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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
3
A parade of locals and visitors from Mullalyup Bunbury Perth and Collie fill the pages with bus and rail journeys for holidays and medical visits. Notables include Angela Dellagostino Geoff Drake Brockman and Bob Goodman plus Mrs Bunt and Miss Pat Cromble.
A travelling choir led by Athol Walter performed carols on Les Bailey's truck for households in Balingup on Xmas Eve. Organisers were Mrs Letch Len Mauger and Mr Hughes. The event drew many locals with tunes including Holy Night Good King Wenceslas and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
Town organisations attended a dinner in honor of Miss E Rose. A varied program featured Mrs C D Blakeney and Miss Nora Mauger on piano and voice acts by Barb and Rev Dilley with Mrs Blakeney and Edgar Sadler. Gifts from clubs included a silver tea service and a crystal water set as the Agricultural Society presented a gleaming silver tray.
A crowd near one hundred, mostly teens and district visitors, attended a New Year party organized by Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Dilley in the GWA Buiners RepucW area. Music by Edgar Sadler Merv Dilly and Bert Walton accompanied games amplified for fun. The Wyatt family, guests of the Parkinsons, returned to the city by road bus. A monster dance is planned in Balingup on January 22 by the Balingup Band after requests from Bridgetown patrons.
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