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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1938
Page
3
After a long break, troop meetings and parades resume. Cub packs at 1st Sunshine await transfers to the troop. A field day at Deep Creek on Saturday March 12 will host a coming up ceremony. The Group Council of 1st and 4th Sunshine convened, and a court of honour was formed.
Students show focus as they settle into badge work and pass assessments. The group demonstrates steady progress through practical tasks and study routines, gaining confidence with each completed test.
At a committee meeting in Sunshine the club notes rising interest and new players, aims to enter a second junior team, and maintain last season’s near pennant chase. Training starts Tuesday at 5 pm under Dan McLachlan. A picture night at Majestic is set for Thursday with ticket sales through members. A monster dance is planned for Sunshine town hall on April 2 with details to come.
Sunshine Football Club plans to move its headquarters from Selwyn Park to the railway reserve beside Sunshine Gardens secured by H. V. McKay and Sons. A grandstand and dressing sheds are under construction and will be ready soon with electric light and showers. The ground will host both football and lacrosse, sharing facilities with Sunshine Lacrosse Club, aiming to boost local support and save about £30 yearly in transport costs.
After round one of the inter club track premiership St Mark's Amateur Athletic Club trains hard for the semi finals at Olympic Park tomorrow. In B Grade St Mark's meets Glenhuntly while in F Grade St Mark's faces Williamstown. Notable absence includes champion walker H Munro due to injury.
100 yards Roberts Knight Frazer Hale. 440 yards Knight Frazer Robbers Hale. Mile Run R Cox Holden Mattinson Petherick. 120 yards Hurdles Roberts Knight Pippett Dunkley. Mile Walk Philpott Gaylor Skewes. 880 yards Relay Knight Frazer Roberts Hale R Cox. Hop Step Jump Dunkley Hale. High Jump McDonald Roberts. Shot Putt Hedt Clemson.
Local athletes from St Marks club featured in Victorian championships at Olympic Park. Charlie Roberts placed third in javelin and second in 120 yards hurdles heat, Roy Cox won his 880 yards heat in 1.59, Albert Holden won the one mile, and Frank Dunkley showed promise in hop and step and jump with 42 feet 1 inch.
Bill Dodds delivered a solid 100 handicap performance while walking representatives Alex Philpott and Arch Skewes maintained consistent form through the event.
A note states interviews can be conducted at v2me shire Road Sunshine near the National Bank every evening from seven to nine p.m. The detail specifies time and location for interested parties.
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