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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Feb 09, 1940

Page

3

Presbyterians Top Gardens Our Lady’s B for Final Four Hopes

Presbyterians edged Gardens Our Lady’s B in a tense tennis bout where defeat could end a final four bid. St Mark’s beat Spaldings A easily but must wait another year for final four honors.

the Gardens Our Lady's St. Mark’s Spaldings A Our Lady's A North Sunshine Gold Gardens Presbyterians Albion A Methodist Spalding North Sunshine Blue St. Albans Albion Linton Spalding

Weekend match results from Albion and surrounding clubs

Reports list scores and winners from February 3 matches across Albion Ad and local clubs. Included are numerous pairings such as Booth versus Fleming Day and Ross versus Russell Day, with both men and women events, Presbyterians defeating Methodists, and detailed 7 to 5 style scorelines across multiple contests.

Our Lady's Ad Wins Close Inwin Tennis Matches

Linton 63-22 Grogan Keon d Douglas White 7 8 Grogan Maloney d White Goddard 17 5 Keon Maloney d Douglas Goddard 7 0 Misses D Kelly Grogan d Misses Goddard Self 7 1 Misses D I Kelly d Misses Goddard Hale 7 8 Misses Grogan I Kelly d Misses Self Hale 7 3 Maloney Miss D Kelly d Douglas Miss Self 7 0 Keon Miss Grogan d White

Our Lady's Ad Linton Grogan Keon D. Douglas White Maloney D. White Goddard D. Kelly Misses Goddard Self I. Kelly Hale Misses Grogan I. Kelly d Misses Self

Tennis Mixed Doubles Results From North Sunshine Almanac

The record lists numerous local tennis matches with results across July dates. Players include Miss Goddard, Miss Kelly, Miss Lind, Miss Penrose, J Vance, Perry, C Vance, Mrs Graham, Miss Seddon, Miss Lindsay, Miss Matthews, Mrs Omant, and others, with several 7 0 or 7 6 style scores. A North Sunshine Gold versus Blue clash shows no result.

J. and C. Vance D- Thompson Omant J. Vance Perry d. Graham Perry d. Graham-Thompson Misses Lindsay-Penrose Seddon Lindsay-Matthews Graham Penrose-Matthews Lindsay d. Omant North Sunshine Gold North Sunshine Blue

Club tournament notices urge umpire names and result forms

Clubs must send two umpires to the association secretary by next weekend and ensure result forms are in by Monday evening for percentage checks. Singles entrants choose a grade but the committee may regrade. Three grades run only with sufficient entries. The Seymour trophy goes to the most consistent competitor across the three events not already winning another trophy.

Sunshine Progress Association meeting review

Members opened the year with a large attendance and discussed tree destruction by fire in parks, dog nuisance enforcement, street channel cleaning, and a request to extend afternoon mail delivery to a developing block bounded by Chapman Couch Stanford and Graham Streets. The association donated £1 1s to the Braybrook Shire Soldiers Presentations Fund.

Braybrook Shre Council Postal Department Chapman, Couch, Stanford and Graham Streets

Carter Bros Batsman Saves Sixth Wicket Run Chase

L Carter stood firm for Carter Bros B in a 6/654 declared win over Sydenham, scoring 48 off the 6th wicket after 5/22. F Schearer 24 not out and Jack Hughes 20 key Sydenham second innings, as final score shows strong batting. Tomorrow Sydenham faces Ascot Vale at Ascot Vale.

L. Carter Carter Bros. B Carter Sydenham F. Schearer Jack Hughes D. Carter Bros. B Ascot Vale E. Slater Gilbert Wright B. Wright Ballarat Road Children's Hospital Mechanics’ Hall Red Cross

Sunshine Anglers Club Bay Competition Prompted by Sunday Outing

Sunshine Anglers plan a bay boat competition at Seaholm on Sunday February 18 with 6 am departures from Sunshine Post Office. Referees Roy Crick and Leo Fisher. Reports from Werribee Maribyrnong Deep and Jacksons Creeks show mixed fishing with redfins on Jacksons Creek and bigger redfins near Nagambie Weir. Trout fishing expected on the Yarra at Launching Place and Warburton. Ninth annual picnic postponed to March 10 at Bacchus Marsh with expected cook of fish Mr Tom Allen.

Seaholme Sunshine Post Office Roy Crick Leo Fisher Werribee Maribyrnong Deep Jackson's Jackson's Creek Nagambie Burra- Murra Yarra Launching Lace Warburton Bacchus Marsh Tom Allen

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Our Lady's B Albion Ad. Albion Bolton Miller d. Taylor Wenn Wilson d. Taylor Sully Miller Wilson d. Sully Thompson Barrie Taylor Miss Taylor Greig Miss Halliday Halliday Thompson d. Sully Greig d. Wenn Wilson Eecie Spaldings Rd Masson-Farrell D. McCreery Hughes Farrell-Bailey McCreery-Easton Masson-Bailey Easton-Hughes Misses Kneale Gardiner Misses McKechnie Brown Cunningham Misses Brown Fawcett Misses Gardiner Miss McKechnie Farrell Miss Miss Goddard St. Mark's D. Spaldings A D. Our Lady's Ramsdale Ramsedale Eddy Munrod. Taylor Kelly James Hall J. Geoffrey Hall Ate Lombard Buildings Queen ST Melbourne Mr Hall Gross Magnesia Antacid W. & C. Gross M’s.p.s Hampshire RD Sunshine Sunshine Progress Association Sydenham News Sunshine Deer Park Service Victorian Railways A.j.boyd & Son Sunshine Carrier Devonshire Road Durham Road Servante City Depot Lonsdale St City GUY Bros. Pty. Ltd Melon ST C. Guy Gordon St Footscray R. Guy Stanley St George North Sunshine Direct Grose Town Hall Scovell & Spurling Nicholson & Barkly
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