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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1930
Page
8
A fragment notes visits to St Albans and mentions nearby addresses and locations near a station. The text references St Albans and associated local places, though details are incomplete.
Through the efforts of Joan Fletcher of St Albans a Saturday afternoon party for Austin Hospital children was held. Nine little friends helped hand out caps and hampers for a merry time with presents of fruit and chocolate. Christmas gifts arrived for the youngsters, each receiving an orange and a chocolate bar along with lollies and novelties. Mrs Stevens of St Albans donated a fancy box of chocolates to the third correct guess, won by Lily Wightwick.
Ry Cardinal selections for tomorrow Moonee Valley races list hurdle and handicap events with noted runners. Card includes Viirrin Sineleva Kurhat iendoiwin Te Pie Welter Prince Rely Lard Fund Surtaress Opbrive Highweight Nelson Poth Higpps Warbrnen Pursens Piette and others across hurdles and handicaps.
A reading of the noisy OCR notes shows a junior golf event at a local links course with players aiming for a tourney title. The piece mentions names like Woods and Sobers in a casual, fragmented report about practice rounds and upcoming matches.
In a Sunshine meet at Eirtinswark, Taie lines and Towtor struggle as Meletseny 17 and 4-800 totals set a high mark. Raetseruy wins 62 OT with key bowling by Sirewn Tet Wise and Phelan while Obits Tirown contribute modest figures.
The article details a Baptist Sunday School anniversary event with the minister Curtis preaching and Ray Thorpsen leading hymns. Parents and scholars were addressed by Frank Tudiall and Mel Fo Cheawood praised Hetty Cheawood for her role as pianist during the program.
The list of countries served by Small Packets grows to include Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Bermuda Caicos Islands Ceylon Cyprus Dominion of Papua New Guinea Gibraltar Grenada Gambia British Protectorate of Ireland Jamudia Hong Kong Malta Mauritius Montserrat New Zealand Newfoundland St Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Sierra Leone British Somaliland Transjordan Trinidad Turks Island Virgin Islands French Establishment in Canada French Sudan Caroline Islands Saint Helena Japan Chosen Marianne Islands French Mandate Territory Togolose Tunis.
Mrs. MacLennan, honorary secretary, notes £2 donations from Mex dames Brown and James from Deer Park dances, plus £8 profit from a Maribyrnong State School event for the Children's Xmas Tree. Mothers' Club and School Committee thank supporters and invite those interested to the breakup on Thursday, December 18.
Severe rainfall overwhelmed St Albans and nearby districts causing KoForoit Creek at Deer Park crossing to flood and halt traffic. Crops suffered damage while school activities paused as the community organized relief, with donations and upcoming events including a hall speech night and Father Christmas visit planned for March or April.
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