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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1936
Page
6
An old classified note lists Blake's Hairdressing Salon at 260 Hampshire Road near McGrath's. It advertises three chairs with no waiting, ladies hairdressing, and a range of permanent waves and shampoos with prices such as Marcel Wave 2/6 and Water Wave 2/6 plus 3/6 for Hot Oil Shampoo.
Aunt Judith invites children to a simpler contest and asks if they want to start a Birthday League. She encourages participation to keep the Corner in Concord and promises a larger mail next week if there are enough interested replies.
Closing date Tuesday March 31 and a book competition prompts readers to supply authors for listed titles. The contest rewards the child with the most correct answers and a weekly prize of 2 shillings.
Closing date is Monday March 23 for a competition. Jeanne Tanner of 12 Alice Street Sunshine is the winner from last week. Call for prize redemption. List of abbreviations and credentials appears in the notice.
Edward Crosbie receives a note from St Albans praising a poem and a letter. The letter reminds him to keep his Big Smiles score up after starting with nine marks and thanks him for the poetry.
Johnny and Pip become close friends aboard a ship as Pip shares tales of wealth in Ireland and a father who allows freedoms. The two youths, among the youngest on deck, amuse themselves with stories of dogs, horses, and a small skeletal pup found at sea.
Pip and Johnny sail toward the South Seas as a violent storm erupts. Jack Melton recalls a cannibal island shipwreck while the vessel is struck by lightning and catches fire, separating the friends as chaos erupts below.
A kind old man shelters two girls from a sudden shower using his umbrella. The girls praise his politeness and call him one of Nature's shining lights and a rain heau in a newspaper serial excerpt.
At a special general meeting St Mark's Amateur Athletic Club nominated officers for 1936 37 with E Kinnersley unopposed as president and C Roberts unopposed as secretary. Delegates and committees were named plus returning officer E Kinnersley sen. The annual meeting will confirm the election. St Marks track season closed with C Roberts and N Knight placing in decathlon events at Olympic Park. Roberts set fast 110m hurdles time and Knight matched pole vault and 1600m heats while Knight won his 1600m heat.
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