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COOBER PEDY RACES DAMPENEDBY CARNIVAL DISTRACTION

The annual Coober Pedy OZ Minerals races tookplace on the weekend of 9th and 10th August. Thestunning weather Saturday helped encourage the

community to support the event.

Speculation as to why there was lower than usualattendance on Sunday was widespread. Talk of lots ofpeople attending the carnival in town the night beforemay have helped some people lay low on Sunday.

The races continued regardless and Sundays gate takingsraised $790 for Ovarian Cancer Australia. Thank youto those who supported our fund raising efforts over theentire weekend.

We managed to raise a total of $3,148 for OvarianCancer Australia. Every year over 1400 women arediagnosed and over 1000 lose their battle with OvarianCancer. At the moment there is no early detection test.Hopefully our fundraising efforts this year can help withresearch into an early detection test.

The horse and motorbike events went well. The kidshad fun in the children’s events and made plenty ofmoney from Sundays money scramble. The free jumpingcastle was very popular with the kids both big and small.The attendance of RICE and Child Community Linksalso provided extra entertainment for the little ones.

Once again the race weekend was a prime opportunityfor other community groups to raise much needed funds.The Saints football club again provided a variety of food,Saint Vincent De Paul with the Auxiliary ladies providedgreat cakes, coffees and smoothies.

Thank you to all the sponsors, stall holders, communitygroups, SA Ambulance, DCCP, stewards, volunteers,competitors and especially all those who attended on theweekend. Results will be in the next edition of CPRT

Next years races will be held on the second weekend inAugust. We hope to see the entire community support thefund raising efforts of all the people that make the eventhappen each year. By Chevahn Hoad

7 YEAR OLDBURNS DOWNBUILDING INROBIN BLVD

A 7 year old boy from Coober Pedy was identifiedby local police as having lit a fire that destroyed a

building in Robin Blvd on Saturday.

Police arrived at the scene to find the building engulfed inflames and smoke.

Neighbours in the street at the time said three childrenwere seen running from the building yelling “fire” justafter 5pm in the late afternoon. They said the buildinghad been units at one time until it became vandalised bytenants and left vulnerable and unsafe.

Reportedly it is one of many homes in that section oftown that have become vandalised and remain abandonedand accessible.

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Riders in the Tony Wong Bracelet on Sunday turn the corner onto the home stretch(Photo: Les Pullen)

Local police arrive at the fire in Robin Blvd after neighbouring residents raised the alarm

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7 DAYS WEATHER 15c - 20C - Coober Pedy - an underground town, builton the back of opal mining

Coober Pedy is Australia’s real ‘DownUnder’, famous for its fabulous opals and bizarresubterranean homes. For generations, minershave dug into the white and orange rock to extractthe valuable, sparkling stone. The tunnels andchambers were converted into undergroundshomes in order to escape from the desert heat.

Coober Pedy ‘evolved’ as the result ofa massive post war Opal Rush where hardypioneers developed a make or break preciousgem industry in the desert terrain.

333 days sunshine

Enjoy LAWN BOWLS, TENNIS andTABLE TENNIS in the friendly atmosphereof the United Club Sporting Centre.

Spend a day on the most challengingGOLF COURSE in the world.

Watch the local footy team playAUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL & SRILANKAN CRICKET

During Easter Coober Pedy holds itsannual OPAL FESTIVAL & GEM TRADESHOW

Arrive at COOBER PEDY on thefamous GHAN TRAIN

Visit the OPAL FIELDS - you’llbelieve you’re on Mars. Join tours to localmines to see how they work and get thechance to noodle (fossick) for your own opal

Take a tour to the natural landscapesoutside the town (see film locations like MadMax: Beyond Thunderdome and Red Planet)including the PAINTED DESERT, thecolourful BREAKAWAYS and the MOONPLAIN

Join the MAIL RUN out of CooberPedy to deliver outback mail! Take a leisurelyflight over the spectacular LAKE EYREBe part of the last frontier mining townand its living history 100 years on. Formore information on visiting Coober

Pedy, go to: www.cooberpedy.net

See the extravagantly built UNDER-GROUND SERBIAN CHURCH with it’smagnificent stained glass windows andcarvings.

Visitors can stay overnight andexperience underground life as the locals do!

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6 of 8 Coober Pedy residents living a make-shiftexistence in Adelaide and Port Augusta while theyhave regular kidney dialysis treatment welcomedthe opportunity to return home when the dialysis

bus visited Coober Pedy this month.

The dialysis bus, visiting remote communities includingthe APY Lands was stationed at the Coober Pedy Hospitalfor two weeks allowing 6 of 8 local residents to spendtime at home with their families while continuing withtheir treatment.

Dialysis is a treatment that does some of the things doneby healthy kidneys. It is needed when our own kidneyscan no longer take care of our body's needs.

The incidence of end stage kidney disease for Indigenouspeoples is especially high in remote and very remote areasof Australia, with rates almost 18 times and 20 times thoseof comparable non-Indigenous peoples.

Joanne Dingaman pictured below, is the most recentcasualty of kidney disease.

Joanne was flown out of Coober Pedy on 14 November2013 and diagnosed with end stage renal failure and willnow spend the rest of her life waiting around for dialysistreatments.

“I was intially taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, andhave been in Adelaide ever since,” said Joanne.

“First I stayed in Kaanga Wadli which is a step-downunit, but that is only available for three months. After thatI had to find my own way in the wider Adelaide communityand was able to stay with people that I knew, who reallyhave no room for me, and then find my own way intodialysis, and the Kaana Wadli shuttle bus service was nolonger available to me as an outpatient,” she said.

“This is what happens to country people when they haveto stay in temporary accommodation and have a permanentproblem.”

“We would like to see the AMYAC board support the localmembership who are now suffering with kidney disease”.

Joanne aged 55 was put into the Umewarra Children’sHome as a child. She said her mother and other womenwere pregnant at the time of the Maralinga bombings andlived and travelled through the desert not knowing of thecontamination dangers.

”My mother died of kidney disease and failure three monthsafter I was born. There was no alchohol involved, just10 years of bombing,” she said.

Kidney disease is considered an epidemic and is 10 timesmore common among among Indigenous people thanamong non-Indigenous people.

Statistics based on ANZDATA Registry analysis, from1999 to 2009, showed that the number of people receivingmaintenance dialysis from Central Australia more thantripled from 62 to 209. This figure was expected to doublein the following 5 or 6 years.

Joanne has her own home in Coober Pedy and haspreviously worked at the Coober Pedy Area School, andthe Coober Pedy Hospital.

“I have worked as a Cultural Consultant for Child andFamily Health in Coober Pedy and was working as a Para-Legal for the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement when Iwas diagnosed with kidney disease.”

