Bridgetown approves new sports ground after referendum
The Bridgetown Road Board reports a 41 to 98 majority in favour of borrowing £7000 to build a sports ground at Leaning Tree Hill. 139 voted yes, 98 against, ending five years of debate. The project adds facilities including two football grounds two hockey grounds a soccer ground a cricket ground and a trotting track.
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown Road Board
Leaning Tree Hill
Road Board
Malcolm Scott
Scott
Blackberries Targeted by Bridgetown Road Board
At the February Bridgetown Road Board meeting Vice-chairman H C Moore urged drastic action to eradicate blackberry nuisances. He proposed compulsory destruction and cited W L Nelson’s successful example. The board would thank Nelson and seek his advice on future spray mixtures.
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H. C. Moore
Bridgetown
8. V. Wheatley
Mill fires prompt calls for forest dept oversight and compensation
At a Blackwood Butterfat Zone Council meeting, Mr. F Head urged the Forestry Department to monitor mill fires and ensure adequate breaks. He asked what compensation landowners may receive for damages. The motion failed to secure a seconder after debate on jurisdiction between the department, road boards, and local Fire Control officers.
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Forestry Department
F. Head
Blackwood
Meagher
Road Board
Faversham House Appeal For Funds
Bridgetown R S L monthly meeting considered an appeal for aid to Faversham House later renamed War Veterans Home. Members called the request unnecessary noting 20 inmates and six months of losses. They will query use of the Aged Sailors and Soldiers Fund and press for support from the WA Lotteries Commission.
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Faversham House
Bridgetow
R. S.L
Commonwealth Homes Rental Applications Lag
Only two completed applications were returned for Commonwealth State Rental Homes after inviting January forms. Four forms were obtained, but just the two returned.
The Pictures or Parenthood to the Editor
Bridge town residents report a toddler left crying on a parked truck seat on Hampton Street after his parents, away at entertainment, failed to return. Passersby comforted him until sleep, then awoke to more tears and renewed pleas for Mummy. The letter urges parental responsibility.
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Bridgetown
Hampton Street
Daddy
Mummy
Extension To B.S.L. Hall Projected
Bridgetown sub-branch meeting on March 1 approved drawing plans and applying for a building permit extensions to the B.S.L. Hall. Proposals call for a 14 foot by 3 foot expansion with new members welcomed and guests from Perth Victoria and N S W.
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B.S.L. Hall
Bridgetown
Jack Long
Perth
Victoria
N.S.W
The
Legion of Ex- Servicemen
Henderson
Legion
The Town Without A Milkman In Nannup
Nannup lacks a milk-delivery service with no local milko visiting doors. Residents without cows buy milk from stores in tins. The piece hints at a potential opening for milk delivery in the South West Dairy District.
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Nannup News
Nannup
South West Dairy District
Milko
Hospital Kitchen Extension Halted by Cement Shortage
Hospital Board president Mr. R. H. Scott said work on the hospital kitchen extensions has been held up due to a scarcity of cement, but officials hope the project will be completed soon.
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R. H. Scott
Toowoomba
Road
Ipswich
Bez
Bex
Rabbits Stir Debate Over Eradication Efforts in Blackwood
In the Blackwood Zone Council a dispute erupts over Mr. Pollard’s claim rabbits are not a menace. S.W. Rabbit Menace F. Head and others insist eradicating rabbits is possible while defenders cite districts where rabbits thrived and demand action. A motion seeks CSLR input on sterilization experiments for rabbits.
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F. Head
Pollard
Blackwood
D. Walker
Mr. Pollard
Mr. Hall
Forrest Country
Hall
Walker
Head
South West
Bex
Commonwealth
Shortage of .22 Ammunition Sparks Local Protest
At a Friday meeting Blackwood Butterfat Zone Council president L R Beard cited unfair allocation of a Bridgetown firm’s .22 ammo consignment. He noted one man received 500 rounds before stock ran out. Fruit growers urge storekeepers to reserve most bullets for them amid a district shortage.
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L. R. Beard
Blackwood
Beard
D. Walker
F. Head
Typewriter Briggs Elected Secretary After Mixup
At the Repertory Club meeting on Monday night Miss Faith Briggs was declared secretary after confusion over two competing nominees named Briggs. Mr J P Henderson had nominated Miss Brigg, others declined, and Miss Briggs won. A later nomination for the general committee caused further uncertainty before the chair confirmed Miss Faith Briggs.
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Repertory Club
J. P. Henderson
Buffs Picnic At Fontys Pool Amid RSL Event
A Bridgetown Buffs crowd and families enjoyed Fontys Pool last Sunday despite an RSL picnic drawing racing. Ice cream drinks and music accompanied close events with protests for elbows. Mrs Fleeton tied Mrs Close in Ruffessies with a later verdict favoring Fleeton. Bert Close beat Roy Ett ridge in Old Muffs on a run off amid gunbeat controversy.
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Bridgetown
Fonty’s
R.S.L
Ted Smith
Death of Mrs. Harris and Loss of Ross Powell
Bridgetown residents learn of the death of Avis Powell of Claremont the daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Powell. Her brother Ross Powell served in the RAAF and was killed near Pearce Aerodrome shortly after the war. The district extends deep sympathy to the bereaved parents.
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Bridgetown
Harris
Claremont
T. A. Powell
Avis Powell
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Faversham House Appeal For Funds
W.A. Lotteries Commission
Commonwealth Homes
Helen Waddington
Eric Hillhouse
Western Australia
Bunbury
S.W
Millhouse
T. H. Williams
E. EK. Hoar
M.L.A
S.W. Rabbit Menace
Davies
CSLR
H. &. Gifford
Mrs. Thetrs Griffin
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