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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
7
Bridgetown road board told the Chamber of Commerce it will cover about £36 yearly for verandah light operation. A motion was carried to ask the board to pay Mr Ducas a flat £9 per quarter directly.
Bridgetown and Nannup Sunday School at 10 am Family Worship at 11 am Evening Service 7.30 pm. Nannup 3 pm on first Sunday. Ind Sunday Boronia Gully 2 pm Boyup Brook 3:30 pm Greenbushes 1:30 pm. Third Sunday Bridgetown and Nannup only fourth Sunday Mayanup 2 pm Boyup Brook 3:30 pm Greenbushes 5:30 pm. South Sunday Bridgetown and Nannup only Rev A L Meyer, Minister.
Church of England announces July and August service times. July 10 offers Holy Communion at 8 am and Matins at 11 am with Evensong at 7 30 pm. July 17 lists Holy Communion at 5 am and Holy Eucharist at 11 am with Evensong at 7 40 pm. July 24 includes Matins at 11 am and Evensong at 7 80 pm. July 31 shows Matins at 11 am and Evensong at 7 20 pm. August 7 presents Holy Communion at 8 am and Family Eucharist at 10 30 am with Evensong at 7 30 pm. Country services schedule Hester July 10 at 1 am, Mayanup July 17 at 3 pm, ornup Mill July 24 at 10 80 y4.m.
Health inspector for four boards Upper Blackwood Balingup Greenbushes Bridgetown discussed with Nannup and Donnybrook invited but not sending delegates. Motion urged Minister Mann for immediate reply while boards consider joint inspector to cut costs and avoid single council burden.
At a sparsely attended Chamber gathering seven members discussed boosting activity. TH C Jones urged a stronger canvass of members and prospects to attend meetings while Mr Davis warned of fading into oblivion if larger sessions are not held. President Doust proposed a monthly luncheon as incentive.
Don Rooke, elected honorary secretary of the Bridgetown Chamber of Commerce after B G Harrison resigned, has decided to make his home in Collie and hopes to move to Bunbury. He accomplished the impossible by securing a house in the mining town.
A fragment discusses inflation in Australia highlighting its mild height during prosperity yet warning of risks. It notes workers’ incomes and living standards, wartime losses, and potential rise in prices fueling social unrest and radical politics if inflation worsens.
The Bridgetown community bids farewell to Don Rooke, praised for his mechanical skill and sporting versatility. Local clubs including badminton, bowling, and golf thank him for aid and express hope he returns. Rooke notes 13 years in Bridgetown and plans a pause before possible comeback.
Former Boyup Brook schoolteacher Ww T J Eastcott has been endorsed as Labor candidate for the next Legislative Assembly election. He is currently teaching in the metropolitan area and comes from a well known South West farming family. Eastcott has timber industry experience and served as a branch secretary in the Timber Workers' Union. He has been a lifelong Labor supporter.
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