“This part of my life is about getting to know my familyafter many years of growing up in the mission and missingout on those early relationships.”

“To pack up and move again would be financially difficultand emotionally draining, when I am just getting to knowmy family at last,” said Joanne.

The dialysis sessions in Coober Pedy took 4 hours everythree days.

Joanne said that she appreciated the two weeks that shewas able to spend in Coober Pedy before setting out onthe road again to live temporarily elsewhere in order tohave regular dialysys treatment.

Joanne Dingaman receiving dialysis in CooberPedy last week.

Bobby Brown pictured above has done 20 or so moretrips with his family on the Stuart Highway since we spoketo him earlier this year. “We want to come home to mycountry,” he said.

“I have a lot of hope now because some of the AMYACElders approached me and said, “we are going to dosomething”, Bobby said..

Coober Pedy residents having dialysis at home last week are Bobby Brown, Joanne Dingaman andDorothy Williams, with clinic staff at the back

Dorothy Williams came home for two weeksbecause of the visiting dialysis bus

Dorothy Williams has lived in Coober Pedy all of her life,but for the past 10 years she has been receiving dialysistreatment in Port Augusta.

“My sister was on dialysis after me, but because ofdiabetes she had her leg amputated, but died and becauseshe died she is back here now!”.

“I would like to see dialysis in Coober Pedy permanently,then I can be at home. All of my family and cousins arehere,” said Dorothy.

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The South Australian Government is continuing toinvestigate how the repeal of Queensland’s Wild

Rivers laws will affect local irrigators.

Minister Hunter said Lake Eyre was dependent on waterflows from the Cooper, Diamantina and Georgina Riversin Queensland, and any changes to the management ofthese Rivers could have a significant impact on SouthAustralia.

“Our water resources are integral to our ongoing economicprosperity,” he said.

“Pastoralists, tourism operators and Aboriginalcommunities in the region rely on the Lake Eyre Basin fortheir livelihood.

“The changes made to the management of these rivernetworks in Queensland could have serious impacts onthose local communities.

“We’ve repeatedly expressed concerns about what thesechanges will mean for local communities – and are deeply

Fears over local impact of WildRivers Act repeal

concerned about what this may mean for flowsdownstream, groundwater recharge and the base levelof flows in the Lake Eyre Basin.”

Minister Hunter said the State Government has nowreceived data and modelling from the QueenslandGovernment.

“We want to ensure these changes do not affect thequality and quantity of flows into South Australia, orhave a detrimental impact on the Lake Eyre Basin,” hesaid.

“We now have information from the QueenslandGovernment, but further detailed modelling is required.

“Once that analysis has been completed, we will be ina better position to respond.

“But our priority here remains the sustainablemanagement of the Lake Eyre Basin, and ensuring thatthose South Australians who rely on the Basin are notleft disadvantaged by changes made by the QueenslandGovernment.

Flinders Ranges &Outback benefit from

fundingThree events across the Flinders Ranges & Outbackhave been boosted through the 2014-15 round of aState Government program designed to drive morevisitors to South Australia’s regions.

The Coober Pedy Centenary ($15,000), the Melrose FatTyre Festival ($15,000), and the Flinders Ranges OutbackEpic Mountain Bike Race ($5,000) have received fundingthrough the South Australian Tourism Commission’sRegional Events and Festivals Program.

Grants totalling $315,000 have been shared by 26 eventsacross the State.

Tourism Minister Leon Bignell said the Flinders Rangeswas an ideal destination for mountain-bike riders.

“From the winding trails around Mount Remarkable atMelrose to the rugged terrain further north, this is a regionperfect for exploring on two wheels,” he said.

“Coober Pedy, known for its brilliant opals, is gearing upfor a big year of festivities and its centenary is sure to bea special celebration for locals and visitors alike.”

Mr Bignell encouraged South Australians to embrace theevents on offer – and to share their experiences withfriends and relatives.

“We know that events and festivals are often the triggerfor locals and visitors from interstate or overseas to headinto our beautiful and diverse regions,” he said.

“They inject millions of dollars into local economies,support jobs, boost community pride and often encouragepeople to see familiar places with new eyes.”

The Regional Events and Festivals Program helps eventsthat generate a significant increase in visitation to SouthAustralia and lift the profile of its tourism regions. Supportis provided for marketing activities to increase each event’sprofile and help generate an increase in tourism.

The program includes the Community Events DevelopmentFund, which provides grants of up to $5,000 to smaller,community-based events with the potential to grow intotourism events.

Applications were assessed on their tourism value andrelevance to their region’s brand and Destination ActionPlan.

Government strategic priorities including creating a vibrantcity and promoting premium food and wine from our cleanenvironment were also considered as part of theassessment process.

2015 Science andInnovation Awards

now openAustralia’s young scientists working on agriculturalresearch projects are invited to apply for the 2015

Science and Innovation Awards.

Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said the awardsencourage young people to advance their ideas andcollaborate with previous Award winners, sponsors andsupporting research institutions.

“We know our young people are passionate about the futureof agriculture and these awards will help them bring theirideas to life and will also help advance their careers,”Minister Joyce said.

“Since starting in 2001, more than 190 young Australianshave benefited from funding grants towards their research.Last year’s projects included electronic boundaries forlivestock, automated irrigation systems for cotton growersand a micro-scale spectrometer to detect water stress invine leaves.”

“There are 12 industry award categories, including theMinister for Agriculture award, open for people aged 18-35. The Awards provide a grant of up to $20,000 to eachsuccessful award recipient.

Applications close on 3 October 2014. The Science andInnovation Awards are presented as part of the AustralianBureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics andSciences (ABARES) annual Outlook conference.

For further information, including application forms anda list of award supporters, visit www.daff.gov.au/scienceawards

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Entries for the South Australian Chamber of Mines& Energy’s (SACOME’s) Australian-first video

competition for high school students, Dirt TV, havebeen received with voting now open to the public

for the People’s Choice Award.

Dirt TV was designed to promote media arts to studentswhile raising awareness of opportunities and the importancein the resources sector. The response in the competition’sfirst year has been very positive.

Entries for the 2014 Dirt TV competition are available forviewing and voting for the IMX People’s Choice Awardat www.dirttv.com.au .

Dirt TV will award a total of $10,000 in cash prizes toSouth Australian students from years 7 to 12, including$5,000 for the BHP Billiton Best Overall Video. Othercategories include Santos Best Directing Award; OZMinerals Best Writing Award and the Linc Energy BestMusic Award.

Applicants were required to use their creativity, talentsand research skills to produce a short video clip illustrating“what mining means to me” or :what oil & gas means tome.”

