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