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Family Members and Cowra Soccer representatives honoured Vince Mirto at the Vinny Memorial Round.

Cowra Soccer Vince ‘Vinny’ Mirto Memorial Round

On Saturday there was a tremendous turnout for the game played in honour of Vince ‘Vinny’ Mirto, where current opens players, previous players, referees, parents, friends and family came together to remember the contribution that Vinny had made to the development of many players over the years. With some tears shed, thoughtful words spoken, and hugs shared. A beautiful bouquet of flowers by Designed to Bloom Cowra was presented to Vinny’s wife, Donna. Mr Embroidery personalised a Canowindra team shirt which was presented to his son Luca.

Morongla CWA Update

Recently the Morongla CWA Branch held their monthly July meeting at the Morongla Hall Culture friendship day was winter themed, members showed item to related to the theme. Della presented a paper sign with drawings of “sayings and phrases” and the members had to decode the meaning of them. The group were extremely good at calculating the answers. Della will be bringing something for cultural for the August meeting. Next meeting is Wednesday 2nd august at Morongla Hall at 1:30pm

Thank you to the people who helped make the recent street stall successful. Held in Kendal street the raffle was won by Alga Tukevin 2nd prize Carmel Trethewey. Morongla Red Cross Recently the Morongla Red Cross held the July Monthly meeting and then the annual meeting Sue Sharpe chaired the annual meeting elected patrons Mary Binnington and Myrtle Wright President Della Toohey Secretary barbare Langfeild treasurer Julie Whitby vice president Carolyn Cameron and Marie langfeild publicity officer Della Toohey. Sue Nancarrow gave us a very interesting talk on a recent overseas trip and we finished the afternoon with a delicious afternoon tea. Next meeting 2nd August Morongla hall commencing at 1:30pm.

Gooloogong Recreation Park Father’s

Day Shopping Markets Gooloogong Recreation Park Father’s Day Shopping Markets are being held on Sunday 13th August, 2023, 9am to 1pm. Where there have a wide range of stalls booked in and are looking forward to hearing from more stallholders. All the site fee money goes to worthy community groups and well as purchasing defibrillators for local use.

Aquatic Centre Update

The floods were completely devastating and at the Cowra Aquatic Centre where they lost three gas BBQ’s that could not be worked on until the closer of the Cowra Aquatic Centre. The fabulous news is that they have had two new accessible electrical BBQs installed along with new concrete slabs and shelters. Alongside with the impressive new facilities there will be some new seats under each of the shelters and some trees for additional shade.

See What Cowra Looked Like 100 Years Ago!

Over 4,600 historic plans of 460 regional towns in NSW — including Cowra — have just been digitised and made available for the first time on the State Library of NSW’s website.

According to the State Library’s maps expert, Maggie Patton: “Subdivision plans are an absolute goldmine for genealogists and local historians as they allow us to place ourselves in the past — on a street, in a town, where we once lived, where our ancestors established themselves.”

Subdivision plans were ephemeral items, usually discarded once a development site was sold. Luckily, the State Library has acquired and preserved these 100-year-old plans for the people of NSW and beyond, to access and use.

Dating from as early as the 1880s, up to the 1930s, the plans were produced by real estate agents and auctioneers to advertise new subdivisions and land sales.

They range from hand-drawn surveyors’ plans to beautifully designed colour posters.

Subdivision plans make great gifts! You can order an archival print of any of the digitized plans from the Library Shop. Simply search your regional town at sl.nsw.gov.au/subdivision, copy the link of your chosen map, and send an enquiry to order your print at library.shop@sl.nsw.gov.au.