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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
5
Local notes report injuries at Greenbushes Plant and hospital visits, traffic police focus on speeding with 32 cautions to date, visits by Roy Hayes and Pop Thompson, marriage plans for Frank Lake, Inland Hairdressers in town, and a new 18 hp Vauxhall for Kieran Ryan. Tennis championships names Doug Wauchope as singles winner among others.
A small brown and white fox terrier known to S S West railway staff has been seen riding free on goods trains, chasing behind from Bridgetown toward Hester then thumbing lifts back home. Mr W Sloan of Bridgetown is his owner, and the dog outwits him for a ride. Syd Bearne and family return to Balingup after a Busselton visit, with at least two fish fewer there.
The farmers held a well attended meeting with about 20 members present. J Darragh the Dairy MField Officer spoke on blackberry eradication while Mr Darragh outlined his district coverage including Upper Capel Wilga Nannup Kirup and Greenbushes. The group debated union benefits and conference items including funding changes and TB testing compensation.
At the March meeting the Balingup Road Board discussed Australind bus tickets and seat certainty, traffic inspector hire, and renewal of Hall drainage by Vincent Paying Co. It noted £500 for Southampton Road and £500 for a Brooklands bridge, no reports linking haemoglobin deficiency to disease, and migration nomination displays. A proposed £1000 loan for parks was shelved, and an audit for 1948 showed satisfactory finances with a 99.54 percent current rate collection.
Ross Knapton and family spent the Bunbury day enjoying the races. Mrs Knapton will travel to Perth for a weeks stay with relatives. Lionel Meares of East Kirup school visited colleagues R Oliver and spouse at Balingup. Mrs Featherstone, secretary to Mr Lemmon, called on supporters during a Tambellup conference stop.
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