Untitled Classified Note on Gifts and Laybys
Readable fragments describe Christmas layby offerings and assorted items. Mentions gifts and a shop or ad style notice but details are unclear.
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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1935
Page
2
Readable fragments describe Christmas layby offerings and assorted items. Mentions gifts and a shop or ad style notice but details are unclear.
Old ads promote several used cars with strong appeal. Listings include a 1930 Hudson steel body sedan and an Essex Challenger six window sedan priced at 225 pounds, a 1930 Olds option at 286 pounds, plus various other models described as faultless or excellent and offered on easy terms.
A Sunday gathering at Greene borough featured cycling races and a picnic, with events including a 100 yard dash, 75 yard sprint, 60 yard dash, and a 14 mile handicap race. W. O'Brien led the 14 mile results, while E. O'Brien held top points for the aggregate cup amid strong showings from R. Allen F. Addison and J. Barry. The club plans an 8 to 10 mile unpaced sealed handicap next with entry fee of 2 shillings.
A fragmentary note from a local newspaper mocks a self described ballad by a local detective. It hints the poem references Braybrook landmarks and implies the author sacrificed duty for art. The piece ends with a rebuke about influencing the Melbourne City Council on a sales-garde scheme.
A double wedding feature from Footscray and Sunshine details Vera May Thomas and Donald Boffat’s ceremony at Barkly Street Presbyterian Church with large attendance and a Vic tor Hall reception for 120 guests. Ruby Frichot and Henry Nelson wed at St Mark’s Sunshine with a Menonic Hall reception for over 50 guests before a honeymoon drive to Carlville.
Miss K Feeney's 1936 music exams show Melbourne University grades with honors in Piano and Violin, London College of Music Associate Diploma, and several passes with honors or credit. Notable names include Fred Batten, Jack Hein, Alma itleardi, Frazer, Eileen Leach, and Barclay Ballarat Manter. Tuition listed as January 17 at Dusham Road, Sunshine.
Partial text shows disjointed words and phrases, lacking clear event or subject. No identifiable persons, dates, places, or organizations are readable enough to specify a news item.
Sunshine's society page announces Nettlefold's grand final dance tomorrow week featuring Mien Powell with Miss Hayes and Miss Mascotte Powell in ballroom and fancy numbers. Powell returns from Palais de Danse with Roberts' Band providing music and a Monte Carlo event to draw crowds. Admission details and dance numbers appear on page eight.
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