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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jul 15, 1948

Page

7

Bumper success at Nannup Anglican Ball

The Nannup Ladies Guild held a weekend fancy-dress ball with music by a Greenbushes orchestra and a superb supper. Guild officers commend the workers and announce prize winners including Best dressed couple Stork and Nurse, Most Original Lady Watch Mrs A Hutchins, Best Set group N King et al, Most Original Man Nurse F Badrick and others.

Nannup Ladies Guild Anglican Church Greenbushes Stork Dr. Waddington L. Guthridge Watch A. Hutchins N. King R. King K. Asplin T. Jeffreys PF. Wilson N, Wilson M. Spitz J. Bowrie F. Badrick D. Monday N. Duplessis K. Badrick

Social Crowd Visits and Holiday News from Bunbury and Nannup

Visitors from Perth Bunbury Bridgetown and Greenbushes gather for social week including Messrs Holland Savage Grinstead Moyle Campbell Redfern Brown Miller Norris Zilioll Gilham and Inspector W Rourke Mrs J Knowles on holidays in Nannup Mr Ron King arrives in Nannup to spend time at home Miss Mary Markie stays with the Higgins and Doug Arnold recovers from illness at his hotel.

Chate Holland Savage Grinstead Moyle Campbell Redfern Brown Miller Edgar Norris Zilioll Gilham Perth W. Hahn Harvey Lyons Bunbury H. C. Lawson Greenbushes W. Rourke Ron King Nannup Bridgetown Bob Higgins Mary Markie Bent

Plans for Hospital Kitchen Advance in Nannup

Plans for the hospital kitchen are revealed with the Lotteries Commission expected to contribute £50 toward costs. The Nannup Hospital Board met last week approving £200 in accounts. The board’s annual meeting is set for July 29.

Lotteries Commission Nannup Hospital Board

Shopkeeper's Lucky Escape on Broken Blackwood Bridge

Storekeeper Mr H Happ of Nannup escaped injury after his truck crossed a bridge over the Blackwood River on the Busselton road. A 21 ft section of the bridge fell in late Monday afternoon. timbers are believed to have been in bad condition.

H. Happ Nannup Blackwood River Busselton Road Timlers

State Parliamentary Session Opens With Address From Mr Hoar

Mr K K Hoar MLA notes the July 22 start of the State Parliamentary Session and urges all correspondence to Parliament House Perth. He reports completing his district tour and meeting many constituents to identify immediate district needs to be addressed during the upcoming session.

K. K. Hoar M.L.A Parliament House Perth

Hospital upgrades eyed at Bridgetown board meeting

Bridgetown Hospital Board plans to buy a Tenico floor polisher to modernize cleaning. It will study installing pillow phones so patients can listen to radio programs. Visiting committee for the current month includes H. J. Smith and D. Wauchope.

Bridgetown Hospital Messrs H. J. Smith D. Wauchope

Bridgetown Hospital Board Reports May and June Census

The May 31 hospital patient total is 15 with 44 admissions in June and 44 discharges in June, leaving 16 in hospital on June 30. There were 11 births during the period.

Bridgetown Hospital Board

Bridgetown Scouts Take Scout Promise and Prepare for Perth Trip

P Moulton and L Hester led a full muster as they took the Scout Promise. A light supper and games followed, and the bus to Perth leaves Friday at 1 30 pm. Training class is set for next Wednesday at 7 pm. A street stall is planned for Friday August 6 and bottle collections continued Saturday.

P. Moulton L. Hester

Nannup Edges Boyup Brook In Close Football Thriller

Nannup defeats Boyup Brook 98 to 83 after a seesaw match. R Howes scores six goals and A Guthridge adds two, while Riley Miller boots nine for Boyup in a high pace clash. McCombe and Callegari excel for Boyup, with Dean, Neilson, and Hutchins among Nannup’s best.

Nannup C. Neilson A. Pollock H. Hutchins C. Doe R. Neilson H. Howes W. Wood J. Dean A. Kearney M. Wood K. Asplin M. Guthridge W. Warner R. Howes A. Guthridge Brocks H. Patterson T. Jeffrey W. Hilzinger Wth J. Green J. Plunkett Boyup Brook T. Miller R. Duncan W. Paterson W. Hutchins McCombe L. Moore G. Stanton McLean Tucker Hayward Ithley Miller Saunders J. Brockmann Reg. Millar Morgan BUCKS Paterson McGurk Callegari Hughes Asplin Boyup Dean Kearney W. Patterson Riley Miller CHF Reg Millar Hower Callegar Doe McLean Tucker R. Miller Warner Jeffrey I. Morgan Goke Miller Patterson Hutchins Brookman Ron Howes Bill Woods Pattaraon Stanton Funk J. Dean Grissed A. Tuthridge Hilzinger J. Patterson Moore Mouthridge Aplin H. Paterson R. McCombe Duncan

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