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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1935
Page
3
A collage of light humor and domestic snippets from a seaside paper. Jokes range from riding misadventures and miscommunications to card games and clever quips about weather and errant fashion. Names, places, and dates are implied by era and setting.
Grand Secretary G L Coulter and Grand Treasurer P W Wall visited the Albion Lodge of Oddfellows for the unveiling of a new Dispensation and Honor Board. Bro Ritchie presided. Wall unveiled the ornate cabinet bearing Paul Noble grand names in gold and the framed dispensation.
The Learn to Swim campaign ends tomorrow with a 3 pm call for children who passed the test to swim 25 yards in relays. The article notes the pool’s usefulness during hot spells and urges the council to fund dressing facilities as a community boon.
Poetic reflection on divine mercy and reassurance with a line about not fearing. A casual dialogue follows noting a hoarse wife and a suggested dinner invitation for tonight to repay hospitality.
Sunshine Angling Club members fished at Murcheboluc on the Barwon River with many fine specimens, led by junior Harry Trueman who won the trophy for the day though Len Cooper weighed the heaviest catch. Trueman survived a 30 foot cliff fall during the outing, escaping with a grazed hip.
The Williamstown event on Saturday featured popular ranges at 300 500 and 600 yards with a good turnout from local club members. H S Dumbrell returned from overseas to cheers and Jack Waddell, recently joining the RAAF club, delivered brilliant marks at Port Melbourne matches on Saturday and Monday. Saturday scores noted among the top performers.
Royal Autocar Club of Tasmania warns against a mistaken belief that 560 per cent freight concession on the return journey applies only if visitors leave Tasmania by the entry port. The Tasmanian club appeals to the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria to inform motorists that the concession is granted regardless of departure port to aid tourism.
Gossip hints at a woman growing rich through royal decrees and favored favors. Neighbors murmur about a growing fortune tied to official orders.
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