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Scientists Visit Coober Pedy to Study Opal Formation FREE Tel: 08 86725 920 http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com Thursday 30 April - 13 May 2009 LEGALLEGALLEGAL SERSERSERVICESVICESVICES CUTCUTCUT INININ COUNTRCOUNTRCOUNTRYYY SSSAAA South Australians to be deprived of Fundamental Rights Four major South retrenchment. expertise, information and • Loss of 500 public Australian regional advice,” Mr Ridgway said. Leader of the Legislative service jobs from country towns are to have court SA with the Rann services slashed as part Council David Ridgway “Living outside of the city should not preclude people Government’s Shared of the Rann Government said access to advice on Services initiative cuts to services in the from accessing free and how to approach the often potentially costing lead up to the May 2009 independent advice on intimidating legal system regional SA $163 million. budget. is a fundamental right that their legal rights. Information given to the must be maintained for “The city-centric Rann “This latest cut to services Government’s disdain for SA Liberal Party reveals country residents. and the loss of jobs follows that legal advice, Justice of the needs of country the Peace witnessing and “The closure of court other Rann Government people must be stopped. cuts to services and jobs in a range of other services services in these regional “Mike Rann must currently available in country SA. centres except for the one intervene and halt the Kadina, Ceduna, Coober week that a visiting • $31 million cut to Pedy and Naracoorte are continuing attack on set to cease, with court Magistrate sits, deprives country health and health services available to Leader of the Legislative Council officers facing locals of contact with services remain under country South David Ridgway MLC redeployment or officers who can provide threat Australians.” SCIENTISTS VISIT COOBER PEDY TO STUDY OPAL FORMATION Opal Fashion Bash Entrant Rachel Finch wins Miss Universe Australia,sponsored by National Opal Miners Association Page 13 Celebrating Opal Aerobatics at the 2009 Opal Festival MORE PICS INSIDE Opal Research Team from University, of Sydney visited mines and miners in Coober Pedy, studying the formation of opal around the Great Artesian Basin regions. Left to Right: Head of School of Photo: Leah Henderson Geoscience, Dietmar Müller, Adriana Dutkiewicz, Coober Pedy Opal Miner George Kountouris, Patrice Rey and Geoscience student Chris Hille. Page 11 The COOBER PEDY REGIONAL TIMES is ‘WORLD WIDE’ Newspaper may be READ ONLINE at: http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com PO Box 275 Coober Pedy SA 5723 Editor Regional /Outack Child Care Links Youth & Social Ph: (08) 8672 5920 Margaret Mackay Sue Britt Tanya Lauder Rose Temple Email: [email protected] or: [email protected] h Deadlines + Distributed 06 May - 08 May 14 May 20 May - 22 May 28 May 03 June - 05 June 11 June Local Scribes ie. 5pm Wednesday - Articles Regional Scribes 5pm Friday - Advertising Advertising Rates Black & White Display $6.30 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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[email protected] I would like to take this opportunity to express thanks from the RSL Committee to Mr John Day, who stood in to officiate at short notice due to Father CJ being ill. Following the President’s welcome, John Day led the gathering in the Lord’s Prayer and the Prayer of Remembrance. Mayor Steve Baines addressed Vietnam Veteran and Coober Pedy RSL member Mick Cox those present and spoke of the sacrifices of those performs the laying of the wreath men and women who had fallen in all theatres of war, not just WW1, and of those who survived and returned home and dealt with many conflicts of their own. Included in our memories are those New Zealand men and women who fought Marla Travellers Rest alongside Australians during those conflicts. The service concluded with the National Anthems of both Australia and New Zealand followed by Fuel - Meals - Accommodation the reading of two small poems by James Baker Ph/Fax (08) 8670 7001 and Carrie Rainsford. Following the service those present enjoyed a hearty breakfast before preparing for the march and commemorative service at the Catholic Glendambo Roadhouse Church. The march to the Cenotaph at the Catholic Church Mobil was led by local police and was about 25 – 30 strong comprised of veterans, relatives and friends Fuel - Meals - Bus Stop of service men and women. It was also very pleasing to see a large crowd gathered for the Ph: (08) 8672 1092 Commemorative Service (about 140 people in attendance). The remainder of the day and into the evening As dawn breaks over Coober Pedy the flag is lowered to half Spud’s Roadhouse saw a steady crowd gather in what turned out to mast and both the Australian and the New Zealand National be a relatively quiet but pleasant evening enjoyed Anthems are sung Pimba by all. Continued on page 18 On behalf of my committee I extend our sincere thanks to everyone who came along and not only Fuel - Meals - Accommodation Coober Pedy Police Shannon Lane enjoyed the
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