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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Mar 25, 1937

Page

5

Sunshine horticultural show set for April 24 in Braybrook

Sunshine residents await the annual horticultural show on April 24 with record entries expected. Prizes come from the shire council and local businesses, while the Braybrook Shire trophies highlight flower and vegetable displays. The Braybrook Horticultural Society invites all residents to attend monthly lectures and participate in diverse competitions including needlework cookery scholastic and more. Schedules available from secretary J R Parsons 41 Anderson Street.

Shire Council Shire of Braybrook J. R. Parsons Anderson Street

St Albans Girls Gymnasium Club Sets Reopening

At a general meeting residents decided the Girls Gymnasium Club classes will resume on the first Monday after Easter. Miss Joan Goddard elected secretary and Mrs Andrews president for the coming year. The Progress Association celebrates the Tuesday illumination of the railway station with electric light.

Joan Goddard Andrews Progress Association

End of Term Reflections From a Readable Class

A teacher reflects as term ends on the challenges of a pupil who struggles with learning and participation. The exchange hints at frustration and the desire for progress in the classroom.

Returned Soldiers League Filmed World Journey at Sunshine

The Returned Soldiers League held a Monday meeting at Sunshine with a movie trip around the world by Mr George Mochrie. The event included a brief business session about repairs and a sale of Anzac Day badges, one shilling each, while a missing New Zealand badge was noted.

Sunshine R.S.A George Mochrie Sunshine Macarie England Adelaide Red Sea Port Said Gibraltar Scotland London Czechoslovakia Mo+thrie Canadian Rockies Australia Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Sydney Harbor Bridge Mochrie Messrs Mounsey and Garrow J. Willaton

Deer Park Football Club names coaching staff for season

Deer Park club at a committee meeting last Monday appointed R Pope as playing coach for the coming season and S Edwards as head trainer. Hob Ewer retires as coach. Jim Cartledge becomes Braybrook coach. A practice match with Braybrook set for April 3. New players expected include Honey Moreland from Jerilderie and a big centre forward from the Saturday Morning League.

Deer Park Club R. Pope Braybrook S. Edwards Hob Ewer Jim Cartledge Honey, Moreland Jerilderie

Kid Binks Debuts Then Fades From Ring

An amateur boxer faced a professional in a bout where Kid Binks announced this was his first appearance and later claimed it would be his last. The pro ducked, struck with a right, and knocked the amateur down as the referee counted him out.

Kid Binks Binks Dr. Drayton Mr Eltham

Overcrowding at Braybrookshire Technical School Spotlighted

Report to Braybrookshire Council details overcrowded classes at the Technical School following Minister Harris visit. Desks and rooms are outdated and uncomfortable. funding constraints limit new accommodation and equipment grants while the Government contemplates future support.

Technical School C. Byrne Council

Chair Labeled Period of Louis XI in Antiques Shop

A new shop assistant tours a customer through an antiques store. He points to a chair and declares it from the period of Louis Cross-Eye, a label the customer misreads as Louis XI, highlighting a humorous labeling error.

Louis Cross-Eye Louis Cross-Edge Louis XI

That Was Different

A confectioner’s shop scene shows a kind old lady guiding a young girl not to steal sweets. The girl admits temptation but claims only to lick lollies. A separate exchange hints at a romance, with a young man praising the girl’s dreamy eyes and her reply about staying late.

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ST Albans Returned Soldiers’ League New Zealand Deer Park Football Club NEW Girls’ School Mark Harris Commcowealth Paterson’s Pty. Ltd P.P.L CAV Paterson Footscray 16 Bourke Street Melbourne
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