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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
4
Method ist church listing from Bridgetown diary detailing September 9 entries and timetable references for rail stops at Nannup Royup Brook Greenbashes with times around 2 30 p m and 4 p m, noting services at Bridgetown and nearby towns.
Pemberton notes the Ladiey Championships wrapped Friday with Mrs Cary winning A Grade and Mrs Wadman runner up. Thompston took Ko Grade ahead of Mrs Floor Jr, a playoff to decide the Witner of handicag between Mrs Elliott and Mrs Davis.
Voter tallies show Bus Queen leading with 12 00 votes and Butcher on 15235. A Bus Queen dance occurred Thursday with Len Cook winning a coke raffle and music from Guppy and Tom. Future acts include Biffin and the Post Office candidate as the program runs toward a grand October crowning.
Australia wide this year saw rainfall records in Pemberton with August total of 1253 points across 27 wet days. The yearly tally reached 5189 points and 119 wet days, the highest in at least a decade.
Miss Unggett arrived in Pemberton to join the school teaching staff. Mr and Mrs John Gardiner welcomed a daughter Miss O Evengon of the Postal Staff left on annual leave and is being relieved by Miss Johansen. An ex member of the school staff in Mrs Ashurst recently returned from England with her husband on holiday. The Hospital Ball Saturday night was a great success with many new and pretty evening frocks. Further details on the financial results will appear later.
The adjourned Manjimup Road Board meeting of August 18 1945 reviewed audit correspondence on cemeteries and grants for the Community Centre project. It approved a plan including survey work industrial area shifts a revised golf course class and school renaming, and outlined loan options and needed capital works such as roads sewerage water and machinery.
The board discussed vehicle hire payments, transport taxi calls, and repairs funding. Proposals include a 40 hour week, hall rental, a new bulldozer purchase, wiring cost estimates, and sporting ground developments. Grants and protests to charges and staffing were noted along with accounts totaling £1525 9s 2d.
Sunday schedule lists 8 am Holy Communion 11 am Baptisms and marriages by arrangement 7.30 pm Evensong and Sermon with the Rector arranging baptisms churchings and funerals across country services at Winnijup.
Mr and Mrs M Butterly of Boyup Brook host 240 guests for Vaughan Butterly a Warrant Officer in the RAAF marking his return from nearly two years abroad. The event at the Town Hall featured Bridgetown band, a piano sax ensemble, and dancing until 3 am with speeches praising Vaughan’s schooling and RAAF service.
A stream of social updates lists visits and travels of residents from Norwood to Boyup Brook. Mentions include Mrs. M J Barrop and Mrs J Brown, Mrs K Walker and her gang, and others visiting relatives in Perth, Burnlie, Dwellingup, Donnybrook, and Singapore. Also notes hospital cases, a birth, and flax industry travel to Melbourne.
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