Judges will look for originality, creativity and effectivenessin delivering a message, with winners of all categories tobe announced at the Iron Road Dirt TV Awards Ceremonyon the evening of 25 September at the National WineCentre.

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Police said that the derelict building was completelydestroyed in the fire with an estimated damages value ofaround $10,000.

Young children were cited by neighbours as being problematicin the area, causing damages to private properties andcommitting thefts for a period of some time now. The samechildren are regularly seen roaming the streets night at day.

In March this year young children climbed a fence, gainingentry to the United Sporting Club grounds in Robin Blvd andsmashed glass bottles across the bowling green, causingseveral days of clean up work for the volunteer committee.

In the same area, again in March, children vandalised Frankand Maria Novosel’s property causing great distress to thatfamily.

Between Sunday 3rd August 2014 and Monday 4thAugust 2014 two off road motor bikes were stolen

from a shed at an address in Coober Pedy.

One of the motor bikes has since been located and returnedto the owner, but the other one is still missing.

The outstanding stolen motorbike is described as a blueYamaha 250cc.

Anyone with information that can assist police is asked tocall Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or online at https://sa.crimestoppers.com.au

Off-road motorbikes stolen

Derelict building burnt down in Robin Blvd

Yamaha motorbike being sought by police

Two CFS Crews, SA Ambulance and Police attended the blaze. Andy Sheilsfrom Mine Rescue lent a hand by wetting down an adjoining property

Fire-fighters continued to hose the fire as thebuilding disintegrated

Smoke inhalation became a problem and CFSvolunteers were fitted with breathing aparatus’

Saturday and Sunday, 3 and 4 August 2014 was a sadweekend for Coober Pedy when local opal miner PeterLagogiannis aged 41 went missing while noodling witha friend on the Olympic Opal Field.

The alarm was raised just before 3.30pm on Saturdaywhereby Police, Mine Rescue and CFS volunteers andSA Ambulance crew proceeded to locate the shaft onOlympic Field where Peter was believed to have fallen.By around 10pm Saturday night rescue workers hadlocated his body.

Frost conditions on the night prevented the squad fromcontinuing but Police and Volunteers resumed operationsat 8am on Sunday morning.

On hearing of Peter’s death, Vice President of the CooberPedy Miner;s Association John Dunstan said, “Very sadlyand tragically, Coober Pedy has lost another opal miner.The Opal Miners Association would like to offer theircondolences to the family of Peter Lagogiannis.

“Peter was a well known and a well liked person who gotalong with everyone and always had time to talk to prople.We extend our sincere condolences to his father, his partnerand family. Peter will be well and truly missed,” said John.

Peter Lagogiannis funeral was held at Saint Dimitrios GreekOrthodox Church in Berri SA on Tuesday 12 August

PETER LAGOGIANNIS“Coober Pedy loses another opal miner”

There is a growing numberof derelict, genuinelyunsightly and potentiallydangerous buildings inCoober Pedy, and a goodnumber that containasbestos. Residents in thearea are concerned aboutthe safety aspect as thesebuildings become furthervandalised.

CFS Captain PeterIkonomopolous said,“Coober Pedy CFS is thesecond busiest fire brigadein the region and our townis very fortunate to havethe volunteers that we dohave, including MineRescue/SES and SAAmbulance who all do anexceptional job. We arealways in need ofvolunteers, so all of theservices welcome newenquiries.”


Lindemann Drive

Karl Lindemann was the District Supervisor for theE&WS in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Known in Coober Pedy as Charlie, he started with thewaterworks in 1966 as a general caretaker,administrator and maintenance man. He marked thewater ration cards when people came to pump theirweekly allotment into 44-gallon drums and collectedtheir fees.

Charlie was there when the solar still was built. In thosedays there was a bore on site at the eastern end of thewater reserve and a reverse osmosis plant too.

Karl came to Australia from Berlin in 1952. Timeswere hard in post-war Germany so he signed a contractwith the Victorian Railways, left his wife and daughter,and came to Australia where he agreed to work to payoff his passage. He paid off his debt and, at the sametime, saved £450 to bring his wife Gertrude anddaughter Christina out to join him. Karl had learnedEnglish at school and also as a POW in an Americancamp in France. The Lindemanns lived in Geelongwhere Karl was a train guard.

In 1958, Karl came to Coober Pedy for a visit with aHungarian neighbour. This friend used to work inGeelong most of the year and come to Coober Pedy inthe winter to gouge opal.

After his return, back in Geelong, Karl applied for ajob in Darwin with the government stores.

Coober Pedy Street andRoad Names

Where did the name of your street come from?Part 59 in a series

by Sue Britt

He won the position so the Lindemanns sold their houseand packed up the family (now with 3 children) andheaded off for Darwin in their Austin A40 towing a trailerwith all their possessions.

They stopped in Coober Pedy on the way. Karl hadsome friends here. He found some opal in JewellersShop and they decided to stay. Harry Hammerstallsupplied them with a large black tent where they liveduntil they found a dugout. Karl mined opal for 7 yearsand his family grew to include 5 children. He decidedto take the job with the E&WS for a more secureincome.

Back then “Coober Pedy was like a family. Everybodylooked after everybody.” Karl gave as an example astory about the time when they were living out at NineMile in a caravan and one of the kids got sick. Theyhad to take her to the nearest hospital, which was inTarcoola. After a week there, they were on their wayback when the car broke down. A passerby took thenews to Coober Pedy and their neighbour drove downto pick them up.

Gertrude didnt have any nursing experience or trainingbut she took on the responsibility of the medical box andradio because no one else was willing to do it. Theywere living in a caravan by the current site of the hospitalwith a small house with a red door. Gertrude had todeal with some serious injuries in her time as medicalofficer on call. Once, a man came in with a nearly-cut-off arm. Another time it was someone who had beenhit on the head with a crowbar in a fight. Karl helpedher deal with the emergencies. They often had to givefirst aid for hours before the flying doctor plane arrived.

Charlie worked with Coober Pedy E&WS until 1974when he asked for a transfer to a place nearer Adelaide.He was transferred to Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valleywhere he was the District Foreman until his retirement.

GertrudeLindemann withthree of herchildren outsidethe small houseon Hospital Hillin 1965

Charlie (on the right) with the 5 Lindemann children and Gertrude in 1967 The other 3 men were fromthe CSIRO.

Coober Pedy Water Works c 1970 s

Information and familyphotos from Karl

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Notice of Group Meeting #26Marla Oodnadatta NRM District Group

Desert Cave Hotel, Coober Pedy21 August 201410.30am

Community workshop from 1.00pm to discuss and make amendments to the draft SA Arid Lands Wild Dog Management Plan with Heather Miller. From 3.30pm join the conversation about what matters to you in the region and contribute your thoughts to the Regional NRM Plan review.

