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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
2
Len Simmons won the spoon outright at Brid getown range last Sunday with over 500 yards. This was his second appearance here. Bernie Hubery was a close second, while W Hubery and F Tate dead heated for third. Conditions were cool and pleasant, boosting attendance.
Next Sunday members will journey to Pemberton for the day. Shooting on the Bridgetown range will resume on March 27.
Printed and published by Francie L. Semmens for Coun try Newspapers Pty Ltd at their Steere St Bridge town office.
Winnijup Farmers Union asks Bridgetown Road Board to apply the Stock Diseases Act to footrot and the Vermin Act to destroy rabbit warrens. Board discusses footrot as 30 percent of local sheep affected, plans inspection and targeted eradication. Rabbits would be ploughed out where possible to reduce numbers, but labor and terrain pose challenges.
At the Baliningup Road Board meeting delegates of the Trout Council will inspect district streams for evidence of trout following fry fingerling and yearling releases. Other items include long service leave policy traffic inspector request and aircraft distress signaling committee plans.
Sundays matches in the Bridgetown Cricket Association advance to decision with Sunnyside facing Railways at Sunnyside and Bridgetown meeting Greenbushes at Bridgetown. Bridgetown names G. Morgan as captain with team including Mabey Herlihy Holgate Semmens Truslove Bashford Prastidis Newman Hardie Forrest Krachler and an emergency.
Greenbushes stood 173 for 7 when rain halted play against Railways at Bridgetown last Sunday, leaving the match to be declared a draw with 2 points each. Baskerville led the reply with 47 off 86, supported by Broomfield 30 and Lindsay 39 not out, while Railways bowler Mellows claimed 4 for 73.
Road Board secretary B C Siggins announced at Friday’s meeting that bitumenising projects on several Bridgetown streets will start on March 16.
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