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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
8
Classified ad seeks Bridgetown residents with spare rooms or lodging for female apple packers arriving for the season. References accommodation needs and requests responses to the advertiser.
Elder Smith & Co. Ltd. offer a six room stone and brick residence in Bridgetown on Gifford Road Lot 85 and five building blocks part of Bridgetown Town Lot 385. Lots listed with precise perches and roods. Auction to be held Friday 4 February at 2.80 p.m. at Freemasons Hotel. Further details from auctioneers in Perth or Bridgetown.
A sale of 100 cattle offered by various owners by auction includes 30 fat steers aged 2 to 3 years, 10 fat heifers aged around 3, 30 fat cows, 10 store cows, and 20 mixed cattle. Further entries invited.
A jumble of 1949 Bridgetown notices lists items for quick sale including a large drop side cot, an oak kitchenette, a 1928 Case tractor with tyre condition details, and various household goods. Job ads call for wardsmaids at Bridgetown Hospital, a lady for Saturday work, and a senior office assistant position with salary notes. Also tender notices for store premises at Boyup Brook and RSL event details appear among the postings.
Visitors and residents are promised a night of variety with skits and solos at the year’s brightest show. Tickets priced 3 with tax, children half price. Box plan at Wuchope’s News Agency.
Jacqueline reports on local social notes from Bridgetown listing residents on leave and holidays. Names include Graham Ruck Vincent Holmes Doreen O Neil Stan Wanke Mrs E Leonard and others as they travel to Perth Busselton Kalgoorlie and Augusta with several joining families and staff changes at local shops.
A list of newborns this month includes a son for Mr. and Mrs. Vegar and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. H Long in Bridgetown and Yornup, with other births in Greenbushes and Bridgetown. Notables include transfer notices for Gordon Gregson to Kent Street High School and visits by business and hotel figures such as Swan Brewery’s J L Stephen, Paterson & Co. directors, and local residents, plus dental staff arrival and holiday visits.
Lieut Commander Tidy of the Royal Navy toured Bridgetown and district and left for England. A. B. Starke of Skipper Railey Motor Co. visited from Perth. Tourists were brought by Tourist Omnibus Services with a party including J Sullivan and family and G Revill. Mrs Maud Towes died in Royal Perth Hospital after illness. funeral at Karrakatta Cemetery. Personal notes mention G V Draper and E E Hill seen in town.
The funeral for Leonard James Pears 21 was held in Bridgetown Monday at 2 p.m. E T Moyes conducted the burial with chief mourners listed as his parents Mr and Mrs W Pears and extended family including Esma Pears Ron Pears and others. Pall bearers named J Phelan Len Ward E L Brown N Bukovskis. Arrangements were by Wm Moyes and Son.
Edward William Healy appeared in Bridgetown Police Court before Mr L W Stotter AM charged with begging alms on January 18 and deemed idle and disorderly. He was sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Constable A J Cowle prosecuted.
Secretary C. H. Briggs said the Bridgetown Trotting Club plans to race within a few weeks. A tentative date has been set and approval from WATA is awaited.
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