Ramblers Club Joins Six Team Cricket Competition
The newly established Ramblers Cricket Club is admitted to the six team league after a five to three vote. Railways, Greenbushes and Bridgetown teams prepare for Sunday selections and the first round draw lists Bridgetown versus Sunnyside and other pairings. Ground repairs planned in Steere Street to aid home games.
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Railways Club
W. White
L. Bhoelidee
Shephard
Tanner
M. White
H. Peale
F. Sparkman
K. Crowley
A. McPhail
R. Oldfield
J. Garrett
Bridgetown Ramblers Club
Nannup Club
Ramblers
Nannup
Steere Street
Bridgetown
Sunnyside
Balingup
Railways
Greenbushes
Baling
Balingun
Greenbushes fields 18 players seeks successful season
Greenbushes have mustered 18 players and look for a successful season. Initially doubt over forming a team eased after Gerry White reported progress and shared a tale from the Nannup victory, describing it as “aftr the ball was over.”
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Greenbushes
Gerry White
Advocates Seek Club Reports for Regular Record
Secretaries are asked to send in notes of club activities so a consistent, constant record can be kept. The Advocates express appreciation for reports and support to maintain a helpful chronicling column.
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Hlm.y
Bridgetown Records Severe Rain Shortfall Amid Year Progress
With ten months elapsed Bridgetown is five inches below the 12 month average. By Tuesday morning 28.91 inches had been recorded at the local post office. Yearly average is 3.47 inches. Monthly registrations for 1949 show January five dollars and others rising through September with July and August leading.
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown Chamber backs yarnup mill worker retention plan
At the October Bridgetown Chamber meeting J F Smith urged traders to keep Yarnup mill employees from moving to Donnelly River. Moyes noted road costs to shift workers and Road Board aims to pull them into Bridgetown shopping. The chamber plans to back Mr V Manolas in a tobacco tea and butter ration application. A long credit discussion led to action aligned with Boyup Brook.
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Bridgetown
Chamber
Medical Examination Of School Children In Manjimup
Thirty six Manjimup school children, 24 girls and 13 boys, were examined in September under a voluntary scheme run by local doctors. Drs M F Williams and D Phelan led Friday sessions.
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Manjimup
J. Ellson
Manjimup Road Board
Bridgetown Badminton Club Hosts Visiting Players
Tuesday night Bridgetown Badminton Club entertained 20 visitors from Manjimup, two from Yar nup, and several from North Fremantle. The event was social with supper at the Kookaburra tearooms after play.
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Bridgetown Badminton Club
Manjimup
Yarnup
North Fremantle
Kookaburra
Patricks Visit Manjimup With Family
In Manjimup for a short stay with their daughter and son in law are Mr and Mrs L W Patrick of Perth.
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Manjimup
L. W. Pat
Bridgetown Sets Western Australia Blood Donor Record
The Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service visited Bridgetown with over 200 volunteers. Ninety one donors were bled, yielding about two gallons. Local doctors N. B. Williams and D. L. Gordon assisted with the Red Cross. The Bridgetown donor list reached 360, the largest for any town in Western Australia.
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Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
Bridgetown
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Ramblers Club
Blue) Asplin
H. Mabey
G. Morgan
T. and W. Bashford
G. Truslove
J. Prastidis
Reynolds
R. Meredith
L. O'Neil
J. Holgate
Baker
F. Semmens
W. Cricket Association
Baling UP
Fisher’s Garage & Sea’ Service
Statio Station
Bridgetown Advocate
National Library of Australia
Donnelly River
Mr. Smith
Pemberton
Ellison
Ryan
Hill
Northcliffe
Bashford
L. Thompson
Mr. Ashford
Intertown
Rick
Perth
Chinnery
Sieparate
South West
Ladies
Hack
Hunter
Bridgetown Trotting Club
Bridgetown Agricultural Society
Country Newspapers Pty. Ltd
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