No . 2 ""[AMBOI N WHI SPER" Oct ober 1981

( Con t r i bu t i ons f or "\lhisper No . 3 may be l eft i n RIm 1360 Cooper Road)

OUR DI STRI CT NM1E"wembof.n " has now been off i cially gaze t t e d as our Di s t r i c t name s o

pl eas e us e it i n all your wri t t en and oral communi cat i ons and di s couraget he us e of C.C . Es t a t e . '

Te l ecom ha s adv i s ed t hat all local telephone numbers wi ll be changedbef or e March 1982 and t hat t he new number s wi l l appear with a Wamboi npr efix in the next issue of t he Canberra Di s t r i c t Telephon e Di r ec t or y . I fyou havn ' t received advice of your f utur e numb er , cont ac t Te l ecom ASAP .

WA}mOI N CO}TI1UNITY ASSOCIATIONThe Asso c iation meets on an as required bas i s at t he Fi r e Shed in

Cooper Road . Such me e t ings are also soc i al ge t - tOge t her and ge t - t o- know- YQUoccasions and barb ecu e f acilities are made aval la I e .

At one of these meetings earl ier t hi s year , a commi t t ee was e lectedt o repr esent t he maj or ity and t his commit tee now mee t s regularl y t o discussCommun i t y matters and t ake appr opr iate action as reqUi r ed. The committeereports pr oceedi ngs of i ts meetings to each Fi r e Shed gatheri ng and matt er swi ll al s o be publ ic ised through the "Whispe r '!

If you wish any matter t o be r ai sed at a Commi ttee Mee t i ng pleas econt act one of the f ol l owi ng commit t ee member s :James Arms t r ong - Ros s Clay - John Fi nn - Derek Gough - John Greenwe l lHugh Logue - Ray Pennay-Bob Shel l ey - or Ian Woont on

THE COUNTRY BUSHFI RE BRIGADEThe annual lI Burn _Offlr pr ac t i c e was held on 17 October on t he Res er v e

l and at t he end of Canning Cl os e . Fi r e fighting vehic les and teams from alls urrounding di strict s attended and ther e was a pleasing t urn- out of Wamboi nr es idents and l and owner s .

Our t hanks go t o Davi d Rober t s on and John Fi nn ( t he Wamboi n Deput yFi r e Capt a i ns) f or t heir informativ e lecture pres entat ion and to the v i s i tingexperts who gav e t r aini ng t o the l oc al volunteers . A special t hanks to t hel adies who prOVided the very welcome cuppa after t he ' bat t l e! had been won .

Jus t a reminder i f you havn ' t paid t he $15 member ship f ee (due i nOct ober each year) . Thes e f unds ar e essent ial i f we ar e t o maintain anadequa t e fir e-fi ghting s erv ice in our area so pl eas e pay up ASAP. Dav i d orJohn wi ll a cc ep t payment and also sell you f or 52 a copy of t he Sut t onBush Fi r e Br igade Manual . Ever y home shoul d hav e one .

Fi nally , r emember t hat no burni ng-of f is allowed unt i l the end of t hebush fire s eas on (u sually 31 March ) without a permi t . (Yes we did hav e onelas t Sa t ur day ) . Ken Har dy ( 303232) , t he Sut t on Bush Fire Capt a i n ,wi l l onlyi ssue a pe rmi t under exceptional c i r cumstance s . To be quite s af e, be f or eyou l i gh t any t yp e of f ire , chec k t he Br i gade Manual to ensure that youar e ab~ding wi th al l necessary requirements and pr ecautions .

ANNUAL BUSH CONCERTI ts on aga in n ex t Frid ay ni ght 30 Oct . at 8 p .m. - Sut t on Hal l .

Wambqi n is once again to devas tat e the other dis tricts wi t h our ge t - up- and- goand general talent and suffostikashon .

Pl ea s e contact John Fi nn ( 303594) or Nancy J effery (30359 1) for details .

