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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 13, 1946

Page

3

National Fitness Defeats Yornup in Surprise Innings Win

Bridgetown's National Fitness eleven captured their first win of the season by an innings over Yornup in Bridgetown. W Urquhart took 4 for 20, Mabey 6 for 45, while Timms led Yornup with 3 for 17 and 41 run effort from FR B Timms.

Nat.Fitness Yornup Bridgetown W. Urquhart Mabey Timms Yornup Stalwart FR. B. Timms T. Bashford L. Meredith H. Moyes

Kirup Village Scores Narrow Second Innings Thriller

First innings totaled 52 as Tae and Nye top scored for Kirup with 8 and 0. In the chase Wat son and Moore led Wat son 0 and 18, Allen 13, Wall 21, O'Dea 12 and Firth 0. Kirkup responded with 81 all out as O'Reilly and Harrison shared wickets.

Allen Tapper A. Mitchell Faithfull Harrison O'Dea Moore Mellows White K. Crowley Sundries Nye R. Wall Crowley P. O'Dea Glancy T. Wall T. Watson J. Firth Spackman Kirup Watson O'Reilly C. Moore Wall Firth C. Mitchell Ec Mitchell D. Crowley Hogan

Picnic Match Ends Easy Bridgetown Victory Over Kirup

Railways beat Kirup in a Sunday match at Kirup with Bridgetown taking the win. K Crowley led batting in the first innings with 62 and also excelled in bowling. Wall top-scored for Kirup with 21 before retiring as Kirup's best bat, while Railways’ Nye added 3 not out and Mellows contributed 6 in the first innings.

Railways Kirup Bridgetown K. Crowley Crowley Wall R. Mellows Mitchell Allen O'Dea B. Harrison Watson B. White C. Mitchell B. Mitchell Hogan Spackman T. Glancy Faithfull D. Crowley H. Nye P. Tapper

Bowling Star Mabey Shines In 6 for 45 Hit

H Mabey took 6 for 45 while W Urquhart claimed 4 for 20 in a bowling display. Batting times logged National Fitness 2 hours 40 minutes and Yornup 1 hour in the same match.

H. Mabey W. Urquhart National Fitness Yornup

Manjimup Visit Will Feature Three Cricket Teams

Invitation from Manjimup Cricket Club calls for three visiting teams to tour the town. The Third Bridge town team will be selected from schoolboys by headmaster B A Phillips. Association teams list captains and players from Sunnyside Railways Greenbushes and other clubs.

Manjimup’ Cricket Club Bridgetown B. A Phillips A. W. Wheatley Sunnyside F. Lee Steere M. Roe H. Jones Nat. Fitness W. White Railways W. Harrison W. Braund

Bridgetown Post Office Schedules Across Regions

Post office timetables show departures from Bridgetown to Perth Hester Greenbushes Balingup Donnybrook Bunbury Busselton and other towns with multiple daily or weekly slots. Additional services run to Manjimup Pemberton Palgarup Yarnup Boyup Brook Jardee and Mayanup on varied days and times.

Perth Hester Greenbushes Balingup Donnybrook Bunbury Busselton Manjimup Pembberton Palgarup Yarnup Boyup Brook

Railway timetable departs and arrives weekly

The timetable lists departures and arrivals for Monday to Saturday. Times include 9.16 am and 4.61 pm on Monday, Tuesday 10.45 and 6.0, Wednesday 9.15 and 4.51, Thursday 10.46 and 6.0, Friday 9.16 and 4.61, Saturday 9.65 and 6.0.

Jarrahwood-Nannup Brook cricket match ends with Jarrahwood 65 declared

Nannup Brook trails by 32 after Jarrahwood declaration at 6 for 65 in 2nd innings. L Bull leads Jarrahwood with 32 not out as Nannup Brook finish five wickets down on 46 at end of play.

Jarrahwood Nannup Brook Jarrah McLeod J. Redfern Savage Lyon R. Reynolds Vernon Lyon A .Newton Sundries K. McLeod R. Lyon R. Ball E. Tonkin T. Curtis Harbeck Rh. Lyon Howes P. Savage W. Wood R. Howes G. Viner Errington Harrison W. Quirk A. Harbeck

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A. Horsley C Davies J. Timms Marshall Davies R. Marshall R. B. Timms N. Marshall R. Timms J. Dwyer Yornp Meredith Urquhart R. Marshal Anit W. Dwyer J. Davies Urquhare Mabey R Total G. Allen R. Price Tae Hampton Street R. Hancock & Sons Spencer Street Freemasons Roy de Pedro B. Close W. Westlake L. Perks D. Giblett A. Braund York W. Carter Fn L. Guy Post Office Pemberton Jardee Mayanup N. M. Keremelevich Hamptonsst SS . Denni Vauxhalls Bedfords G. R. Brathwaite Steere St Chaff Wigmore’s Ltd Aladdin Industries Ltd F. Criter and Co. Ltd Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd National Mutual Life Association CO. J. Ellershaw and Co. Ltd Shell Depot P.O. Box Co-operative Ltd Jassid Saddlery Photography T. A. Minnes Fveready Rod Brooke W. Luff Bridgetown Advocate Nla.gov
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