On This Day January 23rd 1986

East-West Airlines. The State Government approved East-West to run regular flights out of Rockhampton possibly to include Proserpine Airport. Federal Government approval is also required.

Australia Day Honours.
Edna Winton, nominated by Alpha Phi Chapter of ESA. For Citizens Award. She was chairman of its Cancer Research and been very active in fundraising for nursing and the Proserpine Nursing Home.

Helen Raiteri, Junior Citizen Award, nominated by Red Cross Society for achievements in raising money for the Crippled Chidren’s Society in the Miss Australia Quest and a State Finalist.

Ron Demartini, Year’s Sports Medallion, nominated for achievements in bowls during the year having won Whitsunday and North Queensland Pairs and semi finalist in Brisbane.

Awards will be presented by Shire Chairman Peter Faust.

Obituary
Edna May Skaife aged 64, a Foxdale resident.

William Ernest [Bill] Compton, aged 90 was for many years a leading staff member at the old Co-operative store.

Vivian Alan [Viv] O’Brien, aged 81 an old local resident who lived in Marathon Street.

First Days at Schools. The High School had a roll of 558 students.
Other Schools rolls were as follows: Cannonvale SS 247, St Caths. 167, Bloomsbury 37, Proserpine 500.

Pistol Club Opens. The newly established pistol club with its range and other facilities in an impressive outdoor setting in Dryander Hills was opened by local member Geoff Muntz on Saturday.

Donation For Underwater Hockey. Radio 4 donated $150 to the newly formed Whitsunday Underwater Hockey Club accepted with thanks by  Treasurer Steve Helvig.
Jelly Wrestling. Twelve ladies entered and the final between Mary and Vicki Watts ended in a draw.

Body Painting Championships. This was won by Chris Snoeke for his design which included a lizard,and a brolga flying in front of the moon painted on Katrina Brown..

Grays Sawmill- Fifty Years. In 1936 a 22 year old Proserpine man rigged up a circular saw in a backyard to cut timber for his home. He little realised that he was starting a flourishing business with no sign of it ending after half a century.

Uniting Church at Cool Palms, Mandalay Road. Evening worship 7.30 pm

Mackay Intertown Australia Day Cricket Weekend. Proserpine ‘A’ Grade 102 beat Bowen 89 [ S.Rock 5/20]

Proserpine 170 [ F.Quod 85] lost to Sarina 180 [B. Shepherd 4/14]

Proserpine ‘B’ Grade  beat Home Hill but lost to Farleigh.

Tug-O-War Bora’s Hopes toppled eight teams at Malanda to win over a big field.

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