Residents and events in Greenbushes area weekly notes
Greenbushes social notes record visits and illnesses including Mrs W Hille’s Perth funeral, Pat Creech in hospital, flu cases, and local moves. Social calendar notes date change for Guides and Brownies meetings to the third Wednesday, with a social afternoon and teas. Greenbushes hockey team beat Nannup for a second win as players list. Upcoming match vs Donnybrook on the local ground.
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Old Greenbushes
Mra W. Hille
South Greenbushes
Perth
Yates
Guides and Brownies Assn
Night in Casablanca and Safari Style at Local Theatres
Talks celebrate Marx Brothers era comedy with Sig Ruman as Count Pfefferman in A Night in Casablanca. Joan Bennett stars in The Macomber Affair set in Nairobi during a big game hunt. Screenings planned at Greenbushes June 16 and Boyup Brook June 17.
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Sig Ruman
Count Pfefferman
Casablanca
Joan
Joan Bennett
Macomber
Benedict Bogeaus
Nairobi
British East Africa
Greenbushes
Boyup Brook
Practice hockey match sends six Nannup girls to Greenbushes
On Monday six Nannup girls travelled to Greenbushes for a practice match. Mia McKelvie umpired and coached. No goals were scored by either side. Afternoon tea followed, hosted by Greenbushes with a lineup including R Graham plus D Gugliemi, Cox, Buchanan, Williams, Yates, Bailey, Charnley and Selfers. Nannup fielded six players: Walker, Cooper, Lindsay, and Streatfield among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greanbushas
Nannup
Greenbushes
Mesdames McKelvie
Graham
Walker
W. Streatfield
M. Bailey
E.lindsay D. Buchanan
G. Williams
P. Perry
R. de Guglielmi
4. Yates
G. Yates
McCaffer
Nannup Girls
R. Graham
M. and
D. Cox
D. Buchanan
J. Charnley
J. Selfe
Fined for Non Attendance At Nelson Football Association Meeting
At a Nelson Football Association meeting last week Jayup Brook and Nannup clubs were fined £1 10s each for failing to have delegates attend. By law the association may fine up to £5 per absent club, with cases decided on merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Football Association
Jayup Brook
Nannup Club
Are Australians Richer or Poorer After the War
The article argues most people are better off postwar, with national income rising from £0.89bn in 1938-39 to £1.635bn in 1947-48 and real consumption up about 10 percent. It notes wider income distribution gains but warns rising prices and excess demand threaten gains, urging higher saving to protect prosperity.
St Marys Busselton Team Visits Manjimup for Badminton
A team of 8 men and 6 ladies from St Marys Club Busselton visited Manjimup on May 29. The visiting ladies proved stronger than their opponents while the men performed well, though Busselton lost the day by 12 sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Club
Busselton
Manjimup
Printing Practice Revels in Office Color Work
The article notes that all color printing is completed within the paper's own office, emphasizing in house production and control over color quality. The piece highlights efficiency gains and potential cost savings from keeping color work in house.
Hockey Ball A Great Success At Nannup
The Hockey Club hosted its annual ball on Saturday at Nannup with a large crowd and the Nannup RSL Band providing music. A dainty sit-down supper was served by the girls, novelty stalls and balloons created a festive atmosphere, and visitors from surrounding districts attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannup
Nannup Rsl
M. Baker
I.hutchins
M. Fore- Man
P. Denness
J. Wilson
P. Murphy
C. Kent
M. Harrison
N. Duplessis
Eileen Rodda
J. Honisett
Elsie Rodda
V. Hutchins
F. Longbottom
O. Sexton
Rafferty
D. Hutchins
N. Coleman
I. Neverman
A. White
Georgette
G. Forster
G. Widdison
L. Spitz
R. Scott
R. Wood
D. Cole
T. McClusky
Nannup Road Board Meeting Notes
At the last meeting the Nannup Road Board approved a school bus shelter permit for Mr. R Rowe and the £35 offer for a trailer from Mr. R Carroll. A rubbish removal service was set at 6d per bin. Notices will warn owners about blackberry control with possible prosecutions. A road inspection will occur every two months and the hall will be unused for outside meetings, reserved as a board room. The retirement of chairman E J T Brockman was formally recorded.
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Nannup Road
R. Rowe
R. Carroll
Nannup
Road Board Hall
Road Board
Ford
Rowe
E. J. T. Brockman
Ewe Sa
Hockey Club thanks patrons at ground gathering
The president and secretary of the Hockey Club thanked everyone for their patronage and expressed the wish to see a few more at the ground on Saturday. Mr. P. O'Mara carried out the duties of MC.
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Mesdames Middleton and
W. Allen
Kim
Mra F. Semmens
R. Angus
Nannep
Mra Myales
Mrs Rattery
Mrs Keiley
J. Davies
A. E. Jones
Pat Creech
Shirley Wilkes
Keiley
T. H. Feazey Baker
Jepkson
Brock
Gaelet
F. J. Wilson
Shamrock Hotel
Greenbushes Cinema Presents
Gregory Peck
Robert Preston
Reginald Denny
Hasses Dss
Capel Dairy Co
W. G. Allen
Vacuum Oil CO
P.O
Newton's Garage
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Buick
Oxy
Palatine Insurance & A. M. P. Insurance
National Library of Australia
Talkies
Nannup Review
Fawt
Mia McKelvie
Rs Nannup
G. Walker
C. Cooper
H. Lindsay
F. R. E. Mauldun
University of Western Australia
Dean Bros
Commonwealth Oil Refineries
Nannup Road Board
RK. J. Wakefield
Nannup Garage & Service
Stn
M, McCafferty
Prop
P.O. Box
Kriesler
A. Batteries
Nannup Hotel
Doug, Arnold
Page
Bridgetown Advocate
Thurg
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