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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
8
Classified ad notes Mr Tom Clover appointed agent for Prevost and Co Pty Ltd Bridgetown district. Prevost exports wool hides sheep skins kangaroo skins and others. People wishing to do business with this firm are invited to contact Mr Clover for values prompt attention and quick returns.
The meeting will be held in the Lesser Hall Bridgetown on Tuesday 1hth March 1949 at 8 p m. Officers will be mentioned and discussions include a proposed children’s playground a kindergarten and the production of a tourist brochure.
A tyre 30 x 6 with wheel is lost on the 4th between Bridgetown and Greenbushes. Finder so return to the Station Master at Greenbushes on Bridge Town.
In loving memory of our darling mother who left us on 9 March 1944. Loved and missed by her daughter Grace and son in law Dave.
A sale will be held at J. B. Lindsay's yard in Nannup on Friday March 18 at 2 p.m. Further entries invited.
The Bridge town Junior Farmers Club marked its tenth birthday with a weekend event in Bridgetown featuring Harvey visitors and South-West Supervisor Mr. G Brennan. Members enjoyed swimming tennis and cricket at Sunnyside Hall and Fonty's Pool, with a two tier cake and a music surprise from Harry Davidson’s orchestra. The celebration included a Sunday trip to Manjimup Pem berton and Eastree, a Monday tour of Bridgetown sights, and plans for an eleventh birthday celebration with ideas for a bigger event next year.
Weekend visitors to Manjimup included the Michelides family staying at the Donnelly with Mr and Mrs Ken Dodd and Mr and Mrs Frank LeRoy. Also present were Mr and Mrs Spike Michelides and Miss Dorothy Bird.
Bridgetown and Yorhup host weekend tennis fixtures with men and women singles and doubles results. Notable results include Davies defeating Walter 6 3 and Johnson besting Walter 6 4 in men’s singles, and multiple close doubles matches ending 10 9 and 12 5.
Acknowledgment to firefighters who safeguarded Mr Selby Coverley’s residence during his absence. The report lists numerous local social and sporting draws and match results between Bridgetown and Yornup across multiple events with mixed doubles and singles totals, concluding with overall sets and games totals.
Bridgetown team visited Boyup Brook last Sunday and suffered a defeat at the hands of the home players amid a strong home performance.
Bridgetown player Mrs L Busch captured the Ladies Handicap Singles title in the first post war Manjimup Lawn Tennis Club tournament defeating Miss I Mann. Final score 6 2 6 2.
At the last Nanup Road Board meeting Dell Agosting is authorised to drag the Bridgetown road and L McLellan’s repair offer on Go Gully Road for £10 is accepted. Further arrangements are left to Mr. Ford and Mr. Hutchins.
The Nannup Road Board considered a subsidy request from the Nannup Bowling Club totaling £6 for 1948 and 1949 at £3 per year and an agreed pump and engine use for hall water pumping. The club also sought a future annual increase of £1.
At the Nannup Tennis Club meeting the club announced a new method to determine the most improved player for the season after interest in the humping board activities fell short. Messrs. S. Ford and F. Taylor each donated a trophy for the event.
At its last meeting the Nannup Road Board chose the land between the railway station and the river as a camping area. The secretary was told to post notice prohibiting rubbish dumping in the area.
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