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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Nov 01, 1946

Page

4

Live Stock Prices From Boyup Brook Markets 1946

Elder Smith and Co. report at Boyup Brook and surrounding markets. Sheep yarded totals and prices for fat wethers ewes crossbred hoggets and Merino lines. cattle listings include fat steers Shorthorn crosses Jersey types and heifers with price ranges. Manjimup Bridgetown and Cattle Market results show mixed quality but firm late rates. Pigs yarded at Manjimup and Bridgetown with baconers porkers and slips described and priced.

Manjimup Elder, Smith and Co Guernsey

Balingup Pig Market Report October 1946

Elder Smith and Co Limited yarded 266 pigs with 264 sold at Balingup on 17 October 1946. Yarding quality described as very good with baconers selling on metropolitan parity. store porkers priced above late rates and strong enquiry. Prices ranged from 30 to 188 shillings across pig categories including baconers, porkers stores, bacon stores, choppers, and weaners.

Manjimup Kilder, Smith and Co. Limited Bridgetown der, Smith and Co

Auction Notice for Cattle Lots at Nannup Market

Co LTD NANNUP MARKET at 2 pm ELDMR SMITH CO LIMITED offer by auction 50 cattle including 15 mixed fat cattle 13 Shorthorn paddles 7 Yearling Shorthorn heifers 15 mixed cattle FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED.

Eldmr, Smith & Co., Limited

Unregistered Tobacco Violations In Manjimup Court

Step an Dropulich faced Manjimup Police Court for failing to register as a tobacco producer and to furnish a declaration of tobacco produced cost. He was fined £20 plus costs. His brother Ivan, jointly charged on the second omission, was fined £10 and costs. Mr K Dougall RM presided.

Stepan Dropulich Manjimup Ivan K. Dougall R.M Norman G Good Customs Department Mr. Good Mr. Dougall Ivan Dropulich

Manjimup Gymkhana Highlights and Court Tobacco Case

The Manjimup gymkhana featured trotting and chopping events with Baron Mavista winning the Encourage Stakes and Jardee Handicap while Shining Colors led late in the Bridgetown Handicap. A three heat cycle race amused spectators. In court, Stepan and Ivan Dropulich admitted producing 4800 lbs of tobacco without proper registration and were fined, with one month imprisonment in default.

Manjimup Kindergarten Committee Encourage Baron Mavista Bridgetown Hastie Nelson Bronco Rushworth Lad Fred Heatherwyn Little Arab Les Court Court George Coutts K. Hyatt J. Wilks Manjimup

Racing results from a mid field event

The report lists finishers including Heatherwyn with E Rattray and J Anderson in third, plus Babe Russell Ray Nelson Hastie Nelson and Voyage's Best as others. Time noted as 3.7 seconds.

J. Anderson Babe Russell Ray Nelson Hastie Nelsdhn Bronco F. Barness Hastie Nelson J. Foster Miss Stretta Austin's Pride Heather's Wish Sikusun

Trotting Encourage Stakes and Bridgetown Handicap Results

Races held over one mile and a half and a mile and a quarter with multiple entries and scratches. Baron Mavista driven by L Walton secured top placing in the Encourage Stakes while Shining Colors led the Bridgetown Handicap with a strong showing. times listed include 2.39 and 3.404 for respective events.

Baron Mavista L. Walton General Mavista Welcome Daisy Walton

Chopping First Heat and Final Races Overview

Race notes show multiple heats with times for sprinters and trotting events. L Court and J F Collett lead in early heats with times ranging 9 to 11 seconds, final times around 50 to 60 seconds, and a dead heat for second in a later heat. Additional heats feature D Frazer, G Coutts, H Brown, and G Decke across sprint and cycle match events.

L. Court D. Frazer L. Hennessey P. Gardiner J. Kennedy J. F. Collett G. Doak G. Reynolds G.coutts F. Barness H. Brown G. Coutts K. Hyatt al, Wilks J. Wilks

Railway Timetable Returns Weekday Arrivals and Departures

The schedule shows daily departures and arrivals for Monday to Saturday. Times listed include morning and evening slots such as 9.16 am 4.61 pm on Monday and 10.45 6.0 on Tuesday and other days with similar patterns.

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Elder Smith & Stock Notes Boyup Brook Jersey Balingup Greenbushes N. Taylor Terminus Hotel Eveready B.rooke National Library of Australia Nannup E. Rattray Freemasons Roy de Pedro H. V. South - Bunbury Blackwood Engineering Iron, Brass & Aluminium Founders Bert Young la Fayette Neil Ray J. O'Sullivan Pred Bellick Wee Broad G. Decke R. Cowen Bunbury Crenshaw’s Manchester House Dick Warrick Kalgoorlie Mt. Magnet Vauxhalls Bedfords G. R. Brathwaite Steere St OWN Advocate Nla.gov
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