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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Oct 28, 1948

Page

3

Nelson Defeats South Bunbury In Football Final

Nelson beat South Bunbury 18 16 to 10 17 in the final amid strong play by McCombe Fox Gibson McLean Guy and O Neil for Nelson with Patterson and Treasures best for South Bunbury. Long and Giblett featured for Nelson while Robertson Hoskin Dalton and Buswell led South Bunbury in a hard fought match.

O'Neil Plastidis Patterson Guy McCombe South Bunbury Dalton George Fox Nelson EB Hoskin Platts James Gibson Green and Gold Glancy McGombie Pickersgill Harris Cole Treasure Sth Bunbury Johnnie G. Giblett Pickeragill Donovan E. Hoskin Archer Vic Buswell Bill Patterson MecCombe McLean Prastidis Jones B. Hoskin R. Buswell Fox Long Robertson Hoskin RR. Buswell

Bridgetown Dominates Interschool Cricket And Softball

In cricket the Bridge town team scored 68 with three batsmen retiring, Les Duncan 2 not out, and Greenbushes-Balingup 60. Victors bowlers Warburton 5, L Duncan 3, Dixon 2, Reid 1. Softball sees Bridgetown A 20 rounds over Greenbushes in A grade. Greenbushes wins B grade 12 rounds as Bridgetown 8.

Bridgetown Les Duncan Gerald Wheatley C. Evans Greenbushes-Balingup Walter Trenholme Tomerini Vitall Bock Doust Warburton L. Duncan Dixon A. Reid Bridgetown Girls Greenbushes

Seniors Bridgetown to Play Greenbushes Next Sunday

Bridgetown will visit Greenbushes next Sunday. The team will be chosen from A Peck H Mabey T Bashford W Bashford F Semmens G Morgan J Prastidis Newman T Herlihy Truslove Hardie Campbell L O Nil and R Meredith. Bus leaves Freemasons corner at 9.46 a.m.

Bridgetown Greenbushes A. Peck H. Mabey T. and W Bashford F. Semmens G. Morgan J. Prastidis Newman T Herlihy Truslove Hardie Campbell L. O'Neil R. Meredith Freemasons’ Corner

Annual Trophy Donated to Bridgetown Warriors FC

A trophy valued at [amount] has been donated to Bridgetown Warriors Football Club by Mr. C Prastidis. His son Jim has been a prominent member of the club for two seasons and served as captain in the recently concluded season.

Bridgetown Warriors C. Prastidis Jim

Bridgetown Rainfall Totals and Yearly Averages

Rainfall in Bridgetown for October up to Tuesday morning reached 187 points. The official gauge at the post office records 184 inches for the year to date, with a yearly average around 4.1 inches. Monthly totals shown include January four points February none March 49 April 160 May 121 June 92 July 140 August 553 September 164.

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