SPORT ON THE BARCOO

Volleyball moves indoors thanks to St Josephs’

new multipurpose centre
BLACKALL Volleyball is underway with their 2010 season with
three teams competing in the weekly competition.
Organiser Meka Russell said that everyone is just pleased to
have a game or two each Wednesday.
The volleyball players were thrilled to get the news from
INDEPENDENT
June 11 2010
THE BARCOO

Blackall’s own community newspaper

ISSN 1832-6129 RRP $2.00 Contact: barcooindependent@gmail.com

Community group votes into action

St Joseph’s that they are now able to play indoors in the new
multipurpose sports centre at the school.

Sunday bowls on the Blackall green By ROWAN HUNNAM

LOU Kelly and Tex Hayward had a tight game of bowls on the RESIDENTS and
Blackall green in A singles last Sunday. Tex led Lou 7-0 after 4 ratepayers of Blackall
ends, but Lou made his way back into the game to be in front 24- gathered together
20 after 22 ends. Lou went on to take the game 31-27. this week at a
In B singles, Brad Carolan had a big form reversal; leading all community meeting
to air their concerns
the way to defeat Trevor Brown 31-16. A swab may be required!
about the operation
In another B singles game, Dave Carter was out in front of Gary of the Blackall Tambo
Whitfield the whole way, at 22-19 after 21 ends. He finally sealed Regional Council and
the game with a 31-23 win. to form a committee to
In handicap singles, Dally Holden was a long way behind Woody approach the council
early on in the game; down 20-6 after 12 ends. He got going to be about their concerns.
only 1 behind, 25-26 after 26 ends but Woody hung on well to win More than 60
open and positive initial approach It was a strong vote by the sixty
31-28 after 33 ends. people heard Alison Krieg open
to working with Council. residents and ratepayers of Blackall
In a 3 way social game, Hazel and Judy tied at 11-11, both one Blackall Bowls president Don Daly, here with the meeting, stating that the
Prominent questions and at the community meeting on Tuesday
shot in front of Loretta on 10. Bowls Queensland chair Cynthia Neeve. Fifty community is in need of help and
concerns aired at the meeting evening to form an action group
This Sunday at the Blackall bowls club, competition games Bowls Qld members had lunch last Friday that the council needs to be put
and through correspondence and elect a committee. Photo by David
at the Barcoo Hotel with representatives of on notice.
are on hold due to the long weekend and players travelling to with organisers included a lack of Alexander.
Blackall Bowls. The group, with ages ranging Chair Gwynne Stockwell said
Barcaldine for trebles games. Social games are on the cards once transparency of Council operations,
between 40 and 95, were in Blackall as part that the catalyst for the meeting
again. Be there for a 9.30am start. Council operating as a real estate
of their ‘Goodwill’ tour around Queensland was a culmination of learning
– Dally Holden agent, a lack of advertising of
of extravagant expenditure and
Council jobs, qualifications of
the fear of the community being
appointed staff, the functioning of
denied or restricted in its right to
the new washdown facility, wild
access Council information and
dog control, low staff morale, Wild
decisions.
Rivers, the Barcoo River camping
“We are here to hear your
grounds, an apparent inequity
concerns and to find a way of
in addressing the concerns of
letting Council know,” Gwynne
rural versus town residents and
said. “This is something we have
an apparent disinterest in using
to do; the more people we get
local businesses, services and
involved, the bigger the message
tradespeople.
we send to Council.”
President Gwynne Stockwell
It was a unanimous decision
said she had hoped for a bigger
at the meeting that a committee
turn out of people for the initial
be formed; consisting of Gwynne
meeting but was pleased to see
Stockwell as president, Melissa
such enthusiasm from those in
McKay in the position of secretary
attendance to attend follow up
and committee members Angus
meetings and discussions.
McDonald, Rebecca Parry, Chris
First on the committee’s agenda
Parnaby, Geoff Pohlner, Don Daly,
is to gauge if there is an interest
Mark Wearne and Noel Gleeson.
from residents in Tambo in joining
The committee moved a motion
the group. The committee aim to
of no confidence in the Blackall At the QLD Bowls luncheon last Friday:
meet with Council executives in
Tambo Regional Council, with 36 Blackall ladies bowler Melda Hauff
the coming weeks to raise some of
votes for and 8 against. This motion (right) caught up with Phyl Smith who
the concerns and questions aired
was then moved to be amended; represented Blackall on the QLBA for
at the meeting.
on the grounds of taking a more 20 years. See page 16.

Regional Fuel Watch - page 3

Blackall State School Trivia Night - page 9, 11 and 12
Blackall bowls club life member Dally Holden, Junior Vice President Julie Blucher, and President Don Daly, with Bowls
Queensland representatives, deputy chair Jack Oliver (left), chair Cynthia Neeve and Director of Finance Isobel Rhind Bowls Qld and Bowls Blackall mix over lunch - page 16
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 WHATS ON in 2010 FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 13 - 19
JUNE Send your dates in! As of May 31, the Bandanna Energy Project in the South
11-14 Blackall State School and St Josephs 40 Year Reunion
Galilee Basin has been given a significant project status by
the Queensland Government. This has great implications
ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS
12 Blackall Community Markets for the Blackall Tambo region and, in particular, future 4:30 Shortland Street
5:00 Something in the Air
6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 7:30 International News
9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 3:30 Nerds F.C.
16 Barcoo Living Advisory Committee Annual General Tambo-Alpha road construction which I believe will have 5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News 11:00 News
4:00 A Fork in Africa
to be stepped up considerably to cope with the increase 6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
Meeting 12:00 Movie: Nowhere Land (M)
4:30 The Journal

