Saturday, June 12, 2021 Sunday: 15° Monday: 18° Tuesday: 17° No. 32,865 BROKEN HILL TODAY: 17° $2.50 Vale, Indian Club Netball Grandand Ray Cook Spinner Finals PagePage 2 PagePage 8 BackBack pagepage Debutantes to fi nally get their Ball By Emily Ferguson Th e ball will be the fi rst of its kind South Football Club Debutante Ball 2021 Debutantes and Squires, (From since 2019, with COVID halting all left) Ella McLeod and Marcus Purcell, Paige Fargher and Adam Slattery, social events and gatherings - Debutante Halle McNamara and Joel Van Kemenade, Karleigh-Anne Leiper and Mason Next Friday marks the annual Balls included. Th e SFC Debutante Ball McCully, Shaina Burns and Aiden Slattery, Elkie Philp and Lucas Stacey, South Football Club Debutante will happen on the third scheduled Mackenzie Tonkin and Jet Johnson, Jessie-Kay Hendry and Kaleb Philp, Ella Ball, where nine lovely local young date, aft er being postponed twice due Knowles and Kade Pettitt. PICTURE: Emily Ferguson. ladies will make their debut. to COVID restrictions. Continued on page 4 A step closer to electrical self suffi ciency By Neil Pigot In 2020, Hydrostor’s 200 MW, 8 hour or inside a purpose-built cavern where hydro- be up to $560 million, with the vast major- 1600 MWh storage system was selected by static compensation is used to maintain the ity of construction expenditures occurring NSW’s transmission network service pro- system at a constant pressure, preserving within the community of Broken Hill. Broken Hill came a step closer to vider, Transgrid, as the preferred option for the heat energy for use later in the cycle. Th e Project will employ an average of 260 being electrically self-suffi cient this a reliable and secure electricity storage sup- Hydrostatic pressure then forces the air full time equivalent construction jobs over week with overwhelmingly favourable ply for Broken Hill in response to Essential to the surface where it is recombined with three years, with a peak in the second year results delivered by a third-party eco- Energy’s decision to decommission diesel the stored heat and expanded through a of construction reaching 350. On comple- nomic impact report for a proposed back up generation for the city. turbine to generate electricity on demand, tion it is expected to support substantial 200 MW Advanced Compressed Air Th e ecologically sensitive system uses off - off ering the same service as a natural gas local employment opportunities with 70 Energy Storage system developed peak or surplus electricity from the grid or plant while having zero emissions. ongoing jobs through the course of the by European green energy company other renewable source to run compressors Th e impact report demonstrated signif- facility’s operational life of 50 years. Hydrostor and Australian sustainable that produce heated compressed air. Heat icant economic benefi ts to the local com- energy developer Energy Estate. is extracted from the air stream and stored munity with total investment expected to Continued on page 6. Phone 8087 2354 www.bdtruth.com.au facebook.com/BDTruth NSW Legislation has changed All DAs to be lodged via NSW Planning Portal from 1 July 2021 From 1 July 2021, all Development Applications (DAs) are required to be lodged electronically via the NSW Planning Portal NSW councils will no longer be able to accept applications over the counter or by email. For more information visit www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au Vale, Ray Cook By Nardia Keenan is the Ludlow letterpress, where enrolled in a course to brush up on Ray used to melt lead in a melting his Arabic,” said Celwyn. pot to make moulds of lead letter- Ray also had a huge library of The former printer at the ing. Pieces of cold molten lead still books on language, culture, litera- Barrier Truth printery, remain on the press from the early ture, philosophy and history. Raymond Cook, passed away 2000s from Ray’s last customers. “His thirst for learning knew peacefully at his home in If a customer wanted the letter no bounds and there was always Broken Hill last week, sur- ‘A’ in 10 font or 12 font or a decora- another book to read.” rounded by his loving family. tion on a wedding invitation, Ray Not content with just reading had to melt the lead, pour it into prolifically, Ray also wrote poet- Past and present staff at the a mould and set the moulded lead ry. He was one of the founders Barrier Truth extend heartfelt letters on a letterpress for printing. of ‘Poets in the Pub’, which held condolences to his wife, Barbara, After the paper or cardboard poetry recitals at the Black Lion and his four children, Tim Cook, was printed, its edges needed to be Hotel three nights a week. Poetry Jacquie Sultry, Duncan Cook trimmed on a guillotine. writing and reading allowed Ray and Celwyn Cook. In the centre of the Barrier to articulate weighty topics. Born in Broken Hill on Truth’s future museum stands a Listening to the poetry of others December 9, 1943, Ray's first job large, antique Diamond guillo- demonstrated that quality of Ray’s was as an apprentice printer at the tine, which was manufactured by which was present in every inter- Barrier Miner newspaper. Dawson, Payne and Elliot. Ray action. He listened to others with John Bacich, the apprentice used to trim paper edges by mov- genuine concern. printer preceding Ray at the Barrier ing his foot up and down on the “He struck me as being very Miner, has fond memories of Ray. treadle of the guillotine. intelligent and interested in what “He was a nice kind of a Ray’s son, Celwyn, recalls help- people had to say,” said Jenny Hall, bloke and he’d always try to help ing his father at work when he was a former administration officer at you,” John said. a child by winding the guillotine the Barrier Truth. Ray progressed from being an wheel to set parameters and oil- “He was a really nice apprentice to a linotype printer ing the machines. man to talk to.” tradesman at the Barrier Miner The printing process on these These talks included running and mentored Peter Keenan when machines was labour-intensive so jokes, which made Jenny smile. he became an apprentice. Ray spent a lot of time at work “He used to say ‘Here comes “Ray was very intelligent and a and would sometimes also help to Lady Di’, because of my hair- very good tradesman,” said Peter. print the Barrier Truth newspaper cut in the 1980s.” ABOVE: Ray Cook letter-setting at his press in the late 1970s. “He could work any print- until 11 pm. Ray’s work was his Conversations with Ray had a BELOW: Ray Cook in more recent times PICTURES: Supplied ing machine and he was smart pride and joy and he always said playful and open quality. with technology.” “If you are going to do something, “He was intellectually curious When the Barrier Miner closed be the best at it.” about the world and he was inter- in 1974, many staff members John Bacich became a fore- ested in anything theatrical and gained employment at the Barrier man at the Barrier Truth and creative,” said Diana Ferry, from Truth but Ray decided to work for recalled that Ray was the best at the Barrier Industrial Council. himself. In the mid-1970s, Ray using big words. Celwyn is deeply thankful for and David Nathan opened Silver “He must have gone home the gifts of knowledge and curios- City Printers inside the Barrier every night to read the dictionary ity that Ray imparted to his chil- Truth building and Ray worked in because he was always coming up dren and he captured his father’s the printery for over 30 years. with these new words every day.” spirit in seven words. The Barrier Truth hopes to Ray’s son, Celwyn, said that his “He sought wisdom with a transform the printery into a print father was fascinated by semiot- youthful zeal.” museum in the future and wishes ics, the study of how meaning is Ray’s love for his family was to honour this important part of conveyed in society through signs, familiar to all who knew him and its history by featuring Ray’s pho- including words. His passion for he was farewelled in a private tographs and printing equipment. language didn’t abate with age. service this week by the family In a corner of the future museum “This year, at the age of 77, he he loved so much. 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