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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

May 20, 1948

Page

5

C W A Birthday Party Guests At Greenbushes

Visitors at Greenbushes for a C W A birthday party last week included Mesdames C Dore J Coleman J McDonald A E Foote Middleton W Peterson and T Allen, Mrs W Allen, plus Miss Shirley Horsman visiting from Busselton with Mr and Mrs Fred Goddard.

Greenbushes C.W.A Mesdames C. Dore J. Coleman J. McDonald A. E. Foote Fremantle Middleton W. Peterson Fremaintle T. Allen W. Allen Shirley Horsman Busselton Mrs Fred Goddard

True Honesty Finds Spare Change After Perth Train Delay

Mr A Saturna lost £6 while waiting for a train after word of his ill brother in Perth Hospital. GC Dore found £1 on the platform and returned it. Later Mr T Davis found £5 between the station and post office and restored it.

A. Saturna Perth

Traveller by train to Busselton is Mrs W Sadler

Home from Quinninup for a couple of weeks on the injured list is Mr Ernie Ball Mr Doug Anderson was taken to Donnybrook Hospital on Sunday suffering from pleurisy

Busselton W. Sadler Quinninup Ernie Ball Doug, Anderson Donnybrook Hospital

Kirup Defeats Dardanup in Sunday's Football

Kirup beat Dardanup 3 goals 17 points to 3 points in windy conditions at Donnybrook. J Patterson scored two goals, J Lindsay added one, with FE Wall W Price T Sheahan and J Patterson named best for Kirup while Dardanup’s Paunizza Pellegrini Craig Garvey Hedley Gardiner led the effort. Next Sunday Kirup meets Wanderers at Donnybrook.

Thams Dardanup Panizéa F. Craig C. Williams I Williams L. Pellegrini W Garvey Pellegrini A. Hedley J Garvey A. Holland M. Harris D. Trigwell D. Gardiner F. Handley J. Gardiner R. Little B. Wells K. Richards M. Holland Kirup T. Sheahan D. Wilkins L. Fitzgerald J. Smith T. Beshman R. Truslove 8. Lyons G. Allen E Wall T. Allen R. Wall J. Patterson J. Lindsay Law Fitzgerald N. Trigwell W. Price T. Cunningham R. Price W. Leonard Donnybrook Lin Kirup Dardamup FE. Wall W. Price N. Trigwell Dardanup F. Paunizza Pelleerini JF. Craig W. Garvey A. Hedley P. Gardiner Kirby Wanderers

Kirup Defeats Donnybrook Laurels in Hockey Match

Kirup travelled to Donnybrook and won 1 0 in a hard fought hockey clash. N Rudd captained Donnybrook Laurels with J Foster and M Penn while Kirup lined up led by M Allen and J Middleton. Umpiring by Mrs Shepherd aided less experienced players. final score 1 0 for Kirup.

Manjimup Plans Business Area Extension Faced with Opposition

Town Planning Commissioner discussed extending Manjimup business area to meet two decades of growth and to widen competition for land, noting current blocks fetch black market rates. Some council members warned about including the Convent and State School, while others urged high standard construction and addressing wind-blown factory smoke concerns south of town.

Ivan Davies Davies Manjimup Perth Albany Australia Tiwaa Davie A. ©. Hodgson L. Thompson Thivies Moore Street Margereson Sai McKay L. Doust

Kirup Rifle Shooting Highlights Long Range Scores

Kirup club hosted a Sunday rifle event with over 500 yards in ideal conditions. Shooters like Moore Benson Smith Hunt Goddard and Fitz gerald posted strong scores with handicaps and several ties. Next shoot is scheduled for Sunday May 30 at a.m. sharp.

Kirup Club Moore C. Benson F. Smith N. Hunt O. Goddard Ef, Goddard J. Moore L. Fitzgerald W. Goddard R. Hillier A. Hillier A. Cooper Socrere C. Moore A.m. Sharp

Kirup edge Donnybrook Laurels in tight thriller

An exciting match ended with Kirup winning 1 goal to nil over Donnybrook Laurels. Kirup scorers were Kirup and McDonalds, with top performers including I Sertorio B Mitchell J McDonald M Allen N Middleton for Kirup and Hammond D Beckett N Rudd M Wenn J Moster for the Laurels.

Kirup Donnybrook Laurels

Nannup Balingup Football Match Score Report

The report lists players for Nannup and Balingup including M Gutheridge H Howea Leo Spite HW Patterson HB Nielson EK Warner Kt Wakefield J Dean HH Lang RK Widdison P Stallard T Jeffreys Pollock A Roberts J Sweeney and HW Gib West plus Jenkins Halley L Halley J sale A Ball ey A Brennan C Blakenery K Blakeney G Merritt J Merritt W Ammon K MacLoughlin Rex Talley K Egan L Widdup F Tomerini Mauger L Cagnana L Ammon with 19th and 20th men noted. The authority provides final numbers: Nannup 30, Balingup 36.

M. Gutheridge H. Howea Leo Spite HW. Patterson Nielson EK. Warner Kt. Wakefield J. Dean HH. Lang RK. Widdison P. Stallard T. Jeffreys Pollock A. Roberts J. Sweeney HW. Gib- West Balingup Jenkins Halley L. Halley J. Sale A. Balley A. Brennan C, Blakenery K, Blakeney G. Merritt J, Merritt W. Ammon K. MacLoughlin Rex Talley K, Egan L. Widdup F. Tomerini Mauger L. Cagnana L. Ammon Ron Halley

Unal defeats Wing in tight finish with high scoring names

Girdle and Toughe lead Unal to a close finish as Wing's Balingup posts 5 14 and Nannup 5 11 in a contested scoreline.

K. Girdle Balingup Nannup

Balingup Club Meeting Set for Tomorrow Night

Balingup club members are reminded of a meeting tomorrow to discuss important business. A social committee meeting will also be held at the secretary's residence to arrange catering for the final wind-up of the Ugly Man Competition on Tuesday in March. Allan (Bang) Allsop has returned home by train on Monday afternoon. Gerry Offer has returned to school and attends a farming science course at Hargery for six weeks hoping to visit home weekends.

Fadbes’ Social Committee Ace Allan Bang Allsop Gerry Offer Hargery Gerry

Motion Adopted Unanimously by the Office for Printing

The record notes that the motion was carried unanimously in a meeting concerning printing regulations and rules binding in this direction.

Also Mentioned on This Page

EXTRA Boyup Brook Bulletin Jack Coleman W. R. L. Clarke Mullalyup Kirup Hotel Dick Warrick Kalgoorlie Mt. Magnet Tom Allen Carrier Sie National Library of Australia N. Rudd M. Penn L. Hammond J. Foster B. Jones P. Denton R. Connaughton Redford B. Rudd I Beckett KE. Fenn Donnybroook M. Allen C. Allen D. Beckett TL. Hammond spé@ftatore Por Hons Balingup Football Nannul Balingup Club Bridgetown ADIES Law Sumner Iate Jay, May Nla.gov
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