Wednesday June 16
11:00 Big Ideas 1:00 Danoz Direct
in traffic as Bandanna moves into the EIS (Environmental 2:00 All Saints
16 Woolscour Tour and Dinner 12:00 Midday Report
12:30 National Press Club Address 3:00 Infomercials 2:00 Days of Our Lives 5:00 PBS Newshour
Impact Study) phase. 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of
19 Blackall Emergency Services Open Day Fundraiser Advice from the Premier’s department announces the
1:30 Talking Heads 3:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Children’s Programs
the Day
2:00 Parliament Question TIme 4:30 News 4:30 News
19 Blackall Equestrian Group Jump Club establishment of a growth management agency to be 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 M*A*S*H 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 Global Village
6:00 Cheese Slices
22 Blackall Combined Schools’ Athletics Carnival known as Growth Management Queensland. This agency 6:30 Poh’s Kitchen
5:30 Deal or No Deal 5:30 Hot Seat 6:30 World News Australia
6:00 News 6:00 News
23 Woolscour Tour and Dinner will lead the state’s urban and regional planning functions 7:00 News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Two and a Half Men
7:35 Inspector Rex
7:30 7.30 Report 8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
26-27 Blackall Pony Club Shield Day and Open Gymkhana and the implementation of outcomes from the Growth 8:00 The New Inventors 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 State of Origin: QLD v NSW
Management Summit. GMQ will have a mandate to deliver 7:30 Medical Emergency Game 2 Fever!
8:30 Spicks and Specks
30 Woolscour Tour and Dinner 9:00 The Gruen Transfer 8:30 Movie: Schindler’s List (M) 10:15 20 to 1 9:00 FIFA World Cup: Honduras
a more coordinated approach to growth management 9:30 Psychoville 11:15 Nightline
8:00 Surf Patrol v Chile
JULY in Queensland, create better linkages between land use 10:05 At the Movies 8:30 The Pacific 11:45 Danoz Direct
11:30 FIFA World Cup: Spain v
12:15 Eclipse Music TV
planning, infrastructure delivery economic development, 10:35 Lateline 9:50 Movie: Untraceable (MA)
1 Woolscour Bush Dinner 11:10 Lateline Business 12:45 20/20 Switzerland
protection of environmental assets, expansion of green 11:35 Spooks
11:50 The First 48 1:45 Il Divo Live in Barcelona 2:00 FIFA World Cup: Ivory Coast
3 Blackall Races space and affordable housing. In effect, a complimentary 12:30 Parliament Question Time 12:30 Sons and Daughters 2:00 Alive and Cooking
1:00 Infomercials v Portugal
7 Woolscour Tour and Dinner approach to regional planning and regional development. 1:30 Movie: Variety Time (G)
2:25 Big Ideas 4:00 NBC Today
3:30 Good Morning America
5:00 News 4:00 FIFA World Cup: South
7-10 Onsite E-Business Solutions Training A second initiative has also been announced; the 3:25 National Press Club Address 5:30 News 5:30 Today Africa v Uruguay
10 Blackall Community Markets establishment of an Infrastructure Charges Taskforce to 4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 7:30 International News
examine infrastructure charges. The taskforce will identify 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 3:30 Nerds F.C.
13 Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band Performance, 5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News 11:00 News
the most suitable model for infrastructure charging which 6:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 The Journal
McLean Place, Blackall does not significantly affect industry or council viability or
12:00 Movie: To Love and Die (M) 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show

Thursday June 17
11:00 How the Earth was Made 4:30 PBS Newshour
2:00 All Saints 1:00 Danoz Direct
14 Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band Performance, adversely impact housing affordability. This is a challenge 12:00 Midday Report
3:00 Infomercials 2:00 Days of our Lives 5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of
12:30 Jeeves and Wooster
Tambo for governments everywhere. 1:30 Collectors 3:30 Children’s Programs 3:00 Entertainment Tonight the Day

14 Woolscour Tour and Dinner The Tambo races, held on June 5, were very well attended 2:00 Parliament Question Time 4:30 News 3:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 World News Australia
5:00 Discover Downunder 4:30 News 7:30 Tetsuya’s Pursuit of
with good fields to make the racing very interesting. The 3:00 Children’s Programs
15 Queensland Youth Orchestra Big Band Performance, 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited 5:30 Deal or No Deal 5:00 Antiques Roadshow Excellence
Fashions of the Field certainly were stunning in the very 7:00 News 6:00 News 5:30 Hot Seat
Blackall latest fashions. Sarah Taylor of Tambo won “Best Dressed 7:30 The 7.30 Report 6:30 Today Tonight 6:00 News
8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
21 Woolscour Tour and Dinner Lady” on the day. This race meeting is the first of two only 8:00 Catalyst 7:00 Home and Away 7:00 Two and a Half Men Fever!
8:30 Voyage to the Planets 7:30 The Matty Johns Show 7:30 Getaway 9:00 FIFA World Cup: Argentina v
28 Woolscour Tour and Dinner held in Tambo now. It is interesting to me how clubs are 9:30 The American Future: A History 8:30 How I Met Your Mother 8:30 Sea Patrol Korea Republic
expected to comply with the expensive upgrade standards by Simon Schama 9:30 Cougar Town 9:30 The NRL Footy Show
AUGUST demanded by Queensland Racing with only two meetings 10:25 Lateline
11:00 American Dad 11:00 Nightline
11:30 FIFA World Cup: Greece v
11:00 Lateline Business Nigeria
4 Woolscour Tour and Dinner and no Queensland Racing financial assistance given to 11:30 Live from Abbey Road 11:30 Flashforward 11:30 The AFL Footy Show Late
2:00 FIFA World Cup: Spain v
raise the funds required! 12:30 Trade Wars 1:30 Danoz Direct
7 Woolscour Bush Dinner 12:20 Parliament Question Time Switzerland
1:20 Movie: They Passed This Way (G) 1:00 Infomercials 3:30 Good Morning America
11 Woolscour Tour and Dinner The Outback Regional Roads Eastern Group meeting 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 News 4:00 FIFA World Cup: France v
2:45 Movie: The Lost Patrol (G)
held in Barcaldine on Tuesday, June 8, saw the creation 3:55 Can We Help? 5:30 News 5:30 Today Mexico
14 Blackall Community Markets of a 5-year program for the Eastern Group Councils’ Local 4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 7:30 International News
18 Woolscour Tour and Dinner Roads of Regional Significance and nominated state owned 5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 3:30 Nerds F.C.
21 Blackall Colin Wood Shield Day and Challenge Weekend roads. Blackall Tambo Regional Council will benefit from 5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News 11:00 News 4:00 The Journal
6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
25 Woolscour Tour and Dinner this program which will commence for us in the 2010/2011 11:00 Catalyst
12:00 Movie: Brannigan (M) 4:30 PBS Newshour
1:00 Danoz Direct
year of the program. 2:30 The Golden Girls 5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of

