February 2010 News & Meredith district in this issue…. Xmas & Aus Day Wraps 3/5 School Sweethearts Marry 7 Lethbridge Cemetery Trust‘s 150th 7 Ten Year Rain Report 8 An Historic Baptism 11 Friends - 59 Years Later 17 Vale Cam Lamb 21 SPEAK UP! BACK PAGE plus Community and Sports News, Contacts, Regular Columns and much more! e: [email protected]w: www.meredith.net/newsletter Our Free Community Newsletter since 1972 We‘re Baaaaaack! District Residents Feature in Australia Day Awards Marg Cooper Congratulations to June and Neil Cameron for being selected as the Shire’s Senior Citizens of the Year for 2010. June and Neil have a long history of community engagement and support and they continue to contribute to Meredith and Bamganie with as much enthusiasm and passion as in their younger days. Both retain a strong sense of responsibility towards their fellow citizens, which rises from deep in their souls. They are active individuals who apply hard work, imagination, intelligence and a marked capacity to motivate and to lead others. They have a major influence within their local community and also more broadly within our society. Tom Banks is the Shire’s Young Citizen of the Year for 2010. He was selected in recognition of his service to the arts and community, in particular his passion and skill as a talented writer and advocacy work for people living with disability. The Community Event of the Year has been awarded to the “Memorable Men of Meredith” Book Launch organised by the Meredith Community House. The event celebrated the memorable people and history of the Meredith community and provided an inclusive community focused celebration for residents of all generations. These awards are a wonderful affirmation of the strong volunteer culture and community spirit in our district. Dr Peter Jasek of Bannockburn is the Golden Plain Shire’s Citizen of the Year for 2010. Congratulations to all recipients and may we long benefit from your tireless contribution. (With additional material from the Shire’s media release.) From left, Marg Cooper and Joan Brick (for the Meredith Community Centre) and Neil and June Cameron receive their Awards from Mayor Jenny Blake. The Bluestone Shines We reported in July last year that the 135 year old “bluestone” - the centrepiece of the Meredith Primary School - was to receive a makeover. Well it’s now done and it’s probably true to say the building has never looked better. Dividing walls were removed to create one large utility space which, although for the time being will be a large classroom, will soon become a whole-of-school facility. External work included weather proofing, and restoration of the tuck pointing. Together with extensive repair work on walls and Cont. on page 9
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February 2010 News & Meredith
district
in this issue….
Xmas & Aus Day Wraps 3/5
School Sweethearts Marry 7
Lethbridge Cemetery Trust‘s 150th 7
Ten Year Rain Report 8
An Historic Baptism 11
Friends - 59 Years Later 17
Vale Cam Lamb 21
SPEAK UP! BACK PAGE
plus Community and Sports News, Contacts, Regular Columns and much more!
and Craig’s special day was pleasant and calm, with
even the peacocks singing as the ceremony was
taking place.
Leanne arrived to meet her future husband riding Gail
and Tori Merygold’s horse Legend, who proudly
lived up to his name. All guests were thrilled with
Leanne’s beautiful arrival, as she was lead in by her
three children, bridesmaids Tamara and Caitlin, and
son Matthew, who was the bride’s attendant. They
joined the groom, standing with his two sons James,
the best man, and Rhys Dunn.
The celebrant was Bronwyn Davie, of Bannockburn
and photographs were
taken later that afternoon
at Dalkeith Cabins, Mt
Doran and also at
Steiglitz.
The beautiful
Bridesmaids dresses
were created by local
Kathy Nordin who
deserves a big Thank You.
Craig and Leanne Dunn also thank everyone who
helped with their special day, making it so very
memorable, and all the guests for their generous gifts,
beautiful thoughts and their great support on the day.
Thanks also go to the women of the Meredith and
District CWA for the wonderful catering provided on
their wedding day.
And congratulations Craig & Leannne
Photographs by Dale Stead, Geelong.
Lethbridge Cemetery Trust Turns 150 Raymond Kelly
In September 1859 the Rev. Robert Fleming, the Free
Presbyterian Minister at Meredith, convened a meeting for
the purpose of lobbying the Government into reserving a
permanent site for a cemetery in Lethbridge.
A petition was drawn up on behalf of the inhabitants and
forwarded to the Government.
Advice was received in November 1859 that the proposed
site had been inspected by the District Surveyor Mr A.J.
Skene who recommended its acceptance as suitable for a
cemetery.
The first Trustees were appointed on January 16, 1860.
On April 19, 1860 Mr John Murphy, secretary wrote as
follows:-
“The Trustees would respectfully call the attention of the
Government to the necessity of opening this Cemetery
without delay on account of the many burials daily taking
place in the bush owing to a large railway population on
the ground.”
This was during the construction period of the Geelong to
Ballarat railway.
