Local Items Highlight Lectures and Park Plans
Public lecture by Rev W Evans on Life and Work of Robert Burns likely at Town Hall with a Scotch night. Gymkhana committee to decide carnival at Selwyn Park and amateur versus professional events for footrunning. Community notes praise for Children’s Party volunteers. Rockbank Sports event January 29 with tug of war and Grand Ball. Sunshine group forms a women’s committee. vandals strike Selwyn Park uprooting trees. Inquest into Edward Barker’s drowning. Advocate marks ten years. Local railways levy hike proposal for League notice. Miss Nicholson joins St Kilda Conservatorium staff. centenary planning activities and monuments discussed. Public lecture on Vocational Training for returned soldiers planned.
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W. Evans
Bobbie Burns
Gymkhana
Selwyn Park
Victorian Athletic League
Advocate
Staly
Galf Sport
St. Albans
Geo. Baker
Br.s.8.1. L.A
Sunshine
League
Jorgenson
Suanshine
Sunshine Football Club Annual Meeting Sets Bright Outlook
Sunshine Football Club announces its annual meeting at the Shire Hall Supper Room on Thursday week, January 25. Reg Barclay leads a strong showing of officials, celebrating a post reform season that reached premiership contention and a solid financial position.
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Shire Hall
South Melbourne
Reg. Barclay
Footscray
Sunshine
Barclay
Sunshine Club
Stan Wright
Wright
Bob Barry
Tom McArthur
Sunshine Swim Club Enrolments Open For Learn to Swim
Sunshine Swimming Club announces free honorary instruction as learn to swim campaign resumes with instructors busy. Enrolments accepted at the pool on weeknights and weekends. At City Baths last Friday R. Mattison finished second in the 20 years handicap with 60 starters. Batman Baths match January 4 saw Sunshine defeat Power House 12 to 1 with Coburg visit. Sunshine line-up included C Steedman N Baxter D Soutar Owens D McCormick H Rust T Laffan. Rust led scoring with four, Soutar two, Steedman one.
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City Baths
R. Mattison
Batman Baths
Power House
Sunshine
Payee Coburg
Coburg
C. Steedman
N. Baxter
D. Soutar
Sunshine Anglers Plan Weekend Outing And Competition
Members of the Sunshine Anglers club arranged weekend trips given last week’s no competition. George Thompson fished Jackson's Creek earning about five pounds of trout perch and blackfish. A Deep Creek party returned disappointed with only eels. J J Smith praised a Cobbledick’s Ford Werribee river haul prompting a proposed next comp there. A bus leaves Sunshine post office at 2 pm with Footscray pickups. Referees J L Smith and A J Morgan, steward E Hyett, two trophies donated by I Dawson and F J Lay. Sunday January 71 bay event to fish from now-boats off Altana. Church tournament concluded with prize winners Turner and Shartiiliesy.
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George Thompson
Jackson's Creek
Mer. Thompson
J. J. Smith
Werribee
Cobbledick's Ford
J. L. Smith
A. J. Morgan
E. Hyett
I. Dawson
F. J. Lay
Altana
Menor Ko Turner
Two Year Old Handicap Trials and Races at Epsom
Carded selections by Cardinal list two year old handicap trials at Epsom including Nutcracker, Bardinet, Tracyllene, and Beaconsfield in Welter Mile, with entries such as Evander, Balkan King, and Star Sapphire. Other races feature Namosis, Pearlfisher, Stardom, La Scala, and Desert Dream, noting distances and weights in a compact program.
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Marthaguy
Beaconsfield
Waterline
Epsom Plate
LA Scala
Desert Dream
Inter-club events postponed to January 27
The St Mark's Harriers announce the eighth round of inter-club sports delayed due to the need for wear Sou'westers and sea boats. St Mark's will face East Melbourne on January 27, with Australian championship trials in Adelaide in February pushing inter-club dates to February 3 and 10. Tomorrow features the junior program with 440 yards handicap, 120 yards hurdles, and a one mile walk at 3 pm, and entries for the Malvern electric light meeting close next week on January DM.
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St. Mark's
Malvern
Diplomatic Relations Query Prompted by Misinformation
A brief exchange questions what defines diplomatic relations with a dismissive reply stating no such people exist. The fragment hints at a dialogue about diplomatic terms and identity.
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Havi
Nien
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