Cornish Association of Queensland Newodhow Kernewek V O L U M E 2 0 I S S U E 3 M A Y — J U N E 2 0 1 4 Coming Event …… Informal …… See details BELOW INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 1 2 3 ANNUAL PASTY PICNIC Orleigh Park Annual Pasty Picnic, Orleigh Park, West End Sunday, 15th June, 2014 West End (Ferry End) Invitation to: The Coal Hewers from Wales Documentary Sunday, 15th June, 2014 10.00 onwards (limited close parking) Invitation to the: Tour of Parliament House and BBQ Dinner Invitation to Members, family and friends Look for the Cornish Flags. 4 5-6 Members and Friends— President’s Report Please put this date in your diary or calendar. The Committee would love you to be part of this informal occasion. The Australian Celtic Festival, Glen Innes 7 Cornish News 8 The Committee and other news Family membership subscription remains at $20 and payment is now due. Orleigh Park Subscriptions can be paid to, The Treasurer, CAQ, C/- 42 Bordeau Crescent, Petrie, 4502 or by direct debit to Suncorp Bank, BSB 484799, A/C no. 030216259, account name: Cornish Association of Queensland, reference: your surname. Cheques must be made payable to: Cornish Association of Queensland not shortened to CAQ Please note: Including your surname as a reference helps me identify who made the payment. If payment is not received by the end of June 2014 the CAQ will assume you do not wish to renew your membership. This would be a pity as we value your membership highly. We believe that the year ahead will be an exciting one and we would like to share this with you. If for any reason you decide not to renew your subscription at this time, we would welcome you back at any time in the future. Page 1 Bette and Rod Kay—Documentary Makers Please phone 0733763273 as soon as possible to book in for this interesting evening. Bette and Rod Kay – Documentary Makers Bette and I are very keen on making historical documentaries, generally less that 30 mins and covering a variety of what we believe are interesting stories. Bette came up with the idea for this one. We knew that the Blackstone-Ipswich area has a very strong Welsh community. Bette's mother came out from Wales on her own when she was just 21 years of age. That would have been about 1928. Her name was Myfanwy Morfedd Jones (now you can't get much more Welsh than that). And so Bette with that heritage was keen to tell the story of Blackstone. When we started the research we began to see what a great story there was to tell. About 2 years later we have our movie ready to show. Cheers Rod Page 2 We have arranged for a coffee van to be there before and after the show. The Celtic Council of Australia (Queensland) Inc. Invite All Members of the Cornish Association of Queensland To a Tour of Parliament House and BBQ Dinner On Friday, 20th June, 2014 At 4.00pm Hosted by Mr Ian Kaye, MP, State Member for Greenslopes All those attending, are to meet in the foyer of the Parliamentary Annexe at 4.00pm prompt where Ian will take us on a tour of the Parliament House. The tour will finish on level 7 where guests will enjoy a BBQ dinner overlooking the Brisbane River and South Bank. Please contact Mavis Williams (07) 3849-8271 by Thursday, 5th June, 2014 with numbers for catering purposes. Bookings are essential as seating is limited. Parliamentary Annexe Queensland Manx Society Cornish Association of Queensland Saturday, 5th July, 2014 Pasty Picnic at Orleigh Park, West End on Arana Leagues Club Sunday 15 June Foundation Day Lunch - Saturday 4 October venue to be advised Tynwald Day QMS Day—100 Years More to come ……. Sunday, 14th September, 2014 Ormiston House Page 3 President’s Report T his is my first Report to all Members of the Cornish Association of Queensland as your new President. I hope to fill the position as able as my predecessors and would thank our Past President, Ken Jewell for the years of his stewardship. To any who do not know me personally, I come from a long line of Cornish people and have been back to Cornwall several times to be where my Grand Parents came from. My late wife, Mary and I spent considerable time in my Great Grandfather’s and Grandfather’s home town of Lelant. It is quite a beautiful place and only about five miles from St Ives where my Grandmother lived. The Curnows and Dales are all relations. My Grandparents never came to Australia in the 1800’s as husband and wife even though they were young sweethearts. They were both married to other people when they joined the sailing ship to come here. My grandfather lost his wife and baby on the journey over and took up his position as a Goldmine Manager in Gympie. The husband of his former girlfriend was a powder monkey in the same mine. They were tin miners in Cornwall before the two mines closed. Powder monkey Johns was blown to pieces in the mine and his widow married my Grandfather. They reared the joint family in Gympie. My Grandfather brought his unmarried sisters to live here so there was no English spoken in my house on Sundays. It was all Cornish or Welsh until he died when I was eleven years old. I never learned either language. My first public duty as your President was at the Pan Celtic Dinner and Awards Night of the Celtic Council of Australia (Queensland) Inc., where our Secretary, Miriam Huckins and Treasurer, Alan Rodda were the recipients of (D Ua) Celtic Honours. This is a green pin/ribbon from the Irish language—(”Honoured person / (Celtic) gentleman or woman”); Awarded to persons who have given honourable service to a single Celtic community, or on a particular occasion, or whom the Celtic Council of Australia wishes to so honour. It was a wonderful night and we had two tables of Cornish Members present. My heritage has been my focus for many years and I look forward to being the right kind of President. Together with the newly formed Committee and you as members, let us all be proud to work together to keep Cornwall in front of people’s eyes and our Cornish Association alive and in its rightful place in the Celtic World. Let us show the flag and be proud of our past and take us through this 19th year and into our 20th and beyond. Gordon James President Page 4 22nd Australian Celtic Festival Year of Cornwall 1—4 May, 2014 Over the years when we have attended the Australian Celtic Festival at Glen Innes, the weather usually has been mild and sunny. Unfortunately, the weather was not kind during this particular week-end. For most of the time, it was raining, windy and very