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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 09, 1948

Page

7

Bridgetown School Sport Red faction beats Blue by 15 runs

In Bridgetown State School cricket, Red faction A grade scored 37 for 3 with N. Jack 17 not out and L. Duncan 16 retired. Evans took key wickets for Blue and Duncan led the bowling with 5 for 10 as Blue ended 6 for 1.

N. Jack L. Duncan Red Faction Blues Evans A. Faithfull A. Warburton Blue L. Luncoln Duncan RED K. White G. Dixon Byvana G. Shoebridge C. Evans CG. Shoebridge Jack G. Wheatley G. Dixon Sool H. Reid White Dugran R. Rodda W. Weilghell

Girls' Softball Draw At Bridgetown State School

Last Friday's A Grade softball at Bridgetown State School ended in a draw between Blue and Red. In Red's first inning six runs came from B Walsh, 8 Doust, V Crocker, F Ireland, and A Doust, while B Harmer, J Copley, and M Cox scored zero. Blue's early spark came from B Zinnecker, E Dixon, J Kelman, and Jr Scott with one run each.

Bridgetown State School B. Walsh Doust V. Crocker F. Ireland A. Doust B. Harmer J. Copley M. ‘Cox Bb. Walsh Red Blue B. Zinnecker E. Dixon J. Kelman Jr. Scott A. Sloan B. Lauchlan D. Melentis

Red Faction Triumphs In B Grade Cricket Victory

Red Faction beat Blue Faction by 16 runs at Bridge Town State School on Friday. L McTavish and D Foster top scored with 9 apiece as Red posted 35 36 in a tight home win. Blue Faction struggled with batters including Petterson Draper and Billington failing to reach double figures.

Red Faction Blue Faction Bridgetown State School L. McTavish D. Foster Red R. Petterson P. Ashley G Warburton D. Ashley I. Karafilis V. Davies A. Evang DD. Foster A. Speer Blue B. Petterson L. Machin A. Draper M. Billington J. Keremelevich J. Drummond K. Wheatley J. Wright Byes

Social News Appeals for Community Support

Local readers are invited to contribute items of social news, big or small, for the newspaper. Readers are urged to share anniversaries engagements arrivals and other community happenings to enrich the paper.

Blue dominates Red in Bridgetown State School B grade softball

Blue defeated Red 8 to 5 in Bridgetown State School on Friday. Red scorers were J Browne, L Copley, T Doust and Y Bolton. Blue responders were M Spear, J Mc Tavish, J Goodridge, J Smith, D Scott and J Duncan, with multiple runs by Smith and Tavish.

Blue Bridgetown State School J. Browne L. Copley T. Doust Y. Bolton M. Spear J. McTavish J. Goodridge J. Smith D. Scott J. Duncan

Red faction edges Blue faction in Bridgetown softball

In a Friday softball match at Bridgetown State School Red faction defeated Blue faction 11 to 10. Red scorers were J Willmott 2, C Leonhardt 3, B Melentis 2, J Regan 1, Joby Willmott 1, B Hammond 1, R Scott 1. Blue scorers were R Foster 3, B Wheatley 2, D Davis 1, L Wauchope 2, G Marshall 1, DB Crisp 1.

Red Faction Blue Faction Bridgetown State School Red J. Willmott C. Leonhardt B. Melentis J. Regan Joby Willmott B. Hammond R. Scott R. Foster B. Wheatley D. Davis L Wauchope G. Marshall DB Crisp

Manjimup Boy Wins Scotch College Scholarship

Robert Stewart, son of Mr and Mrs D Stewart and pupil at Manjimup School, won one of two state scholarships offered by Scotch College Perth. He will start at Scotch at the beginning of the first 1949 term.

Scotch College Perth Robert Stewart D. Stewart Scotch

Cubs Meet Saturday in Year’s Last Session at Bridgetown

Bridgetown cubs set for Saturday at 2 p.m. for the final meeting of the year led by Scout master R. Sandilands. A tea party is planned for December 20 at 7.30 p.m. Patrol leaders and Seconds will hold a special meeting on December 14 in the Scout hall. Attendance last Friday reached two boys with ten shillings in subscriptions. diaries priced at 1s 3d. An insurance update notes some boys remain uninsured until January. A working bee at the hospital included B Green D Bleahynden O Morgan RA Foale R Rodda and C Anderson.

Bridgetown R. Sandilands RR Meredith P. J. John Paithful B. Green D. Bleahynden O. Morgan, Ra, Foale R. Rodda C. Anderson

Shepherd Wins Reid Trophy at Bridgetown Rifle Club

K Shepherd wins the L Reid trophy with 208 of 210 points in the 1948 Bridgetown Rifle Club event. Lou Lowe takes the spoon in Sunday’s shooting. Next Sunday teams head to Manjimup for a Cup shoot, with a spoon shoot scheduled on December 19 to close the season.

K. Shepherd L. Reid Bridgetown Rifle Club Shepherd Reid Lou Lowe L. Lowe B. Huberg F. Tate G. Foster D. Billington B. Thorpe Jd. Chevis I. Baines BR. Beard Ly Reid P. Workman Manjimup Bridgetown

Subscription Rate Notice If 8 6 Per Year

The text states an annual subscription rate of eight dollars and six cents per year, payable in advance, with post free delivery.

Court Charges Follow Disappearance of Yornup Truck

Two young men appeared in Manjimup Police Court after a truck was taken from a mill at Yornup during the weekend. Allen Reginald Lawrence, 19, and James Henry McKnee, 20, admitted taking the International B24 truck and driving it to Manjimup and Pemberton before it skidded and turned, sustaining damage. Lawrence fined £30 with costs, McKnee fined £10 with costs, both in default and with imprisonment terms.

Manjimup Yornup 1. Doust J. W. Margereson Allen Reginald Lawrence I J. Greenacre Yarnup James Henry MecKnee Stanley Strahan Bridgetown Greenacre's Mill Bridgetown Road Lawrence McKnee Pemberton MeKnee MecKnee

Holden to Be Shown At Fisher's Garage

Fisher's Garage Bridgetown announces a new Holden look and a forthcoming showroom event. Local agent Mr B Fisher reports high inquiries as residents seek the first Australian Holden and details are available on application.

Holden Fisher Fisher's Bridgetown B. Fisher Ben Fisher Perth General Motors Holdeng Limited Sydney Atkinson Motors Ltd

Publication line from Francia L. Semmens note

Printed and published by Francia L Semmens for Coun try Newspapers Pty Ltd at their office in Steere St Bridge town.

Francia L. Semmens Country Newspapers Pty., Ltd Steere, St Bridge Town

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