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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
4
Local listing for Nannup Review highlights vegetables fruit ice cream aerated waters and small goods. Ad notes motto cleanliness civility and agent for Queensland Insurance Co.
A large gathering attended the Brockman Thomson wedding at St Pauls Church of England. The couple are Douglas Vernon Brockman of Nannup and Elizabeth Russel Thomson of Wet Kopje Bridgetown. Rev T R Pelham-Thorman officiated. The bride was given away by her brother Guy Thomson. Bridesmaid M Ozanne. Best man Drake Brockman. Reception at Nelson House then breakfast at Lesser Hall for about 170 guests.
The Nannup Rifle Club hosted the first stage of the Arnold Trophy at 700 yards. KR McAtee topped the field with 70 points after two down ranges, edging R McAtee and A Pollock in a weather friendly morning match.
This month rainfall reached 62 points at Nan nup Post Office, with measurements showing substantial precipitation.
The Superintendent of Dairying announces for the quarter ending July 31 that 316 cows in the Nannup unit of the Grade Herd Recording Scheme averaged 764 pounds of milk 4.1 percent test and 31.4 pounds of butterfat. Details of individual herd results follow.
Parents and Citizens held a card evening last Wednesday results show Mrs. R. Rowe wins in Bridge with 1587 and Mr. W. Blythe 1666 while Mr. W. Pears wins Buchre. Jack Lindsay attends Royal Show. Grand Ball by Nannup Parents and Citizens' Association last Saturday supported the Children's Xmas Tree with music by the Greenbushes Orchestra and Mr. J. Johnson as master of ceremonies.
Competitors showed keen interest as the badminton tournament progressed through rounds. Ladies and men's singles results include Lowry, Higgins, Johnson, Mowdray, Scott, Waddington, Baker, Jeffrey with scores ranging from 4 to 16 as second round and semi finals determined advancing players.
Athol Walter, a 15 year old from Balingup, swept both Junior and Senior championships at Bunbury High School amid gale force winds. He led his faction Kingia to 4034 points, with Reds Blues and Golds close behind, and claimed multiple first place finishes in events including broad jump, hop step and jump, sprints, and hurdles.
Bridgetown State School pupils have raised 40 pounds 18 shillings 4 pence for the U N famine appeal. Class totals include Veale 12 7 4 Griffith 7 18 7 Browning 6 1 1 Gregson 9 12 Walton 4 18. A work bee to improve the school grounds was postponed to next Saturday. Parents and Citizens appeal for public attendance. Mr. Young, president of the WA Federation, will address Bridgetown locals next Thursday.
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