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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Apr 30, 1937

Page

5

Local Dramatic Society Formed At Sunshine Church

A Sunshine Presbyterian Church youth group has formed a Dramatic Society led by Mr Murray Hulett to stage entertaining plays for local benefits in Sunshine. Plans include a four act comedy and later high quality works by well known authors. Prospective members are urged to attend the next meeting at the Presbyterian Church Hall on Tuesday May 4 to observe rehearsals and showcase talent.

Sunshine Presbyterian Church Murray Hulett Sunshine Hulett Bernice Taylor Doug Middleton Presbyterian Church Hall

Municipal concert on Coronation Night

Arrangements are well in hand for the municipal concert to be held on Coronation Night by Shire President Dr A Lowey and Mrs Lowe for ratepayers and residents. Leading artists include Miss Eileen Pascoe Webb, Mr A Lyons, Miss Jean Hinchliffe, Miss Elsa Haas, Messrs Jas Foran, Harcourt French, Allan Mitchell and the Mountain of Mirth from 3LO. Admission is free with seats reservable at the shire office. Friday at 3 pm medals and sweets distribution for State Schools children. Wednesday May 12 at 2 20 pm a tree picture show for children at Sunshine Picture Theatre.

A. Lowey Lowe Coronwisy Eileen Pascoe-Webb A. Lyons Mise Jean Hinchliffe Elsa Haas Mess. Jas. Foran Harcourt French Allan Mitchell Municpality Sunshine Picture Theatre

St Mark's Amateur Club Scores in Caulfield Cross Country Opener

The Caulfield five mile pack run opened the 1937 cross country season with 32 clubs. St. Mark's sent 14 runners in the slow pack led by Petherick who finished fifth in a strong field. Holden Brown Gilbert and others posted solid showings. McFadyen impressed in the novices and veterans' section finishing sixth. L Clark and others also showed promise. Victorian Walkers' Club also began their season with a linked walk. Tomorrow St Mark's and Footscray unite for a five mile pack run and one mile race starting outside St Mark's Hall by 2 30 p.m.

Caulfield St. Mark's Club St. Mark's M. Petherick A. Brown A. Holden G. Flippett L. Gilbert H. Major 8. Cox Petherick Holden Brown Gilbert Pippett Major Cox McFadyen L. Clark T. Frazer J. Patterson Walkers’ Club J. Carland A. Skewes W. Carruthers Footscray St. Mark’s Hall

Local Market Chickens Priced At Five Shillings

A customer asks the price of chickens and is told five shillings. The seller confirms raising them locally, noting the stock dropped from four before a cold spell.

Huge Anzac Day Service Draws Sunshine Crowd

A large Sunshine crowd attended the Anzac service at the Sunshine Town Hall organized by the local RSA branch. Scouts guides and girl groups paraded. the band played. ministers spoke. offering funds aided the Sunshine Distressed Soldiers Fund. A. A. Lyons gave a speech on soldiers and ideals, urging duty to realize the fallen heroes’ vision of world peace. ANZAC Day ceremonies also held at St Albans with students and local officials honoring the memory with wreaths and hymns.

Sunshine Branch R.S.A Sunshine Town Hall Sunshine Boy Scouts St. Mark's Scouts Girl Guides Girl Guards Sunshine Band Miss Haas Mesdames Parsons Whiting Nuttall Sunshine Distressed Soldiers’ Fund A. A. Lyons Sunshine Methodist Church Padre Gault U.M Billy Hughes Australia

Shirley Temple Tonight and Saturday at Sunshine Theatre

Shirley Temple appears in The Poor Little Rich Girl at Sunshine Theatre with a matinee on Saturday. The story follows a privileged girl in a mansion, an accidental adventure, and eventual adoption by radio performers Alice Faye and Jack Haley. Desert Gold screens as a Friday and Saturday feature with a strong supporting cast. The coming program includes My American Wife and Mummy's Boy on next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Shirley Temple Sunshine Theatre Shirley Michael Whalen Sara Haden Miss Haden Alice Faye Jack Haley Miss Faye Haley Claude Gillingwater Zane Grey Sunshine Theatre Tonight Larry “Buster” Crabbe Marsha Hunt Tom Keene Raymond Hatton Monte Blue Robert Cummings Francis Lederer Ann Sothern Wheeler and Woolsey

Deer Park Amateur Cycling Club Holds Track Championship

The Deer Park Amateur Cycling Club held its annual track championship on Ballarat Road last Saturday. Results list W Ratchford S Woods R Govatt. The next race is on May 8 a 10 mile handicap. New members are invited to join and will be enrolled at Deer Park on any of races.

Deer Park Ballarat Road W. Ratchford S. Woods R. Govatt

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Dramatic Society J. S. Dunbar Pty, Ltd Collins Street Melbourne Walter A. Warne Undertaker Barely ST Footscray 9 A. E. Bowdern James Hall and Sons Ronald F. Hall Ll.b J. Geoffrey Hall Queen &T Hall Andrew Fox Hampshire Road ST. Mark’s Amateur Athletic Club Commonwealth of Nations Federation of the World ST. Albans Servie St. Albans School Sunshine Braunch RSAL Messrs Seymour Grant Wilaton Howard and Thompson E. Fowler God Miss Vernon Joy Bole M. Bauclinette J. Winter V. Fitzgibbon RE. Andrews KE. McIntosh D. McIntosh M. McIntosh KE. Tong E. Crosbie Theatre News Deer Park Cycling Club J. M. Burke Durham Rd. Sunshine Nney Road Brunswick Mainroad Upwey Belgrave Harry Hall Financier Nicwotsow Douglas Parade Procera Ballarat ST Yarraville McDonald's Hampshire Rd Larter's Spriggs Swallow's Niagara Cafe R. Hellyer Glen Galla L. A. Fairbairn
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