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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1931
Page
8
Maidstone Subsidiary calls on all residents to contribute groceries and money for the unemployed. Those wishing to donate should contact Mia Woolley, honorary secretary, Madden Street, Maidstone, to arrange collection.
Fragmented classifieds list rentals and sales including a four bedroom villa, clothing and drapery wares, dressmaking, household goods, and various wants. Entries mention locations such as Ben HE gireet Shine and Mark Houde, with notes on accommodation, fashion items, and miscellaneous services including poultry and firewood.
Lodge No 458 Sunshine Branch and Abore Lodge announce meeting times and secretaries. Notices list dates for St Marks Hall gatherings, in Sunshine area, with times 7 00 pm 8 00 pm and 7 30 pm and secretaries names and addresses.
Fragmented local notes describe a Tuesday afternoon incident with a snake and a train line disruption causing a 28 minute delay as cars and trucks were moved. Wheat shipments, a collapsed bridge, and a postponed Friday weekly figures are mentioned with outcomes to be reported next week.
Services at Presby terian church in Sunshine include morning and evening rites with A Heathcote Mether of Albans listed among attendees.
Misspelled and fragmented notice lists a series of Salvation Army meetings on Clarke Street including praise meetings led by Dandsmen, with times and dates poorly transcribed. The text mentions weekend gatherings and a Sunday service at seven, reflecting a church/mission schedule.
A fragmented cricket report notes fixtures on January 24 and 31 at No 2 pitch, with M.C. securing a first innings win. Partial scores mention players such as A. Smith, H. Allison, Houston, Yaxby, Wills, Fox, and Green, with multiple wicket events and unclear totals.
Sunshine Bast won a baseball game featuring Melnty Maw Anderson and J. Meluty as standout hitters. East Hrunswick and Wis top svcured players contributed runs in a tight contest, with notable innings totaling 13 and 18 runs. The match concluded with unclear final figures and a note of future play at Selwyn.
Readable lines show players Marvester A y Cuming Smith Harvester and Test IVE vm with scores and wickets. Chapple 18 runs and 7 for 66 appear toward the end, while Upson Whitfield and Prewitt Lesher are listed with partial scores.
Sunshine defeated Brunswick by one run in a tense Saturday cricket match. Brunswick reached ten before the last wicket fell as supports cheered a tight finish. Muther land starred in the field with five catches and the best innings included Prayin My Dunstan 20 as Melbourne led premiership with 24 points while Brunswick sat on 21 with Coburg to play tomorrow.
Results from Stat ic and Section finals show Yarri Vale and Narooma leading in N Grade with close scores. Unfinished matches include Yarraville Citizens versus Methodist with finals pending at Earls and Glenluge venues.
A meeting will be convened soon by the St Albans Tennis Club secretary to gauge interest in forming a competition between Sunshine and St Albans clubs. The Sunshine and Fools Tennis Association began in Munashine with Hew Richardson as first president and L Swan as secretary, growing to four grades with hundreds of players. The move aims to include non member clubs in the district via a new competition proposed by the St Albans Tennis Club.
The Saushion Soccer Glob report shows a solid season with debt wiped at start, players and officials praised for efforts. Treasurer Waxby and secretary promoted, Mrs J Hobson begins a second year as President, and the club eyes promotion to the second division with new signings and plans for next term.
Mr Furniss editor of Poultry Journal lectured Tocul branch on poultry breeding. He urged single tested stock and warned against breeding from untested stock. Maize plus wheat best for fowls. poultry plague tied to restaurant refuse feeding. March talk to feature government expert Glinton on diseases in poultry.
BR W Seymour announces a sale starting Thursday featuring suits at 3/9/6 made to measure. Sale circulars go out Monday and Tuesday and residents are urged to read every line for reductions.
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