Final approval was given by the Government on June 26,
1860.
Rules and Regulations of the Lethbridge General
Cemetery along with the fees and charges were gazetted
on May 13, 1862.
The first burials in the cemetery took place in August 1859
with infants making up over seventy per cent of the first
one hundred burials.
The main cause of death was viral pneumonia.
Over five hundred and seventy burials have taken place in
the cemetery.
The current Cemetery Trust held a meeting at “Apricot
with Attitude”, Midland Highway, Lethbridge on
Saturday, January 16, 2010, exactly 150 years to the day
since the Trust was first appointed.
The present Lethbridge Cemetery Trust Committee.
A very picturesque wedding party
A Legendary entrance.
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The last decade - awkwardly called the “noughties” -
was anything but nice when it came to rainfall. As
illustrated in the chart below, only two years were
close to average, (the grey bar) with the decade
showing a deficit of nearly 1300 mm (that’s over 50
inches to the metrically challenged). This represents
only 81% of the long term average. (The last five
years produced only 75% over average.) Of course,
we’re not alone in this. The inflow to Melbourne’s
dams in the decade were the lowest on record - 20%
lower than the second lowest decade - the 1990’s
windows, fresh paint, carpet and improved lighting have
created a space that retains its old world charm while
being highly functional as a modern teaching environment.
Carried out with funds provided under the national
government’s National School Pride program, it has
greatly enhanced and restored a building that will
certainly be a continuing source of pride for a long
time to come.
Anybody wishing to inspect the “New” bluestone
should contact Principal Doug Cations.
Funding has also been approved for rebuilding of the
weatherboard section, which is expected to start in the
next few months. A full report will be in the March issue.
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…and Well Done Spring!
It was raining as we prepared the report for the last
issue, in the last days of November. Then, we
reported spring’s 170mm (and counting) was close to
the 200mm long term average. Well the clouds were
fruitful on those last few days, contributing to a
monthly total of 101.4mm (LTA 61.7mm) and a
season total of 205mm.
The Bluestone Shines (from front page)
Meredith & District News Page 9 February 2010
―New Year Solutions‖ The instant the fireworks faded and our sparklers fizzled
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Year's Eve revellers dancing with the bridge in the
background, and started showing a seemingly endless
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ad wanted us to buy meal replacement shakes, another a
series of overpriced DVD’s that would apparently teach us
to dance around our lounge rooms to Latin music. The
overwhelming message was 2009 was over, and so was
the party. 2010 is the year to get serious about cellulite!
'Do you always make New Year's
resolutions and never keep them?'
asked the hungry bony lady on the
screen, smirking between two
ridiculously muscly, glistening men. I
do! I realised. To be fair, my
resolutions are usually things like 'be more organised',
'study more', 'save money'; I'm setting myself up to fail,
really.
'Wouldn't you love to reshape those problem areas?'
I would, but underfed lady isn't offering to sort out my
room or give me more hours in a day. She can't show me
how I can donate to Amnesty International and Medecins
Sans Frontiers and still afford to buy myself the occasional
text book. She's not going to bring peace to troubled
countries or come up with a solution for world hunger
(with her ribs sticking out like that, she's probably a fan of
malnutrition). According to the lady beaming at us out of
the TV, the biggest problem any of the tipsy twenty-
somethings in my friend James' living room are going to
face in 2010 is the size of our thighs. Luckily, she has the
solution for us.
Oddly, this solution she and the half dozen 'paid
presentations' following her ad have to offer isn’t eating
your vegetables and going for the occasional run down
Bamganie Road, or walk around the block, or even a
workout at the gym (public gyms have their drawbacks -
lycra is in, pyjamas, gumboots and loud singing definitely
out).
Apparently what you really need to do to achieve any kind
of happiness is wage war on the enemy: your body.
You've got to hate anything that wobbles! Starve it off
with tasteless low-kilojoule soups and ridiculous meal
replacements. Perform endless stupid exercises on
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Feel guilty when you eat a cheese sandwich. Turn life in to
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absolutely no time to enjoy anything,... not even 'The Bold
and the Beautiful', which you can watch only if you're
using the bits of expensive plastic at
the same time. By the time twiggy
lady's ad is over, I'm not feeling
inspired to whip out my credit card
and turn myself in to her. I'm just
noticing how fake and fixed her smile
looks. I'm eating another Malteaser,
pouring another glass of wine, and I'm feeling a bit sorry
for her.
Not that I don't support being healthy; everyone feels fitter
and happier after a delicious salad roll and good swim. I
just think there are better ways to go about it than
cultivating self-hatred, measuring your worth as a person
by how little you weigh, and starving yourself in to
something resembling a whippet more than a person.