Friday June 18
11:30 The New Inventors
Immediately after the roads meeting, there 12:00 Midday Report
12:30 Enough Rope with Andrew
was an integrated focus group mining meeting
Denton
held at the Barcaldine showgrounds, where 1:30 Cranford
focus group members from Blackall Tambo, 2:30 Spicks and Specks
Barcaldine, Emerald and Alpha were able to 3:00 Children’s Programs
6:05 Meerkat Manor
progress the social and economic impact study 6:30 Can We Help?
being conducted by DEEDI, DIP, RAPAD and the
7:00 News
CH Development Corporation Ltd. Many diverse 7:30 Stateline
8:00 Collectors
issues were further explored, the opportunities
8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple
and the concerns to the regions where mining 10:05 beached az
will occur or has the potential to occur. 10:05 30 Seconds: Be the Tool
It was a pleasure to meet with artist Fred White 10:35 Lateline
11:15 The Graham Norton Show
to create his commission on water and life here 12:05 Rage
in Blackall. It will be a prestigious addition to 5:00 Rage
the register of public art here in Blackall. 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Bajo
News of the formation of a ratepayer’s and Hex from Good Game
association for Blackall is most pleasing. 11:00 Poh’s Kitchen
Saturday June 19
11:30 Message Stick
As mayor of the Blackall Tambo Regional 12:00 Stateline
Council I will look forward to working with the 12:30 Australian Story
association. 1:00 Foreign Correspondent
1:30 Can We Help?
Jan Ross 2:00 Rugby League
4:00 Pilot Guides
5:00 Bowls: International Test:
Advertising Rates 2010 Contact Australia v England
6:00 Planet Food: India
1/8 page: $16.50 1/2 page: $68.75 Please direct enquiries, suggestions, stories and 6:30 Gardening Australia
7:00 News
Full pg/Insert: $137.50 letters to the editor to: Rowan Hunnam
7:30 Doc Martin
1/6 page: $27.50 8:25 News Update
barcooindependent@gmail.com 8:30 The Bill
1/4 page: $34.65 Classified: $5 for 3 lines or post or call at Blackall Visitor Information Centre, 9:15 News Update
9:20 Midsomer Murders
1/3 page: $47.85 and $1.25 per extra line 108a Shamrock St, Blackall Phone/fax: 07 4657 6966 11:00 Silent Witness
11:55 Rage
3:00 Infomercials
3:30 Children’s Programs
4:30 News
5:00 Hawk’s Active
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: Hawthorn v Essendon
11:45 Scrubs
12:15 Movie: Below (M)
2:15 Trade Wars
3:00 Infomercials
4:00 NBC Today
6:00 Children’s Programs
7:00 Weekend Sunrise
9:00 Saturday Disney
11:00 Children’s Programs
12:00 V8 Xtra
12:30 Rookie Vets
1:00 What’s Up Down Under
1:30 Rookie Vets
2:00 V8 Supercars
5:30 Queensland Weekender
6:00 News
6:30 Hook Line and Sinker
7:00 AFL: Carlton v Freemantle
10:30 International Rugby:
Australia v England
1:00 Movie: Live and Let Die (PG)
3:30 Nature’s Gentleman
4:00 Infomercials
5:00 Dateline NBC
2:00 Days of our Lives
3:00 Entertainment Tonight
3:30 Children’s Programs
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: Broncos
v Panthers
9:30 Friday Night Football:
Bulldogs v Titans
11:30 Nightline
12:00 Bronco Billy
2:15 Fire Over Africa
4:00 Danoz Direct
4:30 Good Morning America
6:00 Children’s Programs
7:00 Weekend Today
9:00 Danoz Direct
10:00 Children’s Programs
2:00 Gilligan’s Island
2:30 Movie: Tom and Jerry Blast
Off to Mars (G)
4:00 Discover Downunder
4:30 Postcards International
5:00 4WD TV
5:30 Fishing Australia
6:00 News
6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home
Videos
7:30 Movie: Shrek 2 (PG)
9:25 Movie: Connie and Carla (PG)
11:25 Movie: Matchstick Men (M)
1:45 Agatha Christie’s Evil Under
the Sun
4:00 Danoz Direct
5:00 Global Shop Direct
5:30 Rise and Shine
the Day
6:30 World News Australia
7:30 David Ogilvy: The First Mad
Man
8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
Fever
9:00 FIFA World Cup: Germany
v Serbia
11:30 FIFA World Cup: Slovenia
v USA
2:00 FIFA World Cup: France v
Mexico
4:00 FIFA World Cup: England v
Algeria
7:40 International News
3:30 Tim Marlow Meets… Paul
Smith
4:00 Living with the Future
4:30 PBS Newshour
5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of
the Day
6:30 World News Australia
7:30 Monster Moves
8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
Fever
9:00 FIFA World Cup: The
Netherlands v Japan
11:30 FIFA World Cup Match
Lead-in
11:50 FIFA World Cup: Australia
v Ghana
2:00 FIFA World Cup: Germany
v Serbia
4:00 FIFA World Cup: Cameroon
v Denmark

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The Barcoo Independent, Friday, June 11 2010 - TV GUIDE
 Barcoo Independent TV Guide June 13 - 19 Regional Fuel Watch
ABC SEVEN Imparja SBS
5:00 Rage
6:30 Children’s Programs
9:00 Insiders
6:00 Children’s Programs
7:00 Weekend Sunrise
6:00 Children’s Programs
7:00 Weekend Today
7:30 International News
11:00 Footy – The La Perouse Way BARCALDINE BLACKALL LONGREACH TAMBO
10:00 Wide World of Sports 11:30 Tales from a Suitcase
10:00 Inside Business 10:00 Movie: Lilies of the Field (G)
10:30 Offsiders 12:00 First Flower

134.9 ¢ 138.9 ¢ 139.9 ¢

11:00 The Sunday Footy Show
11:00 Asia Pacific Focus
11:30 Songs of Praise
12:00 Landline
12:00 Movie: Cool Runnings (G)
2:00 AFL: Bulldogs v Brisbane 12:00 Sunday Roast
1:00 4X4 Adventures
1:00 Johnny Warren’s Football
Mission
2:00 Speedweek
Unleaded 142.6 ¢
138.9 ¢
5:00 Guide to the Good Life
1:00 Gardening Australia
1:30 Message Stick 5:30 Great South East 2:00 Men in Trees
3:00 Men in Trees
4:00 Football Asia
4:30 Futbol Mundial Diesel 136.9 ¢ 140.5 ¢ 140.9 ¢
2:00 Travel Oz
Sunday June 13

