RSL Sets Anzac Day Plan for Bridgetown Parade
RSL Bridgetown meets to shorten Anzac Day march with a 2 30 p m start from RSL Rooms led by marshal Ron Robinson. Parade proceeds via Amos and Steere Streets to Town Hall for a 3 00 p m service with wreath laying. Dawn service at 6 00 a m and Last Post to be sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RSL
Ron Robinson
Marshall
Amos and
Steere
Bridgetown
Australian Legion of Ex
Gilock
K. MacKinnon
Left index finger crushed at Bridge Town loco shed
Thoma Walsh suffered a crushed left index finger at the Bridge Town loco shed on Thursday night. He received treatment at Bridgetown Hospital where five stitches were inserted in the wound.
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Bridgetown Loco Shed
Thoma
Walsh
Bridgetown Hospital
Eddie Pearce and Walter Pearce Win Bowls Pairs
Eddie Pearce and his brother Walter won the Bowls Pairs Championship after also claiming the Club Singles title. Semis saw Summers and Moulton defeat Nesbitt and Urquhart while Pearce and Pearce beat Thorne and Elder 28 4. Final score Pearce and Pearce 26 16 over Summers and Moulton.
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Eddie
Walter Pearce
Eddie Pearce
Walter
Summers
Moulton
Nesbitt and Urquhart
Pearce
Thorne
Elder
Road Board Elections In South West See Unopposed Returns
Many road board members across the South West were returned unopposed including Bridgetown where all posts were re elected. Nominations for one vacancy arise after retirement of F A Parkes. Other wards report re elected or opposed incumbents with several vacancies noted and an extraordinary election likely. A death in Manjimup records Angela Maud Rooney wife of W J Rooney.
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Greenbushel Road Board
Bridgetown
Road Board
G. Thomson
F. A. Parkes
Pinnipup
B. Piper Jar
C. F. Caporn
Tweed
Boyce Deverell Robinson
B Norcross
St. John of God's Hospital
Perth
Angela Maud Rooney
W. J. Rooney
Manjimup
Rooney
Exhibition Tennis Matches at Bridgetown This Sunday
Bridgetown hosts an exhibition tennis event on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Easter Tournament. Visiting players include C. Widerspin, K. Holten, Db Hamilton, and R Munro, who arrive in Bridgetown Saturday evening.
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Bridgetown
C. Wilderspin
K. Holten
Hamilton
R Munro
Bridgetown Scouts Seek Cubmaster and Plan Brochure
Bridgetown Parents' Association hosts a meeting to recruit a cubmaster and ask for helpers via Scoutmaster Sandilands. A brochure is planned by the Brochure Committee with Dr. N. S. Williams and others. The group budgets to cover next camp costs and sets monthly meetings from May 5.
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Bridgetown Scouts’ Parents’ Association
Sandilands
N. S. Williams
Messrs
V. A. Doust
T. A. Mcinnes
Bridgetown
Manjimup To Welcome Renewed Men’s Hockey After Lapse
After years without a team the Manjimup district will host a men's hockey season this year. Local clubs preparing fixtures and training, aiming to restart competitive play in the region.
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Manjimup
Sunnyside Greenbushes Crown Cricket Premiers
In Bridgetown Cricket Association finals Sunnyside Greenbushes won the major premiership by wickets and six runs after a collapse by Railways. Bridgetown staged a late fight back for the minor premiership with Glen Morgan scoring 66 and supported by Bashford Prastidis and Newman. Greenbushes clinched minor honours by all wickets.
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Bridgetown Cricket Association
Sunnyside
Railways
Greenbushes
Bridgetown
Glen Morgan
Tom Bashford
Prastidis
Newman
Greenbushe
Change In Mail Services From Bridgetown Post Office
After 14 years the R H Clarke contracts are surrendered effective April 30. From May 1 the district mail service reorganizes under contractor R C Cox. Routes include Bridgetown to Hamiltons via Peninsula Road and Willis's, Warburton's, E Hesters to the South Western Highway, and a Blackwood River route via Nannup Road. Additional Bridgetown Tweed Winninup service operates Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays via Sun nyside, Wemms, and Winnijup Ford to Winnijup Road.
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Bridgetown
R. H. Clarke
Postal Department
R. C. Cox
Peninsula Rad
Hamilton's
Willis
Grange Rd
H. C. Davies
Foster's
Mockadillup
Tweedwinnijup
Tweed Rd
Sunnyside
Wemms
W. Wheatley
Waters
Winnijup Ford
Winnijup
W. G. Meares
Bridgetown Route Listing through Wilgarup and Seaton Ross Roads
A detailed local transit or travel update outlines a return journey from Bridgetown via Winnijup Road to Wilgarup Estate and Forestry Settlement Yarnup, then Seaton Ross Road to Greville's, past Lockout tower to K. Smith's and Wemm's, returning via Wheatley's to Glentulloch Road and the 8SW Highway back to Bridgetown.
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Bridgetown
Winnijup Rd
Wilgarup
Glentulloch
Wilgarup Estate
Forestry
Yarnup
Seaton Ross Rd
Greville
Golf Pennants Set For Match Play At Bridgetown
delegates of the Blackwood District Golf Association meet at Bridge town approve pennants for the season in match play format. Plans call for two zones if four teams enter, otherwise two rounds between three teams. 10 players per team. President re elected H Randell. Briggs and Muir as vice presidents. EDGA Open and Closed Championships fixed for August 14 and 18 at the Bridgetown course.
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J. E. Sparks
W. C. Muir
Norman Lewis Sarng
AGA
Bridgetown Golf Club Subscriptions Raised at Annual Meeting
Secretary 4G. E. Briggs announced at the Bridgetown Golf Club annual meeting on Tuesday night that subscriptions for 1949 were fixed at Men £3 4s and ladies £1 11s 6d. The increase covers higher labor costs. Mr O O. J. B. Sparks and Mr Jr. E. Briggs were re elected president and secretary.
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E. Briggs
Bridgetown Golf Club
Oo. J. B Sparks
Jr. E. Briggs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Social Committee
J. F. Smith
Mayinpon
Raster
C. P R.scott
North Ver
H. J. Smith
Central Ward
Y. Wheatley
Southyes Ward
K. JT. Smith
Seaton Ross
Balingup Road Board
Upper Capel
W. T Wringe
Lower Balingup
Douglas Wauchope
Frederick William West
Nannup Road Board
North Ward
A. J Jesperson
R. H. Scott
J. EB. Lindsay
South Ward
E. Ford
J. Happ
Blackwood
Benjinupard
W. E. Inglis
Eigh
Boyup Brook
Peter Salvair
Me McInnes
John Patterson
Jim Banfield
Balingup
Memorial Park
Sunnyside Greenbushes
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