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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1934
Page
3
Fragmented match report shows multiple players from Albion and St Albans area teams competing. Details include wins, losses and set scores such as 7-5 7-3, 7-4 and 7-1, with Methodists defeating St Albans by 23 games and Shoal teams heavily featured in doubles and singles.
Gardens 54 defeated Spaldings 4 in a series of mixed doubles matches. Spowart Gillies Eddy Thompson pairs posted a 71 to 0 result while Gillies Simpson beat Graham Thompson 7 2. Collier Cahill and Willaton featured in several close sets, with scores including 7 4 and 9 6. Eddy Mirs Cahill, Cahill and others posted notable scores as competition concluded.
Anglers' Club held a competition at Cobbledick's Ford with prizes donated by Mr J Dawnon and Mr HH Lay. 46 blackfish 9 perch and 1 trout weighed in. Winners were Mr 8 Lowe with blackfish and perch. Runners-up included Bomem, Mr A Green and Mr BE Crick. A list of members weighed in followed. Next event planned for Allona on January 21 with 1 pm start. ladies day set for Sunday February at Blackmen's Ford. buses provided from the post office.
The weighing will occur at 7 pm with 9 am mentioned. Members can obtain tickets from any committee member.
The N.A.P.B.A. gathering featured Mr Hart detailing killing plucking boning and dressing to educate members. He showed neck cutting skewering and breast bone removal while attendees discussed weight and commercial practices before noting transport plans for a Sunshine trip to a Vermont picnic.
The St Albans hall committee backed by the progress association held the first in a series of functions a five hundred tournament with social and financial success. Winners included Mr W Self and Miss Joyce Clarke with cash prizes to Mr T Brown and Mrs Judd. An aggregate prize offers four guineas. Upcoming event on January 27 features continued five hundred play and merit certificate notes for 1933 are largely listed.
Sunshine Bowling Club pennant teams A and C faced Saturday matches. Team A, Sunshine B, lost 105 to 93 to Alphington with players Wilson through Wintle. Team C, Sunshine, lost 89 to 38 to Essendon with lineups including Robinson and Barnes.
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