6:00 News 5:00 Road to the 2010 FIFA World

2:30 The House of Windsor: A Royal 4:00 Sunday Football: Sea Eagles

105 years of Lane family history in Blackall

Dynasty 6:30 Sunday Night Cup
3:30 Being John Banville v Broncos 5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of
7:30 Border Security
4:20 Unfed 6:00 News the Day
4:30 Art from the Arctic 8:00 The Force – Behind the Line
6:30 Customs 6:30 World News Australia
5:00 First Tuesday Book Club with
Jennifer Byrne
8:30 Movie: Forgetting Sarah
7:00 Send in the Dogs 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? AFTER more than a century of Lane family history, Melbourne Cup, designing and laying out the steeple
5:30 Art Nation Marshall (M)
7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup Alan and Dale Lane have sold Elsinore and Taurus track and instigating the first of the race meetings
6:00 At the Movies
6:30 Treks in a Wild World
10:50 Scrubs
8:30 Underbelly
Fever Hills to move south of Dalby to be closer to their at the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival which has
9:00 FIFA World Cup: Algeria v
7:00 News 11:25 Russell Brand’s Ponderland 9:30 CSI Slovenia eleven grandchildren and the other half of the family been ongoing for 128 years, and have been involved
7:30 Doctor Who
8:30 News Update
12:00 The Mole – the Amazing 10:30 Crime Investigation Australia 11:30 FIFA World Cup: Serbia v business, Opal Creek feedlot. in racing at, and the development of, the Barcoo
Game
8:35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:35 Afterlife Ghana Taurus Hills was sold at auction in Brisbane in late Amateur Racing Club.
10:05 Compass 2:00 Infomercials 2:00 FIFA World Cup: England
10:35 The Brothers Warner
12:30 Super League
v USA
May for $310/acre. Elsinore was subdivided into “I think my father must have inherited the racing
3:00 NBC Meet the Press
12:10 Movie: Advise and Consent (PG) 2:30 Global Shop Direct
4:00 FIFA World Cup Match three blocks for the sale, and went to two parties in gene,” Alan remembers. “He and I built the mobile
2:25 Movie: Make Mine Laughs (G) 4:00 NBC Today 4:00 Good Morning America
3:30 Talking Heads Lead-in Blackall and one in Tambo. steel barriers down at the Blackall race track that
5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 News 4:20 FIFA World Cup: Australia v
4:00 First Tuesday Book Club with
Jennifer Byrne 5:30 News 5:30 Today Germany
“We had to subdivide to sell,” Alan said. “It’s a hard they still use today.”
4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 7:30 International News
climate to sell out here at the moment.” The homestead at Elsinore, as it stands today, was
5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne Alan’s great-grandfather Richard Lane moved built in 1937 by Alan’s father Richard, who died in
3:30 Insight
5:30 The New Inventors 11:30 News 11:00 News to Blackall from Warrnambool in Victoria in 1882, 1976. Alan was born and bred in Blackall, along
6:00 Children’s Programs
12:00 Raggs 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 4:30 The Journal travelling overland with a group and his seven with his three sisters; boarding in town to attend
11:00 Landline 1:00 Danoz Direct
12:00 Midday Report
12:30 Infomercials 5:00 Rough Science children on a bullock wagon. the Blackall State School in the 1940s. He served
2:00 Days of our Lives
12:30 The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1:00 The Boneyard
3:00 Entertainment Tonight 5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of Historic records suggest that the Lane family on the Blackall Shire Council as a councilor for 10
1:30 The Cook and the Chef 2:00 AFL: Carlton v Freemantle purchased the Tattersall’s Hotel in Blackall prior to years and as deputy mayor for 4 years until local
Monday June 14

3:30 Children’s Programs the Day

2:00 The Bill 5:00 M*A*S*H
2:45 Mr Bean with Rowan Atkinson
4:30 News
6:30 World News Australia leaving Warrnambool. The family lived in town, and government amalgamation in 2008.
5:30 Deal or No Deal
3:05 Children’s Programs 6:00 News
5:00 Antiques Roadshow
7:30 Mythbusters
acquired Taurus Hills to use as a paddock to run “The debate at that time was very uplifting,” Alan
5:30 Hot Seat
6:00 Travel Oz 6:30 Today Tonight 6:00 News
cattle for sale in the family butcher shop. said of his involvement in Council.
8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
6:30 Talking Heads
7:00 Home and Away 7:00 Two and a Half Men This year marks 105 years of Lane family ownership continued on page 8
7:00 News
7:30 7.30 Report 7:30 Breaking the Magician’s Code 7:30 Two and a Half Men Fever! of Taurus Hills, and exactly 100 years since Elsinore
8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Desperate Housewives 8:00 The Big Bang Theory 9:00 FIFA World Cup: Netherlands was purchased from the Hart family.
8:30 The Mentalist
8:30 Four Corners 9:30 Brothers & Sisters
9:30 CSI: Miami
v Denmark Elsinore was purchased in 1910 by Richard’s sons
9:20 Media Watch 10:30 Scrubs
9:35 Q&A 11:30 Nightline 11:30 FIFA World Cup: Japan v William George and Richard, after the death of Richard
11:00 Trauma
10:35 Lateline 12:00 The Mole – the Amazing
12:00 Danoz Direct Cameroon senior in 1896. Sheep have been run on the property
11:10 Lateline Business
Game
12:30 Super League
2:00 FIFA World Cup: Australia v
right through until the middle of the drought, ten
2:30 Danoz Direct
11:35 Sin City Law
1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Global Shop Direct
years ago, when Alan and Dale destocked and moved 
12:05 Movie: The Moon is Blue (PG) Germany
into cattle.
1:45 Movie: The Thing from Another
World (PG)
3:25 Bowls: Australian Open 2010
4:00 NBC Today
5:00 Sunrise Extra
5:30 News
3:30 Good Morning America
5:00 News
5:30 Today
4:00 FIFA World Cup: Italy v
Paraguay
Alan says he thinks there is potential for the sheep
industry, particularly the meat side, to get going
BlackallCemetery:
4:30 Shortland Street 6:00 Sunrise 6:00 Today 7:30 International News properly again.
5:00 Something in the Air 9:00 The Morning Show 9:00 Kerri-Anne 3:30 Nerds F.C. “From Tambo to Isisford is the best sheep country
BlackallͲTambo Regional Council is undertaking
5:30 The New Inventors 11:00 News
6.00 Children’s Programs 11:30 News
4:00 The Journal in Queensland. Tambo is a bit cold and Isisford is a the digitalising of the Blackall Cemetery in
12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show
11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Movie: Prairie Fever (M)
1:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 PBS Newshour bit dry,” Alan said. “We’re not at all biased!” partnership with the Blackall Historical Society
12:00 Midday Report 2:00 All Saints
12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 2:00 Days of our Lives The Lane family also has a historic connection
1:30 The Einstein Factor
3:00 Infomercials
3:00 Entertainment Tonight
5:30 FIFA World Cup Match of
with the racing industry; running a horse in the jointly funded by the Department of Public
Tuesday June 15