cold. Those members who travelled down from Queensland were not prepared for the extreme weather that they were to encounter. On the Thursday night, many of the CAQ Members went to the Glen Innes and District Services Club for a Welcoming and Get -together Dinner. Entertainment was provided by the Glen Innes Pipe Band as well as various other acts including some energetic and colourful Irish Dancers. Some members went to the Land of the Beardies History House Museum for a Cornish Meal and Cornish Entertainment and told us that they had a fun evening. On Friday, the Official Opening had to be held in the Town Hall because of the inclement weather. There was such a friendly atmosphere with locals and visitors all crowed in the Hall and the people with their various celtic flags lined up along the sides of the hall. The dignitaries presented their speeches and this was followed by some enjoyable entertainment. Friday evening the Queensland Cornish met with members of other Cornish Associations from around Australia for dinner at the Imperial Hotel. It was surprising that we all fitted in this tiny dining room, but we all felt warm and cosy. The room soon filled with the noise of excited chatter, and then the silence of everyone eating the delicious home-cooked meals that were served. Sometimes you just don’t know about these hidden gems! Page 5 22nd Australian Celtic Festival Year of Cornwall 1—4 May, 2014 (Cont) The Queensland Cornish and members of other Cornish Associations met in front of the Club Hotel hoping that the rain would stop long enough for the March—and it did! The March was not as long as in other years but the participants were jolly and animated and the crowd was enthusiastic in their applause. Once the march had finished the participants then made their way to the Standing Stones. Unfortunately, it was raining and windy, and many of the tents had either been blown over or damaged. It was very sad to see this as the committee and volunteers had put so much work into the week-end. Glen Innes is a very picturesque town in Autumn, and it was just unfortunate that the inclement weather spoilt this occasion. However, there is still next year, and I am sure that it will be as colourful and exciting as ever! Thank you Glen Innes for being hospitable and friendly to all your visitors! By Joy Tretheway Page 6 News from Cornwall—Did you know? ‘Jamaica Inn’ an adaption of Daphne du Maurier’s Novel, ’Jamaica Inn’, has been remade as a British drama television series and was first broadcast on BBC One on 21st April, 2014. It is a three-part series written by Emma Frost. It was filmed in Cornwall, Yorkshire and Cumbria in September, 2013. ——— According to the International Express, Wednesday, 30th April, 2014, Cornwall’s Cult Beer ‘DOOM BAR’ conquers the World. The beer is brewed by Sharp’s Brewery outside the village of Rock, Cornwall. It began as a hobby brew 20 years ago to become the number one cask beer in Britain. It has been sold to The North American brewing giant, Molson Coors for £20 million who had no intention of moving production away from Rock. ——— ‘Poldark’ a British drama televison series will be broadcast on BBC One in 2015. It is an eight-part series based on The Poldark Novels by Winston Graham and adapted by Debbie Horsfield. Filming commenced in Cornwall and Bristol in April this year. It is a modern remake of the television series of the same name which was broadcast by BBC1 between 1975 and 1977. ——— According to the ‘West Britain’ posted 6th May, 2014, an article by Dave CDM, Cornwall is the UK’s poorest region. It is now less wealthy than Poland, Lithuania and Hungary. Cornwall is ranked equally with the Welsh Valleys as the poorest part of the UK. It is in the top ten of the most deprived areas in western Europe. ——— Cornish will be recognised as a national minority group for the first time after 15-year campaign. An extract from an article from ‘Mail Online’ dated 24th April, 2014 by Mark Duell - ‘Cornish will be recognised as national minority group for the first time after 15 year campaign.’ Cornish people will now receive the same rights as other minorities in the UK. Campaigners say the region deserves special measures—including economic concessions, such as reductions in fuel duty—in recognition of its geographical location and cultural heritage. ——— New dog laws in Cornwall—Extract from ‘The Cornishman’ by DaveDCM posted 14th May, 2014. Dog owners across Cornwall could now be jailed up to five years if their pets bite someone after new laws come into effect this week. ——— An extract from an article from the ‘Cornish Times’ dated 17th April An open air Bardic Ceremony will be held in Torpoint this year. The ceremony is a celebration of Celtic History and Culture. This is an old Cornish tradition. Page 7 The Editor would like to thank CAQ Members for their submissions and photographs for the Newsletter. CAQ CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE 2014 President: Gordon James (07) 3334 6441 Vice President: Grace Roberts (07) 5433 0270 Email: [email protected] VALE Treasurer: Alan Rodda (07) 3285 4671 Email: [email protected] Merlyn Watson Secretary: Miriam Huckins (07) 3907 1161 Email: [email protected] 8.11.1936—23.4.2014 Committee Members: Diane & David Rex (07) 3851 3284 Ron Burns (07) 3390 4997 Areas of responsibility: Newsletter Editor Joy Tretheway (07) 3203 4724 Email: [email protected] It is with much sadness that I advise members of the Cornish Association of Queensland of the passing of Merlyn Watson. Merlyn had been an active member of the Cornish Association of Queensland for many years, and had served on the Committee as Newsletter Editor for five years and later as Secretary. Membership DatabaseAlan Rodda Email: [email protected] Raffles-Diane and David Rex (07) 3851 3284 Merlyn had many talents. She painted, made the most exquisite cards and discovered the delights of quilling. She also had a passion for photography and for reading. For fifteen years Merlyn belonged to the ‘Bookies’ a Book Club. A service for Merlyn was held in the Rotunda, New Farm Park with her family and friends. (07) 3285 4671 Membership is available to anyone who is Cornish-born, Cornish by descent or who has a genuine love of Cornwall. Yearly Membership Fee is $20/family. The Editor is always looking for stories, poems etc. If you have a story you would like to share, please send it to the Editor: [email protected] Page 8
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