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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Oct 31, 1947

Page

5

Bridgetown Dominate Greenbushes In Tough Cricket Day

Bridgetown's batsmen and bowlers battled through sodden field conditions at Greenbushes. Westlake and Hogan provided crucial blows for Bridgetown while Herbert and Roberts tried to rein in the visitors, ending with Greenbushes facing a stiff 172 target after Bridgetown's strong innings.

Bridgetown Greenbushes Herbert Westlake Hogan Roberts Peck Veltch Jones Robert Sinler Palmer Veitch Carter Meredith Lindsay South End T. Bashford Mishit Carter Dilkes Higk Baskerville Stashford Glen Morgan Morgan Tom Bashford North End Bashford Tilkes Forrester Peck- Hogan E. Basford Scott Mabey Wetslake Alan Peck

Cricket Briefs From Palgarup and Yornup Matches

A Palgarup team visited Yornup for a picnic match last Sunday with Harrison and Johnny Dwyer scoring LB runs and retiring. visitors totalled 26. Yornup expect several strong players including Neil Marshall to field in forthcoming games. Yarnup meets Railways on Sunday. Bridgetown selects a squad to face Sunnyside led by Peck and Hog an with Boss and Meredith as 12th man. More new players may debut against Railways next week.

Palgarup Yornup Harrison Johnny Dwyer Neil Marshall Yarnup Railways Bridgetown Sunnyside Peck Veltch Hogan Jones R. Scott Mabey Weston Turley Morgan Forrester Bashford Meredith

Sunnyside Narrow Win Over Railway Amid Strong Bowling

Railway’s Les Guy claimed four wickets for 17 as Sunnyside edged ahead in a low scoring match. Nye led Railway with 25, while Shoebridge and Guy shared heavy bowling duties for Sunnyside and Railway. Fall of wickets shows a tight contest with multiple innings contributions and close totals.

Railway Les Guy Railways Nye Nailways

Death of well known Bridgetown farmer James

An enterprising farmer Mr James of Mattamatup Bridgetown district died after a holiday trip to Kalannadan aged 58. He was a returned WWI soldier left a widow four sons and three daughters. Funeral held at Bridgetown Methodist Cemetery with many tributes and local society members in attendance.

James Mattamatup Australia Bridgetown Ka- Lanendan N. Inwood H. Q. Moore H. Jones R. Urquhart T. E. Bolton G. Henry Mary Aubrey May Ron Jack Brenda Doug Ian Bob Carrie Kaye Hetty Yvonne Kay Douglas Billy

Bridgetown Scouts Plan Campfire and Cricket Trip

Scouts gathered at the Scout Hall with a record 17/2 for the evening. Preparations for the November 7 campfire are well in hand and a Jardee trip is planned. The first cricket match of the season is set for Yarnup on November 2 at 1 pm.

Jardee Yarnup D.L RAR. B.A U.f

Secoll Brothers Birthdays Marked By Family Gathering

Dick Secoll celebrated his twenty first birthday last week and his brother Jim followed with a Saturday evening party at Mr and Mrs Tom Hashford s. A large group of friends joined to celebrate.

Secoll Brothers Brother Jim Tom Hashford

First Trotting Meeting Attracts £120 Purse and New Facilities

At a Saturday night club committee meeting the Terminus Hotel arrangements were set for the maiden Encourage Stakes and several handicaps with scratch marks listed for 2.40 2.34 and 2.44. The White Rock Quarry mile closes the program. Improvements include tote relocation a new scratching board and track grading to better serve the public and owners.

Club c Terminus Hotel White Rock Quarry Trotting Club

Bridgetown Printing Note from Country News Papers

A terse publication credit notes Fran cis L. Semmens on Steere Street Bridgetown as publisher for Country News Papers Pty Ltd. The line confirms the local printing entity and ownership context in the rural newspaper network.

Francis L. Semmens Steere St Bridgetown Country News- Papers Pty., Ltd

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