3:30 Children’s Programs the Day

2:00 Parliament Question Time
3:00 Children’s Programs
3:30 Children’s Programs WorksandCouncil.
4:30 News 4:30 News 6:30 World News Australia

Elwyn and Jenny Bethel will

6:05 Time Team
7:00 News
5:00 M*A*S*H 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 The Brain the Changes Itself Wearespecificallylookingforthemapoftheold
7:30 The 7.30 Report 5:30 Deal or No Deal 5:30 Hot Seat 8:30 Santo, Sam and Ed’s Cup
8:00 Foreign Correspondent 6:00 News 6:00 News sectionoftheCemetery.
8:30 Greatest Cities of the World with Fever!

be at the Blackall Community

6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Two and a Half Men
Rhys Jones
7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Top Gear 9:00 FIFA World Cup: New Ifanyonehasanyinformationormapsrelating
9:30 QI
10:30 30 Years of Origin
10:00 Artscape 7:30 Australia’s Got Talent Zealand v Slovakia totheBlackallCemeterythatcouldberelevant
10:30 Lateline 11:30 Nightline
9:00 Grey’s Anatomy

Markets on Saturday, June

11:30 FIFA World Cup: Ivory Coast
11:05 Lateline Business
10:00 Private Practice
12:00 Danoz Direct tothisproject,
11:35 Four Corners 12:30 WWE Afterburn v Portugal
12:00 Trade Wars
12:20 Media Watch 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 FIFA World Cup: Italy v Pleasecontact:AlisonShawon(07)46216600
12:35 The Chaser’s War on Everything 12:30 Popstars 2:00 Global Shop Direct

