Speech cancelled in 1962

Stanthorp State School composition class 7 and 8. Photo: Sourced.

1962

January 2

• Severe Storm Over Granite Belt

Wash out at Dalveen railway line

January 4

• Stanthorpe Motel Opened

Warwick Road, opposite showgrounds, Friday, December 28, 1961

Each unit is provided with a wireless and electric jug. Three family units, three single units. Conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Crisp

January 18

• Death of Mrs. M. Christensen

Mrs. Maren (Granny) Christensen, Stanthorpe’s Grand Old Lady, who would have celebrated her 107th birthday on Sunday next, died yesterday morning.

(Peter Christensen, Amosfield, Blacksmith and Coach Builder).

Poll of Sewerage

Petition containing 275 names was presented to Stanthorpe Shire Council seeking a poll on the loan for installation of sewerage

January 23

• Discussed

£606,000 sewerage scheme; Contention that water supply would not cope with extra draw

Border Post Building Under construction

Sewerage Poll Petition

January 30

• Stanthorpe Sewerage Scheme – Case For Show Society – Life Membership for Don Walker

Septics for Showground Caravan Park

February 8

• Public Meeting on Sewerage

People in high areas had not been able to receive water under extreme conditions

February 13

• Heavy Vote for Sewerage

1162 for 438 against

March 20

• Plans for Civic Centre Library

April 3

• Border Post in New Building

Amateur Boxing at Kyogle

April 5

• Inquest Into Summit Tragedy.

Two dead in shooting and stabbing. Dead, Salvatore Cutugno (shot by Sarina Pulvirenti), Sebastino Pulvirenti (shot by Cutugno)

April 24

• Council to Take Over Soldiers’ Memorial

For Stanthorpe & District Memorial Committee for care and upkeep

May 10

• Festa Celebrations

The Festa which started in a small way a few years ago has grown into a magnificent spectacle of religious fervour, pageantry and fraternal reunion.

Last Sunday was also the occasion of the blessing of St. Joseph’s Presbytery. 800 attended an open air mass conducted by Rev. Fr. Burke and 1500 attended the procession following.

Fr. Miazzi leads processionists to prayer in a car fitted with loudspeakers.

The Benediction was conducted by Rev. Fr. Valente. Sports: State of Emergency: No More Hot Dogs; Gino Zanatta to the rescue.

May 15

• Old Border Post Building in Ruins

For shop arcade with 7 foot walk down the side nearest Woolworths.

May 22

• New High School Opening by A.R. Fletcher

May 24

• Obituary: Mrs. M. Danaher

Marketing Problems: DSGC

May 29

• Proposed New Library Building of prominent businessman, Doug Mack (Gleesons)

Racing Pigeons Fast Trip

Stanthorpe Racing Pigeons Club released 97 birds from Chinchilla.

leading birds made the 150 mile journey in 3 hours 15 minutes

June 7

• Obituary: Henry Fearnside (early settler, Fleurbaix)

Club First Changeover Night

June 12

• Sudden Death of J.J. O’Shea, Solicitor

June 14

• Obituary: Mary Henrietta Pierpoint

June 21

• £2000 for New Apple

Sole

A syndicate of prominent apple growers is to market a new variety developed by H.E. Franklin, Pozieres. Jack Deutscher (Chairman), Mr. McMahon (Secretary).

Australian rights to early red apple, to market under a common label and trademark.

. Vale: L. D. Mack

June 28

• Obituary: John Percy

July 19

• Barry Brunckhorst to Train Schoolboys

July 31

• Racing Pigeons

Flight from Murven (334 miles) in 9 and three quarter hours

August

Obituary: Edward Robert Watson

August 30

• Obituary: May Stewart Seks

September 11

• Big Sewerage ander Accepted

Queensland Water Supply: Electric Light)

Water was met with… at this pated extravagance and suggested that another Clinton’s Folly would suffice…..Tears were shed at the thought of so much of the ratepayers’ money being spend on the proposed structure……..“

First Hospital: “Ballot enforced over site. Public wards too small steps to get a new hospital……. “This caused no end of dissent, so much so that some of those against the hospital committee decided to put the old committee out to stop this unnecessary waste of funds.

Plans were eventually accepted and the building took shape after continual agruement but some of council representatives refused to have their names perpetuated on the foundation tablet…..“

Border Post is 90 years old

October 11

• Apple Blossom Festival

Official opening, procession, regatta

October 23

• Obituary: Miss Margaret Sheahan

Conducted Country Club Hotel (Country Club purchased by John Sheahan 91 years ago)

November 6

• Large Sewerage Tender Accepted

November 8

• Limbo Rock

Immunisation

Stanthorpe Shire Council proposed to DDLGA compulsory free immunisation against polio

November 13

• Major Outbreak of Infectious Hepatitis

Health Inspector and Medical Superintendent. 13 cases in October. Cases occurring at rate of two a week.

Hailstorm in the Granite Belt

November 15

• Obituary:

Lt. Col Frank Graham-Newton

MLA Criticised School Speech Ban

Christian Anti-Communist Brigade address to the High School speech night (organised by the Ministers Fraternal) cancelled following a complaint from Mr. Hilton on instruction by the Director General of Education (explanation of basic principals of communist philosophy).

November 20

• Stanthorpe Post Office Renovations

Extend mail rooms, relocate private boxes, new counter parallel with Railway Street, new automatic exchange for Wallangarra.

November 22

• New Post Office at Wallangarra Opened

November 29

• Stanthorpe Houses to be Numbered

Felspar

Stanthorpe Shire Council authorised Len Rigg (Health Inspector) to proceed.

Street is to be known as Matthew Street and Ruby Street is to terminate at Amosfield Road.

December 4

• Irrigation in Stanthorpe District

Public Co-Operation Essential in Campaign Against Hepatitis

A further 7 cases reported, bringing the total to 39. Patients isolated.

in 1960-1). quarantined.

December 6

• Hepatitis

2 more cases in 4 days

December 18

• Smashed Bottles Litter Swimming Pool

The swimming pool was closed an emptied during hepatitis outbreak

December 20

• First Aid in Nuclear Attack

School chidlren sent home from school, people handling foodstuffs

450 attend Violet Ball at The Summit

Lecture by Superintendent of Ambulance

Mr. E. P Eggleton on prevention, effect and treatment of burns sustained in a nuclear blast. Mr. Eggleton added he did not think that Stanthorpe would be bombed but would be to the aid of Brisbane.