Uncontrollable Lad Before Bridgetown Children’s Court
A 14 year old lad appeared in Bridgetown Children's Court on Monday deemed uncontrollable. A widowed mother described repeated attacks and theft as he fled with a travelling show, with plans to join a buckjumping troupe. He will be placed under Child Welfare supervision until he reaches eighteen.
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Bridgetown Children’s Court
A. E. Bartlett
J. A. Kirby
J's. P. Lad
Matter Haseen
Mt.Barker
Albany
Nicholls
Bartlett
Child Welfare Department
Drunk defendants fail to appear in Bridgetown Court
In Bridgetown Police Court Victor James Clarke and Ernest Gore Fransson were arrested on charges of being drunk in Steere Street. Bail of £1 in each case was estreated after they did not appear. Costs were 2 shillings in each case. Prosecutor was Sergeant Nicholls before Messrs E A Bartlett and J A Kirby JPs.
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Bridgetown
Victor James Clarke
Ernest Gore Fransson
Steere Street
Messrs
E. A. Bartlett
J. A. Kirby
J's. P
Nicholls
Bridgetown Area Sees Heavy Rain and Warm Temps
Rain measurements show 135 points in Bridgetown from November 7 to yesterday with over an inch on Tuesday and 66 points on Monday. Month total exceeds November 1945 by over 2 inches as temperatures stay around 83 degrees, above last year's 81 for the week.
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Bridgetown
Rail stoppage impact felt in Bridgetown area
With 88 men idle at Bridgetown station the strike shows limited impact locally. Trucks move loads in the marshalling yard while Perth supplies stay steady. petrol drums and road transport costs drive shortages and feed stocks promise no replenishment until trains resume.
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Bridgetown
Farmers Take Petition Urges Ratepayers Meeting
Thirty three farmers in the district joined a special meeting at Lesser Hall to sign a petition asking the Bridgetown Road Board to call a ratepayers meeting on removing saleyards and trucking yards. The meeting elected J P Henderson as chair and H E Armstrong as secretary with two main motions urging retention of the current trucking yard site and a railway commission inquiry into costs and space expansion.
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Bridgetown Road Board
J. P. Henderson
H. E. Armstrong
Tintacks
Henderson
Road Board
Road
T. Waters
H. EB. Armstrong
Waters
Armstrong
Hester
Water
Wheatley
Bridgetown Road
Yard debate over evidence and rail shift plans
Mr. C. P. Scott argued no concrete evidence had been submitted against sale yards in town. He claimed backyard fowl and horseyards breed more flies daily. Delegates discussed moving trucking yards by the Railways Department to the site over the bridge to extend marshalling yards at the station for heavier traffic.
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C. P. Scott
Railways Department
Warburton Opposes New By-law For Bridgetown Saleyards
Mr Warburton condemns the proposed Health Bill and accuses the Road Board of not consulting producers before considering the by-law. He questions farmers financing new municipal saleyards at the river site citing high rates and the burden on ratepayers.
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Warburton
Road Board
Bridgetown
Town meeting debates safety yards and town growth
Mr H J Smith urged the Road Board to keep safeyards while other bodies push removal. He warned that Manjimup is consolidating, with an infant health centre and area school, and possibly the regional hospital, threatening the town’s status as a secondary hub.
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H. J. Smith
Manjimup
Druid Welcome Back Brings Community Celebration in Bridgetown
A lively gathering hosted by U.A.C.O. welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lynam back to Bridgetown on Tuesday evening. The event featured dancing, performances by the Machin sisters and others, with Master of Ceremonies W. Cherrie presiding and a crystal goblet presented by Glen MecEnvoy. E Bolton spoke for the R.S.L. network.
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U.A.C.0
Bridgetown
Gordon Lynam
Machin Sisters
Miss M. Walker
Mavis Carr
BU Eastcott
Harold Tomelty
E. Bentley
Denny Ericson
Mr. W. Cherrie
Glen MecEnvoy
E. Bolton
R.S.L
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