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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1947
Page
4
Match snippets show Albion, Waratah, Druid, and St Albans players in multiple club games. Highlights include Patten and Horner exchanges, Bolitho and Barkla bowlers, and Sunshine’s 5 wicket win over Newport with Holdsworth, Duxson, and Harris among top performers.
Y C W batted first making 109 then 5 124 declared while Sunshine District chased 103 but were bowled out for 93 finishing 17 runs shy. J Morrow starred with 6 27, O'Reilly 28 not out, Williams 61 for Sunshine. Carlton and Diggers prep for January league meetings.
The holiday season saw club players compete in stroke events on December 21 and a Christmas carnival on December 22. George Wetheritt won Roy Pemberthy’s trophy with 67 nett, Dick Wilkinson took the club trophy on January 6, and other prizes went to Btonehouse, Harry Papworth, and Len Matheson, among others.
At the 18 December 1944 meeting the St John s Ladies Guild reviewed the year and noted successful bazaar and dance on 1 August and Cinderella ball on 30 November. The two events will recur on the respective Saturdays this year with an extra May evening. Final arrangements will be discussed after recess at the 10 March 1947 meeting at Mrs Ockley s home. New members welcomed.
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