sundays - Smithfield RSL

Inter-Club Reports continued
Darts
Hi Darties. First of all congratulations to
Lorraine’s team for winning G.F 6-2
Division 3 Mixed Comp. All players
played very well on the night. Glenn
you can put away the stress pills now.
Well Done Team! Fingal Bay – Guess
what folks you are not going to believe
this we win the Shield 17-16 it’s been a
long time getting the Shield back where
it rightfully belongs. Everybody played
well. Fingal Bay’s company was great
also. We had a good party on Saturday
night and I really gave to Gizmo
(President F/Bay Darts). But it was all in
good fun. Have you ever tried
homemade Snapps? Ask Glenn and
Lorraine they seemed to enjoy it until
the morning!!!! Craig took sick while we
were there and he is still there. They
transferred him from the Mater at
Newcastle to a Private Hospital in the
Hunter Valley and from all of us Craig;
Get well Soon and hurry up back.
Don’t forget Club Championships start
25th August and 1,8,15 September,
names in by 1 games commence 1:30 –
Ettalong are at our Club o 23 September.
Please let Phyllis know. We held our
AGM on 23rd June and the following
people were elected to office:
President – G.Cavill
Vice President – P.Farrawell
Sec – J.Goodrich
Ass Sec – M. Goodrich
Publicity Officer – C. Witley
Our Committee is:
E.Lusk, C.Lee, U.Shepherd, C.Witley,
R&D Uyner, A. Leeding, J.White
Delegates:
D.Uyner, Syd West Sub,
G.Cavill – NSW RSL SBDA,
N.Angove – Sub Branch
Congratulations to all the people that
were elected for their positions and as
you can see Christine is our new
Publicity Officer. Chris all you need to
do is ask me for my help and I will be
obliged. Our thanks to Eugene our
Patron of Dart Club for being our
Returning Officer once again you did
your job with upmost ease and thank
you from all the Darties.
These people that are having B’days and
Anniversaries – Congratulations to you
all Especially Joe? And before I sign off
for definitely the last time, I have a
couple of people I need to thank, my
daughter Kerrie for all her help, and
Monika if you didn’t know this I give
this copy to Monika handwritten not
printed like all the other reports, as you
know I’m not the best writer in the
world. Thank you Monika, so very much
for what you did for me.
That’s all folks (Definitely) – See you in
the Darts Area.
The Jackaroo
In Vale - Christine’s Mum
(May our Hearts go out to you and
may she R.I.P.)
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Fishing Report
The sixth event of the year was the annual
inland camping event held at Lake St Clair
on the Queens Birthday Long Weekend. This
weekend always has a great role up and this
year was no exception. With all the recent
rain, the dam level was over 100%, so the
facility looked a little different this year.
Camp was set up by mid-afternoon and after
a few refreshments, the evening meal was
prepared. A few yarns and a few more
refreshments saw most head to bed, keen to
get an early start. After a hearty breakfast,
and after the fog lifted, crews went far and
wide looking for the “best” spot. After visiting
the orange tree, Jaime and Selai found
numerous bass and catfish whilst bait fishing
from the back of the boat. Ellis, Steve and
Trish Noack with granddaughters Matize and
Kyi-Ella, fishing right next door, found the
going tough. They each caught several fish
eventually. Moses and Matty McCullock each
caught a great bass. The Sunday morning was
once again a white out, with the fog having
to lift before the boats could launch. Jaime
and Selai returned to the orange tree with the
Smith family on board, and all caught bass
and catfish. Steve Noack caught a ripper bass
at 39cm only to be pipped later by a 42cm
specimen by Moses McCullock. A special
mention must be made to Ellis Noack on his
prize eel weighable at 24 points per kilo.
Ken Collins almost caught a catfish and once
gain his partner Trish out-fished him by
catching a bass. Dennis Russell and Jimmy
James had a visit by NSW Maritime and
passed with flying colours. Well done boys!!
