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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1937
Page
7
A collage of quirky lines about Corner kids Jean Caithness and new members, school banter, witty exchanges between students and teachers, jokes about homework, engagement rings, and a shy boy named Ralph learning not to fear work, all in light weekly humor.
Advertisement offers home designs and inspections for houses under construction. Stanford Street property features tiled roof gas sewered concrete paths and model bathroom and kitchen. Price £640 with £100 deposit and rent terms. Peacock House 486 Bourke Street Melbourne Cent 3210 after hours X 3046.
The column introduces Joyce Davies of the Corner who enjoys music reading and cycling and welcomes Vida Mousley from Deer Park, noted for her hobby of dolls. The piece invites readers to write in and speculates on who will appear as No 10.
A compiled set of humorous Q and A lines and riddles about school tasks, objects, and playful puns. Entries include a scoring note for Wilfred Clayton, a gag about writing white on black lead, and several wordplay jokes comparing sun, bakers, clouds, and a chicken’s neck to common actions or items.
A collection of short, light anecdotes and quips about daily life. A child asks silly questions, a doctor insists on gargling, and witty exchanges reveal playful misunderstandings and club life humor.
A boy beside his mother in church felt unwell and was told to slip out during the hymn. He left but soon returned, explaining he intended to go home yet paused at a box labeled For the Sick before exiting.
A playful set of light riddles and puns. It includes lines about a cheap watch needing winding, skating on ice, a banana skin like an overcoat, and a dirty boy shrinking from washing, with a credit to Wilfred Clayton for 15 marks.
Dorothy Hummel submits a competition where five marks are awarded. Each item requires rearranging letters of a word with an extra letter to form a new word. Examples include SEAL plus E forms SEALE? and YEAST plus D forms STEAD, with others like RIFT, LAGS, ROVE, THEE needing the extra letters to produce valid words.
A nine year old boy Ralph boasts he is fearless while family hints at a hidden fear. His mother assigns him a chore to fetch firewood and water before tea, highlighting a test of courage as he hesitates over the long climb and the swamp of small excuses.
A government backed, state wide effort seeks to reach 18 to 25 year olds in dead end jobs. A representative committee will devise training schemes in skilled industry, commerce, and rural work with free day or evening courses. Applications available at Youth Employment Survey 281 Collins Street Melbourne.
A brief exchange between Smith and a neighbor describes an unusual item as a brick and a yard of rope. The line hints at a river turning on the right, suggesting a humorous or curious local clue.
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