Local Athletes Hold Lead In Two Grades At St Mark's Meet
St Mark's Amateur Athlete Cluby extended a winning streak by beating Chelsea and Essendon in G Grade events. Notable performances include Law and Roberts in sprints, Cox and Walker in distance races, and strong jumps and throws across both St Mark's teams and competitors Old Xaverians and Northcote High.
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St. Mark's
Chelsea
Essendon
St. Mark
Rls Wivership
OLD Xaverians
Roberts
Bseanlan
Knight
Lowman
Mattinson
Cox
Holden
Walker
Philpott
Munro
Gaylor
Hulett
Scanlan
Pippett
Hale
Northcote
Mudford
Isle
Avery
Dodds
Carland
Skewes
McFedyen
Gale Pho
St. Marke
Ain Old Xavier
Preston & Vty
Ivanhoe
Carlton
Pricote Has
Eysenden
Iba
Old Xavier
Oakieigh
Sunshine Bus Controversy Prompts Advocate Letter
A Sunshine letter to the Advocate defends the Tramways Board decision to run buses along Ballarat Road. It argues private operators helped shape progress but urges public welfare over private interests, noting passenger needs, district growth, and the risk of delays to a future tram track. The writer criticizes critics and supports board actions while praising potential driver reemployment.
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Sunshine
Dave
Brayhawk
Advocate
Brayhcookshire Council
Ballirat Road
Inter
Tramways Board
Tresize
Tramway Board
Ballarat Road
Melbourne
Who Are the Pioneers 7 To the Editor
In his argument defending the Sunshine to Footscray bus route for private enterprise, Spare Me Days argues residents continue to patronize the private operator and shun the large.
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Sunshine
Footacray
Support the Old Firm Letter to the Editor
A reader in Sunshine objects to Spare Me Days criticizing tramway control of Sunshine-Footscray routes. The writer questions inconsistency in urging progress for sewerage and buses, urging sticking to the old sanitary contractor. Dated Sunshine January 21.
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Tramways Board
Sunshine-Footscray
Sanitary
Metropolitan Board
Sunshine
Alangwidh
Drapers and a Mystery Shopper at the Counter
Fragmentary dialogue shows a shopper behind a draper’s counter seeking a product while a man questions what she wants. The garbled text hints at a scene of secrecy or mistaken identity amid a shop setting.
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Tor Mei
Sunshine Anglers Disappointing Lower Werribee Fishing Meet
Sunshine Anglers failed to bag substantial fish at the Lower Werribee event last Sunday. Four dream catches were weighed, headed by Len Cooper with 14 oz, W. Jd. Pummeroy 12 oz, and Gov. Green 7.5 oz, failing to reach the 16 oz trophy minimum. No competition next weekend, members free to fish elsewhere.
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Werribee
Dreas
Dowangler
Dream Vaught
Len Cooper
W. Jd. Pummeroy
Gov. Green
Effort to reform St. Albans Scouts
A movement to revive the St. Albans scout troop led to a meeting called for Monday January 26 at 7 p.m. at the St. Albans hall. District Commissioner Mr Cuming and other district scouters will be present to discuss re forming the troop and its value for boys education.
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St. Albans
St. Albans Hall
Cuming
Militia notes for 82nd Battalion parade schedule
First half-year home training parades set for 82nd Battalion Footscray Williamstown Regiment across Footscray Yarraville and Williams town on January 26 to 28 with country detachments at Werribee and Bacchus Marsh. A Broadmeadows bivouac and Foundation Day holiday training period planned with assembly at North Melbourne station January 30 at 2 PM.
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Footscray
32Nd Btn
Broadmeadows
North Melbourne
Whitton
C.O
82Nd Battalion
Stremeed
Parti
Sunshine School Loses Head Teacher Betteson
Mr H Betteson, temporary head at Sunshine Elementary, will not resume duties after holidays. He transfers to Brighton Road St Kilda school, leaving Sunshine to an open appointment. He reshaped the school grounds, supported the Mothers' Club, valued discipline with a fair hand, and earned many friends for his energetic, community minded leadership.
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H. Betteson
Sunshine
Brighton Road
St. Kilda
Betteson
Sunshine School
Blaternwick
Mothers’ Club
Bettason
Farewell to Jack Hyett from Sunshine club
A social night at the home of Mr and Mrs Graham honored Jack Hyett who is leaving Sunshine for Lake Hindmarsh. Ken Lowe led thanks for his service as editor of the club magazine. Rev A A Lyons praised his love of beauty and gifts included a signed Natural History of the World. Hyett expressed surprise and gratitude for the farewell.
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Jack Hyett
Lake Hindmarsh
Methodist Young People's Club
Graham
Ken Lowe
Hyatt
A. A. Lyons
Jack
Hyett
Fragmentary exchange hints at a broker overlong known by first name
A clipped dialogue shows an unnamed speaker asking about affairs while noting a broker in his place for so long that the broker now uses his Christian name. The read reads like a casual squib, with unclear context and potential OCR truncation.
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Placs
Christian
Camp Training at Seymour March 8 to 18
A forthcoming camp of continuous training to be held at Seymour from March 8 to 18. It will include work and open-air holiday time, offering a mix of instruction and recreation for participants.
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Cularly
Seymour
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Law
St M
Tina
Kempaon
Phillips
St. M
St. ML
Saw
Medlin
Clemon
Petherick
Exsendon
Hitler
Tramways
al Goat
Business P
Wither Dhariia
Cheep —Othey
Traoways Board
Ineal
ST. Albans Scouts
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