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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1933
Page
5
A Thursday ball in St Albans drew a large crowd to honor Mr and Mrs F Peart of the local greengrocery trade. Speakers praised the couple’s public service and support for the unemployed while a young Maidstone singer entertained guests. Local clubs hosted euchre and dances with prizes, and plans for Easter events were announced alongside a road project update from M L A H White.
The Saturday bowling event for trophies donated by Mr G Naxter crowned winners Mesdames Moran and Davey and Messrs Elling sen and Richards. A separate trophy donated by Mrs Andrewarthi went to Mesdames McWhii Davey and Grieg. A second tournament for Mr C Richards trophies is set for April 8 at 2 30 p.m. all members must complete their games for the president's trophy promptly.
A fragmentary note discusses the downside of leading with sentiment, suggesting many readers will judge such effort as biased or impractical. It hints at measured rhetoric and reader trust as key factors in persuasive writing.
Braybrook notes report a church service at St Andrews with a school committee tucre tournament won by R Wanders and Wanders. A child injured by boiling fat was hospitalized. A horse once trotting at Deer Park is described as gone. Cyclists without lights crash on Ballarat road injuring Koshel, Munro, and others, prompting calls for law enforcement.
Harold Leslie Huggins aged 33 died at 11 30 pm at Austin Hospital after tuberculosis illness. Born at Warren Glen, he served in the Bth Battalion before moving to Sunshine to work at McKay’s farm implement works. He married Ivy Klix and leaves a daughter Ivy and son Leslie, plus three brothers and a sister. Funeral from Glen Brae 42 Hampshire Road to Footscray cemetery. Wreaths from Hix Workmates Cutting Shon H V McKay Massey Harrin Pty Ltd and The Children 6th grade. Burial arrangements by Nelson Bros. Also notes the funeral of L G Blackshaw at Melbourne General Cemetery with service by Rev William Gale and support from Boy Scouts.
At a sparsely attended Sunshine Progress Association session in the Town Hall, debate on elevating Sunshine to borough status collapsed. Dr Raymond Robinson cited financial strains and public apathy, warning a borough would require large borrowing and loss of control over trades as residents lamented rising costs and maintenance needs.
An In Memoriam service will be held by the Rev William Gale next Sunday at 1 o'clock in the Graeeh Of Chek Masonic Hall.
Members of the Sunshine Angling Club competed for a trophy donated by Mr. J. Dawson at Batman's Ford last Saturday. Results showed 21 blackish, 15 perch and trout weighed in, with Mr. D. Greenham winning the trophy for 7 English perch weighing 4 lb 6 oz. Runners up included Mr. Simpson and Mr. Ringbolt. many others weighed in. A bay competition is planned next Sunday from a motor launch rendezvous at Mordvilloc, with details of departure, weigh-ins, referees, and boat draw announced. Easter camp on the Yea River near Yea will be a four-day event starting Good Friday at 2 am, with two intermediate weigh-ins and four referees appointed.
St Mark's Harriers plan the season’s final events on Easter Monday at Bacchus Marsh featuring a 2aq and mile handicap. Handicaps list numerous runners with yard allowances, followed by an annual meeting at St Mark's Hall on Thursday April 20 and a half yearly social on May 1.
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