Fruit Fly Outbreak Alarms Manjimup District Officials
Fruit fly has reappeared in the Manjimup district raising concern among Agricultural Department staff who warn it could spread rapidly if it reaches Jonathan crops. Outbreaks tend to follow railway lines and back-yard orchards. A jassid build up in east and north Manjimup is also watched. Bridgetown seeks two men’s hockey teams with local players ready to form squads under Mick Dunn.
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Manjimup
Agricultural Department
Bridgetown
Mick Dunn
Kitchen Tea for Popular Lass Miss Tommy Hall
Dancing interspersed with games made the kitchen tea a pleasant evening for Miss Tommy Hall who is shortly to marry Jim Haron of Yarloop. She will be missed by many friends in Bridgetown as she leaves town. Useful kitchen utensils were received and a delicious supper was served.
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Tommy” Hall
Bridgetown
Jim Haron
Yarloop
Tommy
Virgilians Hold First Birthday Rally in Bridgetown
Virgilians gathered at the Lesser Hall on February 28 for their first Birthday Rally. Attendees came from Collie Bunbury Manjimup Mt. Barker Burekup Pingelly and other towns. Virgilia visited and cut a festive cake, greeting Perth centre and presenting a birthday bouquet to E Bashford.
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Bridgetown
Virgilians
Collie
Bunpury
Manjimup
Mt. Barker
Burekup
Pingelly
Machin
Max Leonhardt
L. Archer
Bridges
Vera Machin
Fiana
Drummond
Virgilia
Bridges Town
Perth
E. Bashford
Dale Timms
Electrically Lit Lawn Sets Social Evening apart
An electrically lit lawn with table tennis darts and golf putting entertained guests at the Briggs home on Friday night. Mrs. Briggs organized the event for the Church of England work stall with about a hundred attendees and roughly £10 raised for the bazaar fund. Winners included Mrs Lin for bridge and Mr Salvair for golf putting among others. Supper was served at the close.
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C. E. Briggs
Briggs
Church of England
Maslin
Bridgetown Mixed Doubles Medal Tennis Tournament
Bridgetown Tennis Club conducted a handicap mixed doubles event over three rounds on Saturday. Mrs. Busch won the women's trophy with Mrs. J Walker runner up, while the men's section saw J Williams triumph over Don Rooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgetown Tennis Club
Busch
J. Walker
J. Williams
Don Rooke
Fierce Fires Endanger Homes in Bridgetown
Two separate bush and grass fires threatened dwellings in Bridgetown on Monday. About 20 men fought a blaze at the Barlee Steere Street corner, saving the guide hut and HH Wood’s house. A second fire in Lofty Street covered ten to twelve acres on steep terrain, controlled after about 34 hours.
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Bridgetown
Barlee
Steere Streets
HH. Wood
Lofty Street
Bridgetown Reds Win 5 W Pennant at Bunbury
Bridgetown Reds clinched the South West Pennant Bowls title at Bunbury on Sunday by 29 points, defeating the finals team Collie Blues 87 to 58. Weighell Wright Bolton Cox led 28 21 15 22 point tallies while team rosters included Cherrie Balme Rawson Moulton and Tomelty Fleet Tower Fo H Pearce.
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Bridgetown Reds
Bunbury
Collie Blues
Bridgetown R
Weighell
Wright
Bolton
Cox
Collie
Cooper
Chester
Millen
Davey
Cherrie
Balme Rawson
Moulton
Hoerton
G. McLeod
Cross
Marl
Bridgetown
Tomelty
Fleeton
Tower
Fo H
Pearce
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Harmer & Rouse
South-West Co-Operative Dairy Farmers Ltd
F.o.r
Nannup
Scott's Pharmacy
Wauchope
R. Hancock & Sons
Spencer Street
NEA
CES
Barney Hay
Bunbury Good
Hudson & Standard Cars
Shamrock Hotel
Mac
E. McCaul
Yates Tea Rooms
Greenbushes
Frank A. Stonehouse
Country Newspapers Pty., Ltd
Steere, St. Bridgetown
Greenbushes Cinema Presents
Clatdette Cotessset
Walter Pidghon
Wwwne Allyson
Lionel Barrymore
The
Donna Reed
Tom Drake
Newton's Garage
Chevrolet, Pontiac and
Buick Sales and Service
G. M. H. Service
Oxy
L'Alatine Insurance & A. M. P. Insurance
Newmaid
Rod Brooke
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