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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
3
The Anantating poultry show drew modest crowds on a windy Wednesday with entries led by Mr Dutton and winners named by Mr E Poorter and Mr E Drayton. Discussion covered by laws for fowl keeping in Keithire and a referendum on a Marketing Act, urging producers with 150 birds or more to enroll by September 10.
St Mark's Amateur Athletic Club completed its four mile cross country with a one mile handicap for the Skewes trophy at the Sun Shine v Fairfield match. Runners included Major Petherick Holden Brown and Carland. Cur land won the race by one foot as Holden secured the club points title with 20 points.
Braybrook defeated Sugar Works by three points after a windy, uneven match that limited passing and marking. Goal scorers included Roberts Wiggins Currie Steedman Barnes Laurour Bent with key backs Coussell Roberts Le Sueur Craddock Taylor. Braybrook prepares for a replay against Baptist Church of Christ, originally played earlier but ordered to be replayed.
A fragmentary note recalls a birthday with 42 candles and questions about frugality. The piece hints at a household choice balancing cost and celebration without clear names or dates.
The Deer Park Mothers Club marked its first birthday at Park Hall with visitors from nearby clubs and Bacchus Marsh and South Camberwell. President Mrs McNaughton led proceedings as Mrs Spratling reported yearly work, and members received tokens of appreciation.
The brakes failed and a city bus sped backward down a hill. Passengers screamed while the driver calmly directed the conductor to change the destination boards as fear rose among those aboard. A baby boy among the crowd puzzled adults with his unfamiliar language and incomprehensible babble.
A ratepayer criticizes Braybrook Shire Council for retaining a 44 hour week, arguing global trends favor a shorter work week. The letter cites examples from the United States, Geneva talks, Czecho Slovakia, New Zealand and Australia supporting a move to 40 to 42 hours and 30 hours in some cases, urging council to back progressive labor standards.
The Deer Park Cycle Club held a 20 mile handicap on Saturday with 10 starters. G Bell led overall with 56 minutes fastest time and top aggregate points went to C Bell. The next meeting will feature a 10 mile handicap and club business is urged for early attendance. L Rae won the club trophy.
A writer argues that church decline is not fixed by gimmicks but by strengthening its core mission. The Church bears a timeless purpose to declare God’s will and save souls through Jesus Christ, enduring criticism and proving resilient through history without adopting radical innovations.
Euchre players and dancers greet a Mothers Club Saturday function with supper and novelty dances. A bash in aid of May B Selt’s queen bid is planned for Saturday afternoon with a sale of varied goods. Mr Stanley Lodge marries tomorrow. Happy Circle marks Lorna Muriel McIntyre with a silver cup and announces a market fair and coke and sweets contest for September 12 at 3 pm.
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