Volume 43: Issued Thursday 17th June 2010
KILLARA OPENING.
The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 4th April 1931
The official opening of the new greens at Killara by the president of the New South Wales Bowling Association has been fixed for next Saturday. Twelve rinks will be opened for the entertainment or 96 players, including rinks from the contiguous clubs.
KILLARA CELEBRATIONS.
The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 29th November 1933
The Killara Club will hold a luncheon in the club house today in connection with the opening of the new club house celebrations. Following the luncheon an invitation four ball, best ball v par competition will be held.
St. Ives
The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 17th January 1925
Although situated within 15 miles of Sydney, the St. Ives district has for five years past held an annual show, in which the varied products of the district have attracted wide interest. The little village of St. Ives is only two or three miles from Gordon and Pymble, and the quality of the fruit and vegetables grown in the district compares more than favourably with simitar products from many other districts.
The annual show, which opened yesterday at Hassell Park, St. Ives, is conducted by the Northern Suburbs A. and H. Association. The heavy rain caused the abandonment of the ring programme, but with fine weather today a large number of hunting, trotting, and other ring events will be decided.
The single farm exhibit made by Mr. R. Shinfield was a striking and admirably arranged display of the varied resources of the district. The exhibit comprises citrus and summer fruits, a wide range of vegetables, fodder crops (sheaves and grain), preserved fruit, and also a very creditable sample of cotton grown in the district.
Tho fruit displays were particularly attractive. There were four trophies for the Symington Cup for the best display of fruit grown in St. Ives, and Mr. W. Hensman (87 points) was placed first. The other exhibitors in the class were Messrs, H. Shinfield, W. G. Russell, and C. A. Martin. The prize for the best collection of summer fruit was won by Mr. H. Williams (Richmond), the other competitors being Messrs W. Hensman and H. Britton, both of St. Ives. The Norman McIntosh Cup for the best collection of fruit grown in Kuring-gai Shire, was again won by Mr. Fred Chilton, who now retains the cup.
MR. MILNE AT ST. IVES.
The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 15th September 1938
Mi. Milne, the other endorsed U.A P. candidate, speaking at St, Ives last night, said he was strongly opposed to the suggestion that the wheat farmers should not be protected by a home consumption price for their wheat. It was very necessary that they should be encouraged. The wheat-grower could not produce his crop under about 3/- a bushel, delivered at the country siding, and it was only fair that something should be done for him when world's parity dropped to about 1/8.
"If a price is not fixed there is no doubt that many of our wheat farmers will be driven off the land," he added.
Speaking on taxation, Mr. Milne said that income tax should be levied only on the net amount, after deducting payments for wages tax and special income tax, thus avoiding a tax upon taxes. The wages tax and special income tax, too, should be reduced, with a view to an early abolition of both.
He added that he would seek to have railway fares on the North Shore line reduced, with a progressive policy of feeder bus services to enable residents to make their homes away from the railway line, where land was cheaper. Railway season ticket-holders on the North Shore line should be exempt from toll when crossing the Sydney Harbour bridge as passengers in motor cars.
MARTIN.
MR. PRATTEN AT ST. IVES.
The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 4th June 1928
Mr. F. Graham Pratten, the endorsed Nationalist candidate for Martin, addressed a meeting in the Methodist School Hall at St. Ives, on Saturday night. Councillor Dorsman presided, and Mr. Parkhill, M. P., also spoke.
The meeting was the largest political gathering held in St. Ives.
Mr. Pratten spoke of the achievements of the Bruce-Page Government during the past two years, and referred particularly to the financial situation. He said that from a financial point of view there was no alternative but to sell the Commonwealth line of steamers.
The Nationalist campaign will be officially opened tomorrow evening in the Drummoyne Masonic Hall, when Senator Sir George Pearce will support Mr. Pratten. Other speakers will be Mr R. B. Orchard and Brigadier General Lloyd.
EDUCATION FOR LEISURE.
JUBILEE OF ST. IVES SCHOOL.
Sydney Morning Herald Monday 29th May 1939
Mr H. B. Turner, M L A, who presided over the jubilee celebrations of the St Ives School on Saturday, said that more time should be given in educating children so that later they could employ their leisure to full advantage.
“We must,” he said “teach children not only how to earn a living. The educational system must concentrate more and more on developing school clubs, libraries and workshops. An additional year at school to permit the inclusion of these in the curriculum would enrich the after lives of countless thousands.”
Mrs Violet Higson, who cut the birthday cake was one of the scholars enrolled on the first day the school was opened. Mr Tailor, an inspector, who was one of the first pupil teachers at St. Ives School, recalled having to walk, to and from Pymble each day in all weather.
