Health row over Bridgetown sanitary standards highlighted
Dr Cook accused Bridgetown of poor health conditions while Mr Scott and Secretary Inspector Mr Siggins defended the town. The board considered appointing a full time health vermin inspector and agreed to extend services to Nannup and Greenbushes with a £50 yearly payment for visitation.
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Scott
Mr. Scott
Bridgetown
St. George's Terrace
Siggins
Dr. Cook
Evans
Nannup
Miss Helen Waddington Celebrates 21st Birthday Party
The May 14 celebration in the Lesser Hall marked Helen Waddington's 21st birthday. Music by Mrs Tontility and piano by Mrs J Chevis opened the evening with dancing. A supper and a two tier cake by Mrs J Waddington followed, and Helen received a polished wooden 21st birthday key as guests signed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Waddington
Mrs. Waddington Snr
Bridgetown Ladies Dominate Bowls Titles Across 1948 49 Season
Bridgetown Bowls Club completes the 1948 49 season with three successive Cups held by Mesdames Crowd and Moulton earning the club the Cup. Zinnecker Nicholls win the Pairs Plate runners-up. Bridgetown trio Pearce Evans McKinnon Cox finish runners-up in Fours. Crowd loses singles final to Northam representative. Major event won by Crowd and Ruck with Thorne Mitchell as runners-up.
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Mesdames
Moulton
Bridgetown
Mesdames Zinnecker
Nicholls
Mesdames W. Pearce
Evans, McKinnon and Cox
Mesdames Thorne
Mitchell
Miss Toyer
Crowd
Moul
Wilkins
Boulder
Kellerberrin
Corrigin
Northam
Albany
Busselton
Harvey
Adventist Radio Pioneers Pastor to Speak in Perth
Pastor H. M. S. Richards, famed for The Voice of Prophecy, will visit Perth on June 2 with a Capitol Theatre talk on June 4. His program spans English, Spanish, Portuguese and more, broadcast to 700 outlets worldwide. The Kings Heralds quartet supports the music, and the Bible correspondence course enrolled over one million participants.
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H. M
Voice of Prophecy
Kings Heralds
Richards
Central America
Pastor Richards
American Federation of Radio Pioneers
Perth
Capitol Theatre
Road board shelves pipe project due to rain delay
At the last road board meeting secretary E C Siggins reported the Vincent Paving Co prepared to install pipes but heavy rain makes trenching with gravel to four feet costly and unadvisable. The action to abandon pipe laying this year was endorsed.
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Road Board
E. C. Siggins
Vincent Paving Co
Board Deliberates Stock Yards and Abattoirs Site
Mr Lee Steere of Goldsborough Mort and Co says local managers lose control as a stockyard observer is sent to assess site suitability. The board fumes at proposals 2.5 miles from trucking yards and weighs combining saleyards pig yards trucking yards and abattoirs on one site with transport costs around £500 yearly. An engineer will soon inspect area needs as land may be resumed near river siding for leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Steere
Goldsborough, Mort and Co. Ltd
Sparks
Scott
W. J. Johnston and Sons
Mahood
Yeents
Moore
Bridgetown Scout Troop 111 Marks Hall Move With Annual Tea
Bridgetown Scout Troop 111 celebrated five years in their hall with a tea and lively games. Four patrols Kangaroo Kookaburra Fox Rosella shared a 4 course spread. Scoutmaster Sandilands urged older scouts to help younger ones as 40 boys enjoyed the event and hall improvements funded by F Faithfull J Kirk.
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Bridgetown
Sandilands
Rosella
Jack Bentley
Bob Adams
David Campbell
Mt. Hawthorn
British Empire
Messrs
F. Faithfull
J. Kirk
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T. & G. Clover Steere ST
Dry Cleaners
Bunbury
Frompt
John Cooper
Dave Jack
Bridgetown Hotel
National Library of Australia
Mrs. Wetown
Jenerren
Disrict
Seventh Day Adventists
Roe Street
Bridgetown Dry Cleaners
Balingup
Greenbushes
Kirup
Mullalyup
Boyup Brook
General
Manolas
Hampton ST
Wilkinson
Armstrong
F. W. McKay
Massey Harris Pty, Ltd
Tractor Tyres
Hampton Street
Nelson Press
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