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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Aug 06, 1948

Page

4

Newport defeats Altona in tight AY Grade finish

In AY Grade action Newport 11 65 edged Altona 9 10 64 while Parksides 4 14 10 upset L Footscray 8 7 65. Waratah 10 24 84 beat Seddon 0 13 67 and Essendon Dist. 13 10 88 toppled Kingsville 8 7 55. Braybrook 13 12 85 defeated Le. 13 7 85. Sunshine Dist. 18 10 115 beat West Footscray 7 10 52. Seditious notes follow on B Grade and C Grade standings with premiership points listed.

Newport Altona Scouts F. & Y. Socials St. Albans Seddon Spotswood Footscray Maribyrnong Braybrook Essendon Dist Braybrook H Sunshine Dist Parkside Maidstone Sunshine Dust Sth. Footscray LCE West Footscray Waratah F. & Socials Kingsville Will. Rovers St Albans 6Th Melb. Scouts Nth. Footscray Victor Socials Will. United St Uhh

Sunshine District Football Club Fight to the Final Minute

West Footscray pressed Sunshine District FC with a makeshift lineup and strategic long kicks, keeping the scoreline open. Sunshine fielded a compact home style, with tight play and short passes, while both sides showed determination through three quarters of hard contest.

West Footscray Sunshine West

Braybrook Club Narrowly Defeats Strooks In AP Grade Match

Braybrook Football Club wins AP Grade by five points as Strooks hold off late challenge. ER Grade beats Essendon 13 to 1. Spotswood juniors lose by three amid windy conditions. Meooks’ defense slows large opponents until Spotswood nails last kick for victory and knocks rivals from four. Norm Greig noted as junior captain.

ECL Strooks Brooks Essendon Spotswood Hraybrook Meooks Norm Greig

Cheap Building Blocks Close School and Gas Sewerage Repairs

The report notes cheap building blocks near a station led to school closure while gas and sewerage work affected nearby roads. Each block costs £1006.

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Brushed by Injury Spotlights Braybrook Star

The report notes a main arm fracture ending a key player's season and credits his defensive play for saving games. Final scores show Spotawood 11.11 to Braybrook 11.48 with Whitten 4 Praetz 3 McNeilage 2 Gration Greig among top scorers. Upcoming fixtures include Essendon A grade at Braybrook and C grade at the Melb Scouts, with all C grade teams gathering at Trocadero corner at 1.16 p.m.

Spotawood Braybrook Golkickers Whitten Praetz McNeilage Gration Greig Essendon Trocadero Corner

Braybrook Narrowly Defeats LC l in Fast Game

In a tight match Braybrook edged LC l 13-7 at halftime and 13-12 final for 90 points while Perrott stifled Ellis and Mumford excelled in ruck. Stark and Prowse provided roaming thrust with goal scorers Neylon four and Stark four.

Braybrook Perrott Ellis Mumford Stark Prowse Neylon Warren Trowse Rayner

Sunshine and Northcote edge Sunshine in tight baseball tilt

Sunshine A and B teams clash with Northcote. A team loses 2 1 in a game marked by fielding errors and a Holden run miscount. Northcote wins 2 1. B team falls 10 4 as Sunshine cites strong young players and plans for Bendigo trip on September 10 with deposits due.

Sunshine Toomerow A’ Lea Northcote T. Qnee Shine R. Holden Verry Holden Alex Barnes B. Blackmore Banjo’ Paterson

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