Framed Photograph RM Elson, AF Palandri, PS Bignall and MP Whitton
1930Framed photograph showing from Back L-R RM Ellson, AF Palandri (proprietor of Ship Hotel) Front L-R PS Bignall (Pharmacist and south west transport pioneer) and MP Whitton (Busselton shop owner and JP) as winners of the Fours, at the Busselton Bowling Club Carnival Shield c1930.
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MP Whitton migrated from England in 1911 and moved from Perth to Busselton in the 1920s. He was the proprietor of MP Whitton General store on the corner Queen & Prince St and a Justice of the Peace.
AF Palandri was the Proprietor of the Ship Hotel from 1932 -1937 and a member of the Busselton Municipal Council for some years.
Mr Percy Smith Bignell was born in Deniliquin, Victoria, on 2nd April, 1874. He arrived in WA in 1898 and moved to Busselton in 1899 where managed a pharmacy in Albert Street. Whilst he continued to work as a Pharmacist he quickly identified a need for passenger transport in the region and in 1901 he set up a buggy service to Caves House. This was soon superseded, in 1908 by a motor coach, which was the very first motor vehicle to come south of Perth. In 1924 he sold his pharmacy, opened a garage and took over General Motors Vehicle Agency whilst his transport interests continued to expand.
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In 1903, local residents lobbied the Busselton Council to construct Lawn Bowling Greens to add to the attractions of Busselton. After some discussion and the sum of 30 pounds it was agreed to build three greens on the local recreation ground. A committee was formed and the Busselton Bowling Club Inc officially came into existence on 11th October 1904.
In 2024 the Busselton Bowling Club boasts of 200 members and four well-maintained greens which are often referred to as the BEST greens in the South-West Region, if not the state.
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