12 with cakes, jams, slices,

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Busy term for LSODE students Local emergency Kid’s Corner with Eddie Emu
IT has been a busy term for
Blackall’s Longreach School of
encouragement award came for his
beautifully completed unit work,
services hold open G’day Kids. Welcome to ‘Kids Corner’ with a freezing Eddie Emu. This morning it was a very cold 4 degrees
Distance Education students. All Charlotte Russell’s Year 3 award day fundraiser and my feathers had icicles on them (well, almost). When you get ready for school in the mornings and moan how
cold it is, do you ever wonder what it would be like to live in the coldest place on Earth? Do you know where the
those in Years 3, 5 and 7 have taken for her work at cluster where she coldest place is? No, it isn’t Tambo or Charleville. The confirmed coldest temperature on Earth was recorded in
part in minischools which have proofread and improved a piece LOCAL emergency services are Vostok in Antarctica where it recorded a freezing -89.2 degrees Celsius (burr). I’m shivering just thinking about
incorporated NAPLAN testing. of writing, and Bella Joseland’s holding an open day next weekend it. Get out your woolly jumpers because winter is upon us. If you are going to the snow fields these holidays, here
Anita Dennis has been elected Year 5 award was for her creative as a fundraiser for ambulance is some advice: never catch snowflakes with your tongue until all the birds have gone north for the winter.
as a parent representative on the appliqué design. officer Mark Hancock, who plans Eddie
LSODE School Council, along with Secondary student Alannah to complete the Kokoda Track later Comedy Capers CARNIVORE
PREDATOR
Polar Bear Word Search Puzzle
P O L A N R Y R A T I L O S B
Tanya Dawson from Longreach. Kemp received an award for this year.
Q. What vegetable sings? CUBS E L A R O S R I V R A L K O D
Encouragement awards have consistently achieving over and On Saturday, June 19, from
10am, there will be information A. Elvis PARSLEY SHARP CLAWS
been received by a number of above in all subjects, while I A A K M P R E D A T O R B E
displays on first aid, CPR and DENS
Blackall cluster students this term, Riley Goodwin (Year 1) made a Q. What is an astronaut's favourite G A R N A S A S S V T H E E L
SOLITARY
including Georgia Sprague (Year 4) great effort in reading, and Sam career options with free giveaways
food? A. LAUNCH meat. FURRY W N A R D G E H S E T F T O U
for always having a go at questions Pearson (Year 2) improved his on for the kids from the fire station
STRONG E R O V I N R A C L R F N O O
on air, Declan Russell (Year 5) for air participation and enthusiasm. crew. Q. What did the mother tomato tell LAND
his explanations of body language, Hollie Taylor (Year 6) received At 11am there will be a road B T E R C D C R A F W C U B S
the baby tomato that kept falling SWIMMER
and Ashley Taylor for using all her an award for a great effort with accident rescue demonstration; B R N I T V O P R A E A H S O
LARGE
reading strategies. a science experiment involving the emergency services crew will behind? A. Ketchup!
TEN FEET LONG E N S E S S A C R R T H T A N
Prep student Meredith Walker pulley systems, and a LOTE award cut an injured person from a Q. An electric train is travelling MARINE MAMMAL D D D W G N O L T E E F N E T
was rewarded for her on air for her self introduction on air. vehicle.
east, which way is the smoke TRAVEL FAR
measurement activity, along with Hollie and sister Ashley also There will be the opportunity for F F A E I T H A E Y O F E T R
NOMADIC
Will Alexander (Year 5) for the way put entries into the Longreach people to get involved and have travelling? E P U G N M E W N L E T I H W
WATER
he has been getting ideas from the Show. Ashley was first with her a go at using the jaws of life and
A. Nowhere, it's electric. PATIENT HUNTER E I V R E S M S U P T O T T W
text, and Gabrielle Rooney (Year 7) Wanted poster and Hollie was wearing the protective gear. WEBBED FEET T E M A R I N E M A M M A L N
for expressing her talent effectively highly commended for her written There will be drinks and a Q. How do you make seven even? PAWS
in her art portfolio. description. sausage sizzle for lunch. T Y F L I Y V E R Y E A P R S
A. You subtract the S! WHITE
Nathan Lloyd’s Year 1 – Sally Cripps
Across
Past students in town for 40 year reunion 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Power plant that uses wind turbines (4,4)
4 River that bursts banks (5)
7
ACCORDING to reunion committee member Kevin around 5.30pm with an inspection of all the liquor 7 Fold, spindle or mutilate (3)
Hauff, all roads are leading to Blackall over this long selling outlets. 8 Pacific weather phenomenon (2,4)
8 9
weekend, for the 40 year reunion of past students “To make sure the beer is at the correct temperature 10 Waste (6)
from Blackall State School and St Joseph’s. and the spirits at the right level,” Kevin explained. “It 11 Tropical cyclone (9)
10
Kevin says that the committee, consisting of Alan could take us quite a few goes to work out the results, 15 Rolling in dough (4)
‘Pawpaw’ Douglas, Elaine Spinks, Vince Prow and though.” 16 Age of mammals period (8)
11 12 13
himself, have been planning the reunion for 18 Saturday morning will be spent enjoying morning 19 April 22 (5,3)
months, and are looking forward to having more tea at the State School and looking around, followed 20 USA special agency (3)
14
than 60 people for the event from as far as Cairns, by a similar inspection at St Joseph’s, with a 21 Urban haze (4)
Rockhampton and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. student roll call taking place at both schools, and 22 Densely wooded area (6)
15 16 17
The reunion is for students who started year the opportunity to make use of St Josephs’ new 26 Gone (7)
1 in 1961 at either school, and any students who multipurpose centre. 27 Storm in the desert (4,5)
18
attended either school throughout the 10 years of The main function for the reunion will be held on 30 Cane material (6)
the education of the class of 1961. Saturday evening with a dinner at the club, and
19 20
31 Re-using (9)
“If you didn’t attend during these specific years, a display of memorabilia and photos from various Down
you are still more than welcome to attend,” Kevin grades throughout the 10 years of education from 1 Newscast segment (7)
21
said. “There are no hard and fast rules. This is just a 1961. There will be an auction, with major prizes 2 Neighbour across the water (2)
great excuse to have a really fun time.” donated by Landmark and Outback Lamb. 3 Bristle (3)
22 23 24
The long weekend kicks off on Friday evening at Special guests for the weekend reunion are Blackall 4 Abbreviation for French (2)
State School principal Jason Smith and his wife 5 Natural (7)
25 26
Alison, Noelene Gleeson as a representative of St 6 Gradual transformation of habitable land
Joseph’s Catholic School, Marie Messer and Maureen into desert (15)
27 28 29
and Cecil ‘Dinny’ Gill. An extract will be read out from 7 In a __ (2)
a letter from Sandra Pigeon from London, the year 10 8 Our "mother" (5)
30
teacher in 1970, who is unable to attend. 9 Belfast group (3)
Kevin said that organising the weekend has been 12 Used as a refrigerant (3)
31
a mammoth task, particularly tracking down the 13 Interaction of a community with their
Your local taxation specialist women whose names have changed since getting physical environment (9)
married. 14 Gardener's supply (7)
will be attending their “It has been a very worthwhile project though,” he S Crossword Solution 11/6/10. Across: 1 Wind Farm, 4 Flood, 7 Mar, 8 El Nino,
O
