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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
3
Saturday trots drew a large Bridgetown crowd as drivers faced minor spills and Loudall won the L A McAlinden Memorial Handicap. In hockey, Bridgetown clubs debate fielding two teams for 1949 with April 23 review and a soratch match.
The Yornup Parents and Citizens Association reformed last Thursday with officers elected including President Mr Fullarton Secretary treasurer Mr Johnson and Vice President Mr A Brooks. A four lady committee plus all officers will handle business between meetings and monthly meetings are scheduled for the last Thursday evening each month.
The Bridgetown Badminton Club elected Mr. J. Fleeton as president and P. Salvair as secretary on Thursday night. Other officers named include Patron M. F. Scott, Men's captain D. Rooke, vice-captain T. Scott, Ladies' captain Miss Audrey Pearce, ladies' vice-captain Mise L. Nicholls, and treasurer D. Mulcahy. The club will use the town hall this year as before.
Bridgetown will send a strong team to Perth for the Easter Country Bowling Carnival. The list includes men W Abbotts W Cherrie W Pearce E Pearce W Carr N Nesbitt W Bennett R Cox C A MacKinnon and ladies Mesdames Moulton MacKinnon Cox Crowd Evans W Pearce Nicholls Zinneck. The club fours final is targeted for Saturday April 23 with the Tiger Singles beginning that day.
Owing to players away for Easter the mixed pairs event is postponed to a later date. During the holidays daily play will occur with the ladies invited. Sunday will be devoted to pairs including mixed where players arrange their own partners.
The Bridgetown Chamber of Commerce, in its annual meeting, will seek guidance from the Federated Chamber of Perth on reducing or eliminating credit as it harms business. It also urges policing trading hours and aims for 100 percent business-house membership to back future policy. After the meeting, the chamber held its first annual dinner at Bridgetown Hotel with local officials as guests.
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