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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
2
A fresh sample of real Shamrock arrived from Ireland for Mrs Prendergast for St Patrick Day. Dozens of people viewed the display and some of it was spread across the district via O Sullivan and Saxelby at the local cheese factory.
A well attended card evening hosted by the tennis club last Wednesday featured bridge euchre and rummy. Winners included Bridge Harry Dowrick and Mrs John Davidson Euchre Gill Sale and Mrs Francis Rummy Geoff Perejuan and Ron Bailey Mrs Francis also won the overall competition.
A Balingup school bus driven by Mr. F West was stationary on Brooklands road when a cheese factory truck driven by Roy MacLoughlin struck the bus at about 830 am on Monday. The impact damaged a corner and smashed a window. An eye witness said the spare tyre attached to the truck grazed the bus as the driver attempted a very low speed pass.
At the Balingup tennis courts a mixed day of singles doubles and mixed doubles ended with Donnybrook losing by six sets to two and a total games 247 to 298. Notable results include Williams defeating Proctor 6 1 6 8 and Dowrick with Scarr beating Coles and Rea 6 1 1 0.
The Balingup C W A reports a bank balance of just under £96 at the last meeting. Donations from Mrs J Blight and a food parcel acknowledgment from Hertford Heath's Women's Institute are noted. Letters from the W A Progressive Education League and Junior Red Cross are discussed along with a cricket club permit and arrival plans for a dressmaker in April. Blinds for windows are approved.
A backyard mechanic escaped serious damage Saturday morning when a car BN 139 backfired ignite flames under the floorboards. He opened the bonnet and hurled sand from the road onto the blazing engine until the fire was extinguished and repairs began.
Delegates from Donnybrook Boyup Brook Kirup Greenbushes and Balingup met at the CWA rest room on March 18 to discuss the upcoming 1948 ladies hockey season. New officers were elected and plans for social events and logistics were outlined as the group aims for a strong year.
Local news notes travel and visits as residents including Harry Dowrick in Perth and Ken MacLoughlin Jr returning from city work. Several others travel to Bunbury Albany and Perth for short stays while Tom Drummond recovers from eye surgery and Dorothy White suffers burns from hot ashes.
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