10 Sewage, 11 Hurricane, 15 Rich, 16 Cenozoic, 19 Earth Day, 20 FBI, 21 Smog, 22 17 Armageddon (3)
Blackall Office in Woods Arcade said. “I have got immense pleasure from organising Forest, 26 Extinct, 27 Sand Storm, 30 Bamboo, 31 Recycling. Down: 1 Weather, 18 Singer ____ Redding (4)
on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 June . it.” L 2 NZ, 3 Awn, 4 Fr, 5 Organic, 6 Desertification, 7 Mo, 8 Earth, 9 Ira, 12 CFC, 13 19 Old name for Tokyo (3)
Kevin has put out a quiz question for all those who U Ecosystem, 14 Compost, 17 End, 18 Otis, 19 Edo, 23 Run, 24 Snubs, 25 Yogi, 28 Ape, 23 Score in cricket (3)
are familiar with the students back then; asking for T 29 Sac. Crossword Solution 4/6/10. Across: 7 boiler, 8 elixir, 9 dome, 10 cloth, 24 Ignores (5)
For all your Accountancy & Taxation needs people to have a go at naming the five young men I 11 kneecap, 13 after, 15 munch, 16 spanner, 18 lager, 19 ewer, 21 tureen, 22 fresco. 25 Cartoon bear (4)
contact Prue Button on 07 4657 4144 in the 6 stone 7 Central West Junior Rugby League O Down: 1 no-go, 2 blue-pencilled, 3 fractal, 4 tenon, 5 light-fingered, 6 Miserere, 12 28 "Tarzan" extra (3)
team that toured to Gympie in 1967. N nautilus, 14 updraft, 17 agent, 20 etch. 29 Small pouch (3)
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Blackall Tambo Regional Council staff were geared up for a great evening at
the Blackall State School trivia night; Iain and Mandy Duke, Lisa Goodman,
Glenys Kowald and Ken Timms
Tina Loveday, Andrea Sly, Claire Barron, Helen
Hansen and Jo Davison had a great night
back to the 80s
in trivia night
Frank Smith, Kevin and Bub Schurmann, Joy Smith, Shirley Dagan, Lionel and
Judith Kennedy and Leanne Paix
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4000 at Blackall
weaner and store
sale
BLACKALL Combined Agents
yarded a total of 4000 head at the
latest weaner and store sale last
Thursday, June 3.
Agents yarded some top quality
runs of steers and heifers, which
was reflected in the prices with all
descriptions rising considerably.
Ray White Rural agent Paton
Fitsimons said the steer sale was
extremely strong, with large runs
returning to Meandarra, Taroom
and NSW and QLD cattle country.
Paton said the strengthening fat
market has boosted confidence in
the restocker ranks.
David Hardie & family Dumfries,
Blackall sold 210 Charolais cross
steers to average 213 c/kg, 238
kg in weight, to return $508 per
head, topping at 219 c/kg or $557
per head.
The Hardie family also sold 114
Charolais cross heifers to average
178 c/kg and 237 kg to return
$422; topping at 183 c/kg or $439
per head.
Linamar Past Co Linamar, Isisford
sold Santa steers to average 198
c/kg, 328 kg and $650 per head.
They topped at 209 c/kg or $667
per head.
RM & DL Wells Burgoyne,
Jericho had Gelbvieh cross steers
average at 193 c/kg for 284 kg, to
Blackall return $551 per head, topping at
State 200 c/kg or $632 per head.
The Wells family sold Gelbvieh
School goes heifers for 171 c/kg, 242 kg for a
return of $415 per head.
The Enniskillen Past Co
Boongoondoo, Jericho sold a draft
fundraiser of 389 Santa heifers to a top of
183.2 c/kg to average 171 c/kg,
weighing 296 kg to return $507
per head.
MJ & SEM Cameron Romulus,
Blackall sold Shorthorn cross
heifers to average 165 c/kg, 267
kg in weight, returning $441 per
head and topping at 168 c/kg or
$536 head.
A & D Lane sold Charolais cross
and Santa cross steers averaging
176.7 c/kg and weighing 424.1
kg.
RK & HM Aspinall sold Charolais
steers for an average of 178.8 c/
kg at a weight of 463.8 kg.
A combined agents’ sale was
held on Thursday, June 10 and
was a fat and store fixture.
New bollards define boundaries in riverside park
THE Barcoo River camping and “We have been meticulous in Management’s caravan camping
wider park area along the river is complying with requirements set regulations; reducing the number
lined with bollards which mark down by the ombudsman; putting of nights that tourists are allowed
out suitable camping areas for suitable barriers around the to camp by the river from 10 to 3.
visitors to the town, according to areas that cannot be camped in, “Council is not interested in
Blackall Tambo Regional Council an honesty box for campers, and taking anyone’s business away,”
mayor Jan Ross. signs,” Cr Ross said. Cr Ross said.
The former Blackall Shire Council “It has reduced the number of
“However, if we say there is no
received a complaint from previous campers allowed down by the
camping by the river, we lose those
owners of the Blackall caravan river.”
park about the river camping area, Council are also obligated people and that business from the
as did the amalgamated Blackall to abide by the Department town completely.”
Tambo Regional Council. of Environment and Resource – Rowan Hunnam
Left: Council has
recently placed bollards
around Blackall’s
Barcoo River camping
and park areas,
marking the boundaries
for suitable camp sites.
The bollards are under
requirements set down
by the ombudsman,
after Council received
complaints about the
Barcoo River camping
area.
Chaplaincy committee under new direction
BLACKALL State School’s incoming Local
Chaplaincy Committee Chair Rev Beth
O’Neill thanked Janelle Dickson for her
long association with the chaplaincy since
its initiation as a voluntary service. 
A formalised chaplaincy service was put
in place by past school principal Robin
Jackson. Janelle has seen the service
grow with the vital and continued financial
support of local donors.
Chaplains have included Jamie Blucher,
Emma Baills, Rebecca Ossipow and current
chaplain Linda Whysall.
Rev Beth O’Neill assumed the role of chair
earlier this year.
Incoming chair of the State School Local
Chaplaincy Committee Rev Beth O’Neill with
Bec Ossipow, Janelle Dickson and Avril Fazel
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Concrete in at Landmark Blackall The Barcoo Independent welcomes
submissions of letters to the editor,
photographs, stories and feedback.
barcooindependent@gmail.com
www.barcooindependent.com
ph: 7 4657 6966
Sixty turn up to express interest in
residents and ratepayers group
Photograph taken on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 as construction
of the concrete slab is underway at Landmark Blackall.
Below: Photograph taken on Monday, June 7, 2010 as the
Landmark Blackall shed is put into place
Tambo, Blackall students get filming with In the Bin
The In the Bin film crew have been
in Blackall and Tambo between
programs. The project was jointly
organised by Tambo State School
Friday, June 4 and Wednesday, P&C and the Council, and funded
June 9 working with youth in both by Council and RADF. The In the
communities, and teaching the Bin crew worked solidly for three
students the necessary techniques days in each town to produce five
to create, edit, film and produce imaginative short films inclusive
short films. of special effects.
A community screening was held – Alison Shaw
last Sunday night in Blackall for
small group who were exposed to
a variety of films in differing media
created from around Queensland,
including the artistically-renowned
film ‘Miracle Fish’.
Tambo held its festival on
Wednesday afternoon; enabling the
whole school community to witness
and be entertained by the talents of
some of the high school students.
The short films were imaginative
and hilarious; Emma and Luke
from ITB said the students had
made their job enjoyable with their Clockwise: Justin Bailey and Seth
enthusiastic participation. West get some direction on filming
The Tambo State School was from ITB crew, Kyle Hearn on the
able to develop the workshops into bike, Tambo students Reece Bensen
their social and english learning and Justin Bailey. Photos by Peta Batts.

