Youthful Organist at Pretty Greenbushes Wedding
Rona Esme Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Allen and Stanley Arthur Graham son of Mr and Mrs Walter Graham married in a 4 pm ceremony at Bridgetown conducted by Rev A L Meyers. The bride wore Mongolian shade bridal satin with beading and a long embroidered veil. A Miners Hall reception followed for about eighty guests with toasts and a dance. The couple left for their honeymoon as the bride wore a teal gown with gold accents.
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Rona Esme
W. G. Allen
Stanley Arthur
Walter Graham
A. L. Meyers
Bridgetown
Rona
Cedric Jones
Peter Bell
J. Pimblett
Fremantle
W G. Allen
J. B
Bert) Clarkson
H. G. Brock
Margaret Clarkson
Bridgetown Hockey League Cuts Teams Ahead of Season
The Women's Association trims teams to six with only one Bridgetown squad competing this year as Jarcee withdraws. Saturday fixtures include Pemberton versus Robins at Pemberton and Manjimup versus Deanmill at Manjimup Bridgetown, with Bridgetown receiving a bye.
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Women's Association
Bridgetown
Jarcee
Pemberton
Robins
Manjimup
Deanmill
Bridgetown Badminton Opens 1949 Season
Mr H Moore vice chairman of the Bridgetown Road Boards opened the 1949 badminton season in Bridgetown on Tuesday night. He also had the honor of hitting the first official serve as play began. A tasty supper followed, provided by the ladies.
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Bridgetown
H. ©.Moore
Bridgetown Road
Big Chops At Nannup Show Delights Local Crowd
Successful log chopping and side shows headline the Nannup event held despite light showers. Winners across events include Tomasini and Gale in multiple underhand heats, with final times ranging from 36 to 68 seconds and crowd favourites capping a festive day.
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Nannup
H, Towler
L. Tomasini
G. Gale
W. Ashcroft
M. Dearle
C. Fontannini
H. Johnson
E. Jackson
E Jackson
M. Dear
Baker
B. Neuzerling
Rovers Win at Bridgetown
Rovers defeated Boyup Brook in Bridgetown with steady scoring in the second and third quarters. Final score was Rovers 12 4 to 49 10, with Riley Miller scoring four and Green and O Neil contributing multiple goals. Best for the winners included Giblett Pettersen Archer O Neil Wanke and Carpenter. for the losers Brown McLean Whitton Mead Miller and Broockman stood out.
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Boyup Brook
Bridgetown
Rovers
Hasset
Riley Miller
McLean Browne
R. Millar
Woods
Hutchins
Green
O'Neil
Harrison
May
Hall
J. Giblett
Giblett Pettersen
Archer O'Neil Wanke
Carpenter
Brown
McLean
Whitton
R. Mead
Broockman
Unique gathering at Manjimup brings local officials together
A Manjimup dinner and social at the RSL Hall drew Road Board members and their wives with officials linked to local government. Attendees included acting chairman Mr Davies and staff, with visiting Minister Nelson Lemmon and RSL Women’s Auxiliary members. Davenport notes praise for civic effort and a hope to boost local government interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Davies
Manjin
Road Board
RSL
Manjimup Road Board
Mr. Davies
Davies
Thompson
Trevor Barrett
Bridgetown CWA Exhibition Highlights Local Work
Bridgetown CWA held an exhibition opened by Mrs. Buchanan of Busselton. Items from Bridgetown State School included drawings and crafts by children. Prizes were awarded across cooking, pickles, fancywork, flowers and plants, clothing, and household items with multiple winners named.
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CWA
Buchanan
Busselton
A. McKinnon
Kirk
Williams D.V.P
Collie
Bridgetown
Bridgetown State School
Car Hits Kangaroo Near Nannup
A Vauxhall driven by L. A. Dale of Bridgetown struck a large boomer kangaroo while travelling to Nannup on Saturday night. The car sustained heavy front damage but reached Nannup and returned to Bridgetown the next day under its own power.
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Nannup
Vauxhall
L. A. Dale
Bridgetown
Kangaroo Injured After Car Crash Near Bridgetown
A kangaroo was found with both legs broken near the accident scene and was disposed of with a stick blow by Mr Hannan, a car passenger. The carcass was transported to Bridgetown.
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Hannan
Bridgetown
Cricket Association Trophies Presented in Annual Review
Patron Harold Armstrong presented the trophies with W Wheatley captaining Sunny Side for the Premiership shield and W White captaining Railways for the Fleeton Cup. G Forrester led both Association batting and bowling averages, M Roe contributed to the batting aggregate, W Harrison the Fieldsman award, and J Pwyer the Association bowling average. L Shoebridge led Railways batting and J Sawyer Railways bowling. G Forrester also drew Bridgetown batting and bowling averages. President F Lee Steere praised secretary T Bashford for his late season service.
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Fleeton Cup
W. White
Railways
Association
New Zealanders Visit Bridgetown For Anzac Day
Members of the New Zealand delegation who toured Western Australia for the Anzac Day event were entertained at Bridgetown by representatives of the RSL Sub branch. They were given a district tour by F. H. Ling president J. Newnan secretary and Henry Wilcox.
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New Zealand
West Australia
Bridgetown
RSL
Hhe
F. H. Ling
Mr. J. Newnan
Gir Henry Wi'cox
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Pretty Greenbushes
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I. Newton
C. J. Doust
Monkhouse
Nelan Lemmon
F. E. Wiseman
A. McKay
Margereson
M. 8. Muir
Parth
Miss Skehan
Mr. T. Skehan
C.W.A
F. Faithfull
Dusting
Mrs. Faithful
Mrs. O'Neil
Wilkins
Mrs Marshall
Misa Minchin
Minchin
D'oyleys
Misa B. Strauss
D’oyleys
Scholes
Bow
Ara Walton
Miss D. Eyres
Miss Champ
Mra Zinnecker
Mrs. Zinnecker
Misa
Y Toyer
Champ
Williams
Toyer
Shoebridge
Mrs. Faithfull
Briggs
Walton
Faithfull
Wells
Miss Green
Misa Eyre
Mrs. Walton
Cricket Association
Harold Armstrong
W. Wheatley
Sunnyside
Armstrong bat—Association
M. Roe
Fieldsman
W. Harrison
J Pwyer
L. Shoebridge
J. Sawyer
G. Forrester
F. Lee Steere
T. Bashfordt
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