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FREE
March 2020 Edition
BUSH TURKEY CHICKS
The Shire of Sandstone
Hack St, Sandstone WA 6639
Ph: 08 9963 5802 Fax 08 9963 5852
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PG 2 Contents
PG 3 From the Desk of the CEO
PG 4 Environmental Health Officer details
PG 5 Evening Lawn Bowls for March
PG 6 Dentist visit to Sandstone
PG 7 Ant killer
PG 8-12 Energy Concession Extension Scheme
PG 13 Centrelink in Mt Magnet
PG 14 Fire Brigade Meeting
PG 15 Community Bus travelling to Mt Magnet
PG 16 Black Range Tea Rooms
PG 17 Chace the Ace at the National Hotel
PG 18-19 Fish Man Dates for 2020
PG 20 History Corner
PG 21 Dogs MUST be kept on lead
PG 22 Recipe
PG 23-29 Business Directory & Community Notice Board
PG 30-37 Health Notices
PG 38 Events Calendar
Note. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of
the Shire of Sandstone
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Shire News
Shire of Sandstone
Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639
Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852
Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au
FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO
By the time you are reading this article your permanent CEO, Harry Hawkins, will have returned
to work following a serious illness. Welcome back Harry.
I have enjoyed my 5 months at Sandstone and would like to thank everybody, councillors staff
and residents, for making me feel most welcome.
Things have carried on over the past 5 months with routine tasks being completed or at least
reaching a point close to completion.
The Annual Electors meeting was held prior to the Council meeting on 27 February 2020, and the
few who attended seemed satisfied with the effort and achievements of Council. There were a
couple of questions relating to the photo display at the Town Hall and the need for more progress
at the new park. President Beth Walton addressed the questions and indicated progress will be
made prior to 30 June 2020.
In closing I would sincerely like to thank council and particularly President Beth Walton for the
opportunity to act as CEO, and the support given to me over the past 5 months.
Best wishes to all.
Eddie Piper
Acting Chief Executive Officer
26 February 2020
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Shire News
Shire of Sandstone
Hack Street SANDSTONE WA 6639
Phone: 08 9963 5802 Fax: 08 9663 5852
Email: reception@sandstone.wa.gov.au
The Environmental Health Officer for the Shire of Sandstone is Dave Hadden.
Dave’s contact details are:-
Principal EHO/Building Surveyor
Shires of Leonora, Laverton, Menzies & Sandstone.
Phone- 9037 6044
Mobile- 0428 376 044
Email- healthbuilding@leonora.wa.gov.au
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MURCHISON DENTAL SERVICE
Will be visiting Sandstone this year from 1st June—4th June
To make an appointment please phone
0427 386 647
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or White Card
or White Card
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Regular Fire Brigade meetings/training will be held at
the fire station
commencing at 5pm.
The next meeting will be on Thursday
26th March 2020
For further info contact either
Sandstone Bush Fire Brigade Captain
Paul Roach on 0418 183 321
or
Fire Chief Vic Taylor
0407 845 379
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COMMUNITY BUS TAKING PASSENGERS TO MT MAGNET
**NOW GOING FORTNIGHTLY**
The Sandstone Community Bus will be travelling to Mt Magnet every two weeks for Shire
business.
If anyone needs to travel to Mt Magnet, we usually have available seats.
The bus will leave from the Sandstone Shire Administration office at 10am and will leave
Mt. Magnet at 1.30pm for the return trip home.
Please book your seat by contacting either Rhonda or Margaret at the Shire office ph. 9963 5802
The dates for March are 11th and 25th
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CHACE THE ACE
AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL!
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Free ticket with any alcoholic drink from
5.30pm
DRAWN AT 7.30 PM
See ya at the Sandstone Pub
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Sandstone
dates marked
in red
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Sandstone
dates marked
in red
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HISTORY CORNER— An excerpt from the book
“Sandstone—from Gold to Wool and Back Again” by Sally L Senior
Early Travel to the East Murchison — continued, page 206
The early prospectors on their way to the new find at Black Range walked, rode a horse or
camel if they had one, or better still rode in a horse-drawn dray or wagon that carried their
meagre possessions and supplies from the railhead at Mt Magnet, 94 miles (as the crow flies)
west of their destination. Water was scarce along the way, and had to be carried with them.
There were also those who rode bicycles, carrying their possessions on their backs.
The Western Australian State railway system had been extended from Mullewa to Cue in June
1898, so travel to the area was relatively easy as far as Mt Magnet or Cue, providing travellers
had the money for the fare. In February of the same year, the railway line to Boulder had been
completed, and in March the State line had been extended from Boulder to Menzies, so the
Black Range district had two alternatives by way of rail services. Both Menzies (174 miles) and
Mt Magnet (100 miles) were similar distance by road from the new find at Black Range.
However, at this time, there had not been any rush to the area, although there were rumours of
finds there.
