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July 2018 To The Householder Issue 120
ROBBIE ROUND UP Rounding up the news from Robertstown, Point Pass, Bower, Brady Creek,
Emu Downs and all the WAY TO WORLDS END
ROBERTSTOWN WAR MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTRE
Email Address: [email protected] Phone / Fax 85817209
Website: www.communitywebs.org/rwmcc
Opening Hours… Monday to Friday 9.00am –5.00pm
Banking available Monday-Friday 9.00am –4.00pm
A.G.M`s….. Robertstown Hotel Social Club
Sunday 22nd July 5.30pm at the Hotel BBQ TEA
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Robertstown War Memorial Community Centre
Wednesday 25th July, 2018
7.30pm
At the Community Centre
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Robertstown & District Community
Management Inc.
Monday 6th August, 7.30pm at the Peace Hall
Guest speaker will be Heidi Hodge ( Community Engagement &
Rural Research Manager for Flinders University) who will report
on the results of the Health Survey conducted in this area and
inform us about the Mid-North Knowledge Partnership.
All Welcome
History and Memoirs of the four
Geranium Plain Schools from
1894 to 1947
Continued from last month
It is hard to remember seventy odd years ago—a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. I remember punishments.
You either got the cane or you stood in the corner at the front of the class. We had picnics and on Arbour Day we planted trees
around the fence of the school yard. The games played were marble, hopscotch, rounders and a game called “ Sheep, Sheep
Come Home” of course todays folk don’t even know what that was. It kept us warm on cold days anyway. The teachers I remem-
ber are miss Atkinson and Mr Bradley. Mr Bradley is never to be forgotten . My parents offered to have him stay at our place .
When my father went to pick him up from the train at Robertstown, he sure got a shock. Not only was it Mr Bradley,
but a wife and two children— what now ! Anyway, fortunately we had a rather big spare room, so they all had to sleep in one
room. After some time a neighbour made a couple of rooms available at their place, a lot nearer to the school. I think it was
Noskes.
MEMOIRS OF FORMER GERANIUM PLAIN STUDENTS— THE FOURTH SCHOOL
Alwine Bonney (nee Wolf) Alwine Wolf (now Win Bonney) was about 12years old when she moved from Bower to Bright, with
her parents Friedrich Wilhelm Wolf and Johanne Rosina Helene Wolf and brother Bert and sisters Ella (Wittwer) and Doris
( Dreckow). This was in 1918 and Win attended the Geranium Plain School, completing her education there. Education was com-
pulsory until 13 years of age. She walked across country to school in a south– easterly direction, via Leditschke property. There
were always dairy cattle in the paddocks. Win left at 8.00 am each morning and she went along she met up Alf,Ted and Ida Led-
itschke, then Bill and Martin Heinrich, then Clara, Freda and Albert Lehmann ( children of Harry Lehmann) who lived nearer to
the school. The girls wore straw hats. The school was a galvanized iron, matchboard lined, one roomed building, with a tiny
wood stove for heating in the winter. The stove was square, stood on legs and had a metal plate on top, but she cannot recall
anything being warmed on the plate. The teacher was Henry Hudson, he came to Geranium Plain straight from Teacher’s Col-
lege. He boarded with Bill Heinrich`s family who built a little room for him for privacy, just off the verandah. Teacher Hudson had
a motor– bike, but he walked to school. He spent much of his spare time at the Broad families’ homes, on account of the pretty
girls there. One hot day, during the recitation of the oath of allegiance, Eddie Wittwer fainted and fell flat on his face in the ever
– present dust . The children had to take their own drinking water to school, since the rainwater tank was used only for hand
washing. It was a galvanized iron tank. Win’s sandwiches contained either jam or meat and butter. A guinea (one pound and one
shilling), or $2.10 in present currency, was given to pupils who had good attendance records. School games were “dusty all
games” in the yard without bushes, shrubs or trees. “Hide—and—seek” was played around the school building. The boys played
marbles. Some gums were planted one Arbour Day, but nothing grew. The boys tried to get a vegetable garden going. There was
a library at the school and the children were permitted to take the books home. In Win’s day no– one rode horses to school, it
was dark when Win arrived home from school. There were on chores for her then after school. Teach Hudson tried to teach the
girls sewing from a book. This book was printed in blue ink, hand written and roneo’d like a Gestetner copier. Later on Alma
Ruediger was the first sewing teacher at Geranium Plain School. She would walk the 2 miles from her home to the Wolf home,
have a drink of water, then walk onto the school, give the lesson, and then reverse the procedure. Win’s sister Ella was the next
sewing teacher and her sister Doris was the third sewing teacher. The families who were at school at the same time as Win
were: the Hauslers, Heinrichs, Lehmanns, Leditschkes, Semmlers and Wittwers, as well as Harrold Schmidt and Linda Vogelsang.
