Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bridgetown Advocate in Bridgetown, Western Australia

We have pages in Western Australia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Feb 23, 1950

Page

4

Balingup News Roundup of Local Personal and Meetings

Weekend travel by road and rail features Mr George Happ and Mr A Tomerini with updates on Railways official Mas Glendell and Ron Blythe heading to Perth. Tennis fans see Harry Dowrick at King's Park while Frank Mauger jun returns from the city. Road Board and P and C Assn discuss town upkeep with blame shared among parties. Labor Day sports day plans include rain insurance and activities. Kerry comments on nectarines spark amusement.

Mas Glendell Railways Ron Blythe AJS Perth Mal Balingup Harry Dowrick Harry King's Park R. J Blechyden P. and C. Assn Leiber East Kirup

East Kirup P and C meeting reviews assets and plans

Minutes show the group listing school loaned items including a projector, flag, shovels, shelves, books, and a piano deemed useless for voice training. They discuss fundraising for the Nimax Tree fund, painting delays, delegates to conferences, and a Labour Day sports day to boost funds. Members urge civic pride and town cleanups.

P and C Vaice Ninis Tree Fund Davidson Banbury Public Works Dept Woodley Leiber P and Tulu South Bunbury South West Parker Walton Percival Allsop MacDonald Moore Sadler Hunt Brennan Seia Mesdames Francis A. Seiber

Junior Farmers Club Plans and Upcoming Events

The Junior Farmers Club announces a three months programme led by Ron Blythe including Games Evenings Guest Speaker and Club Debates from February to May with one field day. March 6 features Barr Goyder on Cattle Judging and a March 4 Birthday Party at Sunnyside is noted.

Ron Blythe Barr Goyder Sunnyside Australian Broadcasting Commission R. Oliver

Beekeepers Move 450 Hives to Kojonup District

Sunshine Honey Co moves 450 bee hives from Manjimup to Kojonup via Bridgetown and Boyup Brook. The 13 month stay in Kerr country faced delays due to a broken tailshaft at Steerest. The moving party includes P. J. Ferguson, L. J. Atkinson, E. J. Gibbs and R. M. Mulvey.

Sunshine Honey Co Manjimup Kojonup Bridgetown Boyup Brook Kerr Country Messrs. P. J. Ferguson L. J. Atkinson E. J. Gibbs R. M. Mulvey

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Happ Polity A. Tomerini Frank Mauger Jim Percival Wesley College Neville Elsie Thomas Bunbury High School Port Hill Thomas Denmark School of Agriculture Kerry Mario Seia M. S. Dilley Baling UP Taxi Service Baling UP Parents Citizens’ Meeting Junior Farmers’ Club Messrs C. Sale R. Blythe Joe Breen Harmer & Rouse Tel Freemasons Hotel G. A. Fenton Bridgetown Advocate Thurs National Library of Australia Bunbury F.o.r. Bunbury South-West Co-Operative Dairy Farmers Ltd Wilkinson and Armstrong Blue Oxy & Electric Asvents For H. V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Tractor Tyres Hampton Street Holden Fisher’s Garage Greenbushes Kirup Mullalyup R. Hancock & Sons Spencer Street Nla.gov
Search Courier

Search the Bridgetown Advocate Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bridgetown Advocate?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication