BRINGING HOPE IN TOUGH TIMES 50 YEARS AGO

This is the first in a monthly column compiled by Andy Crawford from issues of the Tatura Guardian from 1973.

GUN CLUB

by Andy Crawford

Captain Of Gvl Team

QUIZ answers

Neil Berry wins State gun title. Tatura shooter Neil Berry won the Victorian single barrel mini target championship on Sunday.

YOUNG FARMERS

Preparations for the annual Tatura Young Farmers Debutante Ball are well in hand. Miss Australia Charity Queen has accepted an invitation to be present at the ball and receive the debutantes.

TATURA BOWLS ANNUAL MEETING

Jim Coombs was unanimously re-elected for a second term as President at the well-attended annual meeting. Great enthusiasm was shown by the 48 members in attendance as ballots were required for many positions. New secretary elected was Doug Campbell and Arthur Knee was re-elected as Treasurer. (still going strong)

A BARREL

The All Saints Tatura church building and hall was closed on March 24. It will remain closed to parishioners and the community until Government and Diocese restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic are lifted. Many school halls, church buildings, cathedrals and other places where people meet to worship are empty. In my 16 years of church ministry in different contexts, I have always begun each Sunday by thanking God for the opportunity and freedom to meet together. I never once thought that this would change in a peaceful democratic country like Australia. These are exceptional times.

Charlie Taylor, secretary of the Tatura Football Club, states that Sel Phillips (publican at the Victoria Hotel) will donate a barrel of the stuff that fives you courage, if the team beats Euroa. And Jack O’Toole will donate a BBQ with 40 prime steaks. (Unfortunately, they lost by 4 points)

Senior side vs Euroa

B: R Stammers, W Moore, M Kelly

HB: P Hansen, J Greenwood, E Grey

C: J Hicks, E Antonio, J Steen

HF: D Green, A Serra, T Harding

F: T Telford, R Downie, F McMahon

Foll: F Houlihan, N Smith

Rover: T Tamburro

19th G Thomas 20th R Rokahr

Tatura and Euroa battled it out like two good sides with Euroa taking the four premiership points in a hectic finish.

Final score Euroa 15-13 (103) def Tatura 15-9 (99).

Whilst I understand the absolute necessity to protect one another from COVID-19 and ‘flatten the curve’, it is still extraordinary and unsettling to know that at a time when people are afraid, frustrated, worried and looking for answers, our church doors are shut. And yet… our church community remains active. Our message of hope in Christ and our love for community is being spread in new ways. All our parishioners are praying for our families and friends, our church, our town, our nation and the world. The leaders of our pastoral care groups call and check in on assigned members of the congregation every week, to see how they are and if they need any help. As the Minister, I also call a number of different parishioners each week to offer pastoral care and prayer.

Goal kickers were F McMahon 6, R Downie 3, T Tamburro 3, N Smith, A Serra, R Rokahr.

Best: N Smith, F Houlihan, F McMahon, A Serra, W Moore, J Hicks.

Every Sunday we upload an audio and transcript of the sermon to our website (https:// allsaintstatura.org.au/sermon/). We also produce a weekly newsletter which includes encouraging news, stories and photos from parishioners spending their days at home. For those at home with kids or grandkids, we put together a weekly ‘Little Saints’ kids pack which includes a kids bible teaching and some simple crafts to do as a family at home. The sermon, newsletter and kids pack are emailed to the congregation and for those who do not have internet access, is printed and left in letterboxes.

Over the Easter weekend, George Ferguson and I placed artwork by one of our parishioners, Kate Peachey, on display outside the church building along with three crosses. The portraits captured Jesus’ journey to the cross and his resurrection. We chose to put up this display to help our community reflect on the true meaning of Easter; the sacrifice that Jesus made dying on the cross to reconcile people to God. Many people doing their regular daily exercise in Tatura walked past the building and saw the paintings and crosses.

Yes, the church building may be closed but as the bells ring each Sunday morning, please know that the church community are still here in Tatura, praying for you and believing we will come through this together.

- Rev Simba Musvamhiri

1c – Tony Lockett

2a – Andes, South America

Our congratulations are extended to Tatura Football coach Norm Smith who has been appointed Captain of the GVL side to play Northern Districts at Cohuna.

