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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
3
Warriors secure a hard fought win at Nannup in the final ten minutes as Prastidis Gosling and the Glancys lead the maroon and gold. Nannup with new players struggles but shows potential with talent and training.
Warriors beat Nannup 13 9 to 12 6 as Crowley and Cox starred with goal tallies of three and two respectively. Guy Prastidis and Coverley led Warriors while Neilson Dean Hibinger Warner and Hutchins stood out for Nannup in a spirited contest.
Last week the Scouts held a successful bottle collection totaling about 140 dozen and enclosed part of the Scout Hall veranda for table tennis and darts during winter. Anzac Day events are set with assembly at 2:15 pm outside the Ambulance Hall in uniform. Registration cards for 1948 are issued this week and Bridgetown scouts may face Manjimup on May 1 with hopes for a big Perth team in late June.
Greenbushes residents report returns from Perth and Bunbury trips. Mrs M Frankee came home by Thursday train after three months away. Families welcomed new arrivals including daughters to Palmer and Newton, and Tess wed in Perth with friends sending best wishes.
Liberal candidate Hobart Tuckey conducts vigorous campaigning ahead of the May 8 Legislative Council election. He gains support at Augusta Margaret River Vasse Busselton Nannup Boyup Brook Kulikup Dinninup Manjimup Capel and continues into Byford Safety Bay Collie Donnybrook Bunbury Pinjarra with praise for his parliamentary record and Roads Board ties.
A letter from the club states no work or finance has been done for the courts and requests about £120 for repairs to render them playable. Forty members and keen young players are noted. the board may assist if a full committee is formed and trustees identified.
Warner Bros new Technicolor musical Night And Day depicts Cole Porter’s life from Yale and law studies in TU to World War I, stage triumphs, and a crippling accident. Cast includes Cary Grant Alexis Smith Monty Woolley Jane Wyman Eve Arden Carlos Ramirez Donald Woods Mary Martin.
New members for hockey teams include Masdames J Glennie B Lindsay Winnie Streatfield Joan Charney Margaret Roberts and G Williams. Greenbushes fields A and DP grade teams. The B Blade will play each Saturday when the association team has a bye to trial new players. First match set for next Saturday.
The Farmers Union Greenbushes branch will hold its monthly meeting at the C.W.A. Hall on Monday night starting at 8 p.m. T. H. Eastcott is the secretary.
Public notice states Miners Hall Greenbushes will host a dancing event after the wedding of Miss Margaret Smith to Mr Keith Walton on April 24. Signed Mrs Syd Smith Hester.
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