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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
8
Members are advised that the March meeting scheduled for next Tuesday at the Exchange Hotel Greenbushes has been cancelled. T. H. Bastcott, Secretary.
Bovok poultry offered by F Foster opposite Shell Depot Bridgetown until Easter. Orders encouraged early.
Mr. Tom Clover has been appointed agent for Prevost and Co Pty Ltd for the Bridgetown district. The company are direct exporters of wool hides sheep skins kangaroo skins etc. People wishing to do business with this firm are invited to contact Mr. Clover for values prompt attention and quick returns.
A notice from THIS OFFICE requests exchange of a house located in Victoria Park for a house in Bridgetown. Applicants seek a swap and outline contact method for interested parties.
Owing to heavy production costs, consumers are notified that power sold at 3d per unit will rise to 4d nett, commencing next month April. There will be no change in other prices.
Instructions from multiple owners for auction sales of cattle and sheep. Notable lots include 12 Jersey cows and 18 Shorthorn cross cows from Mr Hutchins, 43 Shorthorn dairy cows from Bishops Estate, 25 Shorthorn and shorthorn cross springers, plus 150 cattle and 100 sheep from various consignors. Includes 80 Shorthorn cows and 10 heifers from Mr W K Walter and 49 Shorthorn heifer springers.
Jacqueline writes on a busy Bridgetown social week with returns from Geraldton and Perth. Guests include Mr and Mrs L Hanter, Mr and Mrs Dick Scott, and Miss Natalie Stoulton. Two local youths reach majority. Miss Connie Smith resumes dressmaking duties after Fremantle holidays.
District inspector T Herlihy urged Bridgetown Fruitgrowers Association to stop ac climatisation by banning planting citrus fig and loquat trees and charging high registration. He proposed sending an inspector for stone fruit season while R Doust warned fruit bought elsewhere could bring the pest into the district. The association will push the department for eradication and also asked the road board to declare black cockatoos vermin and offer a destruction bonus.
Arnold Kenneth Crowd faced two charges for drunk and habitual drunkard felonies and got 14 days hard labor on the fleet and one month on the second. Reginald Francis Mason was convicted of drink driving, fined £3 and costs, license suspended 3 months. Norman Leslie Spark pled guilty to speeding, fined £3 and 4s.
Pemberton reports Mr Lockwood, who suffered a serious leg injury in December, has now left hospital. He was injured in a logging accident.
Bridgetown stationmaster Mr M Wilkins goes on long service leave. Relieving officer is Mr Ray Laurance of Bunbury. Mr R Taylor transfers to Fremantle. Porter Mr Holloway joins Bridgetown staff. Roy Duncan on holiday, relieved by Mr E Ted Sprags who has transfer notice.
All delegates failed to attend from Nannup and Boyup Brook at the 1049 Football Association meeting in Bridgetown. business postponed to the next gathering. Cecil Moulton Geo Knapton and Mrs Les Bailey visited the port on Wednesday. Bill Grimes returned from Rassendean to see his mother Mrs W Grimes. C D Blakeney and A B Walton attended the football delegates' meeting in Bridgetown. Mrs R J Blechynden of Mullalup is in Bridgetown Hospital with a poisoned finger.
Guests listing at Nannup Hotel include Messrs Miller Meffray Negus Hedges Rush ton Hendry Skinner Jeffrey Brand and many from Perth Nedlands Brookton and surrounding areas with multiple couples and individuals noted as staying during the past week. The record names extensive attendance from Perth and regional towns.
The Nannup footballers held the year’s first meeting last Thursday in the club room. Elected were F. Badfrick president, J. Johnson secretary patron, D. Arnold vice-president, K. Webb property man, W. Pears trainer, E. Conte and H. Gordon, coaches, R. Nielson, timekeeper, F. Badfrick, and D. Rowe and W. Hilzinger as delegates.
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