A special little mention to Kyi-Ella Noack for
persevering so much on the Sunday, and after
not catching a fish all day, she fished from
the back of Jaime Nelsons boat during the
fire wood run, and hooked up to a bass after
about 10 seconds. With rain forecast on the
Monday and expectations of heavy return
traffic, camp was dismantled first thing
Monday morning. The winner of the
weekend was Selai Nelson with Jaime a
close second.
The seventh event of the year was held at
Greenwell Point on the weekend of 22-24
June 2012. A chilly weekend was expected
with the forecast predicting 15-20 knot winds
from the southwest for both days. The seas
were wild out wide, so all boats fished close
to shore. The fishing was tough with all boats
recording meagre catches. This was probably
due to the cold sea temperature. Jaime
caught a beaut morwong at over 2kg and a
few flathead, whilst wife Selai caught a
solitary small snapper. Ellis caught a small
snapper, as well as 6 flathead. Jimmy James
O’Sullivan caught a morwong and 6 flatties
with Guy Clarke catching a couple of tailor
in the river. Dennis Randall trolled up a nice
salmon at 1.85kg. Moses McCullock went
rock and beach fishing and ended up with a
sizable salmon. A special mention must be
made to Jeff Rigby for having to make the
return trip back to shore, with a boat full of
sea water. Heard something about missing
bung plugs? On the Sunday, with conditions
still freezing to say the least, all boats once
again stayed close to shore. Jeff Smith
ended up with 14 flatties and a jacket to
supplement the previous days catch. He
eventually scored enough points to win
the weekend. Dennis Russell was runner
up with 10 flatties and 2 nice morwong
over both days. Just a reminder that we
will gladly accept any scrap lead you may
wish to dispose of. Seems the
leatherjackets are continually biting off
rigs including our sinkers. Members of our
club can be found at the end bar on
Friday afternoons, during the meat raffles.
Until next edition, tight-lines.
Women’s Auxiliary
The year seems to be passing more quickly
than ever, or maybe it is just that our lives
are so busy.
We were represented at our State Congress
held this year at Dubbo by our Vice
President Mrs. Dulcie Long, who reported
back to us all the information regarding
changes to rules etc. We would like to
thank Dulcie for a job well done. It was a
great opportunity, by staying in a country
venue, to mingle socially with other
Auxiliaries, and I am sure a good time was
had by all who attended.
Our ladies hosted on 9th July, a meeting of
the RSL Women’s Auxiliary Far Western
Welfare group, and had an enjoyable
pleasant night hearing of the wonderful
work these ladies do for the patients at the
Cumberland Hospital at Parramatta.
A big thank you must go to the Sub Branch
for the wonderful lunch we enjoyed at the
Chinese Restaurant on 11th July, we do
appreciate this annual event. We are also
grateful for the assistance from the Sub
Branch, who are always available to help
when needed.
At present we are busy planning our 49th
Birthday Luncheon to be held on 22nd
October, 2012
A special thanks must go to Ms. Jan Kneale
who regularly brings us donations from the
Euchre Club, which helps a lot with our
fund raising efforts.
New members are always made very
welcome, so if any ladies would like to
join us, we meet on the 3rd Monday each
month at 1.30pm. Until next time
Gwen Riley JP, Publicity
Welfare Report
It is with great sadness I must report the
passing of 15 Members they were:-
Reginald Atkins, Kevin Dearle
Fiorentino Dellapatrona, Paul Tanti
Bent Nielsen, Jack Green
Lana Nick, Kalman (Karl) Gombos
Evelyn O’Sullivan, Paul Dalloway
Audrey Primrose, Margaret Bond
Elaine Walsh, John Wheeler
Stan Nagle
Funerals were attended and condolences
give to families and friends.
LEST WE FORGET
Alan Dunn, Vice President
A Motorised Wheelchair is available
from the club for hire at a cost of $35