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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
8
The meeting convenes at the Commonwealth Employment Office on Thursday June 8 at 7 30 p m All interested are invited to attend W L Owen Hon Sec
Situation Vacant notice offers a ready going Rawleigh business in Capel Preston Ballingup Greenbushes and Bridgetown Roads Districts. Good man wanted with car no capital required stock supplied on credit experience not necessary contact T R Co LTD 60 Dawson Street.
The Baligup Agency of the above Bank announces opening hours. Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. On Thursdays additional hours from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. T. B. Heffer serves as General Manager.
The Seti Claremont club will bring two teams to Bridgetown for finals before the carnival. Local players, likely carnival candidates, will have a chance to play together while selectors choose the South West carnival squad. Umpires reported lax club lists and unsigned forms, with risks of fines for Centrals and Rovers.
The list shows a set of race names and horse entries including Gullewa Handicap EPIC DOME and ALKANETTE SANFLEET with Helena Vale Mile Whangarie Gold and PATOIS SANS PATROL. Other events include Winter Handicap and Suburban Welter with entries BALDY TOPMAST DESERT FAITH KITTY COMEDY MELODY GIRL SAN BALKAN.
A row of race cards shows numerous greyhound event handicaps with dog names including Sols Echo Beaconsfield Attaboy Lord Earl's Best Earl's Lady Superson KulIn Stephen Red Miss Earl Again Fremantle Willace Arabian Queen Desmond Buckland Hill Lytham Port Copper Bar and Implacable.
Selection notes feature CAULFIELD selections for multiple hurdles and handcaps. Names include MAC Hurdle REBEL REGIS OUR LAND FAIR EFFENDI BAY MARK MISS SUZANNE GREAT SCOUT and other horses across Springvale Waverley and Loddon events with entries such as DASHING BEAU HAPPY MEDIUM GAY DONNA SEFTON CARNAGE STAR PORT BENARCA and JEVINGTON BRONZE LADDIE STEP ASIDE COUNT SION MOOGRABAH.
Last week Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Graham celebrated their wedding anniversary. The event also marked the 17th anniversary of Mr. Graham's business interests in Boyup Brook, the only establishment to remain unchanged in that period.
The acting secretary Mr Palmer was told to contact the architects and request they forward the plans for the War Memorial Appeal. The instruction was given at the May venue on Upper Blackwood Road.
Inland towns including Ballidu and Greenough aim to source marron from Bridgetown for planting in district dams. A one year trial was approved with progress reports to decide on continuation, and Mr Jones offered to place traps in the river if needed. Marron packing in wet straw favored. Fisheries Dept. advised charging £5 per 100.
Excessive mud and sudden water temperature shifts were cited as causes of fish and marron losses at Maranup Ford and Balingup. At a Blackwood Trout Acclimatisation Society meeting, members noted trout deaths and discussed heavy rainfall, orchard run off, and potential seasonal effects on river life.
Henry Nesbit was seen in Bridgetown last weekend after spending several weeks at Dunsborough performing building operations. The report notes his extended stay and ongoing construction work carried out during the period.
Mr C W ODea of the Manjimup Post Office staff has received confirmation of appointment as Postmaster at Mt 1 but has not yet been advised of his departure date.
In two days near Manjimup three crashes occurred. A diesel truck driven by Bruce Burnside collided with a tree on a Jardee main road. A cream truck driven by Arthur May and his infant daughter Jennifer rolled over near Wilgarrup. A road board truck carrying a road gang hit a tree on the Perup road. All injuries reported as minor.
A works meeting of the up Road Board agreed a list of priority roads for ex gratia money from the Roads Department. The list includes Balbarrup road to Jeffreys Fit, Upper Warren road, Pemberton 65 Gr road, Burnside Waller's road, Northcliffe roads, Donnelly Mill road, Creek road, Richardson Northcliffe, Deeside Coast Mulhilup road, West's road Group 120 to 143 Northcliffe. Also noted were Seven Day road, G Road Walpole and Mt. Barker road as already approved. Back at Manjimup on Friday after an absence on holiday was Mrs. A. May.
Six teams competed in the first Blackwood-W ren Basketball Association event. Bridgetown No 1 defeated Manjimup No 1 42 to 3 with Bridgetown players B Govan and C Brouns shining. Bridgetown No 2 beat Manjimup No 2 20 nil. Bridgetown State School beat Yornup 8 to 4. Umpires included Mrs Bennett and Mrs Clarkson. Teams urged to adopt distinct colors for Manjimup teams ahead of Country Week from June 26 to July 1.
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