Stars Past CLIFF HUNT Last updated 11:36, April 11 2016

100 YEARS AGO – 1916 EUROPE AT WAR: World War I Star headlines: The Dardanelles – Evacuation of Gallipoli The Government has decided to observe a half-day holiday on April 25, to commemorate Anzac Day. London: A German submarine torpedoed and sank the steamer Clan Campbell in the Mediterranean without warning. The crew were saved. An Austrian submarine sank the John Pritchard, also in the Mediterranean. HG Dickie of Waverley, who goes into camp shortly, left for Auckland on a final visit to his family and friends. It is said that the practice of granting final leave from camp is now ceased. Birth: ALLHUSEN at Kaponga to the wife of Mr A Allhusen a daughter. Boxing: The fight between Willard and Johnson was shown on the screen at the Hawera Opera House in front of a large audience. The 26 rounds were watched with keen interest throughout, and Willard's knockout blow elicited great applause. A deputation from residents of Burns St, Hawera to the Hawera Council headed by Mr HW Lewis, waited upon the council with a request that the tarring of Burns St be completed to the whole length. It is seldom that seagulls are seen in Stratford, but three birds were seen flying over the town on Sunday. "If a man wants to learn farming he cannot do it by sitting down and reading it from books. He must take his coat off and get down to the practical work," said the Government Fields Instructor Mr G Baylis. 50 YEARS AGO – 1966 On-course turnover on the second day of the Hawera Trotting Club's Easter Carnival soared to a record where £44,841 was handled. Wedding Bells: Christine Rowe (Manaia) married Graham Hird (Kapuni); Colleen Hart (Eltham) married Vincent Leatherby (Eltham). Ramanui School held its annual auction. The funds will be used to up-grade the Whareroa Hall, which was recently purchased by the school for use as an assembly hall. Winners of the Taranaki second grade cricket championships, Eltham, beat Vogeltown in the final were: A Campbell, S Metcalfe, R Hunter, J Hikaka, M Hughes, A Willy, J Hawkes, J Leigh, D Latham, B Baldock, W Batchelor, J McClenaghan (captain) and M Leigh. More than 150 partridges were liberated in South Taranaki by the Hawera Acclimatisation Society. At the movies: The Regent Ivanhoe and Cat Ballou. World professional snooker champion Eddie Charlton played at Kelly's Billiard Saloon, Union St, Hawera. Births: SUNDY to Lois and Rex a son. 25 YEARS AGO – 1991 The 1991 executive committee of the South Taranaki Federation Country Women's Institute were: Joan fox, Hazel Murray, Colleen Wester, Colleen Snowdon, Margaret Watts, Peg McDonald, Shirley Hawkes, Heather Eustace (vice-president), Jean Cowling (president), Val Elison (national president), Maureen O'Connell (secretary) and Janice Keech (treasurer). Heidi Belawski was the recipient of the 1991 Hawera Altrusa Comprehensive Nursing Bursary. Football: Hawera travelled to Wanganui in a Premier Division game against Wanganui City coming away with a 2-nil win. Rugby: Waimate scored a deserved 19-13 win over Kaponga. Stratford Jaycee 1991 board: John Coplestone, John Walker, Peter Nicholson, Chris Schumacher, John le Fleming (president), Dianne Topless and Owen Hey. http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/south-taranaki-star/78681948/stars-past