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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
5
Sunshine Ladies won the toss and batted for a low scoring contest against Semco of Black Rock. Scoring was slow with the locals all out for 44 and the visitors 0 at stumps.
Keen at ercat is being taken in the Rosa mond Road district. A party at the home of Mr and Mrs Murray Kellaway Street featured Krazy whist and games with prizes to Mr Keast Miss Spence Private Roberts Mrs Williams Mr Hardy Master Brian Aston. Toasts and supper concluded a praised gathering supporting tennis courts for the district.
In A grade results St Albany tied Our Lady's 1 1 Gardens 1 drew Nth Sunshine and Albion defeated Gardens 2 Our Lady's 2 had a bye In B grade Methodist defeated St Albans Our Lady's faced Methodist 1 Presbyterians played Albion and Spaldings met Nth Sunshine.
Albion beat Nth Sunshine 52 to 42. Multiple doubles and mixed pairs led to a complex record of scores including Tyers Pengelly Carter Mannix and several others with wins by Pengelly Ross Hudspeth Drapips Lamont and McDonagh over various opponents. Regulars Fitzgerald Maloney Grogan Swan Keon Omant and McKecknie appear in several results.
A series of grade level tennis and related doubles contests were played. Methodist teams defeated Methodist opponents 63 to 16 while Presbyterians edged Our Lady's 54 to 51. Several doubles pairings and mixed results featured players such as Taylor Hudson Smith Har greaves and Miss Vogele Whittingham with varying scores including 7 0 7 1 and 7 4.
Allotment with 50 ft front near R.S. schools. Street and footpaths laid. Water, sewerage, and gas available. Fenced on two sides. Valued at £175, asking £145 cash. LE J Holden Estate Agent Hampshire Road Sunshine.
The Albion lineup and opponents like Spaldings and Masson-Bailey posted several wins and close losses. Notable bouts include Kerrell-Russell 7-3 and Fleming-Russell 7-0, with many 7-6 to 7-8 decisions among women and mixed doubles. Sunshine and St. Alban records show 59-39 margins.
The A team faced West Brunswick with Sun sine delivering a strong showing and the iwollers contest, while Sun shine faded as West wick claimed a solid win. Individual scores include Crook 2 Corey Thompson 26 Perry 21 and others. Footscray trailed by four to reach 18. Lorenz led with 28, Underhill edged it 20 to 19, Lowe 23. A spoons finals event set for Saturday at 2.30 pm with players asked to arrive 2.15 pm. Two challenge pairs matches saw Wilson and Simpson and Rooney and Lyle victorious.
Local anglers at Beaumaris report good bags of flathead last Sunday though no schnapper. Mr. C. Mitchell won with twenty one fish. Bus to Andera on Saturday leaves 1.15 p.m. from the Post Office. weigh-in is Sunday at 4 p.m. Steward Mr. C. Bailey officiates with referees Messrs. M. Brown and D. Hyett. Anglers may fish and camp on private property. cod and perch expected.
Brilliant student Miss Ethel Cannon of 3 Hertford Road wins a scholarship to the Academy of Mary Immaculate North Fitzroy entitling her to a course at Newman College. In 1936 she was dux of Our Lady's Sunshine and in 1989 dux of St. Aloysius North Melbourne.
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