Gwynne Stockwell (left) and Alison Krieg chaired the

community meeting which invited residents to air their
concerns about the operation of the Blackall Tambo
Regional Council. Photo by David Alexander.

ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
for
Barcoo Living Back
to the
Advisory Committee Martin and Kerry Lloyd with John and Mary Grimstead
80s Trivia
Night Peter Hauff was the highest point
scorer on Space Invaders with 3170
will be held at McLean Place
Mary Neal
on 16th June 2010 at 2pm. Remedial Massage
Therapist
Community members with Thursday from 8: 00 am
knowledge of health and At Barcoo Living MPS
aged care are welcome. 2A Coronation Drive
Blackall
Contact: Bernice Leek Ph: 07 4651 0955
Ph 4657 6777 Tony and Lorelei Kiernan with Lorelei’s brother Graham
Mobile: 042930 9111
Parminter (left), visiting from Brisbane
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1958-1960: Blackall plays

a part in the construction
of the Opera House
FIFTY years ago, engineering works
Godfrey Brothers, with their head office
in Blackall, sent drilling rigs by truck
to Sydney for use in the construction of Wool carted by motorised
the piles of the Sydney Opera House. transport ~ 1915
The percussionary rigs were being
used at the time to drill bores on George Thomas Gill Senior, born in 1857, on the left, with
George Gill Junior, born in 1884, in front of the Republic
rural properties in central western
Truck loaded with wool from a property in the Blackall
Queensland. district. This would have been one of the first loads of wool
John Webber of Stockwell’s Blackall that was not transported by a horse and wagon.
Trading Company drove down to
Sydney in 1960 to collect the drilling
rig and bring it back to Blackall.
The truck has since been restored
and is now on display in the Winton
Museum.
Gregson Pest Management is looking for a highly motivated self-
starter to join our team as a full-time permanent Pest Management
Above right: John Webber took this Technician. Preferably an immediate start.
photograph one of Stockwell’s Blackall
Trading Company trucks in Muckadilla, We are a mobile business covering Central, Regional and Western
Queensland in 1960, transporting one of Queensland. This position involves regular travelling to service our
the Godfrey Brothers’ drilling rigs back to customers.
Blackall from Sydney after it was used
Applicants holding a Qld Pest Control licence, having completed units
in the construction of the Sydney Opera
5, 6 & 18 in Asset Maintenance Pest Management Technical or TAFE
House.
qualifications would be highly regarded, however all self motivated
Right: John Webber took this photograph persons will be considered and trained if successful.
of the construction site of the Sydney
Opera House in 1960, with the Sydney A fully equipped, custom-fitted vehicle is provided, so a current Qld
Harbour Bridge in the background. driver’s licence is essential. We require a clean driving record,
background check and are able to pass a full medical as mine work is
involved.
Government will vote no to daylight saving This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is motivated; works
THE state government has "The Labor Caucus this afternoon - including myself - who would well on their own and has great communication skills. Successful
announced it will vote against a has had quite a lengthy discussion love to see daylight saving in the applicants will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of a pest
Private Members Bill to stage a about the daylight saving issue and south-east corner but we accept control schedule.
referendum on split time zone it's absolutely clear from regional
daylight saving for south-east MPs that regional Queensland is
that we are a government for the
whole state. An attractive salary based position will be offered to the successful
Dinny Gill, Blackall ~ 1935
Queensland. absolutely opposed to any splitting "And that means governing for applicant, with further options available to the proven person. A newly Cecil ‘Dinny’ Gill (born 2/3/1925) pictured here on a billy
Premier Anna Bligh said Caucus of the state and any split time regional Queensland and doing renovated, furnished 2 bedroom cottage in Blackall is included in the goat in the front yard of the family’s Blackall home on
had voted to oppose the Bill by zone," Premier Bligh said. the right thing for all parts of the package if re-location is required.
Rose Street built by his father. Dinny and his wife Maureen
Independent MP Peter Wellington "This was put to the vote and state." are travelling out to Blackall from Brisbane this week
If you are looking for long term employment in Outback Queensland
because regional Queenslanders it was the clear decision of the Debate on the Private Members to attend the Blackall State School and St Joseph’s 40
forward your interests to Gregson Pest Management ~
were overwhelmingly opposed to Caucus.” Bill will be heard in the Parliament gpmcoastal@bigpond.com or 0418 458 211. year reunion this weekend. Maureen taught many of the
daylight saving. "There are a number of people later this year. students during her time at the Blackall State School.
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Tourist finds 1888 coin in Barcoo Hotel caravan park Choir members speak out Left: Colleen Morrison and Blackall State School
principal Jason Smith, better known on the night as
TRAVELLER Don Legge this week about the benefits Beetlejuice, couldn’t help but get carried away from
found a coin in the dusty driveway THE Blackall Community Choir the judging with one of the 80s songs
at the back of the Barcoo Hotel on have enjoyed a number of recent
Shamrock Street. performances and a workshop Below left: Lee Hansen, Glen Davison and Ashley
Don said that at first he thought it with Sing Australia. This week, Loveday had a laugh at the trivia night
was just a five cent piece but after a Joyce Carter talks about why she
closer look and an inspection under is keen to get along to the choir Below: Glenda Tierney and Bec Ossipow were kitted
the magnifying glass at the Opal every Wednesday. out with leg warmers, fingerless gloves and tights;
shop, he saw that it was a sixpence Joyce said she gets pleasure from re-living the days of the 1980s at the Blackall State
from 1888 with the head of Queen singing as it helps her to relax. School trivia night fundraiser on Saturday
Victoria on one side. “When you are part of a group
“My son is going to be so thrilled,” you get enjoyment and laughter,”
Don said. “He collects old coins.” she said. “If I wasn’t in the choir I
75-year old Don and his wife are would be missing something that I
from Benalla in Victoria and are in really love.”
Blackall this week, in the midst of
touring throughout Queensland in
their caravan.

... Back to the 80s ...

Above and left: Tourist Don Legge
from Victoria with his discovery; a
sixpence dated 1888, found at the
back of the Barcoo Hotel. Don said,
“It just shows that you don’t need a
metal detector to have good finds;
you just need sharp eyes!”

BLACKALLCULTURALASSOCIATIONINC. End of an Elsinore era continued from page 3

Alan bit the bullet and learnt to fly four years ago,
TRADITIONALFURNITUREMAKING aged 72, in Toowoomba.
“I love my flying,” Alan said. “I was going to do it in
WITH 1955 but I bought a Volkswagen instead!”
GEOFFREYHANNAHAND “When we leave I’ll lose the excuse a bit to have a
plane, but I’ll find a way!”
LAURENSOTTO Alan’s wife, Dale was born and raised in Brisbane
 and moved out to Blackall over 40 years ago. Alan
TheHannahCabinet~completedin2009 and Dale had three children; Richard, William and
34finetimbersandveneers,17typesofstone,4typesofshell, Jenny who all grew up on Elsinore. Below: Reliving the days of Pac-man at the trivia night fundraiser on Saturday evening were Paul Banks, Brent Gerber,
23ctgoldleaf, “We worked out the other day that between us, Kim Trickett, Natasha Gerber, Kylie Banks and Stacey Hansen
18doors,140draws.
Alan and I have a combined total of 120 years living
5000hoursoflabour.Youcanbuyitfor$1.4million
in Blackall,” Dale said. “We will never disconnect Below: Kathryn Lipsett and Guy Elliot did

from here. We will be very sad to leave.” their best to answer the trivia questions about
“There is a strong sense of community that you television, music and life in the 1980s
26Ͳ30June,1010 don’t get anywhere else.”
The Lane family have owned 22 000 acres during
ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ their time in Blackall; 6 000 acres on Camberwell
were sold 5 years ago, and the remaining 16 000
WORKSHOPFEES$200.00BCAMEMBERS.NONMEMBERS$225.00.
acres sold in May 2010.
PARTTIME$55.00PERDAY.
It was only recently that Alan and Dale found out
TheprojectwillbeadovetailedA4sizeBrazilianMahogany that Taurus Hills was named after a sheep property
documentboxwithmouldedandbeadededgingandfloatingpanel owned by Alan’s great-grandfather called Mt Taurus
in Victoria.
framethatformsthelid.
They will be moving to the family’s feedlot in Cecil
AccommodationavailableatTheLivingArt’sCentre Plains where their two sons manage and operate

the business; Richard specialises in the animal
nutrition, and William in cattle management.
Bookintothisverypopularworkshop,enhanceyourwoodworkingskills, Alan said there are always positives that come with
learnfromtwoworldclassmastercraftsmen. this sort of change.
Formoreinformationorifyouhaveaprojecttodiscuss,contact “Now we can go and watch the Broncos play in
Brisbane!”
LesleyHeatleyon46574398/0428574398orlheatley@bigpond.net.au
– Rowan Hunnam
ThisworkshophasbeenmadepossiblebyRADF
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