For an agenda and inquiries contact the Natural Resources Centre on (08) 8648 5300 or visit www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/aridlands

The annual allowance for members of LocalGovernment Councils was announced on

Friday by the Remunerations Tribunal.

The table below sets out the current and newannual allowance for a councillor who is not aprincipal member, deputy mayor, deputychairperson or presiding member.

District Council of Coober Pedy is in Group 5.

Adjusted allowance is as follows

CURRENT NEWGroup One A $18,593 - $21,500Group One B $18,593 - $19,000Group Two $15,495 - $15,900Group Three $12,506 - $12,800Group Four $8,854 - $9,100Group Five $5,534 - $5,700

The Remuneration Tribunal must, in making adetermination under this section have regard tothe following......

b) the size, population and revenue of thecouncil, and any relevant economic and socialfactors in the area;c) the fact that an allowance under this sectionis not intended to amount a salary for a member;e) the provision of this Act providing for thereimbursement of expenses of the members.

The Local Government system in SouthAustralia is integral to the democratic systemof Government in Australia which provides vitaleconomic, social and environmental support forcommunities.

Local Government in South Australia generallyis typified by:• high standards of operational competence andaccountability;• sharing resources, working consultatively andcooperatively with other Councils and otherspheres of Government; Methodology Review• low levels of indebtedness and conservativemanagement of finances; and• expanding roles and increases in standards ofservice to respond to community demands, otherGovernments and service gaps.

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LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONSTIMETABLE

Dialysis travellers tell their storiesContinued frompage 3

Shirley Brown,Rocky DavidMungarannieand MarleneWarren ofCoober Pedyjust after theirdialysissession atCoober Pedy

Shirley Brown, Rocky Mungarannie and MarleneWarren were part of the group of local residentswho returned home for dialysis and to be withtheir families when the dialysis bus visited thetown in the last fortnight.

Shirley Brown said that because of the kidneydisease she went to Adelaide and Port Augustafor treatment and has been away for 5 or 6 yearsnow.

“Because of the machine at Coober Pedy I wasable to visit my family and have dialysis as well,”said Shirley.

“There is nothing for us in Port Augusta. HereI’m so happy to be back and see all thewildflowers. I miss going out bush”, she said.

If dialysis was set up here it wouldprovide training and jobs for ourkids. Kids need to have their eldersaround them,” said Marlene.

Marlene herself has over 10grandchildren.

“My partner drives up and down withme for treatment. We want to liveat home and have treatment here,”said Shirley.

Rocky Mungarannie another CooberPedian stays by himself at the AgedCare facility in Port Augusta so hecan have dialysis treatment. He alsoneeds some care provisions.

Rocky said he was a non-drnker, buthas diabetes. He has a lot of friendshere, but he is lonely and wants tocome back home to his family.

“I would like see a dialysis machinein Coober Pedy permanently,” saidRocky.

Marlene Warren said she was thefirst person from Coober Pedy togo on dialysis, back in 2004.

“I went Adelaide for two monthsand then moved to Port Augusta. Iwas then the first to get a portabledialysis machine, through Dr. ChrisRussell,” she said.

“I really think they should have atleast three machines in Coober Pedy,so everyone can come back home.


Locals attend evangelistic eveningOn Saturday 2 August Pastor Alan and LaniTu'i'onetoa of the Coober Pedy Seventh Day AdventistChurch hosted an evening at the Desert CaveFunction Room for members of the community fromdifferent faiths, and different beliefs, to have a mealtogether in a relaxed setting to catch up and reflecton various issues in their lives.

It was at the dinner that Pastor Alan and Lani took theopportunity to make a public announcement that theywould be leaving Coober Pedy at the end of this yearhaving just heard that their Church is sending them to anew destination, unkown at this stage, which could beanywhere in the world.

In the 4 years that Pastor Alan has been in Coober Pedythey have established a presence of the Seventh DayAdventist Church in Coober Pedy and Oodnadatta. Theyhave built the Church from a basic dugout and transformedit into a peaceful place of worship The couple have beenan active part of the community from the first day theyarrived.

Alan and Lani both have a strong sense of community,involving themselves with many events outside of thechurch. It is clear that they have had a positive effect onlocal people, many if whom call this hard working couple“family.” Much of their community work is behind thescene including the establishment of the ADRA OP shopin 2013. Pastor Alan has been instrumental in coordinatingthe StormCo presence in the town, a service that hasbeen helped many local residents.

Pastor Alan and Lani said that Coober Pedy is their home,and if they are posted elsewhere in Australia they willdefinitely return on trips with the StormCo group. StormCohave been coming to Coober Pedy providing volunteerservices to the community for 2 years, and Pastor Alansaid he sees it continuing, with big plans in 2016.

Pastor Alan siad, "The dinner and information eveningwas also a way of bringing people together and introducingthem to the Truth of the Bible."

Members of the local community attended an evangelist information evening at the Desert Cave

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Pastor Alan and Lani (seated), with brother andsister Rebecca and Adam Laya.

Speaker for the night Pastor Geoff Youlden addresses the audienceSome of the dinner guests that attended the evening

Dinner guest Sandy Williams said "I really enjoyed thenight, because it wasn't a religious lecture. "It wasinteresting and relevent to current day events. Even thoughI'm not a religious person, I would certainly attend anotherinformation evening if it came to Coober Pedy again."

The speaker for the night was Pastor Geoff Youlden, aworld renowned evangelist, lecturer in archeology whohas worked in televisions and radio for more than 20 years.

Pastor Youlden gave an interesting talk on facts andfictions of the modern day Bible but more importantlyhow the inspired message in the Bible relates to modern times.

Pastor Alan said, "The night was a success, and thankyou to all that accepted the invitation and came to thedinner."

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A group of over 50 people in 47vehicles travelling with the Adelaideto Darwin Veteran Car Rally stayed atthe Oasis Tourist Park in Coober Pedylast week as they edged thei waytowards the Erlduna half way mark intheir pre 1918 vehicles.

One family of participants, DeidreCoone and her two daugthers Jodieand Amanda were fulfilling the dreamof Deidre’s husband Greg (and thegirls’ father) who had wanted torestore his own bike for the 2014 rally.

Sadly Greg passed away6 weeksafter the 2012 Veteran Car Rally.

The Rover Dream + OpalFamily friend Ian Sargent helpedDeidre and the girls to finish restoringGreg’s 1912 Rover motorbike as wellas his own 1912 Triumph.

Their entry in the 2014 Veteran’s Rallyis called “The Rover Dream” inmemory of Greg and to fulfill his dreamof restoring the Rover bike andparticipating in the Adelaide to Darwinrun.

