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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1938
Page
9
Heavy rain at Olympic Park forces postponement of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association ninth round. Tomorrow St. Mark's fields B Grade Geelong Guild rivals and Hawthorn F Grade Eastern Suburbs entries for sprints, distance events, relays, jumps, and throws, with athletes listed by event.
The Linton Tennis Club hosted a euchre evening drawing a good crowd at the local hall. First prizes went to Mrs Bell and Mr T McIntyre. consolation prizes to Mrs Toby and Mr Bill Trudgeon. Mrs Bell also won the chocolates.
Albion cricket team selects J Wise as captain for the match against M.A. at the Pottery wicket with players Willey Scott Maher Hjorth Lima Sut ton Caithness Schmidt Young Boyd Paroissien 12th man. Picnic bus to Warrandyte departs Albion station at 9 30 am and Sunshine post office 9 35 am Sunday next.
Tommy speaks with a fisherman asking why baby fishes don’t drown before they learn to swim. The exchange highlights a playful curiosity about nature.
Advertisement copy touts custom mouser erection services with mention of low deposit and easy weekly payments. Vague phrasing and broken text suggest incomplete OCR of a classified ad or promotional notice. No clear entities beyond generic terms.
The article urges ordering bulbs now for early flowering with Roman Hyacinths Narcissi andpolyanthus varieties like Paper White. It recommends planting daffodils by March 1, notes on tulips May flowering types, freesias for fragrance, and extending orders to irises and hyacinths while stocks last.
A Benjamin Street resident reports a sneak thief targeting her belongings. In December a hydramea plant was stolen, and recently clothing and washed items were taken during a brief absence. The thief also removed her dahlia blooms, and a local request for justice concludes with hopes a reception committee will confront the culprit.
A major blaze in Korumburra early yesterday damaged property costing over £8000. Residents Mr and Mrs FE Harris were awakened by flames. rescue efforts by W C Spiller, Walter Brown and Norman Epworth saved Mrs Harris as the building collapsed.
A doctor recounts an unusual case with a deeply abnormal disease course yet eventual recovery. A second exchange asks about the course taken. A character notes money limits action, while Crimsonbeak argues debt is possible. Mrs Smith comments on her husband’s sulks, and Mrs Jones jokes about using a tennis racket to strain potatoes.
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