3b – Ottawa

Ron Rose Is Champ

4d – George Orwell

5a – Emerald

6b – Vines

Tatura Indoor bowler Ron Rose won the GV Indoor Bias Bowls singles Championship for the second successive year. Ron will now represent the GV in Melbourne when he will compete for the state title.

7c – Tchaikovsky

Hill Top Golf Associates

8c – Signs and Symbols

9c – 2 (Phobos and Deimos)

10b – Baby

Scoring.

With golf in full swing Hill Top has a very busy schedule. On Wednesday the Mary Lally trophy was played in rather wet conditions. Lois Hill was the winner of A Grade, Edna Starritt was runner up. The B Grade was won by Marg Bray with Diane Ballantyne runner up. Elaine Canty took off the C Grade from Faye Morris runner up.

Netball Results

Senior A - Bluebirds 29 d Seekers 23

Best players Bluebirds E Ryan, G Maskell. Seekers: S Burham, M Caiafa

0–2. Struggle Street. Don’t feel too bad. In order for people to live on Bland Street, somebody has to be worse than that and I’m sorry to say that’s you. On the other hand, if you had guessed (c) for every answer you would have gotten four correct so perhaps you were just unlucky.

Rivals 72 d Scorpions 9

Best players: Rivals F France, J Warnett. Scorpions W Stone, L Revell.

Tatura Pony Club

3-5. Bland Street. The majority of the population fall into this category. After all, average is both normal and safe. If you stand out from the crowd you become a tall poppy and we know what happens to them so rejoice in your ordinariness.

The Committee of the Tatura Pony Club is seeking greater safety for the children who ride on rally days. It has asked Rodney Shire Council if it would be possible to move the 35mph restriction signs on the Tatura Murchison Road.

Guide Hall

6-7. Above Average (sort of). Well done on another abnormal performance. If you were normal you would have been living on Bland Street and being called unexceptional. So, according to the Oxford dictionary, you are exceptional, irregular and deviating from type. Ask your friends if that sounds like you.

The Tatura LA has much pleasure in announcing that the final payment has been made on the Brownie/Guide Hall. This culminates almost 10 years of work by the parents of our Guides and Brownies.

RSL

Tatura RSL auxiliary is organising a special effort for the street stall conducted annually to raise funds for Legacy and held in the first week in September to coincide with Legacy week.

TOMATO MEN WANT $1 PER CRATE

8-9. Smarty Pants. Excellent. Congratulations! You’re smarter than 95% of the population. Whether you choose to believe statistic is up to you. Oh, you do believe it. I thought you might. However, it also means you’re not as smart as 5%. Oh, I see. You don’t believe that particular statistic. 10. Genius. Every question correct! Go you! Lucky for you it was multiple choice because there were a couple you weren’t too sure about, weren’t there? However, you now have a month to bask in the glory by asking other people how they did on the quiz.

- Compiled by Andy Crawford

Tomato growers who met in Tatura on Monday are seeking an increase of 19cents per crate on last season’s prices. At a meeting in Tatura on Monday afternoon the growers called for a price increase of $1 a crate from processors.

1. How many hearts does an octopus have? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 8

2. How many blood types are there? (Not counting + and -) a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8 a. 1946 b. 1947 c. 1948 d. 1949 a. Queen Elizabeth I b. Queen Elizabeth II c. King Henry VIII d. Queen Victoria a. Emerald b. Ruby c. Garnet d. Amethyst a. Mozart b. Beethoven c. Tchaikovsky d. Schubert a. Blue and White b. Red and White c. Red, White and Yellow d. Yellow and White a. Mercury b. Venus c. Earth d. Mars a. Africa b. Asia c. Antarctica d. Australia a. Cub b. Pup c. Calf d. Infant

3. In what year was King Charles born?

4. Who was the longest reigning English monarch?

5. Which birthstone is associated with the month of May?

6. Which classical composer was deaf?

7. What are the colours on the flag of Indonesia?

8. What is the Solar System’s hottest planet?

9. On what continent would you find the world’s largest desert?

10. What is a baby gorilla called?