Needless to say monies raised on thetrip will be dedicated to the AraratHospital’s Blue Ribbon Foundation intheir home town.

Deidre said it is her fifth visit toCoober Pedy and each time she hasshopped at the Boussios Opal Shop- Opalios for her jewellery.

Firstly I bought a ring from Stella,”said Deidre.

“On another trip I bought a pendantfrom her. This time I bought a set ofearings. I am a slow but reliablecollector,” said Deidre.

“Stella treated the two girls with smallgifts and made a fuss of them. We reallylove coming here”, she said.

The Veteran Car Rally spent severaldays in Coober Pedy and enjoyedtouring their cars around the town andhaving a rest day at the Oasis.

Another participant Alan Moden said his1017 La France Fire Truck was verypopular along the way..

Alan Moden leaving the Oasis Tourist Park in his 1917 La France fire truck

Rod and Maggie Cripps (pictured right) alsoon the 2014 Adelaide to Darwin Car Rally were

travelling in their 1912 Overland.

Maggie said she was shocked when the entirecar arrived home on a trailer, in pieces.

Nevertheless the Overland is doing just fineand has travelled a considerable distance

since they rebuilt it.

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Deidre and the girls blog can be followed onfacebook by searching for The Rover Dream

Some of the locals are hoping the VeteranRally will stop at Coober Pedy on their way

back to Adelaide.

This information may be on their website


CPAS NEWS

From the Principal’s Desk…

Welcome back to term 3. I hope everyone had agreat holiday and is ready for the new school term.I have been away for the last nine days on the Year11 and 12 Ski Trip as a reward for students doingthe right thing. It was a great experience getting toknow the kids, and they are an asset to our schoolfor the way they followed the school values. While Iwas away, Miss Angela Riley was Acting Principal. Iwould like to thank her for her hard work anddedication to the school.

Pre-school Assessment

On Tuesday the 29th of July, the Pre-schoolassessors were here to moderate the Pre-school.Miss Lisa Vermeeren has worked tirelessly to providea Pre-school for CPAS that is of the higheststandard. Well done on all of your hard work Lisa,I’m sure the results will be excellent.

Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club operates Monday to Friday eachmorning from 7:00am until 9:00am. It is open for allstudents to attend. It is important for all of ourstudents to get a filling healthy and nutritiousbreakfast each morning in order to start the day withenergy and a fresh mind ready for learning. Wewelcome all students to come along.

NAIDOC Assembly

On Friday the 1st of August at 10:15am all studentswill meet out the front of the school for a flag raisingceremony and then will make their way to the gymfor a short assembly to celebrate NAIDOC week.NAIDOC week celebrates Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander cultures. It is a time to recognise thecontributions that Indigenous Australian’s make toour country and society. The assembly itineraryincludes guest speakers and a power pointpresentation. After the assembly morning tea will beenjoyed with pancakes, damper and sconesprovided by AFSS. We encourage all to come alongand celebrate.

Message from the Senior Leaders...

We are delighted to see so many students back toschool this term, there are many old and new facesand some returning students. Welcome to all!

Mrs Kenny, Miss Riley and Mr Saah

As a reminder The Coober Pedy Area SchoolGoverning Council has decided that all Canteenaccounts will be cancelled as of Friday 29th August.This is mainly due to a number of them not beingpaid off and families over spending on their accounts.

Luke KennyPrincipal

It has been wonderful to see so many childrenattending Preschool regularly. We understand thatlots of children have been sick lately, if this is thecase please let a preschool staff member know sowe can get our unexplained attendances back downto 0%. Thank you to the parents who already dothis.

We have had a busy time down in the preschoollately. We have welcomed 4 new students to ourcentre. Their names are Ruby, Lyndon, Tyron andLucas. It is great to see so many people makingthem feel welcomed.

Please let a staff member know if your child will notbe using the school bus on a particular day or if adifferent person is picking them up. It is importantthat we know this information to make sure childrenare getting home safely.

The children have been helping to replant ourPreschool garden as during the holidays the plantsdied. We now have herbs and some fruit tressgrowing.

CPAS PRESCHOOL NEWS

Replanting the Preschool garden

Gardening during the holidays

Left: At the Preschool:Our new Lego wall has

been put up and wehave really enjoyed

playing on it.

Playing on the new lego wall


Bill Lennon - a man of history,a family of Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy is a fabulous mix of cultures:European, Asian and Aboriginal. Although

physically it is an amazing, fascinating moonscapeof an environment, the real fascination for me, asan anthropologist, is in the extraordinary cultural

diversity in the Coober Pedy township.

Dr Timothy K Haines JP, FAAS, MMIA

several of Australia’s military involvements since then),seemed to have little to do with this country, but fromanother perspective was formative in Australia’sdevelopment.

Think of Breaker Morant, for instance. James Lennonand his brothers Ted and Brian settled in Australia afterthe war, all of them marrying Aboriginal women. Jameswas offered Wandjabila, a station this side of Indulkana,at £2 per square mile. He and his brother Brian managedthis property, cutting down trees to feed their cattle evenduring the drought and Depression years of the 1920s,borrowing money from the government to keep going.But he was finally forced out for his family’s sake, leavingBrian to manage the property.

Bill’s father earned money by sinking wells around all thestations in the west of the State. Sinking wells in thosedays was hard manual labour, without the benefit of moderndrilling machines! Bill’s mother Bungalah (“Molly”) – aYankunytjatjara woman – worked in the hotel at Oodnadattaprior to meeting and marrying James.

Later, James, Bill and the family were shepherding sheepalong ancient trails to Mt Willoughby from Evelyn Downs.Molly’s father (Bill’s maternal grandfather), Wingillija, isburied at Mt Willoughby, the one million acre station whichstarts just north of Coober Pedy, extending north as faras Cadney Park and for tens of kilometres either side ofthe highway. Bill is now the owner and, in an Aboriginalsense, custodian of this land, which he and his son Williammanage with the assistance of other family members.

Bill, now still a strong, fit man of 82 years, was born in1933, before that other great conflagration and historicalmarker of Australian identity: World War II. He has strongchildhood memories of American army trucks thunderingthrough Coober Pedy on their way to the NorthernTerritory following the Japanese bombing of Darwin andBroome in 1942. Later he travelled with his close-knitfamily by camel to the Umeewarra Mission near PortAugusta, where he spent five formative years. He laterworked as a shearer on numerous stations between PortAugusta and Coober Pedy, until marrying his beautiful(late) wife Daphne (pictured left with a younger Bill). Fromthe late sixties to the early eighties, Bill was a lay preacherin the Brethren church: part of that time in Coober Pedy.

Here I shall describe one individual who combines inhimself much of that diversity; who lives most of histime on Mt Willoughby Station to the north of the townbut is widely-known in Coober Pedy itself, where he spentmany of his early years.

