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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
1
Recruitment notice seeking packing sheds workers including packers casemakers shed hands for Bridgetown Balingup and Greenbushes sheds. Applications directed to National Service Office or Paterson & Limited Bridgetown.
A reform drive seeks to broaden proct education to allow men to participate fully without gendered restrictions. It emphasizes equal access to sanctioned programs and practical training in the field.
A drowning occurred Monday on the Blackwood River involving Alexander Langton Hanlon 61, born near Wickepoon. Hanlon fell from a horse during a crossing with W Wheatley. his body was recovered two hours later from about 10 feet of water. He leaves a mother, father, and three sisters of Mt Hawthorn. burial was at Bridge Town Cemetery with Rev. Father O Sullivan officiating. Funeral was arranged by Wm Moyes and Sen. of Bridgetown.
The Westralian Farmers Ltd announces vacancies at Bridgetown and Dalingup for 145 season work. Positions include dehydration plant packers casemakers and shedhands with applications to the National Service Office in Bridgetown. Mr J Cowley Nantwup thanks Nanwnip and Chowerup districts for support during stress.
A ministerial address outlines postwar education aims including visual aids, raising school leaving age to 15 or 16, and abolition of junior and leaving examinations. It critiques exams as archaic, urges vocational training and psychological assessment, and highlights issues of large classes and the unskilled workforce.
Social and personal items note Mr T Nee and daughter Jey holidaying at Perth and Bunbury while Miss Elsie Chrisp enjoys a city vacation. Stella Reid’s two week Bunbury break and Miss Freda Lilley’s Busselton holiday return to Bridgetown. Mrs Oridgers and daughter travel to Narrogin by train after Bridgetown holiday. Pat Rankine visits her uncle and aunt in Claremont. Several pieces discuss education and vocational training, urging moral education to fit individuals to their natural aptitudes to reduce unhappiness and discontent. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Laurie Klopper on a January 6 daughter birth. Various local travels, hospital notes, an accident involving Miss Thora Green, and best wishes for recovery accompany a reportable local social scene.
The Bridge town Repertory Club’s annual visit to Beyup featured a Modern Show Hour production with Wits stars and 42 performers delivering 41 items including encores. The capacity audience, many standing, praised the varied programme and strong musical numbers led by Les Pearce.
Last Saturday Bridgetown welcomed 25 sun-tanned Boy Scouts who returned from a fortnight camping at Busselton under Scoutmaster Sandilands. They enjoyed excursions to Yalingup caves and an aerodrome visit, with 42 boys total under G.S.M. and A.J.S.M. supervision. The camp highlighted strong community support, cooking standards, and two swimmers earning badges, with plans announced for next month's program and a new scout night.
The Balingup War Patriotic Committee presents a financial statement to December 31 showing receipts and payments from various welfare actions and community groups. The report, signed by G. E. White as chairman, notes support for hospital workers and volunteers and extends appreciation for efforts during the past year.
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