RSL Elects New President Fred Buck Declines Re election
Fred Buck, longtime secretary and president of the RSL sub branch, declines re election citing time constraints. He praises ties with diggers and appeals to younger members to serve the League. Owen defeats Evans for the presidency, with Buck offering congratulations. The new president is a veteran of two wars, previously with the 10th Light Horse.
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Fred Buck
League
R. S. IL
10Th Light Horse
South-West Co-op Council Holds Bridgetown Meeting
The South-West Co-operative Council met at Bridgetown discussing new parking shed at Boyup Brook enlargement of Bridge town sheds and a new shed at Manjimup operated by Bridgetown branch of Westralian Farmers. Delegates from eight towns elected a six month executive with H Howie of Collie chairing and Nisbett also of Collie as secretary.
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Boyup Brook
Bridgetown
Manjimup
Westralian Farmers
South-West Co-operative Council
Balingup
Donnybrook
Bunbury
Collie
G. Sharp
H. Howie
Collie Coperative Society
Nisbett
Westfalian
Central Organisation
C. W. Harper
T. H. Loton
J. Thompson
R. W. Scott
J. S. Bagshaw
R. C. Williams
H. O. Moore
W. J. Sparkes
Assault case in Nannup Police Court penalties set
Justices W. G. Dunnett and F. Smith ordered penalties on A. Whitemillhand after he was charged with unlawfully assaulting Raymond Chaytor at Jarrahwood on January 26 in Nannup Police Court.
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W. G. Dunnett
F. Smith
A. Whitemillhand
Nannup
Raymond Chaytor
Jarrahwood
Greenbushes Beat Boyup Brook In Inter-Association Match
Greenbushes hosted Boyup Brook with several stars absent. Boyup Brook bowled first and was all out for 92. Carter and Smith set solid defense while Greenbushes built steady scoring. In the second innings Boyup Brook struggled again as Greenbushes reached the target with 2 wickets down. Pegrum took 6 for 56 and Greenbushes’ bowler had 4 for 6 in the first innings.
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Greenbushes
Boyup Brook
WY. C. Smith
Carter
W. C. Smith
R. Pegrum
Boyup
Sid Haywargton
Jt. Pegrum
Valueless Cheque Leads to Fremantle Court Action
Fremantle watchmaker Frederic Leslie May tore up a £430 valueless cheque signed Jim Jones after a bank note. A newspaper report linked a May to valueless cheques in Bridgetown and Bunbury, prompting May to alert police. Laborer W Herbert Harold Willcocks, 25, already serving nine months, admitted obtaining a watch with a valueless cheque on November 23, earning an extra month.
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Fremantle
Frederic
Leslie May
Jim Jones
A May
Bridgetown
Bunbury
Fremantle Police
W Herbert Harold Willcocks
Scotland
Australia
Clyde Bank
Merchant Navy
Barking Dog Led To Rail Tragedy Find Australian Flying Corps in World War 1
A chaotic account details a fatal rail accident near Pemberton involving a man tied to multiple WWI and WWII postings, including the Australian Flying Corps and later Commonwealth Employment Office. The victim, Robert McDowell, 64, was found near the Pemberton-Noorth eliffe road with severed limbs. Police traced no relatives in Australia. rumors linked him to Roddy McDowell, with burial in Pemberton Cemetery after coroner notification.
Abusive Language Case Heard In Nannup Police Court
A local case in Nannup Police Court concerns a defendant charged with using abusive language toward Miss Geennin of Neem. The hearing referenced personal details and ages, with a focus on the alleged insult and the court proceedings underway.
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Nannup
Geennin
O'S
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RSL
W. L. Owen
R.S.L
Major Whitell
Qwen
Bolton
Owen
L. A. Evans
Buck
Mr. Owen
H. E. Graham
Ottawa
Canada
R. Watson Hewett
Fred McIntosh
Graham
T. N. Beaupre
South-West Co-op Council
Mr. Graham
Rod Brooke
Commonwealth Employment Office
Rowan Trolinson
Bill Brathwaite
W. Urquhart
Ruck
Ken Wood
Ray Stevens
H. E. Armstrong
FL Ruck
O Mackinnon
Robert McDowell
Pemberton
Abesses Awcock
BF. Long
H. Flintoff
R. Wood
W. Brathwaite
MacKinnon
Messva
Brathwaite
G. Bennett
J. P. Smith
Scriven
Plintef
Rowan-Robinson
Messrs
C. Bennett
Ho Idmith
Rory
Vetobertey Hospital
Ivpreine
Craig
John Perry
Pemberton-Noertheliffe Road
Fort Herd
Deadman
Roddy McDowell
Pemberton Cemetery
Smith’s
Nla.gov.au
Nla
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