Mrs Reynolds, the first pupil teacher, met a number of her former scholars many of whom came from country towns to take part in the celebrations.
Mrs H. E. Turner hoisted a flag which had been sent out from St. lves Cornwall, as a jubilee gift. A flag previously in use came from the English town 30 year ago.
Messages That Made Wireless History
The Argus, Thursday 5th July 1934
The mayor of Kuring gai (Alderman Selby) presented to his council last night facsimiles of the first two direct wireless messages sent from Great Britain to Australia. The souvenirs were sent to the mayor by Mr. E. T. Fisk, managing director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd., who received the messages on his wireless research station at Wahroonga in the Kuring gai municipality, on September 22, 1918.
Mr. Fisk said that the scientific research carried out at Wahroonga in 1918 led to a beam wireless service being established on April 8, 1027. The two messages were sent from the Marconi Co.'s trans-Atlantic station at Carnarvon, Wales, by Mr. Hughes, M.H.R., then Prime Minister, and Sir Joseph Cook, then Minister for the Navy.
TELEVISION.
Mr. E. T. Fisk's Address.
The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 8 January 1936
The chairman of directors of Amalgamated Wireless (Aust.), Ltd. (Mr. E. T. Fisk), in a broadcast address last night, said that it would be at least three years, and probably 10 years, before television reached the same stage of efficiency as broadcasting.
Mr. Fisk, who recently returned from a tour abroad, said that he had witnessed demonstrations of television In England, and the effect was like that of a talking picture. The time was coming when television would be in the homes of the people, but the time was not yet. There were many technical difficulties in the way, but advances were being made.
Another interesting experiment was that of a scientist who had established that certain disturbances on the earth carne from the Milky Way. This experiment suggested that some day it might be possible to communicate with the planets, yet that might be very doubtful because they were still unaware whether intelligent beings inhabited any of the planets with whom communication could be established.
Television
The Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 16th January 1951
Sir,-I read with interest your somewhat contused article (Jan. 13) on the impending evils of television.
It is unlikely that television will be able to oust the cinema, because most people go to the "pictures" for an evening out, and, although the thrill of owning a television set may keep them at home for a while, sensible folk will soon give it its proper place on the house- hold agenda.
As to the "frenzy" to which some American families have been driven, it is ridiculous to judge a whole nation by the behaviour of an hysterical minority, who are obviously bringing up their children with no discipline whatever, anyway.
If the writer of the article considers that watching a play develops a conflict between eye and ear, what does he think about the theatre and cinema? In England many members of the British Broadcasting Corporation drama and repertory companies have appeared with notable success on the television screen.
I am looking forward to the advent of television in Australia, and, although I deplore the possibility of commercial programmes, I am convinced that television will bring immense pleasure into many
outback districts.
In any event, television is progress. Where did I read that slogan, "Advance Australia Fair?"
(Miss) KAY WALLACE. Neutral Bay.
Television
The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 19th January 1951
Sir,-Surely your correspondent Miss K. Wallace (16/1/'51) is herself suffering from confusion, when she states so definitely "In any event television is progress."
So far as the user is concerned, television is merely another
ingenious push-button contrivance making changes, but whether changes that may be correctly described as "progress" is a matter of opinion.
It might be said that many of the ingenious inventions of the past 30 years have resulted in increasing individual human disablement, and in the pleasures, interests, and affairs of most people being so largely controlled or supplied in such pre digested tabloid form that the capacity to originate anything either mentally or manually has deteriorated.
Television appears to be another edition of the kind of thing that does not stimulate individual development.
ANTHONY R. MIDDLEMISS. Toronto.
Television
The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 15th September 1952
Sir,-I support the suggestion of the Australian Council for the World Council of Churches for an inquiry by a responsible committee into the possible use of television in Australia.
There is one phase of the matter which seems to have escaped public attention but which is of pre-eminent importance at this stage to Australia's development.
That is, that whatever human effort and money is put into this activity will not be available for other use.
We are far behind in providing all the fundamental public needs -houses, hospitals, schools, water supply and conservation,
transport, sewerage, power, and so on.
Yet apparently we are considering embarking upon a new activity, much less needed than any of these, and devoted primarily to entertainment.
Surely we need the more fundamental things first and should be devoting our financial and physical resources to them rather than considering the luxury of television until at least the former are in measurable sight of being provided?.
T. H. UPTON.
Killara.
Sir,-Surely the Government is aware of the likely economic impact on Australian industry if television falls into the hungry maw of commercial interests.
The cost of any article necessarily includes its proportion of all overhead charges, including advertising.
It is not unnatural to assume that television advertised products will become more expensive.
Do we want this trend in Australia at a time of inflation?
B. W. WOODSTOCK.
Collaroy
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