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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
2
The report notes top batting efforts by B Westlake and J Dwyer with Dwyer scoring 40 not out while W White is also mentioned among the standout performers.
Bridgetown Association teams will visit Boyup Brook to test themselves against local sides. Transport leaves the Freemasons Hotel corner at 9:45 on Sunday morning. Selected players include No. 2 Herlihy Giblett Mellows Crowley Dwyer Mabey Bashford Elphick Morgan Farquhar Semmens Ferguson and No. 1 Lee Steere Westlake Shoebridge Harrison Roe Forrester White Giblett Dwyer Wheatley Allsop Duncan.
Elder Smith & Co. Limited reported Bridgetown yarded 672 pigs with about 480 baconers. Prices ranged from heavyweights to lightweights with slips and weaners selling at varied rates. Choppers to £9, baconers heavyweights to 198/, mediumweights 131/ to 169/, lightweights to 127/. Porkers good quality to 115/ and smaller types 60/ to 47/. Slips 40/ to 48/. Weaners well grown 33/ to 40/ and smaller 27/. Printed for Country Newspapers Pty. Ltd. by Francis L. Semmens.
Probables chase 117 after strong innings by J Dwyer 40 and Westlake 41. Westlake falls at 116 with 33 needed when Dwyer and Mellows bowl tight, Shoebridge and Crowley among bowlers. The match ends with Pos sibles all out for 116.
Elder Smith and Co Limited report their November 16 market at Balingup. A bacon pig price record of 20 5d was shared by J A Warner Mullalyup and J Betti Balingup. Overall bacon pigs rose 2s to 3s from last month with choppers to £13 and baconers ranging Heavyweight 20s 5d Medium 16s 5d to 17s 0d light 14s 1d Steps to 8s 1d.
Scouts hold annual break-up in the Scout Hall with 35 scouts 16 cubs and 14 adults. Rosella patrol wins main award by 30 points over Fox with other cups to Kangaroo and Kookaburra. Four boys attend all meetings. John Faithfull receives a special propelling pencil. 30 boys depart for a two week Albany camp. Scouting year ends with thanks to Scoutmaster Sandilands.
Bridgetown CWA held a Christmas party for about ninety nine children. Father Xmas handed out gifts to numerous youngsters including Jean Leonhardt Eileen Lauchlan David Lauchlan Christine Walton H Scott and many others.
Abdul Razak Bin Jailani of Claremont, a Malayan visitor to Bridgeown wearing a Sonkok, was sent to Western Australia by the Johore Government to study accountancy ahead of an auditor role. He said the government asked for a report on Australia and his assessment was favorable.
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