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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1934
Page
3
August gardening tips urge planting and division of perennials such as phlox and chrysanthemum while roses fruit trees and citrus can be planted or pruned. Readers are advised to keep weeds down, mulch, and sow a wide range of annuals and vegetables for summer and autumn harvests.
Miss A Luke Ladies Draper advertises large stock of Paton s and Baldwin s Taale yarns from 74d to 11d skein, plus warm winter vests and snappy pullovers. Hosiery specials and reduced prices attract shoppers to display areas at 215 Hampshire Road.
The Sunshine anglers started their season at Werribee with an estuary competition. W Greenham won with 9 lb 1 oz of roughies, Bert Craddock second with 3 lb 15 oz, and N McKenry third with 2 lb 4 oz. Total catch was 20 lb 6 oz.
Sunshine Harvester Works Rifle Club held a Saturday 800 yard range pairs shoot with easy conditions and notable scores. Captain Franks nearly achieved a ten shot possible and, with P. Frost, won the pairs. H Laity and 8 Whittle were close contenders. Laity won the Polan trophy after a shoot-off with Franks.
Sunshine defeated Firbanks two goals to nil on August 4 with B McGrath and M Bradbury scoring. On August 11 Sunshine crushed Y W C A Green fourteen goals to nil with Bradbury scoring ten and McGrath three. A practice match is scheduled for tomorrow at 2 30 PM at the post office corner.
Postal Department schedules dispatches to reach the Duke of Gloucester's party aboard the H M S Sussex at Port Said and Colombo on 9 and 19 September. Mails connect with Fremantle departures 20 August and 10 September, with Melbourne clined dates 16 August and 6 September and air mail from Australia to Perth 17 August and 7 September.
J Hilton of Footscray won the ten mile handicap on Saturday August 11 with 26 minutes 21 seconds. T Baker was second and D Gray third. B Le Sueur and R Govert tied for fourth. The president’s trophy race is August 18 and the club championship September 8. The new handicapper Steve Green of Yarraville has earned popularity with members. A house party at Mia Le Sueur’s home on August 18 aims to aid club funds.
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