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Newspaper

Blackwood Times

Location

Blackwood, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jun 16, 1950

Page

3

Fencing Plan For Bridgetown Sportsground Debated

At a Bridgetown Road Board meeting on June 10 Mr C P Scott urged fencing the south and east sides as an offer from Mr A Milentis. The cost is about £200 and funding may wait until after the financial year. The board considered using budget provisions and planned the sportsground committee to draw up costs and specifications for ten rooms booths and fence work.

C. P. Scott Bridgetown Road A. Milentis L. Evans Scott F. Tait V. A. Doust E. C. Siggins

Bridgetown Badminton Club Opened With Large Turnout

About 12 Manu mup players joined Bridgetown players at Town Hall for the season opening of the Bridgetown badminton club. Some 30 to 40 players attended, with light play and a buffet supper. President John Fleaton urged more members, noting 60 were needed for a paying club.

Manumup Bridgetown Bridgetown Badminton Club Bert Reynolds John Fleaton Bridgetown Club

Water pipes to be renewed in town districts

Water Supply Officer Mr. B. S. Pearce says corrosion and rust on pipes up to thirty years old will lead to replacements. First work targets upper Steere street Roe and Barlee streets and Jayes road, identified as worst conditions. A leak last Monday near Steere street prompted pipe replacement. plastic piping considered unlikely until proven to withstand high pressure.

Steere-street Roe and Barlee Jayes Road B. S. Pearce Steere Street Water Supply Department Pearce

Meter Misunderstanding Leads To Trim Call

At an afternoon tea Bridgetown Road Board member G Randell recalls a caller who said her meter was going round. He delayed then visited two days later. The neighbor’s meter was also acting up and the woman asked if a special trip had been made, catching him off guard.

Bridgetown Road Board G. Randell Mr. Randell

Bridgetown Road Board Considers Road Patrol Demonstration

At a June 16 meeting the Bridgetown Road Board discussed the required evader type for road patrol and decided to have Secretary E. C. Siggins arrange a demonstration of two graders chosen from pamphlets after approving a £3000 loan at a previous session.

Bridgetown Road Board E. C. Siggins

South West Pictures Presents ITS MAGIC and The Hagen Girl

The South West Pictures lineup features ITS MAGIC a marital mix up tale set on a South American cruise with Jack Carson Janis Paige Don DeFore Doris Day and Ronald Reagan alongside That Hagen Girl A malicious small town gossip plot drives the drama with co stars and a Technicolor backdrop screening at Greenbushes and Boyup Brook with advertised showings.

Jack Carson Janis Paige Don Defore Doris Day South West Pictures Greenbushes Boyup Brook

Charity draw offers £3000 first prize and 930 prizes

Make up your mind today to have a shot at that £3000 first prize in WA. Charities Consultation No. 552 is now filling rapidly. Tickets cost 2/6 everywhere. Each drawing yields 930 prizes totalling £6630.

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