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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Sep 26, 1941

Page

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Grand Picture Night screens for Parents and Citizens

A Grand Picture Wrest in aid of the Parents and Citizens Association will be screened at the Town Hall on Wednesday October 1. The programme features Maeterlinck's Blue Bird in technicolor and Churney's Aunt, with a newsreel of S Carroll's escape at Bridgetown from Crete. Tickets are sold by school children and association members to benefit the association.

Trergy Labour Canberra Maeterlinck Blue Bird Churney S. Carrol Bridgetowe Crete Tate Cal Ete Mesprial Aomwons Uniter Secretary For Health F. J. Hunt Huelin France Inter Blackwood Repertory Association Bridgetown Manjimup Feuntertin Bridgetown Club Uncton Manjimup Che

Patriotic Hockey Match From Steere Street Event

A Sunday hockey game on Steere Street featured local ladies hockey club against lady golfers amid rain and mud. Blues won 3 to 2 with standout efforts from Freda Shirley Nan Win Irene Gwen and Pixie. gate receipts of £3 2s 6d to Merchant Seamen Fund with another match planned October 3.

Steere Street Ladies Hoekey Club Freda Shirley Kale Blues Hher Tex Drothy Barbara Joan Maxine Leslie Jean Nan Marge Vix Aurels Vampire Fel Quayers

Programme Highlights and Admission Prices

The programme lists CHARLEY'S AUNT and THE BLUE BIRD plus a Newsreel about the escape of S Carroll of Bridgetown from Crete. Admission is 3 shillings and children 6 pence.

Charley S. Carroll Bridgetown Crete

Wind-Up Dance for Ladies and Guests at 8 PM

A wind up dance event for ladies and guests departs from the union hall stand at eight o clock sharp. The organizers announce the Schooner Club event featuring Gants and Bus transport from the stand to the venue.

Gant's Ual

Bridgetown Road Board Extraordinary Election Notice 1941

The Road Districts Act notice announces an extraordinary election to fill one member seat on the Bridgetown Road Board South-East Ward. Election day is Saturday, November 1, 1941, with J. Haselmhurst as Acting Secretary.

Bridgetown Road Board J. Haselmurst

War Time Nomination And Local Notices At Bridgetown

The notice outlines wartime electoral nominations in Bridgetown with key dates for filings and deposits, names an R S T as Returning Officer, and lists district wards and deadlines. It also mentions a bird sighting, a farm crop note, job ads, and a defences bicycle promotion linked to Malvern Star.

Menzies Era in Flux as Curtin May Becomes Stabilizing Force

The Bridgetown Advocate reports on the Australian federal scene with Mr Menzies under pressure and Mr Curtin signaling a potential shift toward stability. Labour’s impatience contrasts with Fadden’s new role while opposition gains and policy divisions shape the impending general election and federal politics.

Mevares Canberra Fadden Labour Ualple P Menzies Curfin Leafler Madden Curtin

Bridgetown Golf Club Monthly Mug Competition

Golf at Bridgetown on Saturday saw G Hester and S Wheatley reach a two up score as the event produced several sharp results. Scoring cards listed Wheatley two up Willis and Splvaur square, Markionun Myers square, Randell Abburrs Dow TV Salvain down, Clarke Warburton down, with Perth vigilant throughout. Next Saturday features the monthly mug competition.

Melueturt Hester Wheatley Willis U. Splvaur al Square Markionun Myers All Square Randell Abburrs Dow TV Salvain VR Forhnsjung Honey Toven Stemnguel Clarke Warburton

Infant Health Meeting in Bridgetown Town Hall

A Bridgetown Infant Health meeting was held in the Town Hall Con Room on a Thursday without president Mrs G Tumert due to sickness. Mrs Senivens presided as six new committee members were welcomed and plans were made for Dr Stang to visit next Wednesday with a social afternoon in Lesser Hall and a mothers’ gathering. The committee also aims to entertain Dr Stang and resume monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday each month at the Centre.

Bridgetown Juyp G .Tumert Senivens Stang Stags

Fragmentary Notice of Employee Found Dead in Fortin Rawil

An unclear OCR fragment reports the death of an employee from the State Sw Mie near Fortin Rawil. The text mentions a Wednesday date, a funeral visit by police, and a medical examination, but lacks coherent details or names.

Fortin Rawil

Malvern Bicycle Sale At Layton’s Garage Bridgetown

Bargain bicycle offer advertised with garbled text urges readers to hurry before prices fall. The ad names Layton’s Garage in Bridgetown and mentions a Malvern 3 Years deal and weekly hut timing, though several details are unreadable. Wait time for the sale is implied with urgency.

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