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Coober Pedy Celebrates 90 Years of Mail Service FREE Tel: 08 86725 920 http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com Thursday 24 June - 7 July 2010 NAIDOC WEEK IN COOBER PEDY COOBER PEDY CRAFTIES 90 YEARS AGO from KUPA PITI Friday 25th June - Saturday 3rd COLLECT A NATIONAL TO COOBER PEDY July 2010 pgs 1 & 15 TREASURE ON CRAFT DAY pg 8 OPAL INDUSTRY REMEMBERS COOBER PEDY CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF MAIL SERVICE Exactly 90 years ago this month, the RE: Mail Contract [document on left] original opal miners at the Stuart Special Meeting held on June 14th 1920 Range Opal Field, were lobbying for a mail service for their settlement. Meeting was arranged by Secretary at the wish of Mr. White Postal Inspector. Old documents belonging to the Coober Pedy Historical Society, still intact, bear The Chairman Mr. F. James opened meeting at 9.40 AM. witness to the procedures that the He introduced Mr. White, who explained that he came Progress Association in 1920 embarked from the P.M.G. DEPARTMENT. RE our petition for a on in order to secure this vital service to Mail Service. their soon to be, official town. Mr Carson nominated Mr. J. Fitzgerald for the position of In order to have a mail service, the town Post Master. Seconded Mr. Sexton. must have a name. The documentation on the second open page bears the minutes It was therefore decided that we recommend Mr. to the meeting where the voting procedure Fitzgerald for the position. took place and the opal miners officially voted that the name be Coober Pedy. Mr. Cavanagh moved. That the mail route be held in obeyance for one week so that tenders can be obtained. In more recent years the old Progress Sec. Mr. H. Burns. Ammendment by Mr. E. Colley that Association was replaced by a local Contract be let via William Creek. Seconded Mr. James. council which today is the District Motion Carried. Council of Coober Pedy. Meeting closed at 10.20 AM. Coober Pedy’s third Mayor is Councillor [Signed] M. F. James Steve Baines. Ironically, Steve is also the local Post Master. It seems we haven’t Pictured left is Mayor Steve Baines, local Post moved far away from basic needs where Master, Justice of the Peace and a former opal locals multitask themselves in providing miner, proudly displaying the book containing the services to the remote opal mining town. minutes of the historic meeting where Coober Pedy was officially named. See page 3 2010 NAIDOC WEEK ACTIVITIES BEGIN Naidoc Week, Coober Pedy, 2010 • Hot Roast meat and veg packs, Friday 25th June 2010 • Fruit salad and custard School March and Flag raising • George Cooley, playing guitar and sing . 9.30am. 7.30pm •Movie Starts Location; Coober Pedy Area School • School Children march down the main St. from the Saturday 3rd July 2010 schools back gate the march will end at the front of the Football Family Day school. The raising of the Aboriginal Flag and Talk by Location; Oz Minerals Oval, Coober Pedy Local elders. 11.00am-3.00pm • Scones, Jam and Cream served with Bush Billy Tea. • Supporting the “no more” campaign, men (football • Activities in each class room relating to local Aboriginal players) linking arms and walking in silence and in solidarity stories and culture. against family violence and abuse. Tree planting • Mini league or Oz kick • Football game 2.15pm • Face painting • Welcome to Country, dedication of trees to unsung • Personal message Naidoc quilt hero’s • Damper and Billy tea • School children to plant 100 native trees and bushes • Aboriginal short movies (shown in club rooms) around the inside fence at Drive In • Respect Hand band Packs • Name plaques to be put up later. • Jewellery making • Jumping castle 12-3pm Naidoc; Dance off • Games for the Children. 6.00pm – 8.30pm • Free Hot Dogs 11am-3.00pm Location; the Convention room, Desert Cave Motel • Naidoc; Dance off, 11-15 years old Naidoc Ball • Finger food and drinks served. 7.00pm • Awards presentation Location; Saturday 26th June 2010 • Alcohol free • Sit down meal Drive in movie • Live band 5.30pm-7.30pm • DJ music Location; Drive in, Main St, Coober Pedy • Awards night • Free food • Approx 200 people See page 15 Artist: Sheree Blackley "Unsung Heroes" The COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES available ‘WORLD WIDE’ READ Newspaper FREE online at: http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com PO Box 275 Coober Pedy SA 5723 Editor Coober Pedy Child Care Links Youth & Social Ph: (08) 8672 5920 Margaret Mackay Sue Britt Tanya Lauder Rose Temple Email: [email protected] DEADLINES + Publishing 30 June - 02 July - 08 July 14 July - 16 July - 22 July 28 July - 30 July - 05 Aug Local Scribes ie. 5pm Wednesday - Articles Regional Scribes 5pm Friday - Advertising Advertising Rates Black & White Display $6.50 per cm/col Classified $8.00 per cm/col Colour on Application Inserts on Application Helen Williams Charlie-Paris Lynnie Plate Veronica Hartnett Nilpinna Stn. 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It wasn’t until the need For full details visit our website for the mail service that www.adventuretours.com.au the settlement needed a or phone our friendly reservations team (within Australia) name of it’s own. on 1300 654 604 Group charters are our speciality The minutes displayed For further enquiries please email: to the right contain the [email protected] voting process used by the Progress Association to establish the name of a seperate town, dated 26th June 1920 The meeting com- menced at 7.45pm. The committee voted on and adopted the name Coober Pedy as the new name of the Marla Travellers Rest town. Fuel - Meals - Accommodation The proposed named and their final votes are Ph/Fax (08) 8670 7001 below; http://www.marla.com.au Hutchison 5 votes Coober Pedy 16 votes Opal Range 12 votes Glendambo Roadhouse Gemville 3 votes Consequently the name SHELL Coober Pedy was adopted and of course Fuel - Meals - Bus Stop remains to this day.
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