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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
7
In a sun lit Bridgetown clash Centrals beat Warriors 8.2 to 4.2 as Glennie starred for Centrals with bold goal snaps and Pryor-like leadership. Prastidis and M Glancy shone for Warriors but costly inaccuracies and a late Centrals rally sealed the result.
Greenbushes travelled to Boyup Brook for a closely contested tilt. Greenbushes led 2 1 at half with goals from Mrs Melkelvie Mrs Cox and E Lindsay. In the second half Boyup Brook pressed but could only add one goal. final 3 1 Greenbushes. Next week Greenbushes meets Donnybrook Pirates at Kirup.
Centrals defeated Warriors 86 to 65 as Glennie starred with seven goals and Witnish shackled the visitors in a strong display. Prastidis, Prastidis and Glancy provided key moments for Warriors with notable marks and attacks throughout the match.
Pupils of Greenbushes State School held an impromptu Friday afternoon concert for headmaster Mr. A. Harrison before he left for Ewington via Collie. They presented a travelling case and shaving stand among other small gifts. Harrison expressed a suitable response.
Virginia Maya and Vera Ellen reprise support roles in Samuel Goldwyn's Technicolor musical The Kid From Brooklyn. Danny Kaye lampoons ballet in a Pavlova number written for him by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman, delivering one of the most uproarious routines of his career.
The Central Football Club held a penny drive last Saturday morning from the road board office to Mrs. Millman's shop. Affected by bad weather, the line turned at Lindsay's verandah and returned. The effort surpassed the £7 16s 3d goal and proceeds continue arriving. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. St Bignell and Miss J Bignell note their departure to the N S W Bank at Northam in a few weeks.
The Greenbushes Road Board moves to start an immunisation clinic for whooping cough and notes a £1 1s donation to the Tuberculosis Association of WA. Building repairs by R and L and Dorsett Motor Co. are approved. A motion about Honor Roll eligibility is rescinded. Appreciation is recorded for secretary Jim Glennie. Road works include Maranup Ford depressions, tree removal, Thomson’s road culverts, and grading on Maranup Ford, Carter’s, and Haines roads with street tree attention soon.
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