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GM~S ( shhhh . . • •of chance ) NIGHT

Su t t on Hal l Sat urday 14 ovember . De t ai l s are on t he Not i ce Boar dat the Sut ton Shop or telephone Nancy J . for a r es ume .

lYM'iBOIN PONY CLUB

The f irs t official "c lub mee t ll t ook place on Sunday 11 Oc t oberwith 15 mount ed member s i n attendanc e . The day was a great s ucc es s andall members and fr i ends t horoughly en j oyed t hemselves .

Gr eat news i s t hat the cl ub has secured t he s er vi ce s of a f ullyqup. l i f i ed Pony Cl ub Instructres s - ~rrs Rosemary Bar t l et t . Rosemary l i vesin Queanbeyan but hopes t o move t o Wamboi n i n t he near f ut ur e .

The next meet i ng will be on Sunday 25 Oc t ober (1. 30 sharp ) at t het empor ary cl ub fiel d of f Poppet t Road .

Par t i cul ar at t ent i on wi l l be gi ven t o cleanliness of gear andt he groomi ng of hor s es .

De t a i l s on membership e t c are available f r om t he Pr es i dent - Ros sCl ay (303596) or the Secr et ary - Ka t e Gough ( 303576) .

P .S . The Cl ub still needs 44s an d t i mber for the con s t r uc t i onof jumps - any of f er s ?

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY

A combi ned party will once again be held at lYamboin fo l lowing t hegr eat s uc ces s of last years which was hos ted by t he Jefferys . Locat i onand details wi ll be pr omulgat ed l ater when a s ui tabl e venue is volunt~red .

In the meantime , just ke ep t he nigh t f ree and keep up t he s i nging pra~ce .

TRAIL BIKES

One of the j oys of living at lYamboi n is t he peace and qUi et . Anot herjoy i s that our children can engage i n out door purSUi t s wi t h re l a t i v e easeand s afety . Howev er , mut ual respect is es sent i al for harmoni ous relationshipsand judging by t he incr easing number of compl ai nts, s ome trail bike r id er sare abusing the r i ght s of ot hers t o a l i f e of peace and qui e t .

The warning is c l ear, fi t effe ct i ve s i l enc ers t o bikes and cut outthe mind-less r evvi ngs and r oari ngs t hat s ome r id er s de l i ght i n inflict i ngon the ears of ot her s , or ri sk l egal compl aintive ac t i on , whi ch c er t a i nl yno one wants .

Noi s e poll ution i s a crime i n NSW, as is t he ridi ng of unl i cenc edmot or bikes by unlicenced r i ders on publi c r oads and r eser ves .

Do t he r i ght t h ing end we can all l ive i n pea ce with each ot her.

MUS I C

Mus i c lessons for beginner s and f or advanced s t udent s are avai l abl e .Mr Jo hn Cr anf i e l d call s to Wambol n each Fr i day afternoon and g i v es l e s s onsat pupils ' homes on piano , or gan , f l ute , guitar and dr ums at 89 .00 a les son.

Telephone Nancy ~ on 303591 f or de tai ls

CHI LDRENS WEEKLY PLAY GROUP(run in associat i on with The Wi v es Cof f ee Morni ng Gr oup ???? )

Hel d every Tuesday morning 1030 - 1230 . Any age of child up to 5 year s .Tel ephon e Anne Tracey on 3035 93 f or de tai l s .

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WAJ1BOIN WELCOMES

New arrivals in Wamboi n are t he Pad ovanst he Harve ys& Dor een & J aok Wal l er

We know t hat yo u will l ov e the Wambol n environment and welcomeyou s i ncerely i nt o our community.

WEE WAJ1BOINIONS

Congra t ul a t ions t o Ki t t y and Ian MoNei l 1 on t he arri val of t heirdaught er J ESSI CA KATE SKYE. ( t he f irst f or Wamboi n ? )

--- welcome t o our communi t y Jess i ca

MAIL BOXES

Compl a i nt s are s til l be i ng made concerning inter f er ence t o some mai lbox es and t heir content s. Parent s , pl ease warn your chi l dr en about t hes eriousnes s of such ac t i ons .