As was the case in most of the rest of Australia, Cobb & Co. provided the first public transport in
the area. From 1899, before the discovery of the Black Range field, there was a weekly coach
service connecting Cue to Lawlers via Lake Way, thus connecting the East Murchison, North
Eastern and Eastern Goldfields, even if by a rather circuitous route. By 1905, following the
discovery of gold in the Black Range area, and the forming of the township of Nungarra, there
was a regular twice-weekly Cobb & Co. coach service passing through Black Range, running
between Mt Magnet and Lawlers. This service ran until the railway took over the carriage of
goods and passengers on the route from Mt Magnet to Sandstone, and traffic to and from
Lawlers through Sandstone fell off to an unprofitable level.
As hopeful new prospectors began arriving at the new field at Black Range in the early 1900s,
the township of Nungarra began to take shape. The means of getting goods and equipment to
the new area was by horse, bullock or donkey drawn wagons or on the backs of camels. With
Mt Magnet being the closest railhead, the track between Nungarra and Mt Magnet was the one
most used. These wagons travelled slowly as the wagoners needed to stop early enough each
evening for their beasts to be hobbled out to graze whatever was available where they had
camped. They usually did not carry feed for their draft animals, as it would have meant carrying
less freight in the wagons. Providing there had been no rain, the roads were generally passable,
with the track following the hardest ground and avoiding very sandy areas. However, following
rains, the teams could be bogged down in the mud for weeks at a time. When animal teams
hauling a wagon bogged down, other teams would unhook their horses or bullocks and hitch
them onto the team in trouble once the ground had dried out sufficiently. Sometimes there
would be many teams, as many as were necessary to move a bogged wagon, so they always
got going again eventually.
At times, it was necessary for teams to camp for weeks until the earth dried out before attempt-
ing to move anything. On 15 March 1907, over 3 inches of rain fell in the Black Range district,
halting all traffic, so much so that supplies began to run out. The wagons always got through
eventually, but could be many weeks late over a 100 mile route, so the settlements they served
frequently ran very short of vital commodities.
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DOGS
DOGS MUST BE KEPT ON LEASHES AT ALL TIMES WHEN OUT IN PUBLIC
AND ALL DOG DROPPINGS MUST BE PICKED UP.
DOGS ARE ALLOWED TO RUN WITHOUT A LEASH ON THE SCHOOL OVAL,
BUT DROPPINGS MUST BE PICKED UP.
THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.
IF THIS CONTINUES APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
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Banana Scones with Maple Glaze
Ingredients
2 cups self raising flour
3/4 cup wholemeal self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Maple Glaze ingredients
50 grams chilled butter, chopped
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup icing sugar
3/4 cup (approx. 1 banana) plus 1 extra banana 2 teaspoons Maple Syrup
thinly sliced (for decorating) 1 teaspoon water
3/4 cup milk
Method
1. Preheat oven to 240C/220C fan forced. Grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line the base
with baking paper.
2. Whisk together the self raising and wholemeal flours and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add
the butter. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles fine
bread crumbs. Stir in the sugar. Make a well in the centre. Add the mashed banana and
160ml (2/3 cup) milk. Use a flat-bladed knife in a cutting motion to mix until the dough just
comes together.
3 Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly until dough just comes togeth-
er. Press dough to form a 3cm thick round. Use a round 5.5cm pastry cutter dipped in
flour to cut out 12 rounds from the dough, gently pressing excess dough together as
needed. Arrange rounds just touching over the base of the prepared pan.
4 Brush the tops of the dough rounds with the remaining milk. Top each with a slice of extra
banana. Bake for 20 minutes or until the scones are light golden and sound hollow when
tapped on top.
5 Meanwhile, to make the maple glaze, place both the ingredients in a small bowl with 1
teaspoon of water. Stir until smooth.
6 Drizzle the maple glaze over the scones and serve warm with butter or ricotta cheese.
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Pastoralists and D.E.C. in the Sandstone and
surrounding Shire’s have an ongoing wild dog bait
programme. Please be advised
BAITS WILL BE ON THE GROUND ALL YEAR ROUND
Also just a friendly reminder to keep your dogs locked
up, or on a leash if out walking.
To avoid being
penalised all dogs and cats
must be kept in your yards
or on leads at all times.
Please clean up after
your dog!!!!!
All dogs must be
registered. If your dog is
not registered, or if you
are unsure when the
registration expires, When was the last time you
please contact the Shire visited your local library?
office.
We don’t just have books,
The RANGER is making there are DVDs and Audio
more and more frequent books as well, so next time
visits to you are passing the office,
Sandstone. pop in and have a look.
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JPB Contracting
Paul (Scruffy)
Bennett
Ph: 0427 841 888
Please note this is NOT a service
provided at the Shire of Sandstone
so please call for an appointment .
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Mount Magnet Post & Lotteries
Gifts, cards, stationery, art supplies.
Passport photos and much more
Drop in and browse
Check out the website www.mtmagnetpost.com
Dog registrations are due by the end of October
each year.
