100 YEARS AGO
Newspaper clippings, looking into
our past…
Administration of Patriotic Fund -
Port Adelaide Committee
In common with other centres of population,
Port Adelaide has its deserving cases, to
which relief is being administered out of the
Mayor’s Patriotic Fund. Early in the war, steps
were taken at the Port to deal with genuine
applications for assistance, and although
originally the idea was to initiate a separate
fund, that plan was departed from in favour
of an amalgamation with the general fund,
the operations of which extend all over
the State.
The Port Adelaide District Relief Committee
has been fortunate in its administrators.
The Mayor (Mr. J. H. Clouston) has taken
a deep personal interest in the working
of the scheme, and has been assisted by a
representative body of ladies and gentlemen,
who have given their services gratuitously….
There is a large ladies’ committee, both
visiting and distributing, and the work is so
divided that applicants for relief may have
their wants attended to daily at the central
depot (town hall) between the hours of
10 a.m. and noon. As far as possible, every
effort is made, and with apparent success, to
eliminate from the minds of applicants any
suggestion of charity in connection with the
organisation. The work is carried out without
ostentation, and while every enquiry is made
into the bona fides of each case dealt with,
visitors’ reports are treated as private and
confidential.
To date £498 6/- has been expended in the
relief of indigent people, but this sum is
exclusive of donations in kind by tradesmen
and others. The average weekly expenditure
has been from £18 to £20, which, considering
the large number of men unemployed in
the district is an eloquent testimony to the
efficiency of the administrative work of the
committee. With the winter ahead, and the
prospects of work on the wharfs anything
but bright, it is more than probable that the
weekly output will be materially increased.
The Register 10 March 1915
Library Lovers’ Week
Celebrate your library and love of reading by participating
in our Library Lovers’ Reading Challenge, starting on
Monday 9 February.
The Reading Challenge involves reading three or
more books across a variety of genres. The challenge
will conclude on Friday 22 May and participants will
be in the running to win a selection of great prizes.
Entry is free but a One Card Network library
membership is required.
Honour Roll
The Library Service is researching the people of the City
of Port Adelaide Enfield who served in WWI. We would
like to create a list of all the existing Honour Rolls within
the area. If you know of an Honour Roll within any of the
churches, halls or other locations which you attend within
the Council area, please contact Meredith at
or by telephone on 8405 6580.
Images and details would be greatly appreciated.
Ian’s In Plain View exhibition
As part of the 2015 Adelaide Fringe, a free exhibition of
new and recent paintings by Ian Clover, In Plain View,
will be shown at Greenacres Library.
Ian Clover is an artist whose passion for art saw him
pursue a career in architecture before venturing onto a
less creative career path. Later, as a mature-age student,
Ian returned to the artistic life, gaining a Bachelor of Visual
Arts (Painting) from Uni SA in 2014.
Ian’s focus on abstract painting involves creating works
built from translucent layers of colour that simultaneously
hide and reveal the beauty of our urban landscape. Ian’s
current works have been guided by the I Ching (or Book
of Changes), an ancient Chinese system of divination.
All are welcome to attend a free exhibition opening from
6-7pm, Thursday 5 February in the Greenacres Library
Community Room. If you would like to attend, meet the
artist and enjoy some light refreshments, kindly
RSVP to Ian Clover, phone 0401 712 075 or email
Please note the Greenacres Library will be closed
from 20-26 February inclusive.
Ian Clover’s artwork