FRESH WATER DELIVERY

We have negot iat ed a fixed wat er del i ver y r a t e wi t h Mr Bob Schof i el dwhi ch wi l l remai n unchan ged un t i l at l eas t 30 J une 1982 . The r ate f or2500 gal l ons (11365 l itres ) i s S30 . 00 but up to an extra 53 . 00 may becharged for mor e di stant properti es 1n t he Wambol n area .

For Wat er deliver y or der s t elephone : 973559

LABOUR FOR SALE

The fo Ll owing Young Wamboi nions havej obs a t t he s t andard r a t e of S2 per hour

J ohn & Wi l l i am LogueA~eli a Arms t r ongDona l d Murr aySar ah & Ka t e Gough

UPHOLSTERING

Mr Ken Al l en lives i n Proud Pl ac e andHi s r a te i s 510 , 00 per hour plus mat erial .

EARTffi10VING EQUl fliENT FOR HI RE

of f ered t heir s ervi c es for odd-

303592303588303595303576

he i s a pr of essional upholst erer .Telephone : 303545

Mr Bob Shel l ey i n Nor t on Road is thejob a t a r eas onable rate .

BABY SITTING SERVICE

man t o speakTel ephone :

t o f or303589

an ef f i ci ent

Exper i enced baby s i t t i ng is pr ovid ed at the rates of S1, 25 per hourand S2 . 00 per hour after midnight . Tr anspor t t o and from home i s ar equi rement .

Telephone Kat e Gough 303576or A~el i a Ar ms t r ong 303588or Sar~o Gough 303576

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FOR SALE - GENERAL

Saf e and Sound Car Seat in good condit i on 825. 00 303591

Bay Gel di ng , 8 year s , appr ox 15and has a Pony Cl ub t emperament

FOR SALE - PLANTS

han ds , well mannered8400 .00 ana Carley Fi nn 303 594

The Wamboi n local whol esale nurser y "RBODODENDRON \;OOD" ha st he fo llowing pl an ts ava i l abl e now :

Euc . pouciflora (Snow Gum) SCall i s t emon viminalis (Red Bottlebrush )Me l a l e auca i ncance ( Yellow ~ . )Prostanther a avalifol ia (Aus t r a l i an

Mi s t Bush )Acac i a Prav i s aimaAca c i a boormanii (Snowy Ri ver Wat t l e )Spi r ea cant oni ens is (Engl i sh May )For sythi aWe i get a fl oridaEni caNevium ol eander (Ol ean der)Rosmadnns officinalis (Ros emary )Abe l l a snandifloraAzal ea (var i es hybrid s)

Many more species wi l l be available i n t heLor rai ne Bi rd s tat e s t hat she has s ome ver y fineWi s t r i ngi a developing . ( sor r y about some of t he

1.801. 301.80

1.80, . 301. 501 .501 . 301. 401.801.801. 801. 301.50

near f uture , in part i cular ,Gr ev i i ea , Cornea ands pe ll i ng - Ed .)

Rhododendr on Wood nursery is l oc at ed i n Nor t on Road and Lorr ai nemay be cont ac ted by t el ephoni ng 3035 71

CRI CKET

We hope to s tart a Wamboin Soci a l Cr i ck et Cl ub (WSCC) duri ng t hiscomi ng s ummer , play i ng 4 or 5 social games on Sunday af ternoons againstr egi ona l s oc i al t eams - f ollowed by f ami l y barbecu es .