Please check your dog’s registration or contact the
Shire office to check if your dog’s registration needs
renewal
SANDSTONE LIBRARY
Open Monday—Friday 8.30am—4.30pm
Casual memberships welcome
• Interlibrary Loans
• Audio Books
• Internet access
• DVDs
• Fiction and non Fiction books
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ROTARY CLUB
We are the very first Rotary Club
that is based purely online in
WA. This enables people living
in remote/regional areas the op-
tion to still provide a service to
YOU MUST CONTACT THE SHIRE their local community by joining
OF SANDSTONE PRIOR TO Rotary E club of E.WA. It’s a
DISPOSAL OF ANY
ASBESTOS MATERIALS
new and vital Rotary
Experience.
Phone 9963 5802
Mondays - Fridays We meet via online webinars
8:30 - 4:00pm
and the use of Facebook, both
LEGAL ACTION WILL open to the public and private
BE TAKEN FOR sessions.
NON-COMPLIANCE
Name: E-WA Rotary
Address: www.ewarotary.org.au
We are always after articles
for the Bush Telegraph so if www.facebook.com/ewarotary
you have a story, a photo Ph 0408 802 490
or maybe a birthday, or
perhaps there is something Community Group Name :
you would like to see in E-WA Rotary—Kerry O’Shea
rotaryewa@gmail.com
your newsletter please
contact Rhonda at the Shire We’d love to hear from you :)
office on email -
finance@sandstone.wa.gov.au
Westcoast Seafood
Email: stan@westcoastseafood.com.au
Contact Stan to see when he will be in
Sandstone next.
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Looking for Gold?
Want to Prospect
near Sandstone?
Please contact the Mt Magnet
Office of the Department of
Mines and Petroleum, Heritage Museum &
Cnr Hepburn and Richardson Visitor Centre
Streets, Mount Magnet
Telephone (08) 9963 4509 Reopening at
Easter
Useful Sandstone
Phone Numbers
Alice Atkinson Caravan Park 08 9963 5859
Main Roads - Road Conditions 13 81 38
(24 Hr Customer Contact Centre )
Mt Magnet Police 08 9963 3222
National Hotel 08 9963 5801
Ordinary
Meeting
Outback Accommodation 08 9963 5869
of Council
Sandstone Museum &
Visitor Information Centre 08 9963 5061
The next meeting of Council will be
held on THURSDAY 26th March 2020 at
12.30 pm
Sandstone Nursing Post 08 9963 5808
The Agenda is viewable at the
Sandstone Public Library and on-line at
Shire of Sandstone Office
and Post Office 08 9963 5802
www.sandstone.wa.gov.au, once
prepared.
Ambulance 000 RFDS 1800 625 800
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Sandstone Nursing post
Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
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Sandstone Nursing post
Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
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Dental Schedule for 2020
Meekathara 6 Feb - 13 Feb 2020
Mount Magnet 12 Mar - 24 Mar 2020
Cue 25 Mar - 2 Apr 2020
Meekathara 5 May - 10 May 2020
Mt Magnet 23 May - 29 May 2020
Sandstone 1 Jun - 4 Jun 2020
Meekathara 18 Jun - 25 Jun 2020
Yalgoo 23 Jul - 30 Jul 2020
Mt Magnet 11 Aug - 16 Aug 2020
Meekathara 8 Sept - 17 Sep 2020
Mt Magnet 15 Oct - 22 Oct 2020
Meekathara 12 Nov - 19 Nov 2020
Mt Magnet 10 Dec - 17 Dec 2020
Murchison Dental Team Clinic Contact Numbers
Meekatharra: 9981 0640
0427 386 647
Yalgoo Primary School: 9962 8029
Mt Magnet, Cue, Sandstone: 0427 386 647
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Sandstone Nursing post
Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
Sandstone Physiotherapy clinics 2020
This year our physiotherapy visits will be bi-monthly
instead of monthly, commencing in February, as
attendance at the clinics has dropped.
The dates for the year are as follows:
Monday 24/2/2020
Tuesday 28/4/2020
Monday 22/6/2020
Monday 24/8/2020
Monday 26/10/2020
Please phone the shire office to make an appointment if
attending.
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Sandstone Nursing post
Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
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Sandstone Nursing post
Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN
WILUNA
The following medical services are available from visiting specialists through the Wiluna Medical
Centre. These services are free of charge and are available to Sandstone residents and the
travelling public.
To make an appointment for visiting specialists, contact Wiluna Medical Centre 9981 8600
Dental (Monthly)
Gynaecologist
Audiologist
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Cardiologist
Respiratory
Health and Well being services
Child Health Services,
Paediatrician
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Sandstone Nursing post
Irvine St Sandstone
Nurse - Lana Lefroy 9963 5808 or 9963 5831
TELEPHONE HELP LINES
Mental Health Emergency Response Line
(formerly Psychiatric Emergency Team)
Perth WA 6000 Tel: 08 9224 8888
RuralLink
Tel: 1800 552 002
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Internet is available at Sandstone Library in the Shire
building
Monday—Friday
8.30am—4.30pm
We don’t have public WIFI but you
can use our computers to access the
internet
If you would like your event to appear on the Community Planner please contact the
Shire of Sandstone Phone: 9963 5802 Fax: 9963 5852 Email: finance@sandstone.wa.gov.au
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