TURRAMURRA FETE
The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 1st November 1943
The Turramurra centre of the Kuring-gai women war workers will hold a garden fete al the home of Mr and Mrs. Percy Spraggon, 70 Kuring-gai Avenue, Turramurra, on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.
Afternoon tea is included in the admission fee of 1 '6 and the fete has been arranged to obtain funds for Christmas parcels for the troops. Cakes, jams produce, fancy goods, ice cream, side shows, and hoop-la will be among the attractions.
MEETING AT TURRAMURRA.
The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 9th June 1905
At a largely-attended meeting of residents of Turramurra last night, Mr. J. C. Remington, president of the Progress Association, in the chair, a resolution was unanimously carried in favour of the incorporation as one shire of government districts 147 and 148, with the addition of the township of Hornsby.
This will embrace the whole of the line from Hornsby down to Chatswood, exclusive of the latter.
TURRAMURRA FIRE BRIGADE.
The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 14th March 1913
The provisional fire-fighting committee, which was formed a few weeks ago at Turramurra, was disbanded at a public meeting, presided over by Mr. W.M. Vindia, and a volunteer fire brigade was formed to carry on the work.
The report of the chairman of tile retiring body (Mr. J. W. Taylor) stated that subscriptions amounting to £100 15s 6d had been collected from the residents of Turramurra and Wahroonga, and fighting apparatus had been purchased at a cost of about £100. The gear was housed at a central place. Arrangements had been made with six telephone subscribers to receive calls in case of outbreaks. Already the plant had been used at three fires, and good work accomplished.
A letter was read from the Fire Underwriters' Association stating that they were unable to assist the brigade.
Formal motions were carried, disbanding the provisional committee, and calling into existence a volunteer brigade.
It was decided that the brigade's efforts should be specially devoted to the district which was within a two-miles' radius of Turramurra bridge.
Fire-fighters were then enrolled.
TURRAMURRA STATION ROBBED.
The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 7th March 1932
Safe-blowers entered the Turramurra railway station between 12.50 a.m. and 5 a.m. yesterday, while the station was unattended. The safe in the stationmaster's office was blown open by a charge of gelignite, and £ 16 in money was stolen. The thieves completed their work without being observed. Detective-sergeant Garlick, of North Sydney, is in charge of the police inquiries.
It is thought that the thieves were waiting in the vicinity of the station, and when they saw the last official leave it they broke into the offices. The frequency of robberies from railway stations while they are unattended is causing concern.
TURRAMURRA HOME FOR CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 16th December 1915
The Turramurra Convalescent Soldiers' Home- Chasecote, Kuring-gai Chase-avenue will be officially opened by Lady Cullen at 3.30 this afternoon.
It is a delightful cottage home, situated in pleasant grounds, a few minutes' walk from the Turramurra station, and was formerly the residence of Mr. Stanton Cook. The residents have now rented it, and by means of donations in money and kind they have been able to equip it as a thoroughly up-to-date home for convalescents. There is at present accommodation for a dozen men-four are already in residence - and it is hoped soon to be able to accommodate 25.
The combined sitting and billiard room is of large proportions, and tastefully furnished, and the bedrooms are also large and airy. There is a splendid bathroom, with heater, and some fine shower baths have been specially provided in another part of the premises. On the wide verandah a number of easy chairs and lounges have been placed. The tennis court and croquet lawn add greatly to the attractions; and splendid views are to be had all round.
The home is managed by a committee, with Mr. James Young, president of the Shire Council, as chairman. Mr. Young and other councillors paid a visit to the home yesterday morning, and no sooner had the matron, Nurse Joseph, expressed the hope that a special range would soon be provided for the kitchen, than they at once subscribed the necessary money, and told her to order it. That shown the spirit in which the Turramurra people have entered upon this good work. Blankets, sheets, pillows, towels, slippers-in fact, nearly everything required have been given by the residents, to say nothing of almost daily gifts of vegetables, fruit, and flowers.
Thirty members of the Turramurra Voluntary Aid Detachment have been registered In connection with the home, and they take it in turns to attend and assist the matron. Some go in the morning, and some in the afternoon.
Tho returned soldiers who are sent to the home are accredited by the Red Cross Society.
TOWN PLANNING AND ST. IVES.
TO THE EDITOR OP THE HERALD
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 6th December 1923
Sir, - In your issue of today a letter on the above subject, signed by Mr. John Sulman, is likely to convoy quite the contrary position to those interested in town planning, than what one knows to be the true position.
Mr Sulman has based his argument on what is at the best, pure hearsay. The boiling down works at St Ives are established on the site of the slaughter yard which was in existence for some years.
The plan was also passed by the Board of Health, and the council took every precaution within their power, and are still doing so, to prevent any nuisance arising. A petition was presented against the establishment of these works, also a petition in favour with approximately the same number of names on each. Our sanitary inspector has repeatedly inspected the plant on definite instructions from this council to take immediate proceedings should any nuisance arise, and so far this position has not arisen. Only the waste fat, etc, from the various butchers' shops in the district are being treated at this plant. These wastes are removed each day from the various shops, which is considerably better than permitting them to lie on shop promises in thickly populated areas of our district, as was the case.
We are merely administrators of the law us we find it, and we cannot make our own laws as Mr Sulman must surely know, and therefore there was no means of preventing the establishment of the plant mentioned. Steps have been vigorously taken to have large sections of the Kuring-gai Shire declared residential areas, and surely Mr. Sulman, with his great experience, must know that the residential area is not effected until such time as it is approved of in the "Gazette ".
Practically the same remarks apply to the establishment of brickworks at St Ives, the council in this case having no power to prevent their establishment. Mr Sulman's ideas may be, and one must admit many are, desirable, but it is one thing to give effect to them under the existing law, and another thing to raise adverse criticism on many over which we as a council have little or no control.
I am, etc.,
NORMAN MCINTOSH,
President, Kuring-gai Shire Council,
Council Chambers, Gordon
