This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
5
Manjimup timber contractor Matisa Jerry Pernich aged 38 was killed yesterday morning when a branch from a tree struck him. He and John Hunter were felling on Ball's property along the Manjimup Mt Barker road about ten miles from Manjimup.
Bridgetown Scouts announce an August 6 street stall with donations welcome at Jack Bainbridge's shop. A bottle collection succeeded last Saturday and a training class is set for August 11. A Yarnup party for Scouts and Guides is planned for August 6 with a 7.15 pm bus. A winter indoor program includes snooker darts table tennis and other games. A church parade is scheduled for August 1 at Pauls Church.
Printed and published by Francis L. Semmens for Coun try Newspapers Pty. Ltd. at their office in Steere St Bridge town.
A heavy muddy clash between Balingup and Rovers produced a seesaw battle with injuries and late drama. Key players included Lewis, Giblett, Allsop, and Knapton for Balingup, while Rovers relied on Ward, Lynam, Garrett, and Bailey. The match ended with Rovers scoring 9 goals 8 points to Balingup 7 goals 16 points.
A hard fought draw left Deanmill at 0 0 with Magpies in a thirst draw for the year. Bridgetown teams lost to Pemberton and Robins in Saturday action. Robins beat Bridgetown Blues 3 0 at Manjimup with Avis Oliver Joyce Crowd and Norman Trevor scoring. Robins and Pemberton opened a gap to Magpies and Deanmill while two rounds remain before semi finals. Standings show Robins 11 8 1 22 89, Pemberton 10 7 19 31 7, Magpies 11 4 0 28 8, Deanmill 1 1 41 7 14, Blues 2 8 12 9 4, Jardee 10 Le 1 24s, Golds 1o 8 1 fT 47. Next games include Robins vs Deanmill at Manjimup and Golds vs Jardee at Bridgetown.
Bridgetown wins 4-1 over visiting Harvey girls in A Grade after a tight match. In B Grade, Harvey defeats Bridgetown 2-1. About 20 Harvey players traveled, visiting Manjimup and Jardee, dancing in Bridgetown, and sightseeing before returning Sunday night.
The captain E S Hester led his team to a 6 to 5 victory over the vice captain G H Randell in a Saturday golf event. Results list individual wins losses and a tie with several matches featuring Hester and others. Next, Bridgetown club hosts the Blackwood District open and closed championships with a handicap 18 hole bogey on Saturday at 1 pm followed by a dance as arrangements are finalized. The club reports improved links with fairways and greens. plans to enlarge the clubhouse are under review.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.