from the Newspaper Files
100 years ago
West Gippsland Tuesday March 14, 1922
TELEPHONES
At the Warragul Shire Council meeting on Friday reference was made to the necessity for telephonic extension in the country, and the following resolution was carried:-Jones, Balharre - In view of the demand for an extension of the telephone service to the outer districts of the shire, the Postal Department is requested to do their utmost to meet the demand, as this council considers it is of great importance to the development of the shire.
Cr. Jones said that everyone who thought about it realised the value of the telephone service in the country. The telephone and good roads will make all the difference to the backcountry.
It was also of great importance to social life. Only recently he was called up at 2a.m. to ring up for medical aid for a lady taken ill. Within three quarters of an hour the doctor from Warragul - a distance of six miles - was in the sick room.
A few years ago the same assistance would have taken six hours. He thought the motion a very important one, and he hoped the Government would see the necessary extensions of the telephone were undertaken as soon as possible.
SCHOOL CRICKET
Fine weather conditions prevailed while the teams from Dandenong and Warragul High Schools met at Warragul on Thursday last. H. Solomon, Warragul’s captain, won the toss, and sent the visitors to the wickets. McAlpine opened cautiously to the bowling of Solomon, his leg first scoring stroke being a four to leg. There followed some cautious batting, until Weidner (owing to a splendid catch by Solomon at fine slip) obtained the first wicket. Keen bowling and steady batting followed until Weidner (with the first two balls of his fifth over) clean bowled Hall and Standish. Owing to the persistently accurate bowling of E.N. Roberts (6 for 18) wickets fell steadily, and the innings closed for 70.
The outstanding performance on the part of Dandenong was McAlpine’s innings for 25.Warragul’s opening bordered on the disastrous, Ley’s wicket going for four, and Weidner following for ‘a duck.’ Mainly owing to the efforts of Whitelaw (a bowler of the googly type), three wickets went cheaply before Fallon came in and did valuable work by staying there while Solomon compiled his 52, which virtually saved the match for the home team. The innings closed for 92.With only three quarters of an hour to play, Dandenong had a second hand, losing three -wickets for 37. Hall scoring 21 not out.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT
A very distressing accident happened on Sunday morning to Bruce, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Friend, Warragul. He was in the garden near the boxthorn hedge when a branch flew back and struck him, a thorn piercing the eyeball. The matter was so serious that Dr Trumpy advised his being taken at once by motor car to an oculist in Melbourne and this was done. Mr Friend returned later in the day, leaving Bruce in the private hospital. It is to be hoped that no infection will result from the thorn and that Bruce will not suffer the loss of his sight in that eye.
50 years ago
Warragul Gazette, Tuesday March 15, 1972
THREE INJURED
Three people were injured in two separate road crashes in Warragul district at the weekend. Timothy Cadby, of Tetoora Road, narrowly escaped serious injury when the car he was driving and a truck collided near Ellinbank last Saturday. The accident happened on the Warragul-Korumburra Road, about seven miles from Warragul. Cadby received severe lacerations and was taken by ambulance to West Gippsland Hospital.
The truck driver, Raymond Hiriart, of Coleman St, Warragul, was unhurt. A Garfield man and his wife received lacerations when their car hit an SEC pole in Victoria St, Warragul, at about 12.30 am last Sunday. Robin Sturdy, and his wife Maureen, of Railway Ave, Garfield were taken by ambulance to WGH.
DOG SHOW
Best local open exhibitor at the Warragul Kennel Club’s annual competition yesterday was Mr John Gallus, of Drouin, whose entry was Irish Setter Colclough Zara. The best local puppy, Scruffin Mist was entered by young Drouin dog fancier Ian Hinde. The Show’s best exhibit, a Cocker Spaniel, was Victoria’s “top dog” for 1971, Larkana Laurentian, owned by Mr A. Young, of Melbourne.
A record of 600 dogs, represented by a wide variety of breeds, was headed by Corgis with 60 entries. Other breeds with large entries were Samoyeds and Pekinese.
Unusual breeds exhibited included Japanese Spaniels, Rottweilers (a German guard dog) and Schipperkes (Dutch barge dog). Trophies valued at $200 were distributed and sashes, ribbons and spoons were presented to major prize winners. Extra trophies were presented for the Corgi dog, bitch and puppy. Judges were South Australians, Messrs Salt (Special Group 5, Working dogs and Guineas), Bill Egan (Group 6, Non-sporting) and N. Managan (Group 3, Gun dogs) and Messrs Ern Boxshall (Grade 4, Hound dogs) A. Burnell (Grade 1, Toys) and Roy Toogood, (Grade 2, Terriers).
FOURTH SPOT
Warragul Football Club Gulls Sneaked into the Gippsland Men’s Basketball Association’s A grade four with a six-point victory over Catani in the final round of the home-andhome games last week. Gulls 35-29 victory gave them an advantage of one percent over Catani.
LONGWARRY made a bold bid to oust Rebel from second place with a percentage boosting 76-33 win over Lang Lang. However, they finished two per cent behind Rebels and had to be content with third place.
Peter Knights (29 points) and Nick Commadeur (20) were in top form for Longwarry, and although Colin Jones (14) battled valiantly to lift his side, Lang Lang were not equal to the task. Warragul High-Technical School finished the season on a bright note with an an easy 4912 win over Bunyip.
Gerry Lynn spearheaded High-Tech’s victory by throwing 22 points. Catani fought back strongly in the second half after trailing 6-22 but were unable to make up the leeway. Colin Lynn scored for Gulls with 12 points, and John Vanstone threw 13 for Catani.
WARRAGUL “GETS TOGETHER”
Warragul could be proud of its presentation in yesterday’s Moomba parade in Melbourne, the Shire President, Cr M.A. McCarthy said this morning. He congratulated the Warragul Festival of the Arts Committee on its planning and work to enter a float in the parade. The float followed the Warragul Municipal Band and a Hispano Suiza vintage car in which Cr McCarthy and Mrs McCarthy and the Festival Committee president, Mr F.G. Jackson and Mrs Jackson travelled.
Cr McCarthy said the girls on the float and the Solid State Band were a credit to Warragul. All entrants in the Festival’s princess competition, Warragul Show Girl and Junior Show Girls, and former Miss Australia Charity Queen, Mrs Corinne Goodear, were on the float. The band featured a song about Warragul which it had written itself. The vintage car was provided by Mr Stuart Middlehurst, of Drouin. Mr E. Rowse, horticulturist of Warragul South, provided the hundreds of flowers - mainly gladioli which decorated the float. Warragul’s Premier Town award for 1970-73 was highlighted by the presentation. Drouin floral artist Mrs R.T. Quigley won the massed or modern arrangement section of the Moomba championship show.
Her arrangement, depicting Autumn, won from a State-wide field. The win followed Mrs Quigley’s outstanding performance at the Warragul Show, where she won nine first placings and two seconds from 11 entries.