14 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
1
Local column reports deaths birthdays anniversaries and hospital updates in Toodyay. Mrs Minnie Donegan died after a long illness at Northam Hospital with funeral and sympathy notes for families. Other items mention Mr Bobbie James on furlough and Mr Roddie Beard ill with flu and pleurisy.
Sheep market notes record a sale at Toodyay on Monday December 11 with a strong turnout of buyers from local and surrounding districts. Merino and crossbred lambs dominated the yarding alongside sound mouth ewes and an odd pen of wethers. Competition remained firm with late rates, and quotations list wethers 70/ to 74/6, merino wethers 60/ to 68/, crossbreds tops 58/, ewes 66/6 to 70/, and cast-for-age ewes 65/ to 60/.
The Ambulance Clinic Bazaar showcased sewing, cakes, sweets, and produce stalls. Mesdames Smith Chitty Baskerville Piesse, Wardman Overington Bainford, and others organized a lively afternoon with raffles and tea, marking a well attended community event with remarks from local officials.
RSL Ladies Night ended in merriment with Mr and Mrs England winning. A sumptuous men served supper, aprons waived cleanup, while sub-branch president Mac Wroth and vice-president KR Temperley praised the ladies for their service. Auxiliary president E D Hayes offered a cheerful reply. The crowd left convinced that old soldiers never die.
Mr K D Gargett Dip 8 Dentist A M P Buildings Northam Phone 274 advertises dental services. The notice requests contributors to be clearly and distinctly in ink on one side of the paper only as a guarantee of good faith.
Mercantiles chased down 110 with Vern Pearce top scoring at 38 and Alec Thurpat 17 as Toodyay bowled tightly by Joe Bamford who took 5 for 22. Pearce and Twine led the Mercantiles bowlers in a 110 run win, with Toodyay all out at 61. Next Sundays fixtures see Mercantiles host Bolgart and Toodyay meet Calligiri.
Bolgart chased the target after Calingiri posted 145 for 7 in 45 overs with Cyril Edmonds 42 and Bert Yelland 29. P Butler added 37 while Alec Anderson took 6 for 33 to anchor Bolgart’s win as they reached the target with five wickets to spare and time running short.
Printed and published by H. C. McKenna for Country News papers Pty. at their office in Stirling Terrace Toodyay WA.
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