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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1941
Page
1
Friday, October 24 applications open with closing date November 1, 1941. Duties to commence November 4. Salary 30 shillings per week. FR. CONNOLLY, Secretary.
Bridge town Tennis Club held at Lesser Hall on Monday evening. President A Plintof presided as members observed a two minute silence for Alfred Doust and Mrs R C Williams. Receipts and expenditures for the 1941 season were read as satisfactory. Officers elected include President A Plintof Patton, VPs BW Scott and L R Goodridge, Secretary Lew Judges, Treasurer A MacKinnon Gent’s Captain HL Monte, Gent’s Vice Captain L R Goodwin. Also notices of stray bay mare and impounded horses at Greenbushes Pound with sale planned October 1941.
Membership quotas and fees set for Gent’s and Ladies levels with a November 1 opening ceremony planned. Officers named include Miss F Taylor as Ladies Captain and Mrs R Scadden as Vice Captain. Ground and Selection committees listed along with Croquet and Red Cross activities and a planned exhibition and supper to fund local Red Cross efforts.
The six evening event draws visitors from Bunbury with keenly contested play as 15 games per night. Mrs Hall led after the first night with 21 points and a tie between Mrs Flam smood and Mo Walker on 11 points in No 2 nationally. Also noting a bicycle advertisement urging lay by prices at Layton's Garage Bridgetown.
Hon G Latham made a hurried swing through South Western districts visiting Bridgetown on Saturday to promote the Commonwealth War Loan totaling £100,000,000. The trip aimed to boost public subscriptions and sustain wartime finance during the drive.
Mr Latham praised district response to a loan launch and urged continued backing. He noted private money has diminished but many could take at least a $10 bond, possibly with deferred payment. A district committee of public leaders was proposed to boost the appeal and back frontline supporters in a national effort.
A lively hockey clash between the Blues and Golfers saw the Blues dominate after a windy Sunday. Key players include Pergy, Hagel, Freda, Barbars, Irene, Dorothy, Jean, Pixie, Winnie, and Hines. Final score Blues 3 Golfers 0 amid postmatch commentary and local civic reception for Mr Latham.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a schedule for a Sunday game or meeting with unclear participants and motives. It references a matel on Sunday, a ground, a men's event, and mentions a seton pruscoeddy with merthant svamen fond, but no coherent details or verifiable facts.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a presentation of a decoration to an Australian soldier named Kalmanitisv of Liverpool New South Wales. The event is described as occurring with the Governor General Lord Gerwr and mentions a mother named Mrs Edramstean at a venue in Sydney New South Wales.
Rustproof chrom plated bicycle parts advertised at Layton's Garage Bridgetown. The offer mentions Malvern Star and two models available for viewing and purchase.
Members held their annual meeting at Mrs. P. Ruce s residence on a Wednesday afternoon. The principal business was electing officers for the coming term with President Mrs A MacKinnon, Vice Presidents Mesdames Lyons and Bolton, Secretary Mrs W Dusting, Sports Captain Mrs Bolton, Social Committee Mesdames Dusting Lyons Mitchell and MacKinnon.
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