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Outback Communities Newspaper Est 1982 ISSN 1833-1831 FREE Tel: 08 86725 920 http://cooberpedyregionaltimes.wordpress.com Thursday 7 July - 23 July 2011 JUNIOR FOOTY p6 LOCALS GET THE POLICE COMB OUTBACK TREATMENT AT FOR MISSING MAN p9 ABORIGINAL POWER MINIGEMS HAIRLARIOUS CUP p8 DAY p10 + 11 COOBER PEDY FAREWELLS CLIFF FERRALL The funeral of the late Cliff Ferrall was held in Coober Pedy on 24 June 2011. Cliff passed away on 18 June. Cliff Ferrall born on 31 July 1909 first came to Coober Pedy in late 1979 en route to Western Australia. Like most of us, he liked what he saw and decided to look for some work. He found work at the Opal Inn Hotel and began a new career as Storeman at the age of 70, a job Cliff held for 18 years and was Father Christmas for 19 years. Cliff’s employers at the Opal Inn, Steve and Anna Rodda have remained life-long friends of Cliffs and travelled to Coober Pedy for his final journey. Frank and Niki Pennisi along with Stephanie and Bruno Disisto have been close friends with Cliff since his arrival in Coober Pedy. Together, the friends have celebrated Cliff’s birthdays as the count crept up to 100. On the 31 July 2009 Cliff celebrated a Century and Coober Pedy’s Mayor Steve Baines presented him with a timely letter from the Queen, the Governor General, The Prime Minister, the Premier of South Australia and the Federal leader of the Opposition. A good portion of the town turned out for his 100th and Cliff could hardly believe it all. He thought it was all a bit of a fuss. Cliff finished off that particular birthday party with a good beer and a few pieces of his 100th birthday cake. Sadly, Cliff only had a few more weeks to go and he Cliff was buried at Boot Hill, remaining in his beloved Coober Pedy. The Pall Bearers were Frank Pennisi, would have celebrated a remarkable 102 birthdays. Bruno Disisto, Steve Rodda, Trevor McLeod, Jenny Davison, Dave Bowman and Mark Harrison SAINTS DEFEAT ANDAMOOKA Photo: Ali Laslett by Carmelo Crisa Saints Coach The Coober Pedy Saints recorded their second win of the season with a hard fought 19 points win over Andamooka. The first quarter saw Saints the kicking against the wind, stunning the visitors with the first two goals. Andamooka struggled with the wind and went into the second quarter trailing coober pedy. The saints continued pressure game and the tricky wind made for some tough football with the match becoming an arm wrestle. Spot fires began to appear as the tightly contested game became physical, but not dirty. In the third quarter, Andamooka, with the aid of the wind pressured Coober Pedy for the majority of the quarter and 3 goals in a row saw them hit the front. With the game on a knife edge Coober Pedy responded and went into the 4th quarter trailing by less than a goal. The last quarter belonged to the Saints, and through Roos and Saints come off the battle field together after the Coober Pedy home game with Andamooka. consistent pressure ran over the valiant Roos. Pictured: Roos player Kahran McKenzie, Saints Corey Jonas and former Saint Leroy Boland SERVING THE OPAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD SINCE 1982 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 Community Links Shooters News Ph: (08) 8672 5920 Margaret Mackay Sue Britt Tanya Lauder John Di Donna Email: [email protected] DEADLINES + *Published 13 July - 15 July *21 July 27July - 29 July *04 Aug 10 Aug -12 Aug *18 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. Regional Dog Reporter Oodnadatta/Outback Mintabie/Outback DISTRIBUTING 4,500 + to Coober Pedy & Oodnadatta IS YOUR STORY SA : ADELAIDE CENTRAL & IMPORTANT ? 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During the course of any election campaign, letters to the editor dealing with election issues or similar material must contain the author’s name and street address (not PO Box) for publication.” Page 2 Coober Pedy Regional Times Thursday 7 July 2011 OUTBACK MAILMAN TOM KRUSE - A LIFE OF SERVICE Legendary outback mailman Tom Kruse died Tom retired in 1984, and moved to Cumberland in Adelaide on 30 June 2011 aged 96. Park in Adelaide. In May 1986, South Australia's 150th Jubilee, Tom re-enacted his run, with 80 In 1936 Harry Ding bought the mail contract from vehicles joining in the northbound convoy. John Penna and Kruse began his first run on 1 January of that year. Kruse bought the mail In October 1999 (during a second reenactment) contract in 1947. He sold the contract in 1963. the Leyland was was loaded with mail for "The Tom Kruse was appointed MBE in 1955. Mail Truck's Last Run" to Marree. A major reason for the event was to raise funds for the Royal Tom Kruse worked the Birdsville Track mail run Flying Doctor Service. This run resulted in from 1936 to 1957, driving his Leyland Badger another documentary, Last Mail from Birdsville - truck. He delivered mail and other supplies the Story of Tom Kruse. As well as this a book including general stores, fuel and medicine to written by Kristin Weidenback entitled Mailman remote stations from Marree in north-west South of the Birdville Track was also written about Australia to Birdsville in central Queensland, some 325 miles (523 kilometres) away. Each trip would Tom's life. take two weeks and Tom regularly had to manage break-downs, flooding creeks and rivers, and In 2000 Tom was inducted into the National getting bogged in desert dunes. Transport Hall of Fame in Alice Springs, and in 2003 he was officially recognised as an Outback Kruse abandoned the The Leyland Badger truck Legend by Australian Geographic magazine. Also on Pandie Pandie Station near Birdsville in 1957. Tom Kruse “Last Mail from Birdsville” Australian Screen in 2003, Tom and his truck, the Badger, were It was located in the desert in 1986 during the nominated South Australian icons by the National Jubilee Mail Run re-enactment, and retrieved in Tom Kruse worked the Birdsville Track mail run Trust of Australia.