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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Oct 21, 1948

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Cricket Season Opens With First Association Matches

The association announces a Reserve Premiership between third and fourth teams with fixtures through November 28. Newcomer Balingup joins. Yarnup exits. A meeting chaired by President A Peck sets rules on best fielder records, neutral grounds for finals, and no fixtures on December 26 and January 2. Railways beat Bridgetown 80–62 in a recent reserve match as Dwyer and Peck top-scored.

Balingup Bridgetown Greenbushes Sunnyside Greenlashes Railways Bridgetown Assn Mandjimup Manjimup Bridgetown School Yarnup Boyup Brook Nannup A. Peck Mevisra M. Roe W. Braund B. Westlake M. Ferguson A. Wallis C. Perks T. Bashford T. Buchanan J. White A. EB. Braund Association the Oval Messrs. White and Ferguson A. E. Braund Pope Blechynden Scretch Mitch I. Dwyer Peck Newman

Nelson v South Bunbury at Bridgetown Match Preview

Nelson Football Association faces South Bunbury next Sunday in Bridgetown with visitors arriving Saturday afternoon. Dance at Boyup Brook follows arrival. match starts 23 15 Sunday with umpire F Cad e. Nelson lineup includes McLean Miller Patter son McCombe Winnish Jones and others.

Bridgetown Nelson Football Association South Bunbury Boyup Brook F. Cade Nelson H. McLean R. Miller W. Patterson R. McCombe Co. Winnish C. Jones W. Allen G. Fox

Fruitgrowers Debate Prices and Machinery Pool

At Bridgetown Fruitgrowers Association monthly meeting members discussed higher fruit prices. A motion for a three unit increase for apples and pears failed and was amended to seek higher prices due to rising costs. An adjournment motion passed. Orchard cultivation discussed pooling machinery with Wesfarmers or Patersons, plus gathering data from other states on such schemes. 86.2 percent favored controlled marketing in 1949. government to seek coordinating legislation from the federal commerce minister.

Bridgetown Fruitgrower’s Association Mitchell Carr Messrs. Hester and Cox Whittell Wesfarmers Patersons

Bridgetown Repertory Club Schedules Monthly Socials

The Bridgetown Repertory Club plans a Playbox Theatre social next Monday featuring Sing a Song of Six Pence one act play, sketches, and songs. On Tuesday the group joins a Drama Festival in Manjimup presenting The Sword is Double Edged with Guy Abbotts replacing R Goodridge. local choir performs in Manjimup.

Bridgetown

District's Loss PASSING OF MRS A F WHEATLEY

Mrs Wheatley formerly of Gifford Road Bridgetown died after illness and hospital admission. Pioneer Blackwood district family. daughter of James and Elizabeth Muir of Fernhill Balbarruy. Married 1900 to Robert Wheatley at Dingup church. Survived by four children. Funeral held at Bridgetown Anglican cemetery after St Pauls Church service.

Mr. Wheatley Bridgetown Cemetery St. Paul’s Church

Bridgetown Filming For New Australian Tourism Film

Bridgetown hosts filming by Government Photographer C Balmer and newsreel man C L Goodall for a 900 ft Apple industry film to promote W A industries. MGM to distribute overseas. scenes from W B Gregory and A McAlinden properties shot in Bridgetown and nearby orchards.

Bridgetown Government Tourism Bureau Ar Tourist Bureau R. H. Miller C. Balmer C. L. Goodall Miller W.A Australia M.G.M Apple Perth W. B. Gregory A. McAlinden Tlawarra Karraguilen Fim Manjimup

Fitness Director Visits Bridgetown School

W A Director of National Fitness Mr E Halliday visited Bridgetown State School yesterday with Miss Joy Skinner. He praised staff work in physical education but noted limited grounds. He admired children’s folk dancing and highlighted the visit’s constructive impact.

W.A National Fitness E. Halliday Bridgetown Halliday Joy Skinner Bridgetown State School Perth Bridgetown Cricket Association Wt. Walton Bridgetown School Greenbushes

Yornup mill worker dies in Bridgetown Hospital

Alexander Anderson Shepherdson aged 47 died at Bridgetown Hospital last week from acute bronchitis. Born at Kalamun da he lived in Yornup for many years. Funeral conducted at Bridgetown Cemetery on October 14.

Yornup Alexander Anderson Shepherdson Bridgetown Hospital Kalamunda Bridgetown Cemetery

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Bye Nelson v. S Bunbury Advocate Betty Walsh Vivian Crockett Anne Doust Jean Chapman Fay Ireland Elsie Dixon Barbara Strauss Shirley Doust Gerald Wheatley David Murray Hal Reid Trevor Jones Peter Ashley Norman Jackohn Jones Geoff Dixon Les Chapman Betty Johnson Betty Zinnecker Violet Balion Anne Slown Rodney Walton Billy W Welzhell Ray Rodda Anthony Wachueton Collin Anderson Dick Sloan Allan Faithfull Brian White Colin Evans Derek Foster Desmond McLean del. Willmott A. F. Wheatley Pemberton Bridgetown Policy Pool Association Ite Nla.gov
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