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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1947
Page
1
West Australian country week cricket coverage notes disappointment among local players missing from photos in The West. It highlights notable locals CIUT Spackman of Margaret River and two cricketers Bill Harrison and Tom Bashford seen in ad photography for the £8,000 inter-doms final.
Long serving Bridgetown Bowling Club member Alf Zinnecker receives life membership amid tributes from both clubs. Mrs Zinnecker, a former model and film actress, is lauded for international upbringing and work with the Ladies club. The couple plan to move to Perth and may join a local club.
The Bridgetown Singles final saw brothers W Pearce and E Pearce compete with W Pearce prevailing. He will face another South West club champion at Bridgetown on March 18.
With last Sunday's results, the Bridgetown Association reaches the semi finals. Matches include Sunnyside versus Greenbushes as Greenbushes advances to next weekend’s fixtures watched with interest.
A hut at a Boyup Brook sawmill burned with Luka Sumic inside. Bert Cook and boss with Constable J Healy rushed to the scene but could not enter. The inquiry suggests Sumic died from smoking in bed, with no stove present. Sumic, a Yugoslav worker in Western Australia for twenty years, was buried at Boyup Brook Catholic cemetery after services.
Nannup Bowling Club hosted the championship singles on their home green after a bye on Sunday afternoon.
S L Social Innovation notes a new introduction as wind up to R S L monthly meetings in Bridgetown. New president Mr W L Owen presided with over 70 attendees and visitors from other branches. Mered iths retiring president Mr Fred Buck honoured. farewells to Mr and Mrs J F Smith. letter of cheer to Sister Thompson.
In A grade 18 end games final 25 ends. Wilkins and Dakin beat Pearce and Pearce 16 15. Weighell and Milward beat Cox and Lauchlin 17 15. Jones and Moulton beat Polina and Meredith 31 10. Elder and Rawson beat Crowd and Waller 18 15. Plate sees McClure and Bazeley beat Mitchell and Arquheart II lo Binges and Bently beat Tover and Abbott ta. B grade Whistlecraft and King Nesbitt and Carr 21 16. Balme and Murray beat Bazeley and Ruck 21 12. Mitchell and Machin beat Nicholls and Sussmill 14 18. Semi finals Whistlecraft and King 16 12. Windass and Dixon 17 14. Nesbitt and Carry Bazeley and Ruck 22 20. Whistlecraft and King to play Windass and Dixon next weekend in the final of the A Grade Pairs Championship.
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