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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
4
The Bridgetown Scout Group Committee urged the local Board to purchase land for a hall. Secretary E C Siggins reported inquiries showed the current Scout Hall site is a utility reserve, allowing vesting of the block in the Board but restricting equipment use. The Board adopted this suggestion.
H Moore elected chairman of the Local Road Board following the resignation of Scott after a decade as Winnijup Ward representative and board chair. Scott will join the Senate. colleagues praise his work on Bridgetown district projects and thank him for loyalty and cooperation. Moore and Evans chosen unopposed as chairman and vice chairman.
Sixteen boys from Yarnup and Greenbushes returned from a 12 day combined camp at Bunbury. The group enjoyed fishing crabbing and boating with two boats provided by the 2nd Western Australia Sea Scouts.
Bridgetown Hospital Board disclosed that an Aga cooker will be funded from a bequest by P. A. Connolly. New shade trees will be planted on the west side to block sun for patients. A new care room and nurses quaters will replace existing facilities. Secretary C. V. Draper reported patient totals: aged 60s perhaps, discharges 51, births 10, deaths 1. outpatients treated 61.
Bridgetown Road Board decided to use its entire plant and staff for grant funded work with exceptions. It favors a 10 to 12 ft road for eight miles over a wider shorter route. The Bridgetown Bowling Club proposed February 7 reception for visiting bowlers, following last year’s successful format. The Bridgetown Repertory Club thanked the Board for hall improvements before Quiet Weekend. The Bridgetown Infant Health Centre reports £425 in hand and a £400 pledge from the Lotteries Commission for a clinic project.
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