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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
1
No official decision to hold a stop work meeting was made last Sunday while railway investigators’ inquiries were discussed. The Arbitration Court president Mr. Dunphy indicated readiness to convene a conference of the Commissioner and all interested railway unions.
Picture matinees receive prominence this week with a Saturday afternoon event aiding the Bridgetown Parents and Citizens Association. A Wednesday afternoon matinee benefited the local Convent, drawing community backing and attendance.
Show preparations for the Bridgetown Agricultural Society are well underway with most details finalised. Judges and prize money are arranged and schedules will be cut soon. A Trots ym hana is planned for the afternoon and the event is expected to be a successful one.
Barbara Brown received a nasty leg wound at school in Nannup last week requiring 10 stitches at Nannup hospital. She lives at Willow Springs and was allowed to go home after treatment.
Forestry Department employee A. R. Turner of Willow Springs suffered severe head injuries when a horse trod on his face while working 19 miles from Nannup. He sustained facial lacerations and possible jaw fracture and was admitted to Nannup Hospital for treatment.
At the recent ratepayers meeting in Bridgetown the motion passed asking the Road Board to do all in its power to keep the trucking yards where they are.
Mr. Henry of the local power station reports a rare winter sighting and near danger as a six foot snake was found coiled around a fork while digging tree stumps. The event highlights unusual serpentine activity during cold months.
Mr. H. T. Stitfold Under Secretary for Health spoke to delegates from Boyup Brook Manjimup Nannup and Bridgetown at a meeting of the South-West Districts Hospital Association held in Bridgetown Rest Room last Tuesday evening. He discussed nurse shortages hospital construction and training of wet materials and skilled workers.
Balingup Road Board approves erecting a bakery at Kirup after a letter from the State Housing Commission seeking approval. The board notes a second district bakery is essential to meet demand.
Folks gather for Lord Forrest centenary events as essays on his life are read by students. Dallas Williams wins top prize with a winning essay. Peter Draper, Wavenly Cox, May Doust, Sarah Davies, and Don Ashley win smaller awards. The program includes songs and the National Anthem before sports activities.
Umpire R Luft of Man- Jimup will preside as Nannup leads the premiership table into a key clash. A curtain raiser features B grade Nannup against Warriors ahead of the main game.
In a talk with the Flax Mill manager, crops across the district show wonderful growth with some plants reaching 20 inches. He calls this the best stage for the Upper Blackwood flax this year and hopes rain will come soon to prevent surface hardening and finish a bumper season.
The Bridgetown St John Ambulance brigade held an outreach appeal last Friday selling membership tickets outside Bon Marche. An ambulance was displayed nearby to boost interest. Membership cost 2/6 single and 15/ double, with a strong response of 100 new members enrolled. The stand was staffed by Mesdames Wilson, J. Kirke, Lockley, H. Williams and Moyes.
Engineer Park inspected two proposed Bal ingup water scheme sites. He questioned galt content at the Balingup Brook site and planned sampling next March. One site lies on F Nelson’s property 54 miles away. the other on the old Millstream at Southampton on Wishart Bros. land.
Mr W Owen of the National Service Office leaves for Pe today and will spend about a week in the city to undergo a thumb operation during his stay.
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