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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 15, 1946
Page
1
The Bridgetown Popular Girl contest ended with a large crowd at the Town Hall. Voting closed at 11 pm after lively campaigning by contestants and committees. Mrs. McKinley of the R.S.L. Women’s Auxiliary praised supporters and announced a total near £400 raised for the War Veterans Home Appeal, with the drive aiming for £40,000.
The Bridgetown Advocate announces a new era aimed at top service in printing. Country Newspapers Ltd appeals to residents for support. New staff joins include Ray Turley, after five years with the RAAF, and Bridgetown resident Pat Wright joining fulltime editorial team.
A monster carnival and sports demonstration arrives this weekend as 20 boys from Perth Boys School travel Friday evening. Saturday features a sports afternoon and a popular Youth Ball at the Town Hall. Sunday hosts a swimming carnival with many events and large entries, all under favorable weather.
The verse urges sending the application by the first mail and hoping it reaches the right person. It frames the act as a hopeful process where the applicant believes in timing and chance. The speaker emphasizes the bid to be chosen.
A serious illness outbreak at the Flax Mill in Boyup Brook prompted a health response. About a score of workers fell ill this week with suspected poisoning from meals at the mess house. Medical officers inspected the site and seven patients were moved to the local hospital as the situation developed. No source of tainted food had been established and officials promised a full report.
Mrs. W Campbell secretary of the RBL Women’s Auxiliary thanks the three candidates for cooperation in the Popular Girl Competition and all who assisted in making the appeal a standout success.
The Board debated relocating headstones to the new cemetery or cleaning the old site. The Agricultural Society offered to sponsor the public sports ground with yearly payments, while the board debated who should bear the ground’s cost. Urquhart praised Hester and the board, noting typical crowd dissatisfaction at ratepayer meetings. Appointments were made for hospital board representation and Mrs Dusting’s involvement.
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