Bill Lennon is a man steeped in cultures and histories: thehistories of both European and Aboriginal Australia. Hisfather, James Michael Lennon, was an Irishman whofought in the Boer War – a colonial conflict commencingbefore Australian Federation that, from one viewpoint (like

HISTORICAL SOCIETY REVISITOLYMPIC OPAL FIELD

On Sunday 15th June, 24 people gathered to hearof some of the adventures the miners workingon the Olympic Field in the 1960’s, 70s and 80’

experienced.

Gordon Traeger dug the first shaft on the field to a depthof 65 feet in 1964, after a tip from an aboriginal man bythe name of Mulgathing Jack who had seen floaters onthe ground a few miles out of town. Gordon and hisbrother-in-law worked what they called Jack's Flat forsome months but, finding less than $2000 for all theirdigging, they changed the name to Jack's Flop.

It was 1966 when Joe Rief, Big John (Yanni Bospouros),Gregoris Digaletos and Nick Nathanael sunk a shaft inthe area Traeger had worked and found opal after onlya few weeks work. Their find started a rush to the fieldwith pegs put in everywhere. It is widely believed thatit was these Greek boys who gave the field it’s name,after Mt Olympus. They made a considerable fortunefrom opal over the 14 years they spent mining in CooberPedy, however on Monday 3rd March 1980, only daysbefore two of them planned to fly home to Greece tomarry their sweethearts all three of the Greek men inthe partnership were killed in a cave - in on their claim.The tragedy shocked the close knit mining town.

Jeff Fergusson told us how they had dug their shafts to60 feet in 3 days by hand, and the cost of a 200 litre drumof fuel delivered on the field was $18.00 in the 1960’s.

John Dunstan who worked on the Olympic field in theyears 1968-69 told us how they sunk 29 shafts that yearby hand. His family had pegged four claims on the field,but gave one away to a friend who was lucky enough tofind $70,00.00 of opal in the claim he had been given.John’s family found nothing in their three claims! Suchare the fortunes of opal mining.

On a lighter note we heard how some miners of doubtful

integrity were working their own claim day and night,unbeknown to their trusting partners!

It has always been felt that the Olympic field really wasn’tgood for the town as it often showed good trace that ledminers to spend too long chasing it, only to bedisappointed. Olympic however, is also renowned to haveproduced some of the best opal found on the Coober PedyOpal Fields. A small group of miners continue to workon the Olympic Field to this day.

Judy UnderwoodCPHS

Historical Society and opal miners gathering at the Olympic Field

Bill’s brother Barney, a contract shearer and then asuccessful opal miner in the district in the 1960s, hasgiven the family name to Coober Pedy’s Lennon Street,and to one of the town’s hills. Bill’s father and uncleeach tried their hands at opal mining, but it was brotherBarney who struck it rich, once making a $50,000 strikein the days when that was a lot of money. With it hebought an expensive car, a large dugout and muchassistance for the family. He was not the only familymember who made a name in the north of SouthAustralia, with Bill’s cousin Bob establishing a farm inMelrose and later on a large machinery firm in PortAugusta. Bill’s father’s sister, Mary, was matron inHawker Hospital for many years.

Bill himself followed his father onto the land, but in doingso also fulfilled his maternal ancestry. His mother’speople and histories have populated the landscape of MtWilloughby and its environs for thousands of years, andBill’s present home incorporates many ancient campingsites and trails, intermingled with legendary figures fromDreamtime stories.

Bill Lennon as a young man

Bill Lennon at 82 - a strong, fit man

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All welcome to attend training - every Monday night at 7pm

Contact CFS 1st Lieutenant Wayne Borrett 0439881049

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This is a reminder to all current

Shooters Club Members.Our AGM will be held this Sunday 17th August 2014 at the Coober Pedy

Shooters Club starting at 12pm.

Nominations and election of our 2014 / 2015 executive committee willbe held and we would appreciate your time to come along and have

your say.

We are also looking for any members interested in putting their namesforward for any of these positions.

Our Agenda will consist of the following:

Agenda Summary:

See you there

Les PullenSecretaryCoober Pedy Shooters Club

• Chairperson’s welcome!• Apologies & Attendance!• Minutes of Previous Meeting!• Report from Committee on transactions in previous year!• Election of Committee Members• Annual Financial Statement!• Special Business!• General Business• Close

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Time:11.00am-1.00pm

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Background:Judging Panels for the 2014

Regional Awards will be in theregion to judge nominees from

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Who:Judges: CEO of Brand SouthAustralia, Karen Raffen, andrepresentatives from RDA,

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EmDee, my little assistant has made an importantdiscovery about her lineage. It was a chance look

on the computer one night, which has her silly littlehead spinning around.

She now thinks she is part of the royal family. She waslooking at some photos, and because I have some insideknowlege she asked me is that mum and her. I had tolook twice myself. It did look like mum and EmDee. Itwas a lady with skinny legs and sensible shoes. That’s agood description of my mum any day. I read the articleto find out it was the Queen of England and one of herdogs.

Any normal dog would leave it at that, but oh no notEmDee! There has always been a mystery about her familyand where she came from. I said to her have you everbeen to England, “not really” she said. “There you areEmDee, you’re not related to the Queen or her dogs”, Itold her.

To settle this once and for all, I did some research to findout what type of dog breed she is. I remember years agowhen she went to the vet: Uncle Roger, for the first time.He is very good at picking out what breed a dog is or hasin them. He took one look at EmDee, shrugged, and saidhe couldn’t begin to guess what she could be.

I can understand that she is more than a little curiousabout where she has come from and what her background is.

She has gone overboard with this royal thing.

Since she saw the Queen’s dogs, EmDee has been wearinga crown around the house, saying things like “Off withyour head” and “We are not amused” Just to embarrassme even more she has been writing to the Queen andcalling her Aunty Liz and her husband Uncle Phil. EmDeewants copies of blood lines and birth certificates.

She wants to know if any dogs have been dognapped bygypsies and taken to the outback town of Coober Pedy asstatus symbols!

Believe me she can be so annoying that potential dognappersprobably wouldn’t bother.

When EmDee and I were looking into the Queen’s familywe found out she is related to over 20% of the populationof Britain. She is related to 33 of the Presidents of theUSA.

That was all EmDee needed to start living in her royalfantasy world again. If the Queen is related to so manypeople, could Em Dee be related to all of their dogs?

We looked at people that are related to the Queen to see ifany of their dogs look like EmDee, and yes they did.

Elvis Presley: 11th cousin once removed.Marilyn Monroe: 12th cousinBarack Obama: Yes, a cousin also.

You can judge for yourself, do their dogs look like EmDee?

