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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
1
Community concert plans with elimination trials and a winners cup from Uncle Paul with trophies on display at Bridgetown Pharmacy. Local business promotion from A Rogers on style and value. Bridgetown Trotting Club and Repertory Club meetings scheduled, plus letters box request, new bakehouse and plaster works plans approved. Notices seek accident witnesses, hotel license transfer, LODGE meetings and social secretary queries.
Miss E R Gully of Claremont to return home early next week after a holiday with her uncle in Bridgetown. Mrs Meredith and daughter from Bridgetown traveled to Perth by Saturday’s train. Miss Loma Moore, with Miss Gully, holidaying in Bridgetown, to return to Donnybrook early next week. Archbishop Pren deville and Monsignor Hayes visited Rev Father Lynch. Miss Dorothy White from the Training College Perth holidaying with Bridgetown parents. Mr A E Bartlett remains in Bridgetown hospital but improving. Mr and Mrs Phillips of Narrogin visiting their son Reg in Bridgetown. Mrs Jones and Miss Iris Jones holidaying in Midland Junction and Northam. Mrs L McAlinden of Bridgetown travelled to Perth by train. Mr R Moulton of Bridgetown visited the city. Mr Charlie Godley of Bridgetown to Bunbury for work. Miss N Maslin returned to Bridgetown after a fortnight in the city. Mrs Edgar Hall hosted about a dozen children for her daughter Tomy’s 10th birthday with games and a party. The birthday cake with ten candles drew admiration, Tomy lighting the candles as friends sang. List of attendees includes Tomy and Sylvia Hall, Pearl Giblett, Jean Johnson, Mavis Carr, June Hastie, Gloria Carr, Natalie Moulton, Eileen Nelson, Ena Moulton, Trevor Scott Kay Nelson, Faye Young, Tess Webster.
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For sale a pedigree Jersey bull four months old and a grade Jersey bull from high producers. Apply H. Letchford on Boyup Bridgetown Road. Also listing items: Disgrace Abounding by Douglas Reed sequel to Insanity Fair, They Wanted to Live by Cecil Roberts, Foveaux by Kylie Tennant, with dates: 12/6, 7/6, 9/6 respectively.
Bridgetown Friday September 6 juvenile and adult amateur trials conducted with same. Entries to Box 131 P O Bridgetown or at McInnes Pharmacy as limited numbers will be received. Box plan at Wauchope's no extra charge for booking 2/6 schoolchildren 6d.
Opposite Post Office Bridgetown announces upcoming August 28 visit to Boyup Brook base. Phone contact 166 provided for details.
The McAlinden Progress Association writes August minutes praising the Upper Blackwood Road Board for purchasing new plant. The motion passed unanimously, urging deployment of the machinery in the district at the earliest date. Signed by secretary E. J. Stapleton.
The by law forbids depositing filth dirt ashes rubbish sludge liquid refuse or offensive matter on streets Crown Lands or places under local authority control. It clarifies that only land set apart for such deposits may be used and states a maximum penalty for violations.
This office prints and carries stocks of butter wrappers. We print your name on them and also stock printed wrappers without names. Call and see us for your next order.
A Thursday crowd attended the Scouts community concert in Bridgetown Town Hall. Children’s amateur trials featured Patricia Holmes winning with Rose of Tralee, Moira Holmes second with Kerry Song and Dance, and Brian Nelson with Stan Hall third for Saxophone Waltz. Other prizes went to Mary Walker and Mabel O’Brien. additional acts included Eunice Hall, Pam Smith, Betty Jones, and Stephanie Gavotte. The evening raised £3 15s 6d and a series of trials and future biweekly concerts were announced, next on August 17.
Church notices list services at St Pauls Bridgetown Trinity X and Church of Christ Bridgetown with times for Holy Communion, Sunday School and sermons. Also notes a quarterly circuit meeting next Wednesday and the appointment of Mark Chamberlain to Home Mission Work, to serve at Boyup Brook.
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