The Wolf farm had a lovely pug and daub shed with a deeply thatched roof. It was very cool building and all the jam, preserves
and flour were kept in it. The jam was kept in earthenware jars and four gallon kerosene tins, and the flour (in its bags) rested
on tins. Oddly enough there were no mice or rat proplems with this food, but flies and rabbits were pests. Continue next
month
Foodie corner ham and vegie slice
Ingredients
6 eggs
60g plain flour
1 cup zucchini grated and drained
½ cup sweet corn kernels or 225g
can, drained
1 cup grated carrot
¼cup chives chopped
100g chopped lean ham
50g grated reduced—fat cheese
Method
Preheat oven to180°c
Beat eggs and flour together until smooth. Add zucchini,
corn, carrot, ham, and chives and combine. Pour into a
dish lightly sprayed with oil. Top with cheese. Bake for
30—40 minutes until set. Serves 4.
Items of interest from June Community Management June Meeting
1. Regional Council of Goyder are revamping the town entrance signs & required feedback from the
meeting.
2. Biggest Morning tea raised $ 281.00 for Cancer research.
3. Football Club now have nets behind the goal area.
4. Sub-committee to work with crane restoration consists of Adrian Menzel, Fred Lang & Dennis Brown.
5. Council gave $100 to Francie Heinson to attend the U.N. Youth Pacific Project in East Timor.
6. Council won a Division of Excellence Award for the Eudunda By-Pass.
7. Bowling Club-house exterior is currently being painted.
8. Pre-School grounds has a new nature play area.
9. All computers at the Community Centre have been converted to Windows 10.
ROBERTSTOWN GARDEN… The garden behind the RSL memorial has now been planted, mulched & watered with a
dripper line. The varieties are…
Back row:— Purple Fountain Grass= Pennisetum macrostachyum ( this is a sterile variety
so doesn't`t spread seeds)
Middle row :— Caprosma Pacific Sunset ( glossy red centred & brown leaves) alternated
with Caprosoma Pacific Sunrise ( glossy hot pink & chocolate brown highlights on leaves).
Front row :— Nandina Moonbay = Nandina Domestica ( foliage turns red in winter).
Behind the memorial are 5 roses “ We will rember them” WW1 1914-1918, a gift from
France to Australia. Flowers are yellow with orange/red edges also a Gallipoli Rosemary=
Rosamarinus officinalis. Rosemary is for remembrance. Further to the left of these plantings
are 2 RSL Spirit of Anzac Grevillea ( these commemorate the first major military action
fought by Australian & New Zealand forces at Gallipoli & many other conflicts since then.
These plants were selected for their drought tolerance, low maintenance, colour & display as
well as RSL significance, especially near the memorial. Further details on labels can be
viewed at the Robertstown War Memorial Community Centre.
A.G.M.
ROBERTSTOWN PEACE HALL
TUESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER, 2018
7.30 pm ALL WELCOME
COMING EVENTS for July 2018
SOUTHERN SAINTS…… Sat 7th S A Country Champs. Renmark, Sat 14th v Nth Clare...Clare
Sat 21st v BSR...Eudunda, Sat 28th v Blyth/Snowtown… Eudunda
Monday 2nd C. M. Inc. meeting at Primary School 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd R/Town Hotel Social Club A.G.M.
Wednesday 25th Yak “n” Snack Bower Hall 12 m.d.
EUDUNDA / ROBERTSTOWN LUTHERAN PARISH JULY 2018
Sunday 1st July Robertstown 8.30am H.C. Eudunda 10.30 am H.C. ( Guest Speaker Pastor Stephen Schulz)
Sunday 8th July Peep Hill 8.30am H.C. Eudunda 9.00am LR Robertstown 10.00am LR Point Pass 10.30 am H.C.
Sunday 15th July Geranium Plain 8.30 am H.C. Neales Flat 8.30 am LR Robertstown 10.00am LR Eudunda 10.30 am
HC. Point Pass 8.30am LR
Sunday 22nd July Eudunda 8.30am H.C. Peep Hill 8.30am Point Pass No service Robertstown 10.30 am H.C.
Sunday 29th July Eudunda 8.30am H.C. Point Pass 8.30am H.C. Geranium Plain 9.00 am LR Robertstown 10.30 am HC
Neales Flat 10.30am H.C.
