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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Apr 24, 1941

Page

3

Sunshine A N A Branch Meeting At Caxton House Lodge

Large attendance at Caxton House lodge room for Sunshine A N A branch meeting on Tuesday. Welcome reappearances by Les Cooper and Jake Attrill. Attrill in a leg sling. New members elected, library urged to be cleared, and delegates pictured for the recent conference. Bowls match against N O R ended in a two point loss with five players.

Nessing Dne Caxton House Les, Cooper Jake Attrill U.F.S C.J. Carlton 1.O.R A.N. A

Albion Tennis Club Saturday Event Schedule

The Albion Tennis Club lists a Saturday program with multiple 2 to 4:30 pm matches. Notable clashes include L Watson vs J Secombe at 2 pm and semi finals for Miss Booth, Mrs. Morris, and Mrs. Fisher leading to the 4:30 pm semi and final rounds.

L. Watson J. Secombe Booth Miss Booth Blakey Miss Stafford Mrs. Beardmore Hudspeth J. Fisher H. Blakey R. Hudspeth D. Tyers Mrs Morris J. Hogan A. Morris Morris Fisher Bull Mrs. Fleming Secombe Russell Cripps v. Fisher

Sunshine Diggers on Hospital Ship

Three Braybrook diggers joined the hospital ship Sunshine Diggers after arriving Monday. Privates Vic Burgess Geo Nichol and S Skel ton served with illness and injuries. Burgess sent home with pleurisy and pneumonia. Nichol wounded in the spine when a bomb hit Piccadilly Circus. Burgess is Jim Burgess’s brother, later killed early this year. Nichol praises British resilience amid London air raids.

Shire of Braybrook Vic. Burgess Geo, Nichol S. Skelton Burgess England Salisbury Vic Jim Burgess Geo. Nichol Piccadilly Circus London

Deer Park Junior Red Cross hosts successful fancy dress parade

Deer Park hall hosted a well attended junior fancy dress parade with 30 to 40 entrants. Prizes went to Alick Salmond and Ian Sutherland as bride and bridegroom, with Robi Stevenson and Joan Stevenson as best dressed couple. Proceeds totalling about £7 10s were to be donated to the Children’s Hospital, with future revenues for Caulfield Hospital.

Deer Park Hall W. J Whelan Frances Halford Lorraine Ross Children's Hospital Caulfield Hospital Deer Park H. Morton Eve Bray

Patriot Fund Update Shows Rising Support and New Donors

This week £34 2 0 has been collected bringing the total to £69 11 6. Some collectors report new regular contributors and others have increased donations. If you have not joined, contact secretary E. J. McKenzie or publicity organiser R. V. Seymour to arrange a collector call.

E. J. McKenzie R. V. Seymour

What Can I Do Drive Total To Date

A list of acknowledgments and contributions totals from the What Can I Do drive. Amounts include £129 16s 9d acknowledged from Mrs. Willey and others such as A. J. Bennett E Fraser J White Davidson Driller Sims I Robinson Garner J C Fox and Mrs W Singleton plus smaller payments from Mr W King Mrs Bradshaw Mrs Bradbury and S Seymour's Corner. Total collected reaches £133 8s. Percents include 10 on collections.

Willey Brownbill A. J. Bennett E. Fraser J. White Davidson Driller Sims I. Robinson Garner J. C. Fox W. Singleton W. King Bradshaw Bradbury S. Seymour

Plymouth Welter Race Notch Falls To Conflagration

In a tense Plymouth welter, Conflagration defeats Maldevon in a dramatic by a slim margin. Trainer statements credited strategy and recent form for the victory.

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Sunshine A.N.A Ken McDougall Stan McBride Wal. Tisdale Charlie Peace Fred Richer N.0.r Percy Frazer Dan Gibson Jack Patten Doris Penrose Albion Tennis Club Dunlops Sunshine U.F.S. Dispensary Sun Crescent J. Downing L. McDuff Scovell Spurling Barkly Streets Footscray Sunshine Diggers Junior Red Cross Sunshine Cricket Club Sunshine Town Hall H. Lasslett Monte Carlo R. Hellyer R. J. Duxson Straff Pareem Gidgee Basalt Naval Ri Reg Marc Pamelus Procyon Denis Riverside Aylesford Sir Locket Plymouth Sunixa Anteros Bazaar Clorus Deniker Leporis Woki H. Doherty Oakes Bros Hampshire Road
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