I’ve noticed these features in EmDee, and will see if theycheck out with a Dorgi.Short legs with great big feet,Crazy fluffy tail,Nice soft coat,Loving, loyal, licking, annoying, all at the same time,Gets in the way,Not real bright,Bone thief,Disobedient,Barks at nothing,A bit smelly.Good company.

There used to be Dachshund guard dogs at The Big Winchand many Coober Pedy dogs years ago looked a bit sausagedog-like. Maybe EmDee is a descendant of these? Herbig feet may have evolved for climbing over soft mullockheaps. Maybe she has become a Desert Dachshund, anew breed. Actually a dash hound could be any dog whoputs their feet up on the dashboard in the car, Hmmm.

“Despite the compelling evidence, I am teaching Em Deeto accept her lot in life, and say after me. “Charlie Paris isa Princess and I am a Desert Dash Hound.”

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When I looked into it the Queen has a favourite dog calledCorgis, and there is no way that my little mate looks likea Corgi. However, years ago, one of those naughty littleCorgis mated with a Dachshund that belonged to PrincessMargaret, and that produced a short legged, long bodied,hairy mutt that is called a DORGI.

This is a little close to home because I have called EmDeea DORKI many times. ( in a loving sister like way, that is).

by Charlie Paris -Reporter to the Rich and Famous

It was this chance sighting of the royal ‘dorgi’s’that gave EmDee the strong impression she wasconnected to many important canine bloodlines

“I can see Em Dee’s point when I compare thetwo dorgi’s with Em Dee’s photo. There is indeeda very, very strong resemblance!”

Here we have Em Dee’s compelling evidence of a relationship to the dogs of the Rich and Famous

It is widely acknowledged that Elvis sang suchsongs as “Love Me Tender”, “Hound Dog”, andmany others to his one true love pictured here in arare moment with his back up Dorgi singer. (Seethe resemblance?) If it is true that Elvis Presley is11th cousin once removed from the royal familythen so could Em Dee be connected.

This uncanny resemblance was another clincherfor me. If Marilyn is a 12th cousin to the royalsthen all of these dorgi’s must defintely be sharinga strong family gene!

“Has Em Dee’s bloodline even infiltrated theWhite House? There are simply too manycoincidences to ignore!”

It is said that there are only 6 degrees of separation in theworld, so for every 6 people that you meet 1 in 6 of themwill be related to someone that you are related to.

(Images: Public Domain)


Mine Rescue Training(Alternate Saturdays)

LEGO CLUB 10am—12pm5 year olds and up Lions Club.Does not run on the LastSaturday of the Month

FRIDAYS

TUESDAYS

Netball competition6:00 and 7:00pm School Gym

BABY BOUNCE RHYME &TODDLER STORY TIME 10amLibrary Catering for 0 to 5 y/o

Golf (CP Golf CourseRegistration 12:00 noonTee off time 12:30

PLAY TIMECatering for 0 to 5 year olds2.00pm—3.30pmSchool Gymnasium

Catacomb Church Serviceand Sunday School 9:30amSunday. Bus pickup available.Ph 8672 5038

SATURDAYS

SUNDAYS

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THURSDAY

ART & CRAFT PLAYGROUP10.30am—11.30am Lion’s HallCaters for 2-4 year olds & caregivers

TJITJI TJUTA INKANYINI PUKULPA12pm—2pm A Playgroup for 0-5 yearolds and caregivers. Home Makers,Umoona Community, Lunch &Activities.“Pick up available Ph: 86723066”

DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETINGS3nd Tuesday each month at 7pm

CFS TRAINING 7pmNew Members Welcome

AMBULANCE TRAINING7.30pm Umoona Roadevery Tuesday except school holidays

LITTLE MUSICIANS10.00am—10.45amCoober Pedy Area SchoolMusic RoomCaters for 3 to 5 year olds

TINY TACKER PLAYGROUP0 - 2 year olds 10am—12.30pmCommunity Health MeetingRoom (behind Dr. Kami’s)

CP SHOOTERS CLUBFriday night shotgun 8pm tilldark (daylight savings time)

GREEK CLUB - Bingo 7.30 pm

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUM.Over 65s FREE TAI CHICLASSES. Sit or stand for thesegentle exercises. 1:15PM atCommunity Health

CP Social Scrabble 7.30pmUnited Club . All skill levelswelcome

AA 7pm Underground CatholicChurch - Hutchison StreetContact Geoff 0427646963

SOCCER Workshop 6pmSchool Oval 10-16 year olds

VETERINARY 2014

CP SHOOTERS CLUB9am and 11am Pistol

CFS TRAINING 10PMLast Saturday each month

CUT ‘N PASTE - 2013 2.00pmto 3.30pm at Youth Shed Ages5-17 Please call Donna 0439864 166 for more info. Every2nd Saturday

What’s OnWhat’s OnWhat’s OnWhat’s OnWhat’s On in COOBER PEDY?& Visiting Services

Roger Absalom BVMSRedgum Vet & Pet BoardingPort Augusta 08 86423308

CRICKET 5.30pm to 6.30 pm atSchool Gym

CRICKET 5.30pm to 6.30 pmat School Gym

MONDAYSKarate -Golf Club6 - 7pm General Class7 - 8pm Teenagers and Adults only

CRICKET AT OVALSaturday 7.00 pm andSunday 9.30pmPh: Fernando 0437 739 447

CRICKET AT OVALSaturday 7.00 pm andSunday 9.30pmPh: Fernando 0437 739 447

School Terms 2014 -15

Redgum Vet and Pet BoardingCoober Pedy Clinic dates for 2014

24/25 February7/8 April2/3 June4/5 August22/23 September10/11 NovemberActive Boys Group 3:15-5:00

ages 10 & up at the youth shed

Youth Shed 3:15-6:00 ages 8& up

Youth Shed 3:15-6:00 ages 8& up

Active Girls Group3:15-5:00 ages 8 & up

Late Night Fridays 6-10pm ages 12 & up

Karate -Golf Club6 - 7pm General Class7 - 8pm Teenagers and Adults

Youth Shed 11-2 ages 8& up

Youth Shed 11-2 ages 8& up

CP SHOOTERS CLUBRifle 10am -

COOBER PEDYLIONS CLUB

Trash & TreasureTrash & TreasureTrash & TreasureTrash & TreasureTrash & TreasureINDOOR/INDOOR/INDOOR/INDOOR/INDOOR/

OUTDOORSOUTDOORSOUTDOORSOUTDOORSOUTDOORSLast Saturday of each month

Sat 30 AugSat 30 AugSat 30 AugSat 30 AugSat 30 AugSellers 8.30am

Buyers 9am

FREE SWIMMING for the Over65s, next term.1:30 – 7:30pm.Bring a friend free

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUM

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUM

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUMOver 65s FREE KARATE CLASS.10AM at the Golf Club