ROBERTSTOWN / EUDUNDA UNITING CHURCH SERVICES FOR June 2018 Sunday 1st July Mr. K. Thomas 10.00am Hostel
Sunday 8th July Attend Lutheran Service
Sunday 15th July Mrs Jennette Mickan 9.30am Hostel
Sunday 22nd July Mr Ken Thomas Robertstown 9.30 am
Sunday 29th July Mr Andrew Partington Eudunda Hostel 10.00am
Jokes
Why do football coaches bring suitcases along to away games? So they can pack the defence!.
Why don’t grasshoppers go to football matches? They prefer cricket matches!.
Where do Martians drink beer? At a Mars Bar!
‘Catching crooks’ by Laura Norder.
‘The Hungry Giant’ by Ethan D. lot.
Trivia
Every day the average person sees at least one thing relating to milk.
Worth your salt’ is actually a term taken from Roman days when soldiers were paid in salt, which would be exchanged on the
market for cash.
Elephants mourn the death of other elephants , often gathering the remains (bones) and depositing them in one area.
Australia through time
Monday 24th July 1950 For the first time since the Ice Age, South Australia’s Lake Eyre - normally a dry expanse of crusty salt— is
almost completely full of water. According to Adelaide University Professor of Geology Sir Douglas Mawson several consecutive
wet seasons have lead to the unusual phenomenon. Two local farmers, who cruised 15 miles into the lake in a flat—bottom
dinghy, have reported seeing waves 2 feet high
ONLY TICKETS AVAILABLE ARE WITHOUT MEALS
Latest News from the Goyder Region This is a weekly news items of events happening through out the Goyder Region , available on your computer. To
receive it, call the Regional Council of Goyder on 88920100 and register your email address. A great way to advertise
your event for free.
As from the 1st of July 2018 all dogs and cats must be microchipped with the owners current details. Penalties apply
for any dog not microchipped at that date. Remember to contact Council as soon as you have had your pet
microchipped so that the Council can update your records with the number. You will receive through the post
( late in July) re– registration forms and a grey plastic disc for each dog you own. Once you have received the paper
work , you will go ON LINE and complete the registration for each dog and payment via a credit card or a debit card
ON LINE will complete the transaction. Council staff are available to assist those dog owners who do not have access to
the internet facilities to register their dogs. Call into either Burra or Eudunda offices assistance or information.
SHOE BOX REPORT
Our little group “Robertstown Lutheran Fellowship has completed 24 boxes, which will be sent to
Cambodia in time for Christmas 2018. it is thanks to people who have helped with monetary donations
($10.00) for each box to reach its destination , also for empty shoe boxes. It is an ongoing project, so we still
need empty shoe boxes, Christmas cards, greeting cards, calendar pictures and wrapping paper for 2019. If
anyone has surplus wool or fabric it will be put to good use. Some of our local girls are knitting teddies or
making cuddly toys to add to the boxes. In each shoe box , for a child age from 2– 14 years, we put a set of
clothes, beanie, school exercise book, sharpener , rubber, pencils, tooth brush, comb, soap, face washer,
plus a toy to play with. For more information contact Desma Wilksch on 85817215
Bower Progress Association
YACK`n`SNACK
At Bower Hall @ 12 noon for
a meal and a chat
Wednesday 25th July
Wednesday 26th September
Cost $15.00
You may bring along a sweet
or salad to share if you wish
For bookings or a chat please call :
Ann 85810597
Chris: 85817139
Lesley Anne 0400 557 613
NETBALL RESULTS 2018
2/6/18
A1 Eud/Rob 38 v Sth Clare ?
