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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
5
St Marks Harriers and Vic toran prospects rise after a weather affected meet. Doubleday and McKay starred in sprints and relays while Cox led distance events. E grade and juniors faced stronger opposition but gain experience for future Victorian championships.
On Saturday Treasurer Bill Sievers captured the 67 nett win by two strokes with a 16 handicap. Roy Milliken followed closely as OC Maddox celebrated a perfect 154 yard hole in one at the 17th. Sunday featured a bogey event won by W Wilding, two up.
The A team traveled to Fairfield last Saturday where rain and wind spoiled play. Fairfield defeated Sunshine 115 to 74 with Lorenz winning the sole rink spoons and Ellingsen losing to Weir 30 to 24. The B team hosted Pt Melbourne as Pearce led 28 to 13 while Grigg, Mann, and Warnock fell to Summers, Little, and Smith. Next, the A team visits Moreland with a lengthy lineup and extra emergency Osborne. The B team hosts Coburg with a similar roster and emergency Jones. Cars leave the Post Office at 2 pm.
Weather interruption forces abandonment of matches between Gur Ladys and Spaldings plus St. Albans in A grade and St. Albans IL in B grade. No results recorded due to conditions.
Reilly-Ellingsen defeated Fisher-Trickey 7 4. Maher lost to M Grant-M Dalling 5 7. Reilly Judd fell to Fisher-Jennings 4 7. McCullagh-G and Mathews beat ML Grant-M Thompson 7 6. Udapson Judd beat Trickey Jennings 7 4. Maher-G Mathews defeated M Dalling Thompson 7 4. Heilly-J McCullagh beat Fisher M Grant 7 2. Ellingsen Mrs Maher ed Trickey M Dalling TA.
The page lists mixed results between Riley Mannix and partners against Taylor Smyth and Sawyer sets with Prowse and Miss Prowse figures and several 7/1 to 7/5 scores. Names include Mannix Werner Fry Prowse Smyth Taylor Henry and Melntyre with various ed. notes.
Deer Park tops Spaldings 43 to 18 in a B Grade game. Other results include O Brien Salmond over Roberts Priest 7/2 and Woodhouse coaching, with Salmond defeating Mra Salmond and various doubles and mixed pairings listed for that date.
Local match notes show Nth Sunshine defeating Methodist 63 to 26. Multiple doubles and singles results include Gahan Saliba beating Spratling Major 7 4, and further wins by Gahan BL Wilson over M Doubleday 3, Pettifer 7 4, among others.
In a closely contested game Presbyterians defeated Our Lady's 47 to 41. Key matchups included Omant and Lorenz, H Vogele and M Stubbs, and Mary Cullen teaming with Monica Cullen in several sets. Multiple late decisive baskets helped Presbyterians pull ahead.
The Sunshine Progress Association urged the Council to start a home helps emergency housekeeper scheme similar to Kew. The Shire Secretary said the Act allows council funding but not direct operation, and the Council would finance a proven, efficient scheme if proposed. It seeks details from Kew City Council on operation.
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