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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1924
Page
4
Wanted to Sail Blood Mare suitable as a lady's hack very stylish and revivable will gain harness Apply LA Smith Brnexide Deer Park Rust Cart good pounds 7 10 Apply this office.
Details and price for a building prospect near Staling, with about 50 feet frontage offered to Ris. Includes location notes and target dimensions for review by the requesting office.
A meeting of the Council of Progress Associations in West Footscray discussed rail fare reductions, a conference at Footscray Town Hall on April 3, and sought support for Ballarat Road extension. Efforts included pushing Ashley Street opening at Tottenham station and revising St Albans timetable for business suitability. Officers' election was deferred due to light attendance.
The Sunshine Club held its first entertainment of the year on Tuesday week with a euchre party and dance. It proposed to run these functions fortnightly. The next event is on Thursday evening next. At the latest V J A meeting the competition was split into two divisions, with the top four in each to play off and division winners to contest the premier.
The division lineup includes Preston Sunshine Yarraville Footscray Williamstown and others with Hawthorn Caulfield North Melbourne Brighton Northcote Prahran Port Melbourne and Sunshine in the second group. Members’ tickets are selling well over 200. price 2 shillings 6 pence admits all grounds. Training starts today under coach L Reardon with R Lowe and A E Anderson as secretary and press correspondent respectively. A match with Essendon is sought for April 12 and players urged to train before that date.
The Returned Soldiers Associa tions held a social at Shire hall on 17th inst with Tucker's Orchestra from Yarraville providing music. Mr I J Thomson awarded prizes to Mrs Hardie and Mr Cash in a euchre and dancing night watched by many couples, and the committee plans more social evenings next month with continued town support.
Notices indicate news and advertisements are accepted until Friday morning at 9 o clock. Casual advertisements are accepted until midday Friday, with changes to standing ads due by Wednesday.
A successful Mechanics Hall concert in St Albans raised funds for Mrs Magee and family. A mixed program by visiting and local artists pleased attendees, with Father Hoy and Dr Stenson leading thanks and praise for Miss Pfannenstein, Mrs Douglas, and Mr McKenzie. Dancing followed until midnight.
A cricket match saw the St Albans Club suffer a defeat to the Lands Department. The article notes the rivals, venue details, and final outcome, with emphasis on the Lands Department securing the win. further specifics are limited in the readable text.
Disappointment in Deer Park as St John Church skips its harvest festival for the first time. The program of children’s singing drew large crowds in the past, and parishioners hope renewed energy and effort can revive the event. Clarence Newman Jr. had a minor fall from a car steps but is expected to fully recover. Mr and Mrs Brown plan a move to Narong where he becomes A.S.M. Sympathies extend to Mrs Wm Robinson of Traina whose father is ill in Mala.
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