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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
7
The Boyup Brook Golf Club hosted Brancaster players on Sunday June 12 in a social match. Brancaster won on points and disrupted local plans to travel to Manjimup. Local results feature D Murray and J Lee Steere 6 and 6, with numerous wins and tight finishes.
The Boyup Brook Farmers' Union discusses opposition to acquisition by the Apple and Pear Board. A June 17 meeting will decide on a growers' ballot for the 1950 crop and potential formation of a fruit pool. Delegates are named to Perth to advance distribution plans and case measurement preferences.
In Boyup Brook Police Court on June 7, Andrew W Fairgrieve and Paul Dennis Teehan pleaded guilty to obstructing traffic and were fined £5 plus costs or 15 days in jail. Constable Healy prosecuted. John Daniel Topper of Gosnells pleaded guilty to driving an unlicensed vehicle and was fined £3 with 16/6 costs or 15 days’ imprisonment. An order required payment of a quarter of the annual license fee.
Early in life Forrest served in the AIF and fought at Gallipoli with the 10th Light Horse. He farmed near Boyup Brook before turning to rabbit trapping. He died aged 83 in 1968 with a large funeral in Boyup Brook, led by Rev. C. E. King and attended by many relatives from across the state.
The Tennis Club president, Mr Farrall, lauded the high standard of play and noted court resurfacing as key to improvement. He praised trophy selection and looked ahead to a bigger season with more members. Trophies awarded include Singles to L Pittelkow and Y Beatty, Ladies to Mrs Wyllie and D Hanna, and various doubles and handicap events.
A report notes dissatisfaction with rainfall in the first 53 months of 1949 at Boyup Brook. End of May totals show 591 points, higher than several prior years including 1948, 1940, 1936, 1935, 1920, 1919, 1916, and 1914, while some years had lower rainfall.
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