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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 19, 1949
Page
7
The Manjimup Golf Club opened its season with a large crowd and 60 mixed foursomes players. Visitors from Bridgetown and Pemberton attended, and a war memorial was proposed to be centered on the old hall site with a garden and rotunda. Public fundraising target set at £2000 to fund the memorial.
The Legion hosted Bridgetown Sub-branch of the R.S.L. on Tuesday night with speeches songs and music creating a convivial atmosphere a tradition at these functions.
The Greenbushes Road Board at its meeting appointed E. J. Meredith as assistant traffic inspector for the district. Discussion over employing McKelvie as foreman or possibly Perks was deferred after lengthy argument. A heavy accounts list was passed for payment, totaling road funds 1345 4 8, health 617 4, vermin 5813 8.
Bridgetown Scouts Group marks the fifth anniversary of its hall with a sit down tea. Scout Commissioner Mr Fullerton explains group committee operations on finance and other matters. Annual subscriptions of 2/6 are due and can be paid to Mrs Weighell or Mr Chapman. The committee invites more members to help support the boys.
Mrs L Balharry, key fundraiser for the Upper Blackwood Soldiers Memorial Hospital project and former matron in charge, died in Perth. She and her daughter Constance owned the Boyup Brook Hotel. after her husband Balharry’s naval retirement they moved to Perth following years in Boyup Brook.
Bridgetown and nearby towns outline weekly services from Bridgetown Methodist Church. Sunday School at 10 am, Family Worship 11 am, Evening Service 7 30 pm. Additional services listed for Nannup Boronia Gully Boyup Brook Greenbushes Mayanup and Bridgetown/Nannup on various Sundays led by Rev. A L Meyer.
The Church of England lists Rogation Sunday services on May 22 with Holy Communion at 8 am and Evensong at 7 30 pm. Ascension Day on May 26 features Holy Communion at 6 40 am and 10 am, with further Holy Communion on May 29 at 4 am and Matins at 11 am and Evensong at 7 20 pm. Country services occur May 22 at Yornup Mill at 10 30 am and May 29 at Mayanup 11 am.
The Greenbushes Road Board discussed securing an extra grant to finish Maranup Ford road works. The chairman said he would ask the Commissioner for Main Roads to investigate possible additional assistance.
Scout master Sandilands reported a successful Annual Tea last Friday night with seven boys traveling to Sunny Side for the final camp before winter. A Scouter was about three hours late due to no fault of his own. A community concert in Balingup drew 26 lads, and plans are underway for the Annual Football Match in Perth on June 4.
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