Gresford News Notices

conducted during the meeting. The Annual General Meeting will commence at 7.30 pm at the Station and all members and guests are encouraged to attend.

Community Action Plan

Peter Kenyon and Jen Curnow-Trotter will be coming to Gresford for 4 days and 3 evenings in the week beginning the 10th of July. We are still working on the specific schedule. The outcome will be to work with the Gresford Community on developing a Community Action Plan similar to the one for Coolah. To prepare think about what you would like Gresford to be like in the future –think big. Think about our strengths and weaknesses and specific projects you are interested in. There are some very proactive successful people very excited about this process. Please give me a call if you have any ideas or would like more information. Jim Doyle 0407 307 800

Community is located outside the East Gresford Police Station. Sudden Cardiac Arrest is one of the leading causes of death in Australia. A defibrillator can make the difference between life and death and can save a life prior to the ambulance arriving.

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Local CWA History Part 1

Gresford CWA Branch has a long history of supporting our local community. Over the coming months we will bring you the history of our Branch.

Gresford CWA began on 31st July 1936 with Mrs G Doyle declared President. On 2nd June 1938, the branch held their first Luncheon Booth at Gresford Show, efforts were to support the War Veterans home at Narrabeen. The branch also erected a rest tent.

By August 1939 the Baby Health Clinic had opened, this continued with our branch for 28 years. This service also served as a meeting place for country mothers and their children. During the years of World War II, funds were raised and parcels sent to soldiers serving overseas. As a Christmas gift, 10/- canteen order was sent to each boy overseas together with a card from the Branch. Funds were also raised through a raffle of a donated painting. Letters of appreciation were often read from the “boys” at the meetings.

By Mrs Valarie Smith

The CWA Coronation Cookery Book

With the recent Coronation of the new Commonwealth monarch, I thought that it was fitting to revisit the CWA Coronation Cookery Book, first published in June 1937 for the coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth, but this is not where this book started.

After King George V died in 1936, people in the Commonwealth prepared to celebrate the reign of his son, Edward VIII. The CWA of NSW branch decided to compile a publication titled The Coronation

Cookery Book. They planned to publish it in time for the crowning of the new king. Then scandal hit when the King abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson.

The CWA of NSW thought that they would have to change the title of their new cookery book. Fortunately for the CWA, it was announced that the King’s younger brother would take the throne and the coronation would go ahead as planned. The book published with more that 200,000 copies sold when the last edition came out in 2006. (credit ABC News)

Chicken A La King

2 Cups diced cooked chicken

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 green pepper chopped finely

2 egg yokes

2 tablespoons flour

2 tablespoons of shortening

1 cup chicken stock

1 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon sherry

Melt shortening and saute mushrooms and pepper. Lift out, add flour, then chicken stock and cook until thickened. Add chicken and when hot add the cream and beaten egg yolks, mushrooms and pepper. Add sherry and serve immediately.

CWA Gresford Branch Facebook page

Please like our page and follow us. We share information about our local branch and members, and stories from Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW page.

New Members

It is great to see that we have had a number of new members join. New members always welcome. We now meet on the first Sunday of the month at 3pm in the CWA rooms in Durham Road. Please come along and join in!

Book Club

Book club meets on the second Saturday of the month except in unusual circumstances, at 3pm in the CWA hall. There is also a street library out the front and borrowers are welcome to come to the indoor library any time the hall is in use. For enquiries, please ring Glenda Smith on 0400 108 079. Feel free to join us.

French Group

The French group meets on the first and third Mondays of the month from 10 to 11:30 am. New members are always welcome, but please ring Glenda on the above number if you wish to join as there may be occasional changes.

The next meeting will be 4th June/2nd July at 3pm

Jodeane Taylor Treasurer and Publicity Officer

What's (Not) On the Shelves?

by Glenda Smith

Glove Box Guide to the Paterson Valley

by Cameron Archer

This book is a publication by the Paterson Historical Society and is a delightful insider’s view of the valley for both visitors and residents alike. It is full of photos and interesting snippets of the main roads and byways, and would function well as a driving guide as so designated. Archer has a broad knowledge and passion for the area that comes through in the cosy and personal style – “My tip is to get someone to drive you so you can admire the scenery otherwise you may end up in it!”

The guide is in A5 format, spiral bound and with glossy pages –a perfect presentation for its intended purpose. It is not organised into chapters, but roadway approaches, such as “Entry to the Valley from the Belmore Bridge” or “Entry to the Valley from Hinton” which makes it easy to navigate the information and the valley. There is something here for both newcomers and long-term residents and it would be a valuable resource for showing visitors around. This copy was bought from McDonald’s bookshop in Maitland, but the front of the book directs enquiries to Paterson Historical Society P.O. Paterson, or www. patersonhistory.org.au There is also an email address – info@ patersonhistory.org.au

All books reviewed are (usually) from the CWA library on a separate shelf in the library so they are easy to find plus the reviews are in a folder. Also have a look in the street library.

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