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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jul 26, 1946

Page

5

Rovers Triumph Over Boyup Brook In Tough Bridgetown Oval Match

Rovers defeated Boyup Brook on the Bridgetown Oval with a late surge as Long, Garside, Anderson and Giblett starred for the visitors. Stephens and Miller led Boyup Brook with notable marks and goals despite player injuries and heavy conditions.

Boyup Brook Rovers Bridgetown Oval Petterson Boyup Centrals Greenbushes Moore Garside Cardinal R. Long Waller J. Giblett Anderson Gee Gillett R. Lynam Ganzer J. Timms O'Neil Marshall Guy Giblett Clancy McEvoy G. Stephens Patterson Geo. Giblett Fraser Teds Riley Miller Johnnie Giblett Geo Stephens Miller Timms Long Baggs R. Miller Pettersen Miller Sar McLean Beatty Thompson Fargrieve O'Neill Marshall Handy G. Miller Squires

Balingup Beats Centrals in Wet Home clash

In windy wet ground Centrals hosted Balingup on Sunday with Balingup winning by four points. Final scores show Centrals 4 12 36 and Balingup 5 4 34 as Centrals trailed by one point at three quarter time. Best for Galingup were Jenkins Tregise and Rex Bailey. for Centrals R Sullivan L Leahy V Knapton and L Allen.

Centrals Falingup Balingup Galingup Jenkins Tregise Rex Bailey R. Sullivan L. Leahy V. Knapton L. Allen

Stop Press Football Lineup Changes Announced

Winnish Sullivan and Hayes replace McLean Thompson Herbert and Timms in No 2 team while Timms replaces Knapton in No 1 team. Indicates ongoing player shuffles and selection decisions ahead of upcoming fixtures.

Winnish Sullivan Hayes McLean Thompson Herbert Timms J. Timms Knapton

Bridgetown Golf Amid Boisterous Weather Forces Tough Play

Last Saturday afternoon at Bridgetown golf course flood water on greens and fairways made play very difficult for the stableford event. W Urquhart won with 23 10.5 33.5 while BF Salvair 25 7.8 12.8 and W H Jones 17 14 31 posted top cards. A bogey competition is set for next Saturday. players should sign up with honorary secretary H Long.

Stableford W. Urquhart BF. Salvair W. H. Jones Ted Hester W. Hector Ramage I HH. Long H. Scott

Bridge Town Olf Club Plans Ewing Cup Renaming and Open Championship

The Bridge town olf Club held its committee meeting with ten members presided by Mr. Doust. They renamed the club trophy to the Wing Cup in honor of ex president Mr. Ewing and outlined monthly fixtures including Stroke and Canadian Foursome. An open Bridge town District Golf Championship is set for September 22 with an open bogey on September 21.

Bridgetown Olf RE. Doust Vp, Ewing Stableford Doust

Pemberton Golf Ladies Medal Leads By Mrs Smith

In heavy rain on July 18 the Pemberton ladies conducted a monthly medal with Mrs Doug Smith taking top honors. Scores show Mrs Smith 64/12/42 and Miss E Richard 65/17/48 among others, while men faced cancelations and limited play.

Doug. Smith Smith Carnbo Deadman E.richard McKeever Roby Knowles D. Smith

Hockey fixtures and results in Warren Association

Last Saturday saw Brayton unable to field against Deanmill in one A grade match due to team shortages. Bridgetown hosted Manjimup and lost 3 0 with Manjimup scorers E Gomme 2 and A Olliver 1. goalie and a half back were missing for Bridgetown. Next Saturday the second round ends with Bridgetown v Deanmill at Bridgetown and Jardee v Deanmill at Jardee. Manjimup has a bye.

Warren Association Jardee Deanmill Bridgetown Manjimup Manjim

Junction Welter and Meteor Girl Race Highlight Card

Race card notes Say’s reorcers on Junction Welter two and Meteor Girl one Merab’s Dream two Fine Stream six readable fragments indicate a set of horse racing entries with unclear descriptors and missing context.

Merab

Man claims wife used hypnotism to take money

In a local court a man testified that his wife extracted money from him by hypnotism. He noted that few wives train to hynotize their husbands in such schemes.

Troublesome Pines at Bridgetown Road Board Meeting

The Bridgetown Road Board received a complaint from Westralian Farmers Co operative Ltd about nuisance from tall pines between their property and government buildings beyond the railway. Officials debated lopping 20 to 30 feet high but questioned removal authority since trees sit on government property. A solicitor's ruling will be sought and Crown Law Department notified.

Bridgetown Road Westralian Farmers Co-operative Ltd Moyes Crown Law Department

Bridgetown Road Board Sets Finance Figures For Year

The Bridgetown Road Board secretary Mr BE Siggins tabled figures at the July meeting. Estimated rates for the year total £2296 and traffic licences £2400. Expenditure includes £190 for blackberry destruction with £2730 available for works after other provisions. The Board decided to pool the rates and spread the loan rate district wide.

Siggins Bridgetown Road Board

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