NOW’Om ! Record Enrolment for Board Poll Nominations closed at noon on Friday, December 6, or placed in the ballot box provided at the Station for the election of the Aboriginal members of the before that time. Aborigines Welfare Board. You are advised to cast your vote as early as possible The ballot will close at noon on Thursday, January after you receive your ballot paper, so you won’t forget. 16, 1964. There has been a record enrolment for this election. The Candidates Ballot papers are now being sent to all persons who FULL BLOOD (ONE VACANCY) have enrolled. MORGAN, James. ‘‘ The Glebe ”, Coraki. Full directions on how to vote are on the ballot paper, PART ABORIGINE (ONE VACANCY) and after the voter has indicated his choice of candidates COMBO, Clarence, War Cabbage Tree Island he or she must complete and sign the statement attached Pensioner. Aboriginal Station. FERGUSON, Arthur, Store Cabbage Tree Island to the ballot paper. Manager. Aboriginal Station. FROST, Charles Leslie, Condobolin. This statement must be witnessed by an officer of the Invalid pensioner. Aborigines Welfare Board, a police officer, a Justice of LEON, Charles Lester, 50 Devlin Street, Asheroft, the Peace, or a school teacher. Pensioner. Green Valley. McCALLUM, Isabel Mary,-- Flat 901, Johanna O’Dea Don’t take the risk of making your vote informai. Nursing Skter. Court, Camperdown. If you are in doubt, ask the Welfare Officer, the Station NOLAN, William Thomas, 54 Macquarie Street, Dubbo. Linesman. Manager, or the Reserve Supervisor for advice but WILLIAMS, Clive Andrew, Tranby College, 13 Mansfield you should not seek his assistance in making up your Labourer. Street, Glebe. mind as to your preferences among the candidates. WILLIAMS, Thomas La Perouse Aboriginal Henry, Transport Driver. Reserve. Every ballot paper is accompanied by an addressed envelope which does not require a stamp. Enrolment for the election has been particularly Place your ballot paper in the envelope and drop it in heavy and there has been much discussion on the merits the post, or else.place it in the ballot box which will be of the various candidates seeking election to represent provided on every station. their people on the Board. But remember, the ballot paper must be in the post Record your vote and indicate that your people are in time to reach by noon on January 16, 1964, interested in such representation.

stock), secretary-treasurer, Mrs. T. Winkley (Swan Scholarships Ponds) ; Town Representative, Mrs. W. Mills (). Cowra Quota Club, W.C.T.U., and the Methodist FOR COWRA CHILDREN Night Guild have all offered financial assistance as well as the twelve C.W.A. branches co-operating which Representatives from I 5 women’s organisations in the are Cowra, , Greenethorpe, Wattamondara, Cowra district have decided to create two scholarships , , Lyndhurst, Carcoar-Man- for Aboriginal children from Erambie Station, Cowra. durama, Canimbla, Darby’s Falls, Merriganowry and The scholarships, each to the value of fifty pounds, Woodstock. are for children of secondary school standard from the Assistance from any other women’s organisation or local Erambie Station, to enable them to continue donations from private citizens would be welcomed by studies at either the High School or the Brigidine Convent. the Committee. The money will be used to pay €or school and sports The pupil selected for 1964 from the High School is uniforms and equipment, and for school excursions. Paul Coe, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Coe, of Erambie. Paul is 14years old and at present in second year. The child chosen may be a boy or girl, and the scholar- ship may be allotted at the discretion of the Headmaster Selection of the pupil from Brigidine Convent has not to a different pupil each year or to the same pupil for yet been finalised, several years. The Committee is working in close co-operation with At the meeting, which was convened by the Wood- the Mother Superior of the Brigidine Convent; the stock C.W.A., the following committee was elected to Headmaster of the High School, and Mr. and Mrs. Levine organise the hnd: President, Mrs. G. Millard (Wood- who supervise Erambie Aboriginal Station.

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