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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
1
Bridgetown sub-branch raises funds for a memorial with £150 quota. Donations from many locals, including M Scott and V Wheatley, plus a Sunnyside event and dance by the Ladies Auxiliary of the RSL, bolster the effort. Contributions accepted at Sunnyside stall, town listings, and local offices.
White group led by McDonald beat Black 23 21 as White and Black squads tied 25 in singles. White teams dominated Bridgetown and Nannup results with multiple victories while Red narrowly lost to White and Nannup had a bye.
A local farmer offered six ten month old turkeys for sale here and received what he called a small price. In the city markets the six birds averaged £1 19s 7d each, and experts advised that sending them a week earlier could have brought higher sums.
Mrs Lofts and her daughter Dorothy from Inglewood are visiting Mr and Mrs J G Clarkson of Steere Street Bridgetown. They will stay a few days.
On January 1 Sunnyside held its traditional steer riding day with riverfront setting and picnics. After hard yakka including calf riding, sheaf tossing, and copper boiling for hot water, a dance and supper followed as crowds enjoyed the day and evening. Results show Max Mulr first in steer riding, Bob Waters second, and Ken Waters and Don Young tied for third. other events listed with winners and participants.
The South West Trot Derby, prize £200, will be run at Bracereene on a fixed date. The program lists several races for three year olds and other handicaps, with distances from one mile to one and a half miles and prize money from £21 10s to £34. Entries require local ownership and training within the South West District Trotting Council area.
In Sunnyside on New Year’s Day the winning sheaf toss reached 30 feet 3 inches by Mr. G. Giblett. The same sheaf had been used at Manjimup earlier with a winning toss of 25 feet.
Tomorrow night features multiple race handicaps with scratch marks and weights. Entrants include Myrtle Park Sweet Mavista Charming Bobbie Red Nelson Brilliant Queen Mur dongo Cassglen Osten’s Pride Bill Nelson Leslie’s Gift Kirraweena Voyage’s Lest Tweedie Fairfield Irish Heather DAVE JACK HANDICAP and SUNNYSIDE HANDICAP with specific weights listed for each horse and entry.
Mr W F (Selby) Coverley, president of the O.W. Districts Trotting Council and district delegate to the W.A.T.A., returned from Perth by train on Monday. His trip was business oriented and included discussions with W.A.T.A. officials.
A bush fire north of Geegeelup near Bridgetown threatened multiple holdings. About thirty firefighters worked three hours to control the blaze, which burned through scrub and dry gum, left earth bare aside from larger trees, and required felling a large tree to create a fire break.
The district awaits the start of railway bus service with plans uncertain for Bridge Town while evidence suggests near future operation Bunbury district earlier connected to Typhome Monday. A Perth central station incident saw a Bridgetown passenger refused a return ticket as clerks expected buses to run here soon.
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