Warner Wins Sunday's Shoot at Nannup Range
Warner won the Sunday rifle shoot at the 300 yard range with 70. Mc Atee and Reynolds tied for second on 67. The competition crowned Warner as overall champion with strong scores by Mc Atee and Reynolds.
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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
4
Warner won the Sunday rifle shoot at the 300 yard range with 70. Mc Atee and Reynolds tied for second on 67. The competition crowned Warner as overall champion with strong scores by Mc Atee and Reynolds.
Birth announcement for a son at Nannup district hospital accompanies a gallery of local notices. Residents and visitors travel by bus and car, with multiple short holidays and weekend trips to Bunbury, Busselton, and Perth. A bus accident near the Balingup road prompts a lucky escape. Ray McAfee is noted at rugby last Sunday.
Malcolm Woods was elected school captain and Jenny Murphy vice captain for 1949. Inspector Rourke visited April 11 to discuss possible extensions of the school bus route and road improvements. Mrs Bruce of Mt Barker holidaying with her mother, Mr Robinson fished at Black Point and noted rough roads limited time. Robbie says never again.
Nannup road board chairman E. J. T. Brockman was presented a certificate of service by the Department of Public Works. At the board meeting J. E. Lindsay praised Brockman’s 26 years of service to the board and district, while Brockman thanked Lindsay for his years as a member.
The Carlotta Fire Brigade dance drew good attendance despite counter attractions such as pictures, a road board meeting, and a barbecue. Dancers and guests enjoyed themselves and the event ran smoothly.
Gerry Brennan was guest of honor at a weekend barbecue on Mr Car roll’s Gundinup property with a dance to raise funds for the Cundinup Parente and Gu izene Association. Attendees came from Perth, Margaret River, Jarrahwood, Nannup and nearby areas. Food included steak, bread rolls, sandwiches and tea. seating came from logs and timber. Music was supplied by Hutchinson, Hailey and G Marlow. Funds reportedly exceed £40.
The Denmark Research Station reports Denmark Ace's Velvet, a senior 3-year-old Guernsey cow, produced 11 443 pounds of milk and 748.93 pounds of fat, an all breeds and breed class record in Western Australia. The yield exceeds the Jersey standard by 100 pounds and falls 30 pounds short of an Australian Guernsey record. Velvet’s first lactation yielded 7 545 pounds milk and 450.1 pounds fat.
The Superintendent of Dairying Mr M Cullity releases February 1944 figures from the trade Herd Recording Scheme for units Northcliffe Donnybrook Wila Manjimup Pemberton Nannup Bridgetown Balingup showing counts of herds and cows, average milk, and test results across districts.
For the quarter ending March the Balingup Unit of the Grade Herd Recording Scheme averaged 266 lbs of milk per cow and 13.57 lbs butterfat with 5.0 p.e. teat. Individual herd results show H Ellis 6 cows 506 lbs milk 4.69 p.c. teat 23.74 B F, Dowrick 876 5.87 20.24, Smith 15 260 5.77 15.01, and several herds tested one month with yields ranging from 4.12 to 6.32 p.f. per cow.
CF 20 and BA numbers appear with values 212 and 31 respectively. Report mentions 4.59 and 4.65 as metrics and 0.74 and 8.80 as additional figures. Phrase tested one month only and tested of month only.
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