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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
2
The club reviews a popular Canadian Foursomes event with new young players winning sections. Mr Horne aided with mowing as members prepare for tomorrow’s Mixed Foursomes and upcoming July club championships. Partners for Mixed Foursomes are listed with several entries and exchanges.
Saturday scores show pairs like Miss Anstee with Dulfer 64 points and Miss Johnston with Mrs Morris 72. Notable pairings include Miss Baird with Gerry 125 and G Boyd with J Hogan 47, with several 19 and 21 point games and multiple mixed doubles entries listed.
Last Saturday the Harriers held a five mile pack run from St Mark's hall across Sunshine plains with a one mile run in showing Hall first Ingram second Brown third Cox fourth Coleman fifth Major sixth Hall led a strong effort and Ingram earned praise for finishing second Brown showed form likely to shine in next week's junior five mile Cox underperformed likely from limited training Coleman completed his first club run in fifth place A junior five mile run is planned tomorrow A social at St Mark's last Thursday drew good attendance with the club’s brew event and a Masonic Hall dance at the end of June inviting strong participation.
The Walkers' Club race drew 20 starters last Saturday with St Marks walkers H. Thornton A. Philpott and A. Skewes placing ninth eleventh and equal twelfth. Philpott's form suggests strong potential in the Victorian five miles championship. Reid from Footscray earned fourth from scratch and closed the points gap, Philpott and Thornton on 66, Reid 61, signaling a keen local contest ahead of the state championship.
The boys plan a social week end trip to Healesville next week. An attempt will be made to lower the existing Melbourne to Healesville relay record.
A Red Cross Emergency Service meeting is set for Wednesday June 28 at 8 pm in St Albans Hall with speaker Mrs Stuart McKay. St Albans Christian Endeavour Society hosts a birthday tea Saturday at 5 30 pm with speaker Mr Graham Hutchinson. And notices name E J Luxford and A Clarke appointed life governors of Footscray and District Welfare Centre.
Griffiths with Mr Keith Anderson were quietly celebrated at St John’s in Footscray on Saturday last.
The Sunshine Harvester Works Rifle Club held its weekly shoot in excellent conditions. Jack Farnsworth won with 95 of 100. The annual meeting is set for Saturday night, June 14, with invites to members and potential new joins via Mr Mollison of King Edward Avenue, Sunshine.
A test insertion in the Sunshine Advocate yielded varied outcomes with readers noting mixed engagement and advertisers reporting early impressions. Some readers reported spotting the banner during morning editions while others missed it due to layout changes.
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