BLACKBALL NOTES

Grey River Argus, 27 February 1943, Page 6

BLACKBALL NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent* The marriage took place at tne Blackball Presbyterian Church on Wednesday last of Jean, eI _ dest n^|n ter of Mr. and Mrs J. • u F lsc °/“ Edwin Street an d Norman onlyson of Mr. and the late Mrs. Speakman, of. Runanga. The bride was attend ed by) her sisters, Pegg.v and Isabel, while Mr. R. M. Clark earned OU the duties of best man The was Ruefully decorated Rev. Had field of Hokitika was the officiating minister. Mrs. A. Taylor, cous.n of the groom, was organist. Mr> - Mrs. Speakman left later on then honeymoon Their future home will be in Runanga. Mrs. E. Lowery, Stafford Stieet, has gone to Christchurch with her babv for medical treatment. Miss M. Fitzgerald of Christchurch, lis v'siting her aunt. Mrs. H. J. Can p bell. Dominion Hotel. ro ,. rqp -htv Mesdames J. Had and J. Geraghty, mid Mr and Mrs. and Miss W burn, travelled ‘to Westport last Tuesday to attend the funeral of the late Thomas Arthur Hay. Mrs. G. Gerraghty, Greymouth, who has been spending a holiday w th hei lister and mother-m-law. Mr. an Mrs J. S'. Hay, Clifford Street, has returned to her home. Miss Jane Aylward has left tor Dunedin, where she will enter t_c Un versitv to take up a medical course. 'Her father and mother. Dr. and Mrs. Avlward accompanied her, During the doctor’s absence, his practice will be carried on by Dr. Kent soldiers at present from 'the varioustamps, visiting their parent, Imre are Cpl. G Jones (Roa). Rtes. G. Bowkett, T. Dillon, J. Rar ’ t V aad J Dudley, Gordon Nuttal and o fa t. H Flynn, all of Blackball. Mr. Norman Smith, Main has left for camp, having joined the ground staff of the Air Force. g Mr. and Mrs. L. Cooke, have left for Nelson and Kaikoura on holiday, Mr J Keown of Benneydale, is here ’on’ a holiday and is the guest of Mrs. E. Buchanan. Stafford Street. Messrs B. and A. McGee, of Auckland, and late of Ngahere were visitors during the week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker. Hart Street. The sudden' death of Mr. Thomas Arthur Hay, under tragic circum'stances at Westport last week, removes a ligure well known m this district and a brother of our worthy townspeople, Mr. Jas. Scott Hay and Mrs. W. Burn, both of Clifford Street. A native of Ackligton Park, Northumberland, England, he came to Blackball in 1910, working for many years in the mine, and later in other parts of the Dominion until he settled some years ago at Westport, tie was unmarried. Though m mditterent health for some time, his death came unexpectedly. His relatives will have the sympathy of many friends in their sudden bereavement. The Minister of Mines, Hon. P C. Webb accompanied by the Under Secretary for Mines, Mr. C. H. Benney, his private secretary, Mr. E. Kemp, stenographer Miss Crabbe, also Mr. J Hadcrbft (Assistant Superintendaht of State Mines) paid a visit to the district on February 19, when he spent some time at Blackball, meeting the Union representatives, and d’scussing various matters of importance regarding the working of the colliery. Later the party journeyed to Paparoa and met the mine manager and Union representatives there, when a' lengthy discussion took place on the coal outlook and Hoa coal in particular. The question of production and disposal of this particular class of coal was discussed from all angles and on leaving, the Minister promised that either he or the Under-Secretary of Mines would return in ten days or so, to continue discussions on the above matters. They left for Greymouth in the late afternoon. While in Blackball they were the guests of Mrs. H. J. Campbell, Domimon Hotel.