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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1945
Page
4
Bridgetown Methodist Church timetable lists services and events with times at Bridgetown and nearby areas including Greenbushes and Nanoop Mill. Notable names include Mr. G. IL Walker and Norman Inwood with various afternoon service slots.
An all day event featured ladies vs men with Bloor Jnr winning after a playoff against Mrs. McKeever and Mrs. Bloor Sur. Mrs. Smith won the ladies. Scoring shows Bloor Jnr 80 8 14 and others including Mrs. Smith 101 20 41 and Mrs. McKeever 119 30 80.
The Second Annual Red Cross Ball on September 20 featured United Nations flag decor, croven towers and flowering peach displays. The supper was praised as the nicest in years and Burney’s Four Piece Band performed with Mr A. Bamegy as master of ceremonies. Officials anticipate profits over £20 from the event.
The new projector arrived and was tested ahead of upcoming concerts. Organizers say it will aid singers and enhance future performances.
Manjimup led 34 12 at half time and held off Pemberton to win by five goals five behinds to one goal two behinds. Hornby Bourne and Johnson starred for Manjimup while Reg Coverley Bob Graham Tom Hawkes and Ron Biffin shone for Pemberton. The match marks Manjimup best form of the season with Pemberton debuting in guernseys supplied by the P and GC Association.
Bridgetown Group 111 scouts meet at 7 15 tonight. A Bunbury trip for the Sea Scout Carnival is set for November 11 and 12. Marching practice at 7 45 Monday in the Scout Trail led by Mr Sneemill. Perth must attend. Rosella tops September scores. ASP turned ten yesterday. J Bentley passed First Class. Peter Doust to receive King Scout badge. BMW PN were home for weekend.
The Dinninup football club defeated Moodiarrup 9 goals 13 behinds to 6 behinds at Dinninup on Saturday September 20. Moody’s best were Hughes Marsh Bros and Chapman. A postmatch display featured a seven-member mannequin parade with varied outfits drawing applause.
The Church of England St Pauls Bridgetown lists Sunday October 7 with Holy Communion at 9:15 and 11:00, The Children at 9:15, Holy Eucharist at 11:00, and Evensong at 7:40 with country services. Arrangements with the Rector cover baptisms marriages and funerals.
Sunday October 11 1945 services include Breaking of Bread at 11 am and Bible study with air meeting. Sunday evening Behoo. Tuesday 7.90 pm Fellowship Meeting. Friday 7.50 pm Prayer Meeting.
The May Anup Boyup service is operating and South Kulikup service will start soon while Kulikup service should be ready by October end. A Sports Committee meeting postponed the proposed children's party to mid November and risky outdoor events were delayed due to mumps and measles concerns. A school flax plot offers diverse varieties to farmers and a new lunch program at Mrs Webb’s will begin on the Sth inst providing healthy meals for children.
Mr Sweet of Boyup Brook on annual leave travels to Perth with Mrs Sweet and two daughters and plans a holiday stop in Geraldton with the Sweet parents. Mr Palmer of Donnybrook visits the Connollys and Colemans. Mr Rosa Matthews reports his brother, a Sth Division prisoner at Singapore, is safe in India. Boyup Brook Rest Room becomes a kindergarten housing thirty two six year olds with more to join as bus services expand from Kolikup and Dinai-
An adult visitor is invited to see the younger students under Mrs McPortland. The children, girls with rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes and lively boys, are praised for good behavior and progress in reading writing and arithmetic.
The writer describes moving to Rabaul, observing extensive Japanese tunnels and fortifications, and noting air raids disruptions. He mentions hills, volcanoes, and mountains named Mother and Two Daughters, plus occasional contact with locals and Japanese troops. The letter blends camp life, supply exchanges, and wartime impressions from the Manoora arrival.
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