Advocate Reminders Social Functions and Stock Sales
The notice lists social events in various towns with dates in September and October. Including RSL Ball in Greenbushes and football themed events in Bridgetown and Balingup, plus meetings of Galingup Cricket Club and stock sales by Elder, Smith & Co. Limited in Bridgetown and Balingup.
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Greenbushes
Ted Cross
Bridertown
Bridgetown
Balingup
RAOR
Galingup Cricket Club
Elder, Smith & Co., Limited
Genuine
Chowerup
Balingup, Elder, Smith & Co., Limited
Road Boards Set Health Inspector Salary Plan
Four boards Bridgetown Upper Blackwood Rovers Greenbushes and Nannup decide on a shared health inspector salary of £550 with travel and sustenance covered. A committee from each area will oversee the inspector, with Bridgetown central to salary payments.
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G. Thomson
Greenbushes
Bridgetown
Boyup Brook
Nannup
Fruitgrowers Weigh Amalgamation Ties In Bridgetown
At Bridgetown meeting of the Butterfly and Meat Zone Council the Fraigrowers Association urged constant contact with the Farmers Union to achieve the proposed merger. E G Hall and others argued for a fruitgrower dominated section while a ballot was proposed to gauge support. C Heydon starts at Bridgetown Post Office replacing J Prandenhure as duty returns noted.
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Fraigrowers’ Association
E. G. Hall
Greenbushes
Hall
Bridgetown Butterfiy and Meat Zone Council
Bridgetown Fruitgrowers’ Association
Farmers' Union
J. &. Warner
Ted
Yornup
Mabey
Bridgetown Association
Halson
C. Heydon
Cue
Bridgetown
J. Prandenhure
Claremont
RSL Building Extensions Recommended by Bridgetown Board
At a Friday meeting the Bridgetown Road Board decided to recommend extending the RSL rooms as current facilities are too small for monthly meetings. The extension was estimated to cost about £450.
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RSL
Bridgetown Road
Bowlers Depart for Kalgoorlie Carnival from Bridgetown
Bridgetown bowlers M. Moulton 8 and B. Briggs left this week for the Kalgoorlie Carnival. They were accompanied by their wives.
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Bridgetown
Kalgoorlie
Messrs. M. Moulton
B. Briggs
Governor-General Visit to Bridgetown Restricted Details
The Governor-General and Mrs McKell will visit Bridgetown on September 22 drawing local interest. The Bridge Town Road Board plans a 4 pm public afternoon tea at the Town Hall and asks attendees to notify secretary Eric Siggins by September 15. An evening dinner will follow with board members and spouses invited.
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McKell
Bridgetown
Bridgetown Road
Mrs Clover Guests With Mr Mar and Mrs Park
Mrs. T Clover spends a birthday visit hosted by Mr Mar and Mrs Park of Nedlands. The gathering centers on social hospitality as the party enjoys the afternoon.
IENUUL Essay Winners at Bridgetown State School
Results of the Traut Essay Competition held after the Bridgetown State School visit by senior pupils show Rodney Walton first among boys with Mel Willmott a consolation prize. Sue Armstrong first among girls with Elsie Dixon a consolation prize. Adjudicators were A Hodgson and F Semmens. First prizes were donated by S Doust and J F Smith.
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Bridgetown State School
Pemberton
Rodney Walton
Mel Willmott
Sue Armstrong
Elsie Dixon
Messrs. A. Hodgson
F. Semmens
Messrs. S. Doust
The
Blackwood Trost Accclimatisation Society
J. F. Smith
Tetanus Immunisation Clinic At Lesser Hall Draws Crowd
Large turnout of Australians at the tetanus immunisation clinic held in the Lesser Hall on Friday. A total of 229 children and seven adults received inoculations.
Farmers Push Compulsory Union Membership Motion
At the Bridgetown Butterfat and Meat Zone Council meeting on Friday the motion for compulsory Farmers' Union membership was defeated. J. E. Warner argued for universal joiners, while Greenbushes and other speakers warned compulsion would threaten democracy and invite Communist influence, with some saying Parliament action would be required.
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Farmers’ Union
Bridgetown Butterfat and Meat Zone Council
Baling Up
J. E. Warner
Balingap
Warner
ER. C. Waters
Winnljup
Greenbushes
T. H. Bastcott
F. W.lead
City Scouts Enjoy Bunbury Port Outing
Mt. Hawthorn scouts, about 50 strong, traveled to Bunbury last weekend under Scoutmaster Sandilands. They spent several hours at the port, returned to Bridgetown Tuesday night, and capped the trip with a lively Sunnyside outing voted one of the most enjoyable.
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Bridgetown
Mt. Hawthorn
Sandilands
Bunbury
Sunnyside
Blood grouping effort aids over 300 in Bridgetown drive
Red Cross officials and local helpers spent Sunday through Tuesday grouping residents for Blood Trans fusion. Mrs Adams led the drive with Mrs Pick and Bridgetown volunteers assisting. The Red Cross Train will visit Bridgetown in October and responders thanked Bridgetown Tranch members for support.
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Red Cross
Adams
Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
Pick C
Bridgetown
Bridgetown Tranch
Bridgetown tenancy approved for Goldsbrough Mort & Co
State Housing Commission approves tenancy of the Bridgetown shop to Goldsbrough Mort. The decision cites changed circumstances and staff veterans, with local authority and chamber sponsorship. Also notes trout society plans on marron breeding to boost funds and a Zone Council report on turbines at Wellington Dam supplying power to the South West scheme within a year.
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Hampton Street
Bridgetown
C. Prastidis
State Housing Commission
Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Limited
Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Society
J. 8. Bagshaw
Zone Council
Collie
Wellington
South West
Bagshaw
Bills in a Row Stuns Druids at Jubilee Night
At the Druids Jubilee last Thursday five Bills stood out in a row Bill Marshall Bill Cardinal Bill Polina Bill Dixon and Bill Harken. The coincidence hints that Bills may be a popular name or luck favors the crowd.
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Druids
Bill Marshall
Bill Cardinal
Bill Polina
Bill Dixon
Bill Harken
More Fish in Blackwood Liberated Across River
Members of the Blackwood Trout Acclimatisation Society from Bridgetown Boyup Brook and Balingup released 32 000 fry and 3 500 yearlings in the Blackwood River valued at 180 pounds. Fish came from Pemberton and transport from Boyup Brook and Balingup picked up allocations at Bridgetown to be freed at multiple points.
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Blackwood Trout Acclimatisation Society
Bridgetown
Boyup Brook
Balingup
Blackwood River
Pemberton
Chook Delivers Daily Visits to Bridgetown Advocate
A Bridgetown convent chook visits the Advocate manager daily for dainty titbits and almost sets the clock by its arrival. Readers are invited to share similar anecdotes from their area.
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Bridgetown
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