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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
4
Monthly statement tabulated by the secretary shows a bank general account credit balance of £122/165/10. Road account credit £414/2/7, No.1 loan account £ arsi4/7, vermin £141/6/6, debit balances loan rates £115/0/10, health £ STPL/5.
Margery Longbottom married Leslie Dean at Nannup Anglican Church in a gown of soft French silk with embroidery. The ceremony drew a large crowd, with Miss Mileen Rodda as bridesmaid, Jack Crowthers as best man, and a wedding breakfast for about 70 guests. The couple left for Busselton and were joined by guests from Bridgetown, Perth, and Busselton.
Local society notes list residents and visitors in Nannup last week and over the long weekend. Names include Mr A Baker, Miss C Steislin, Mrs A Stewart, Mr T Excell, Mr K Murphy, Mr R Mackie, Miss R Wilson, Mr P Fredricks, Mr F Kent, Mr M Monday, Mr T Denness, Miss J Stewart, and Mr G Stewart. Attendees and departures reference holidays, family visits, and a wedding at Mr Bean's brother’s ceremony.
Labor Day chopping events at Boyup Brook crown A Neilson of Nannup district as P D Forrest Open Underhand champion. Coutts and Dineen from Manjimup axemen figure prominently in WA Championship heats, with final placements listing Coutts Williams Dearle O Meara and Dineen among top finishers.
Report details the first heat of the D. Forrest Open Underhand 12 inch legs. Final times listed include 6f sec for A. Neilson 16 and W. T. Miller 19 with CC. Peel 15 and C. Fon tannini 17 noted in the sequence, and the second heat incomplete with Cc. Welch 14 leading.
The report covers standing block results with multiple heats led by WY T Miler and G A Gale dead heat for first in heat one, a 50 second time. Second heat lists C B Moore LC Peel Gibbs with times around 56 seconds. Third heat shows Dinneen, Johnson, Dearle positions and times near 44 seconds with several scratches and names noted.
Nannup Rifle Club members battled two downs over 300 yards in March Club Spoon. F Badrick led with 30 29 10, closely chased by L Cole. A Pollock posted best rifle total 67. Others included Jim McKittrick 68, G McKittrick 61, T Warner 48, RR McAtee 68, D Roberts 44.
At the hotel over the last week guests from Perth and regional towns attended a wedding in Nannup. Attendees included Durrant Bowra Halliday Hall McKennan Hlarrmis and J Henry Murray Henry Salter Sam son Whitten Vaughan Robinson H C Lawson and families E Taylor family from Busselton and others from Greenbushes Cowaramup and YWorth.
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