Anyone inter es ted i n playi ng please compl et e the f ollowi ng s l i pan d drop i t i n RMB 1360 Coope r Road . If we get enough starter s you willbe contac t ed later Wi th t he de tail s of an i n i naugural meet i ng

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Name :

Bat sman

Bowler

Tel ephone :

(del e t e f oll owing as ap propriate )

Opener I Bidd l e Or der I Tail ender

Fas t I Medi um I Spi nn er

Wi cket Keeper Yes I NoFor non-players. I woul d like t o Umpir e I Sc or e I Barra ck

Do you own : Ba t s I Ba l l s I Wi cket sl Padsl Scor e Bookl Know I can borrow SOme

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BRIDGE NOTES

Eight members of the Warnboi n ( Beginners ) Br idge Group have nowcompleted five l e s s ons under the pat i ent t uition of George Jesne rf rom t he ACT Br i dge Club . Al t hou gh thes e l e s s on s have brough tmany of us to the brink of des pair a sense of humo ur and grow ingapprec iation of the game wi l l see us throug h t he r emaininglessons .

As we realis e the lessons a re only the fi rst step towa rdsbecom i ng bridge PLAYE RS,we pla n to cont i nue play i ng one nighta wee k - Thu r s da y a t present. A cordia l i nvitation is extendedto any br idge player (beg inner to advan ced) i n the Wamboin orsur round ing are a to join ou r grou p fo r a soc i al game , c hat ands upper .

Venue :

Time :

Date :

Lot 7 Wamboin

7 . 30 pm

1 9 November 1981

For f uthe r i n format ion or to express i nteres t in attend ingplea s e phone me - 30 337 9.

Deale r : Sou t h NOI:t b

5 742H J82D K94C AQJ9

West Ea s t

5 K83 5 5H 63 H AQ1074D 8762 0 QJl illB53C 10763 C K4

South

5 AQJ1 096H K95D AC 852

Wor k out the No rthLSouth contract and plan the play .For solution s ee ove r .

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SOLUTION TO BAIDGE HAND

Bi ddi ng

South... We s t North East

16 Peas 2C Pass25 Pass 35 Pas s4 5 Pas s Pass Pass

South 's ope ning bid is ba s e d on 14 points . North 's ha nd i stoo good fo r a s ingle r ais e (6- 10 points ) as there a re 11 points .North 's pr ocedure i s t o show his own suit f i rst and to r ais et he spades later if South can rebid the suit . Af t e rNo r thJs r e s pons e of two clubs South mere l y re b i ds his spades ,showing 11/12 po ints . South has no hesitat ion in acceptingt he i nvitation t o game .

Play

Wes t opens the six of heart s , a nd South plans the pl ay .South i s in danger of los i ng one spade , two hea r ts and a c lub .He must find a way to reduce this loss by one tric k .

East~lays the ten of heart s at the fi rst t rick , and Southw in~~'the ki ng . South real i zes t ha t he can ob tain one d isca rdon dummy 's king of diamonds . Wha t should he d iscar d ? Southde c ides to d i s card a heart on du mmy 's king of diamonds. Att ric k 2 South l e ads the ace of s pades to draw a r ound oft r umps . He cannot d raw a s econd trump , since t he n theopponents would t a ke t he ·k i ng of spades a nd l ead hea rtsbefore South has ob t ained his dis card . South cannot affordt o give up the lead. Next s tep i s to cash the ace ofdiamonds i n order to get it out of the way . He cannot discardon dummy 's king of diamonds unt ill 'he has f irst clea r ed theroad by taking the a ce of diamonds . Next South leads a clubto d um ny 's ace . It i s ne ces s a r y t o rea c h du mmy i n order totake the king of d iamonds . South dares not ris~ the clubf i nesse s ince that woul d give the op po nents a chance to cas hthe i r hea r t t ricks . After taking the ace of clubs Declare rcashes the king of diamonds in order to d isca rd one of thehearts . Thi s i s t he ke y play of the hand . Declarer cant he n go about t he business of drawing the r es t of the trumps .He gives up a t rump trick to the ki ng of spades , whereupo n t beop ponents try to t a ke the i r hea r t t ricks . South r uf f s theace of hearts with a high t r ump i n orde r to make s ure tha the cannot be ove r r uf fe d . He t he n draws the last trump andsets up a not he r club tric k by knocking out the king of clubs .So ut h wi ns t he last th ree tr i cks with his two trumps a nddummy 's high club .