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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
4
A collage of local business notices from Bunbury and surrounding towns. Includes Arthur Street tailor shop 1915, retreading and tyre services, fuel and oil trades, service stations, Ford sub agents, and miscellaneous repairs. Needs clearer details for each listing and contact points.
A fight outside Smith stores on Hampton Street Bridgetown last Saturday at 10 30 pm resulted in six men being tried in Bridgetown Police Court Wednesday morning. Ronald G Anderson Frank Regan Herbert Regan William Blechynden and Nicholas Blechynden were found guilty of creating a disturbance with Nicholas Blechynden pleading guilty under provocation. Anderson Regan and Frank Regan received fines plus costs while William Blechynden faced a smaller fine and costs. Nicholas Blechynden avoided a harsher penalty. Constable OBrien testified to the drunken disturbance and multiple fights under the verandah near the Town Hall. The bench urged the four guilty men to learn from the case and warned others about drunken behavior.
Herbert Rezained and Herbert Regan face assault charges in Bridgetown court after a disturbance on Main Street. The case involves statements about a confrontation as bystanders and police considered whether consent or restraint applied, with further action pending.
A fragmented report from Manjimup describes volunteers attending a local event at Abana Mentean with expert guidance. Attendees discuss examinations and a subset pass a height rule while others face measurements and safety notes.
Bridgetown hosted a successful tennis carnival with 90 plus players from Palmera and metropolitan clubs. Winners were celebrated at a Monday Town Hall ball with remarks from WALTA president Mr Walker and tribute to HL Mintoff and Len Wheatley.
The report describes multiple local beating outcomes with names such as Warburton, Parfoot, and Draper, noting Harry Parfoot's death after apoplexy. It covers constabulary actions, hospital transport, and funeral rites, alongside crop seed pricing trends and subclover seed figures for the district.
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