Smith Street to West Gippsland Hospital: A Scrapbook of Warragul and District Newspaper Cuttings (c. 1970s)

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Title: Smith Street to West Gippsland Hospital: A Scrapbook of Warragul and District Newspaper Cuttings (c. 1970s)
Description: Scrapbook No 1 of Newspaper Cuttings relating to Warragul and District. Image of Smith Street to West Gippsland Hospital
Pages 1: Deaths and Accidents: Emma Williams, Ian Coicksedge, John William Allen, Stanley Charles Thomas, Stuart Gaul, Raymond Buegge.
2: Shire President's death, Gordon Hopetoun Paynterm his brother Leslies Paynter died day before.
7: Images of Cromie and Co , the clopck tower, West Gippsland Hospital.
8: Image of milk truck at Holdenson and Nielson Factory, Railway Hotel. Warragul to have a D24 - the police headquarters of the Latrobe Valley.
9: Warragul show, one day better every year (Guardian and Gazette Papers)
Motor bike races are back, first time since 1939.
10: Dairy cows
11: Warragul gas works since 1886.
A poll to whether Warragul be proclaimed a borough.
12: Calder Memorial erected in 1930
23: Image of Welcome to Warragul, Shsire President Cr R F Stoll and secretary L A Hemley.
24: Image "Welcome" June Smith, Denise Lowe, Noelene McLeish, Helen Sutherland, Pam Lowe.
25: Image of Barry Bowers - Sun Youth Travel Coronation Contingent.
26: Images of Rev Thomas Gee, Rev A H Michell and Rev W J Hunkin.
27: Catholic Church History and new Methodist Hall.
28: Sister Gwen Keeble - Baby Health Centre Warragul.
30: Images and story of 3UL radio,- Ron Williams, "Mac" A K McLennan, Mary Corby, Vern Haycroft.
31: Ted Smith had 2 weeks ordeal with a broken leg.
Image of wedding of Mr and Mrs T Gleeson.
Jack Varney, "Warragul's Minstrel boy"
32: 620 new babies at West Gippsland Hospital with Sister Nelm Ross who married Dr Caldwell.
History of West Gippsland Hospital.
33: Image of 74 Year old Cecil Skews.
Image of group of trainee nurses c. 1971
35: Image of Heather McDonald holding Flax.
36: Image of Australian postal Institute branch at VRI hall.
Millers Linen Thread Factory - Anne Anderson.
Warragul High School performed Gilbert and Sullivan - 3 little maids; Val Bright, Isobel Michell, Jean Crawford.
39. Arrest of 3 youths on 51 counts.
40: �10,000 drugs fraud by chemist alleged; Eric Norman Baker for 13 offences.; Good
Identifier: 30732
Type: Newspaper cutting
Date: c. 1970's
Date Accepted: 2025-04-12
Contributor: Glennis Harlow; Jo Dickson
Subject: SOCIAL HISTORY
Creator: Glennis Harlow
Spatial Coverage: Library | Box 13
Date Created: 2025-05-29