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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1930
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reveals an estate agent reference and partial terms about properties and weekly payments. Mentions F A Green Estate Agent and sales details with unclear dates and figures.
A cricket match is scheduled between Unibet Friendly Society and Port Melville Hamblers on Foundation Day January 27. The event was approved at a recent meeting with notes on the telegraph section and related preparations.
Manchester Unity clinched a victory after a chaotic match described with erratic scoring and multiple batsmen. Haxby impressed with five for 28, while Bon and Haxby led bold early innings, and Reeves, Donte, and Houston delivered key all round contributions in a tense chase.
Fragmented lines describe first and second innings with players such as V. Melntyre Patten Kinnersley Ross Dempster Scanton and Curtain. The total shows 9 for 93 in second innings with bowling figures and sundries. lots of OCR garble limits clarity.
The match resumed on Saturday with Sunshine batting first scoring 429. A notable feature was J. Sutherland returning to form in his first game for the side this year, contributing strongly for Sunshine as the teams met.
Dani Son and Stone informed Keilor council on Saturday that water taken from the Hawks at Albans school contained lead or zinc. Health authorities questioned the clarity of the term unpotable and warned the water may be unsafe. Officials urged caution and discussed cleaning tanks before use while planning alternate facilities for the season.
Sutherland bowled seven for nine including a hat trick to dismiss Beutecra y side for 5. Gothe 26 and Arthur 14 top Footscray scoring as the innings closed. The match will resume next Saturday with Footscray needing to chase a target.
Imperials total 56 with Capp, Treloar and O'Brien out. A Corby dominates bowling with 6/26. Morcomb leads two wickets for 46 as LCF scores 63 for two with O'Brien 8 and Cornell 16 not out.
The Keller council on a Saturday favored the unionist federal award over a state ruling, increasing weekly wages by 12 shillings in towns and 4 shillings in the country and shortening hours from 44 to 40. The Municipal Association warned of overlaps and urged study before hiring nonmembers. The move aims to align contractors with enforceable federal standards amid tensions and potential job losses.
Mr C Hywaoeelswan of Sun shine holds a £1,624 01 tract for works at Five Mile Creek and asks the council to indemnify the increased expenditure. The engineer notes standard wage and material rise protections exist but the project should finish in about six weeks. The council delays a decision pending further review amid a motion by Mrs Stenson and Stevens. Alfred Springett lists sole ownership of a butchering business in Ballarat Road, Alion.
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