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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1927
Page
7
The first semi final at Returned Soldiers camp ten will be Coburg versus Sunshine at Sunshine on Saturday at 9 o clock. Coburg beat Williamstown in one match while Sunshine defeated Williamstown in their games. No afternoon session. play ends at six.
At the Sunshine Football Club annual meeting held Thursday night in the absence of the president Ike Thompson, Cr Glendenning was unanimously elected president. He promised to lift Sunshine to senior football and improve facilities at Selwyn Park. Other officers and committee members were elected, with W. J. Bell as treasurer and J. Downing as secretary, and plans discussed for club development and coach appointments.
Mr W K Fleming offers a silk bathing costume as a handicap prize for a next Saturday race. Entries must be sent to secretary Mr W T Wild by 3 pm on Saturday using Fleming’s receipt. 60 yard entries must be shown. Sunday afternoon features Royal Life Saving Society awards with many members listed for Bronze Medallion and Award of Merit. A euchre tournament at St Mark's Hall this Saturday evening, to raise funds for the annual picnic at Hace hus Marsh on Eight Moura Day.
DEER PARK The local Church of England Run way School picnic was held at Bacchus Marsh on Saturday last. Mr A W Brown, foreman of the Federal fertilizer works, expected to return this week after a short holiday. Water shortage forces duck shooters to travel far. Dir J Hyett and others report fair success but overall birds shot are few. Tocal anglers report hauls on Woribee River with Geo Christie and B Foley landing over sixty large fish of various kinds. Work is brisk with Nobel Australasia Ltd and the fertilizer works employing many, Sandringham quarry expanding, and hundreds of men on Ballarat Road between Deer Park and Melton. Stan Diggings confined to his room. medical care progressing, improving. Clearing sale held to wind up the late Mr. Bennett Opie with fair attendance. whole stock sold at current rates. Farmers in Hockbank and Troyganina districts preparing fallowed land for sowing, expected late month. Trend indicates a large area may be cultivated this season.
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