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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
6
Rain halted Mullalyup versus Ferguson after lunch with Ferguson bowled out for 38 and Mullalyup at five for 21 at lunch. Nevin Crombie and J Bovell fell early, H Gubler and W Beacham also dismissed while VY Nevin and T Watson remained not out as play was abandoned.
Mr Herb Wall travelled to Perth on Monday's bus and Auteralind for repai medical attention visiting Kirup on the weekend was Mr E Nettleton of Hoffman's Mill. A couple of days to Kirup during the week was Mr Fred Stirk of Perth. Mrs J McDonald travelled to Perth for the weekend on Friday's Midnight accompanied by her daughter Joan of Bunbury. A week of annual leave at East Kirup was Mr J Haig of Shell Company who returned to Perth Holidaying with Mr and Mrs W Young is Mrs McGee of East Fremantle. To Bunbury on Monday for a day's shopping were Mrs T Watson, Mrs V Nevin and Mrs R Blair.
Forestry overseers from southern divisions attended a week long training school in November at Kirup. Attendees hailed from Jarrahwood Yarnup Willow Springs Yanmah Ghinimup Myamup Pemberton Lyall's Mill and Collie. Sessions covered new power pumping units and wireless transmission for rapid HQ contact and lookout support. The Scammell 33 hp power pumper drew praise for easy handling by two men. Farmers from Balingup and the Cundinup brigades joined portions of the training.
Local notes record Mrs Simpson returning to Pemberton after visiting her sister Mrs Brock. Mrs Yates came home to visit her mother Mrs Robinson. Maxine Bailey returned from Nannup by car last Friday. Mr J Smith back from city, Mrs Peris also back from Pemberton. Mr A Thomas visiting his brother. On Tuesday morning Messrs Sells and Allen were seen, Taylor at Bank of NSW, Learmonth on holidays. Learmonths welcome a son. Lawson, Newville, and Mrs Neville stay at the newsagency over the weekend. Flag raised at Road Board hall to mark Princess Elizabeth's son's birth as shops display flags.
An Advocate told Sergeant E C Nicholls to warn children about detonators after a recent incident on the Boyup Brook road where youths found and played with detonators. Detonators resemble a copper cylinder fourteen inches long and about pencil thickness. slight friction can ignite them, risking injury or death to handlers.
Eight teams competed in the Cup Shoot at the Bridgetown rifle range last Sunday. By mid day all teams had fired 500 yards. heavy rain halted the 600 yards afternoon shoot. Five shooters tied for top individual score and will shoot-off on December 12 at Manjimup. In the team event Pemberton led with 159 points, followed by Bridgetown No 1 with 187 and Manjimup No 1 with 164. Nannup records show 148.
The Les Reid Trophy moves to the second stage next Sunday with a 200 yards range event. National competitors prepare for the interval race as organizers confirm the schedule and venue.
Dana Andrews plays a prosecuting attorney in Boomerang defending a suspect to seek justice over career. The courtroom speech mirrors a real case from Connecticut two decades earlier and runs one of cinema history’s longest on screen. Vivian Blaine sings with Harry James in If I Lucky and Carmen Miranda co stars with Perry Como.
The Greenbushes parish announces Sunday November 21 schedule with 8 am and 11 am Holy Eucharists at Maranup Ford Evensong at 2.30 pm and 7.40 pm at Balingup led by Rector H. Cc Lawson.
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