GOLF: 6pm Twighlight Golf

Over 65s FREE TAI CHI CLASSES.Sit or stand for these gentle exercises.1:15PM at Community Health BBQ, Hot Dogs, Donuts, Stalls

The GREAThe GREAThe GREAThe GREAThe GREATTTTTAUSTRALIAN OPAUSTRALIAN OPAUSTRALIAN OPAUSTRALIAN OPAUSTRALIAN OPALALALALAL

TTTTTOUROUROUROUROUR24 - 30 September 2014

Waters + Younger2014 Visits toCoober Pedy

Phone 8331 9477 AdelaidePhone 8672 5979 Coober Pedy

Fax 8364 4676Email: [email protected]

ACCOUNTING 2014

10 - 14 February Richard24 - 28 February Jack7 - 11 April Richard19 - 23 May Jack14 - 18 July Richard4 - 8 August Jack8 - 12 September Richard13 - 17 October Richard10 - 14 November Jack8 - 12 December Jack

Income tax returns lodged electronically fora prompt refund (within 14 days subject tothe Australian Taxation Office)

We also specialize in providing sound,practical accounting & taxation advice toindividuals, families, businesses & SMSF’s

Other services provided –

•preparation & lodgment of business activitystatements (BAS)• registration for ABN’s, GST and Tax FileNumbers• stablishing new companies,superannuation funds (SMSF) and trusts• superannuation advice• tax planning• preparation of budgets• general business advice• auditing• Capital gains tax information, advice &record-keeping

School Terms 201428 Jan - 11 April28 April - 4 July

21 July - 26 September13 October - 12 December

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Coober Pedy Saints2014 Season Draws

& Scores

1.) 26/04/14 (Sat) 13:00 Coober Pedy AndamookaScore:Coober Pedy 18.12 (120) Andamooka 4.12 (36)

2.) 03/05/14 (Sat) 18:30 Roxby Late Roxby DistrictsScore: Roxby 36.19 (235) Coober Pedy 6.4 (40)

3.) 10/05/14 (Sat) 13:00 Coober Pedy HornridgeScore:Coober Pedy 25.14 (164) Hornridge 11.12 (78)

4.) 17/05/14 (Sat) BYE BYE

5.) 24/05/14 (Sat) 13:00 Coober Pedy Olympic DamScore: Coober Pedy 13.7 (85) Olympic Dam 9.16 (70)

6.) 31/05/14 (Sat) 14:30 Andamooka Coober PedyScore:Andamooka 24.11 (155) Coober Pedy 12.8 (80)

7.)14/06/14 (Sat) 13:00 Coober Pedy Roxby DCoober Pedy 4.7 (31) Roxby 20.12 (132)

8.) 21/06/14 (Sat) 12:30 Hornridge vs Coober PedyHornridge 32.23 (215) Coober Pedy 10.6 (66)

9.) 28/06/14 (Sat) BYE BYE

10.) 05/07/14 (Sat)13:00 Coober Pedy Olympic DCoober Pedy11.15 (81) Olympic Dam 9.5 (59)

11.) 12/07/14 (Sat) 13:00 Coober Pedy AndamookaCoober Pedy 7.18 (60) Andamooka 18.20 (128)

12.) 19/07/14 (Sat) 14:30 Roxby Late Roxby DistrictsCoober Pedy 3.5 (23) Roxby Dists 31.18 (204)

13. 26/07/14 (Sat) 12:30 Roxby Early HornridgeCoober Pedy 7.5 (47) Hornridge 26.23 (179)

14.) 09/08/14 (Sat)BYE BYE

15.) 16/08/14 (Sat) 14:30 Roxby Early Olympic Dam

COOBER PEDCOOBER PEDCOOBER PEDCOOBER PEDCOOBER PEDY SAINTSY SAINTSY SAINTSY SAINTSY SAINTSROUND 14ROUND 14ROUND 14ROUND 14ROUND 14

Far North Football League 2014

OLYMPIC DAM FOOTBALL CLUB v. HORNRIDGE SPORTINGCLUBRound 14 - 09/08/2014

Hornridge Sporting Club 3.6, 6.9, 14.12, 18.18 (126)Olympic Dam Football Club 3.2, 5.4, 5.6, 8.8 (56)

GOALS, Hornridge Sporting Club :J. Harman 7, L. Munro 4, T. Grosser 2, S. Mitchell 1, C. Linn 1, S.Schwartz 1, K. Lynch 1, A. Carlile 1

Olympic Dam Football Club :J. Barker 3, L. Hewett 2, T. Walsh 2, J. Seamer 1

BEST, Hornridge Sporting Club :T. Milner, L. Forward, L. Munro, C. Millard, A. Carlile

Olympic Dam Football Club :J. Barker, C. Green, W. Hagger, T. Walsh, M. Shaw

ROXBY DISTRICTS SPORTING CLUB v. ANDAMOOKAFOOTBALL CLUBRound 14 - 09/08/2014

Roxby Districts Sporting Club 6.2, 7.8, 13.12, 20.17 (137)Andamooka Football Club 2.0, 4.0, 4.0, 4.1 (25)

GOALS, Roxby Districts Sporting Club :L. Godfrey 4, R. Prosser 3, J. Bremner 2, A. Jago 2, L. Sander 1, J.Telfer 1, C. Gibson 1, S. Kaminski 1, H. Vrbovac 1, J. Watson 1, J.Roberts 1, M. Lynch 1, J. Mandemaker 1

Andamooka Football Club :C. Zimmermann 1, C. Rainsford 1, M. Howard 1, B. French 1

BEST, Roxby Districts Sporting Club :J. Mandemaker, C. Hall, C. Kenny, C. Gibson, J. Watson

Andamooka Football Club :M. Schipper, D. Fisher, B. Harris, T. Ripley, C. Hocking

Coober Pedy BYE

TOP GOAL KICKERS

Far North Football League 2014Kelvin Henry Coober Pedy FootballClub 0 42Ricky Prosser Roxby Districts SportingClub 3 35Joel Harman Hornridge Sporting Club7 30Ashley Baxter Hornridge Sporting Club0 29Lachlan Hewett Olympic Dam FootballClub 2 27Chris Ladhams Roxby DistrictsSporting Club 0 25Lachlan Munro Hornridge SportingClub 4 24Trent Grosser Hornridge SportingClub 2 21Sean Mcivor Roxby DistrictsSporting Club 0 20Justin Watson Roxby DistrictsSporting Club 1 19Luke Godfrey Roxby DistrictsSporting Club 4 19Scott Montgomerie Olympic Dam FootballClub 0 19


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