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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
4
Town Talk notes the Bridgetown Bamdon Club eyeing a bigger playing hall at the Town Hall to allow three games at once and add darts for noncourt players. Other items include wildflowers Kangaroo paw and spider orchid, shop news Advocat e about gowns, pool outing at Balingup, a Barbecue after Hockey Field Day, and a humorous wheat bait tale for catching Warrow.
Greenbushes section residents and visitors traveled to Perth on Mondays and Saturdays trains. Names include Miss P Cox Miss J Cox Mrs J Newton Messrs W Cox Co Wilkes Pat Cox on leave from the local post office Doreen filling in. Others include Mr Mrs W Allen to Milton Park Mr Ron Perry for Royal Show mention.
The Hockey Club Ball drew a lively crowd with paper hat displays and a spring ballet by eight dancers led by Miss J Beauglehole. Performances included Blue Danube and Sioux City Sue, with prizes for the lucky buttonholes and a Monte Carlo dance prize. Total proceeds reached £32 8s.
Final of the interschool hockey competition ended in a 0-0 draw between Manjimup State School and Manjimup Convent, both named joint holders of the shield donated by Mrs Son Muir. Manjimup State School also beat Pemberton 85 to 13 in the football final. An Athletic Sports Meeting is set for Friday November 7 with three grade groups announced for the event.
Hollywood reports Paramount pushes Owen Wister novel The Virginian into Technicolor with Joel McCrea Brian Donlevy and Sonny Tufts in the cast. Color film offers a Western landscape gorgeously captured, praised as a superb color showcase.
In this Pine Thomas Paramount thriller Robert Lowery plays a young man who must overcome heavy odds to claim a $200,000 inheritance. Phyllis Brooks co stars as suspense and intrigue propel the plot from British Honduras to a Galveston bank collection scene.
Ten children attended John Sullivan's birthday party at his home on Friday. The event featured sailing ship cakes, colorfully decorated bags, and a central birthday cake iced by Mrs. R. Sullivan. The cake depicted a clock with hands set at 3 o clock and three candles in the center.
For sale a Winchester rifle in 44 calibre with full magazine and 60 cartridges. Guaranteed in new condition. Price ten pounds ten shillings. Contact L Wheeler Greenbushes.
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