musician to perform in Blackall

The line-up for the 2009 Queensland Music Festival has been announced. The program features 44 events throughout the state and will include musical theatre, jazz, new opera, classical, contemporary, experimental, country and rock. In Blackall, St. George and Winton, Finnish musical maestro Kimmo Pohjonen will take the raw sounds of live farm machinery and turn them into an electrifying live concert in Earth Machine Music. The free concert will be in Blackall on July 28. Kimmo was in Blackall in March preparing for the concert.

Elwyn Bethel, Melda Hauff, Gwen Turnbull, Di Kinsey and Beth Lyn Schluter and Shirley Harlow at the morning tea ONeill helping out at the Biggest Morning Tea raising money for the Qld Cancer Council

Barcoo river, the highway of explorers

The Barcoo River was used as heard from again. There are many a highway by explorers of the recorded sightings and supposed mid-nineteenth century in their sightings of trees marked by endeavours to reveal the layout of Leichhardt, but few have been inland Australia, and in searching confirmed. He had marked for lost explorers. numerous trees on his previous Thomas Mitchell used the trips with the letter L. The last two Barcoo River to prove his theory known trees marked by him were that a major river rose on the on the banks of the Barcoo River. western side of the Great Dividing Augustus and Francis Gregory Range and flowed into the Gulf of traversed the Barcoo and much Carpentaria. of the Cooper Creek in an attempt On instruction from Mitchell, to find out what had happened Edmund Kennedy explored the to Leichhardt. With a party of Barcoo in an attempt to confirm seven others, the brothers left the Mitchells theory. Over a period of Dawson River in March 1858, and fifty-two days, they had journeyed arrived at the Barcoo River on April a distance of over four hundred 14, 1858, near where Mitchell had kilometres, through varying first sighted it, fourteen years country of thick stony scrub to earlier. open, bare downs. They crossed Contracted to search for missing numerous channels and were explorers Burke and Wills, close to running out of water. Their Frederick Walker traversed part of journey proved Mitchells theory the Barcoo on his trek to the Gulf of inaccurate; that the river named Carpentaria. His party came upon Victoria by Mitchell did not flow the Barcoo through the same valley into the Gulf of Carpentaria, but as Mitchell, (Mitchells Happy was the Coopers Creek named by Valley) on September 27 1861. Captain Sturt. Walker displayed more interest in Prussian scientist and naturalist locating where Leichhardt went. He Friedrich Leichhardt used the river was of the opinion that Leichhardt in an attempt to cross Australia would have abandoned his stated from east to west. Leichardt set intention to traverse the Barcoo, out from the Condamine River in and instead head north towards March 1848 with the advantage the Gulf of Carpentaria. The party of both Mitchells and Kennedys rested on the Barcoo allowing the journals to guide him for part of horses to graze on what Walker the way. His objective was to skirt described as the best grass offered to the north of the deserts in the on the Australian continent. centre of the continent, and make William Landsborough was also his way to the west coast. contracted to search for Burke The party left Colgoon on April and Wills and commenced his trip 3 1848 and was never seen or on the Gulf of Carpentaria. After Page 6 - The Barcoo Independent, Friday, May 15 2009

running out of water on the Barkley Tableland, he returned to the gulf and journeyed south, reaching the head waters of the Thompson River, which he followed to a point south of Longreach. Crossing to the Barcoo, he also described the country on the Barcoo as rich, with undulating features, and as having the best grasses. Indian-born James Allan arrived in the west looking for suitable grazing land, and traversed a section of the Upper Barcoo. He later became the first European settler and the first pastoralist to run livestock on the Barcoo, having taken up a large area of land, which he named Mt Enniskillen. He built a station homestead for his family on the banks of the Barcoo, midway between Mount Northampton and Mount Enniskillen. His descendents have resided in the area to this day. These seven European explorers each led exploration parties through the Barcoo river area between 1846 and 1862. Although the leaders of these parties had the responsibility of directing and making day-to-day decisions for the parties, the other members of the various parties also contributed to, in most cases, the success of the ventures, without that contribution the enterprises could not have been undertaken. In all thirty-six men took part in the seven expeditions, including eight Aborigines.

Blackall State School class of 1969 who had their 40-year reunion at Easter

Kimmo at the Blackall Woolscour

Q150 Historical Photo Hunt

Blackall Historical Society wants your help to find 150 new historical photos of Blackall people and places

Behind the town library in Short Street

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Matthew Scanlon, the new lessee at the Blackall Aquatic Centre, gets familiar with his new environment

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Contact Christine Campbell 46574196 Enjoying the morning at the Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser Wendy Quilty 46576056 were Frances Blacker, Judith Adam and June Kelly
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