The older ladies at my water aerobics class (I went the first
time for a lark with a friend, but now we just can't stop)
know a secret to health and happiness the Danoz Direct
ladies aren't privy to. It involves wearing a glamourous
bathing suit, giggling in the pool, and sharing a slice of
cake in the cafe afterwards. Strangely enough, fretting
about cellulite isn't part of the solution.
“Apparently what you really
need to do to achieve any kind
of happiness is wage war on
the enemy: your body.”
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Meredith & District News Page 10 February 2010
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Meredith & District News Page 16 February 2010
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“Orphans of History” by Robert Holden
When the First Fleet sailed from Portsmouth on May 13,
1787 it consisted of eleven vessels.
Scattered over six of these ships were as many as thirty
four young voyagers under fourteen years of age.
During the voyage of nine months, twenty or more
children were added to its complement.
Allowing for three deaths, six miscarriages and stillbirths
there were about fifty children present to witness the
establishment of a convict settlement at Port Jackson.
Robert Holden tells that there are few records of these
children.
He tells that the concept of childhood has developed only
fairly recently and that children were not valued for their
own sake but were merely an inevitable part of life.
He also tells that the eighteenth century was a harsh and
authoritarian age where life was nasty, poor, short and
brutal punishment was often a feature of it.
He has used the surviving shreds of evidence and an
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First Fleet and of the children of the First Fleet.
Robert Holden contends that “the imprints of history are
often created by the forgotten”.
It was his aim to “give voice to those who have not been
given a speaking part in our historical drama before”.
He has collated information from a huge range of sources
and has written an interesting book.
Robert Holden equates the settlement itself as a new child
or orphan of the Empire, separated from its parent by over
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59 Years and 3 Days Marg Cooper
At the book launch in Meredith
on November 1, 2009 two men
met.
They had arrived in Melbourne
59 years and 3 days before on
October 26, 1950.
They had both been “Displaced
Persons” in Europe after WWII
and both of them travelled on
the American Navy Ship
“General CH Muir” to
Australia that left from
Bremerhaven in Germany on
September 25, 1950.
There was no fare but the migrants were required to sign a
contract to work in Australia for 2 years where the
authorities wanted them to work.
The Americans ran the ship but the passengers had to do
all the other jobs like cooking and cleaning.
The men did not meet each other until they were at
Bonegilla Migrant Camp.
The railways recruited 65 men including Gus Chuk and
Tad Woznica.
They left Bonegilla in two buses and a truck for their
luggage and a cut lunch and went to Newport, Melbourne.
Gus and Tad worked together at Spencer Street until Gus
was transferred to Stratford and Tad was transferred to
Bacchus Marsh.
Both men continued to work with the Victorian Railways
in different parts of the state until they retired. And both
married Australian girls and had families.
Gus had grown up in Slovenia, which when he was born
was part of Italy and Tad had grown up in Poland.
They met again at Meredith on November 1st and there
was a lot to talk about.
Gus and Tad met up
again at the Book launch
Meredith & District News Page 18 February 2010
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Cam and his wife Nancy and children Peter and Jillian came
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Cam and his family became very involved
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great supporters of the Presbyterian
Church.
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years in Korea to help establish the basis
of a sheep industry.
They retired to Geelong in 1988.
Nancy died on June 26, 2007 and Cam moved to a unit behind
the home of his daughter Jill.
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was farewelled by a large crowd at a service at Ormond Road
Uniting Church. He was remembered as a gentle caring man
who always had a twinkle in his eye.
Born and raised in Melbourne, he enlisted for WWII, entering
camp on June 12, 1940 as a member of the 2nd, 9th Field
Ambulance. After training at various camps, he sailed on
February 4, 1941 on the Queen Mary from Sydney and arrived
in Singapore on February 18, 1941.
They spent almost 12 months in Malaya and Singapore,
preparing for a possible invasion before they were captured by
the Japanese Army and became Prisoners of War on February
15, 1942.
Cam’s first job was to wash and clean up fellows off the
battlefield, and then he worked in the wards and graduated to
assisting in the operating theatre.
He lived in a tent with 7 men that they christened “Dunrovin” as
they knew they weren’t going anywhere for awhile!
Cam called his farm at Meredith “Dunrovin” and the name was
later proudly displayed on his unit.
He kept a box of memorabilia from Changi, including a little
book in which he recorded statistics and important details. He
said the Japanese were tough
and cruel to the POW’s and that
the food was inadequate.
He also told of the friendship of
his seven special friends and
how they cared for each other.
Cam came home on the
“Arawa” after spending 3½
years as a Prisoner of War. His
weight had gone from 12 stone
to 6 stone.
Cam was discharged on
November 15, 1945.
He believed the story of the war
and of the Prisoners of War
needs to be told.
Left, “...a gentle caring man
who always had a twinkle in
his eye.” and below, Cam and
Nancy
Meredith & District News Page 22 February 2010
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