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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jun 27, 1947

Page

3

Warriors edge Boyup in mixed football match thriller

In Elance the Warriors led from start to finish but Boyup kept within reach, final score BOYUP 8 goals 13 points to WARRIORS 10 goals 14 points. Lang captained Warriors with Crowley and Kennerley advancing plays. McLean captained Boyup with Patterson and Hutchings among standouts.

Warriors Boyup Elance Boyvup Lang Bashford Coverley Crisp Faithfull Ff. Faithfull Whitnish Kennerley Heron Cox May Woodthorpe Pryce Crowley E Glaney Glaney Armstrong Guy McLean James Dent Hk Millar Stanton B. Whitten R. Whitten Patterson Hutchings Forsythe Gordon Smith Miller Giles Caligari Whelan Boyups Glancy Hoyups R. Whitten R. Millar Br. Millar Callgari Boyups Patterson Boyups R. Whitten Les Guy Warriors Pryce M. Glancy Boyups Caligari Boyups McLean Rashford Reds

Apple and Pear Board’s 1948 prospects questioned

At Bridgetown meeting Mr E Hester grower representative and Western Australian Fruitgrowers’ Association vice-chairman said predicting Board continuity in 1948 was very difficult. He noted 1947 shortages of wrapping paper and timber for cases and warned material costs could rise with no clear forecast.

Apple and Pear Board E. Hester Western Australian Fruitgrowers’ Association Bridgetown Fruitgrowers’ Association Hester

Trout Acclimatisation Field Day Proposed

The first June week closes a Society construction phase and marks the start of breeding. Ponds near the bye wash were concreted at cost overruns, six new raceways and four hatchery troughs expand capacity to half a million fry. By May 1 traps yielded the first fish. by June 15, 187 trout had been captured and ova collected on June 1. Hatchery work proceeds with eggs set to ripen, orders for nearly 100,000 fry anticipated as demand grows.

Field Day At Hatchery Planned For Public Visitors

The Society schedules a Field Day at the hatchery on the first fine Sunday after July 14. Visitors may see the wild trout traps, ova stripping, and hundreds of thousands of eggs at various incubation stages including green eyed ova alevins and fry, weather permitting.

B Society

Bridgetown Dominates Pennant Golf In Close Clash

Bridgetown beat Penna 10 matches to 2 in a day of morning singles and afternoon foursomes. Morning results saw Wheatley, Speer, Hester, Moyes, Nelson, Randell, Stevenson, and Peck win or lose as listed with Bridgetown players first. Foursomes were all won by Bridgetown with Wheatley Lory, Speer Randell, and Moyes Peck defeating opponents. Afternoon tea and captain greetings closed the day.

Bridgetown S. Wheatley G. Yull T. Speer FL Hawter G. Hester C. Hawter C. Moyes G. Phillips H. Long

Delays Hit Greenbushes Road Project Location 5296

Wet weather halts work on a road through Location 5296 with £507 0s 7d spent by June 13. The board seeks Main Roads Department approval to delete Hornby’s Hill widening from the approved schedule and reallocate the £100 Hornby grant to the Location 5296 road.

Main Roads Department Hornby’s Hill Road Hornby

Coupons and expiry dates for various items in 1947

The notice lists multiple coupon types such as TEA SUGAR BUTTER MEAT and CLOTHING with numbers and expiry dates ranging from July 6 to September 14, 1947. It instructs marking coupons with a cross to prevent reuse and sending them in an unstamped envelope to Red Cross Box XYZ, GPO.

Red Cross

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