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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 31, 1946
Page
2
Elder Smith and Co Limited list forthcoming sale in Nannup on Monday June 17 at 2 pm featuring 180 cattle including 100 Shorthorn steers two and three years old and 84 mixed fat and store cattle from several owners. Next Nannup sale set for July 4 with 200 cattle already nominated and further entries invited.
At Manjimup yarded 384 pigs, 371 sold. trade pigs firm, stores keenly competed with higher rates. Baconers heavy 130-141, medium 120-130, light 100-116. choppers heavy £12 17s/6d, medium £6 7s/6d. Stores light 60-75, best slips 50-60, average 45-50, small 23-40, sows with five litters £10 17s/8d to £14. At Midland Junction 40% cattle yarded. good quality scarce, values firm. Ex-Elder Smith & Co report 10,000 sheep and lambs yarded. quality inferior, butchers pay sealing prices, market easier 4-5s. Yardage 444 pigs, sold 438. baconers heavy 130-140, medium 120-130, merit 95-115. choppers medium £3 to £1. Stores best porkers 75-87, average 60-70, slips 50-65, average 40-68. Weaners best 44, average 28-36, small 16-26. Next week’s warding: 9,780 sheep, 780 lambs, 1910 pigs. 363 cattle Tuesday, 138 cattle Wednesday, 136 cattle Tuesday at Robb’s Jetty.
Deanmill edged Manjimup 2 1 on their ground with Rene Paddon best on the turf and Madge Bamblett scoring for Manjimup. Bridgetown beat Pemberton 3 0 at Jardee. Mary Eastcott starred for Bridgetown. Next weekend sees Jardee v Deanmill, Manjimup v Bridgetown, and Bridgetown A and B sides visiting Manjimup.
In a protracted case, John Milents was adjudged the father of a child and ordered to pay maintenance. The Supreme Court allowed a new hearing with fresh evidence. The judge upheld the charge that Milents was the father and ordered £22 confinement expenses plus £16 8s in costs and maintenance of 12s 6d per week from October 4, 1945.
At Manjimup District Court on Thursday and Friday mornings presided by Mr Dougal several defendants faced fines for vermin destruction failures and bushfire acts. Dennis Towle and C F Mechkaris were fined with costs and defaults. Milentis was fined for dwelling use of an unapproved building. Three Middlesex settle rs were fined for bushfire offences. Trevor Crowder Hall was fined for breaking and entering with revolver seized. Four men faced traffic obstruction in Giblett Street with varying penalties.
More than a hundred youths from the South West will gather in Bridgetown for the annual Rally of the South West Christian Endeavor Union. The program includes a Junior Rally at 2 p.m. led by Rev E O Rourke, a Basket Tea in the Lesser Hall, and a 7 p.m. Consecration Rally with Rev W Hill formerly a RAAF chaplain. The meetings are in the Methodist Church and open to all interested.
The Bridedown Methodist Ladies Guild thanks all who helped by gifts for sale and purchases made to make the Street Star and Afternoon Tea so successful on Friday May 24. Mrs R Lindsey Hon Secretary.
A notice from Bridgetown Road Board seeks a married man with no children and a wife who has no duties to take a cottage on a mixed farm. The communicator should contact Secretary Harold Geogrich at Donnybrook for details.
Tenders are invited for the removal of rubbish and street cleaning within the Bridgetown Road Board area. Tenders will be received up to noon on Thursday June 14 1946. The lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted.
Tenders are invited and will be received until noon on June 14 for painting and renovation of Bridgetown Town Hall. Further particulars may be obtained by enquiry at the Road Board Office. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Mr and Mrs H C Moore of Canberra Bridgetown announce the engagement of their second daughter Shirley to Geoff rey Elphick fifth son of Mr and Mrs A V Elphick of Bridgetown Sergeant Elphick.
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