Player Award: Lisa Ah Chee, Georgina Pfitzner
A2 Eud/Rob 34 v Sth Clare 43
Player Award: Bek Kilby, Molly Bruhn
B1 Eud/Rob 43 v Sth Clare 28
Player Award : Chloe Montgomerie, Lucy Engel
B2 Eud/Rob 44 v Sth Clare 31
Player Award: Abbie O`Brien, Steph Heidrich
C1 Eud/Rob 31 v Sth Clare 32
Player Award: Kira Stacey, Kayla Steinborner
C2 Eud/Rob 36 v Sth Clare 39
Player Award: Mikayla Ramsey, Georgia Ashman
15 Eud/Rob 70 v Sth Clare 10
Player Award: Sophie Nietschke, Jaz Williams
J1 Eud/Rob 42 v Sth Clare 32
Player Award: chayne Drage, Claire Schiller
J3 Eud/Rob 9 v Sth Clare 23
Player Award: Issy Schiller, Hollie Preston
J4 Eud/Rob 1 v Sth Clare 32
Player Award: Maddy Mosey, Zoe Miller
J5 Eud/Rob 1 v Sth Clare 13
Player Award: Charlotte Nietschke, Zoe Neal
16/6/18
A1 Eud/Rob 49 v BBH 36
Player Award: Amy Mosey, Lisa Ah Chee
A2 Eud/Rob 38 v BBH 25
Player Award: Courtney Schutz, Phoebe Schmidt
B1 Eud/Rob 38 v BBH 31
Player Award: Alix Mosey, Maddy Lemm
B2 Eud/Rob 20 v BBH 43
Player Award: Abbie O`Brien, Paige Vandenberg
C1 Eud/Rob 22 v BBH 35
Player Award: Kira Stacey, Tiarna Roocke
C2 Eud/Rob 42 v BBH 35
Player Award: Tanya Jenke, Georgie Ashman
U15 Eud/Rob30 v BBH 21
Player Award: Decota Curran, Kimberley Mc Donald
J1 Eud/Rob 33 v BBH 23
Player Award: Temika Tschirn, Breea Schutz
J3 Eud/Rob 13 v BBH 13
Player Award: Hollie Preston, Elisha Mosey
J4 Eud/Rob 2 v BBH3
Player Award: Regan Mosey, Kayla Krause,
Milly Roebuck
J5 Eud/Rob 4 v BBH 10
Player Award: Caitlyn Cameron, Shayla Scholz
23/6/18
A1 Eud/Rob 41 v Min-Man 28
Player Award; Jess Geister, Kelsey Nietschke
A2 Eud/Rob 30 v Min-Man 45
Player Award: Ivana Suen, Demi Schulz
B1 Eud/Rob 26 v Min-Man 44
Player Award: Leesa Flanagan, Amy Mepstead
B2 Eud/Rob 60 v Min-Man 43
Player Award: Steph Heidrich, Julia Schutz
C1 Eud/Rob 17 v Min-Man 35
Player Award: Hayley Roocke, Steph Alsic
C2 Eud/Rob 33 v Min-Man 35
Player Award: Meg Champion, Ashley Power
U15 Eud/Rob 35 v Min-Man 36
Player Award: Olivier Schiller, Kimberley McDonald
J1 Eud/Rob 46 v Min-Man 27
Player Award: Alex Handke, Ebony Noack
J3 Eud/Rob 6 v Min-Man 27
Player Award: Isabella Batki, Matilda O`Brien
J4 Eud/Rob 1 v Min-Man 14
Player Award: Regan Mosey, Jaz Williams, Maddy Mosey
Lilli Pfitzner.
CLASSIFIEDS JULY 2018
Newsletter Sponsored By Barossa Area Fundraisers for Cancer; Bower Progress Association; Denise’s Hair Care; Country
Fabrics 'n' Things; Eudunda/Robertstown Netball Club, Kadina Electrical; Keller Fuels; MR & RJ Lehmann; Neindorf
Fencing; LH Perry & Sons Pty Ltd; Rowan Ramsey, Fed. MP; A R Rhodes & Co; RJS Electrical; Robertstown Bowling Club;
Robertstown CFS; Robertstown Day Centre; Robertstown Hotel Community Social Club; Robertstown Primary School;
Robertstown Uniting Church; Tothill Olive Grove; Landmark Pfitzner Kleinig; Viking Livestock Transport;
Tschirns Mechanical; Dan van Holst Pellekaan, State MP; Lokananda Yoga Meditation Centre; Elders Rural Services;
“Wild Woodland Toys”; Mid- North Mobile Welding; Robertstown Peace Hall; Robertstown Hotel, Web South; Eudunda
Robertstown Lutheran Parish
Robertstown Community Centre
For many of your business stationery needs
* * * Australia Post * * * Centrelink Access Point - able to sight proof of identity
* * * Photocopying, Laminating, Business Cards, Labels etc.
* * * Photos reproduced, enlarged etc. * * * Slides printed or converted to DVD format
* * * Video Tapes put on to D V D`s * * * Vinyl records & cassettes
* * * Vinyl transferred to CD`s * * * CD/DVD to CD/DVD copies
* * * Library available when Community Centre is open
* * * Craft shop ‘ Robbie 5381 ‘ Tea / coffee available
5381 CRAFT SHOP ………...Goods for Sale
Home made….. Chutney—Pickles— Tomato Sauce— Jam
Large & Small Honey
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Pottery Items—Bracelets & Earrings— Assorted Greeting Cards
FOR SALE AT THE POST OFFICE…….
White board markers, x 4 $ 4.00 Strong Lead Pencils $1.50
Sheet protectors 100 A4 $ 6.00 Glitter Glue x 5 $4.99
96 page lined book $ 1.00 Mini Glitter pens x 20 $6.00