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The Gazette, August 1, 1922
FATAL ACCIDENT
On Sunday afternoon there occurred at Jindivick West a fatal accident under particularly distressing circumstances. Mr Bernard Housiax, an engineer and inventor aged 37 years with his wife and four young children, arrived at the home of Mr William Notman, with whom they are related. The family were on the way to New Zealand, where they previously resided. During Sunday afternoon Mr. Housiax and Mr Notman went for a ride on quiet horses. Mr Housiax was not a horseman, and only proceeded about 200 yards when the horse bolted and dashed him with great violence against a tree. The accident was witnessed by the wife of the deceased; a fellow passenger from England, Mr Moriboy and other persons. Every assistance was given to the injured man, and Dr Whitford immediately sent for, who on arrival conveyed him in his motor to “Rongoa” private hospital, where Dr Ley was also called in. But the patient never rallied and died at 8 o’clock on Sunday evening without gaining consciousness.
The matter has been reported to the coroner by police. The unfortunate man leaves a wife and four young children.
POSTAL BUSINESS
The general public are conscious in a vague kind of way of the important position occupied in their lives by the Postal Department; but it is safe to assert that not one person in ten thousand realises the vast extent of the business transactions of the department in a single year. A few facts culled from the Postmaster General’s annual report for 1920-21 will probably prove astounding to the “man on the street.” During the year mentioned there were dealt with in Australia 631,607,982 letters and postcards. Of this vast number the proportion reported as missing was .0034 per cent. It is a common practice to grumble loudly if a letter goes astray and to refer caustically to the “bungling methods” of Government departments, but from the fact that no less than 16,540 postal articles were posted without address, it will be seen that the fault is not always official. Money and valuables to the amount of £178,520 were found in postal articles which were undeliverable, and 549 of the unaddressed articles contained £5,863. The following figures illustrate the large monetary transactions of the Postal Department - Cash receipts for 1920-21 amounted to £49,870,924; while the cash disbursements reached the sum of £49,809,892.
SCHOOLS’ SPORTS
On Friday last teams from the Warragul High School met Dandenong High School in basket ball, hockey and football matches. The games in basket ball and football were important since they decided the teams which are to compete in the finals for the championships. It was certainly not Warragul’s day out.
In basket ball there was a very keen contest with the fortunes of the game changing every minute, Dandenong securing the verdict by 11 goals to 10 goals. In football the Dandenong team showed great pace and sureness in handling the ball.
Getting the wind in the first quarter they succeeded in opening up a substantial lead which Warragul afterwards could not reduce. The game was a very tough struggle from the first bell to the last. Dandenong won the scores being 8.13 to 56. The hockey match ended in a deadlock. Neither team scored and the game was a draw. Dandenong High School will now meet St Patrick’s College Sale in the football final. The match will probably take place at Warragul this week.
50 years ago The Gazette, August 1, 1972 $4000 AWARD
Former Drouin Young Farmers’ Club secretary Ross Dawson of Modella, has won the $4000 Dunlop award in a contest open to young farmers throughout Victoria.
Runner up in the competition was awarded for a project on the development of a dairying property, was Ellinbank YF Club member Steward Burns, of Darnum.
A $1000 prize for women members of the YF movement was shared by Dianne Abel, of Berwick and Joy Sutton, of Boort.
The women’s competition was based on a calf-raising project.
Dawson, who received his prize in Melbourne last week during the annual Young Farmer State Conference, plans to use the $4000 to further improve his project.
Twenty young farmers entered the competition this year.
NEWS IN BRIEF…..
The auction of a painting will be high-light of a three-day art display at Drouin this week.
The display, organised by Christ Church Anglican Sunday School, will be staged in the Drouin Parish Centre from tomorrow until Friday.
Warragul and District Junior Football League officials have taken steps to minimise the risk of another draw in their under 13 section second semi final.
For the replay of the drawn VRI-Drouin game on the Showground No. 2 oval at 10 am next Saturday, the League has stipulated that in the event of a tie, two extra periods - each of five minutes - will be played.
Because of the draw, the under 12 and under 14 finals have been put back one week to Sunday August 13. Probable venue is Marist College oval.
ADDRESS
Warragul, Drouin and Neerim South parents and teachers attended an address at Trafalgar late last month on the Australian Council for Education Research science course unit “Males and Females.”
The address was given by a Sister from Sacred Heart College, Oakleigh.
Her views on the unit - and her account of student-parent response to it - were favorable, but at Trafalgar, some of the reaction was unfavorable.
HORROR-DAY
Drouin dropped out of WGFL final four calculations in a horror day performance on a muddy oval at Korumburra last Saturday.
The heavy conditions did not suit the lighter Drouin side, and to make matters worse, their forwards could do nothing right in a pressure-packed last term.
Drouin began the final quarter 21 points in front, but wilted as Korumburra began to get on top. Even then, they may have held on and had chances to score a goal been successful.
Ian Twite just missed after gamely marking in a pack; a shot by Peter Ludlow was straight but fell short and then a screw snapshot by Geoff Ablett was touched as it went through.
Korumburra hit the front when Eddie Harris was awarded a free, and played on when other players stopped.
The Saints won 11.6 to 9.15.
Drouin’s two key forwards, Neville Pollard and Carlo Beltrame, did well with seven goals between them, but both also kicked a host of behinds.
Joe Smith, who rucked strongly for Korumburram played a major role in their win.
Harris kicked four goals at full-forward against Phil Wilson, who nevertheless played well with strong backing from Mal Whitworth in the back pocket.
The “Burra” opened with plenty of vigor, but Drouin refused to lose concentration.
With Terry Cook beating Alan White with a neat display in centre, Drouin were always a shade ahead.
Chris Arnup, a 3rds player last year, rucked well and Ian Twite was a nippy rover.
All in all, it was a good display by Drouin but they lost it themselves in front of goal with haphazard sharp-shooting.