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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1941
Page
3
Planting guidance for dahlias advises trenching soil, lime at six inches deep, avoid excess manure, and spacing 3 feet for exhibition varieties while 2 feet for charms and emailer types. Also covers delphiniums staking, pruning evergreen shrubs, fruit tree aphid treatment, citrus fertilizing, beans sowing, and tomatoes staking, pruning, and watering.
Albion and Gardens level on premiership points for third place while Albion holds a better percentage. In B Grade three teams chase third. Albion leads Presbyterians and Spaldings on percentage. Saturday features Our Lady's No 1 vs Gardens and St Albans vs Albion 1 with top three teams advancing to semis and finals.
Gardens beat Albion No 1 53 to 30 in A grade. Tomlins Hudson and various pairings won or drew in singles and doubles. St Albans defeated Albion No 2 63 to 32 with multiple close sets. Our Lady's No 1 topped No 2 61 to 37 with several decisive wins.
St Albans No 1 defeated North Sunshine 55 to 4 in a grade by match series. McLennon Walker beat Riby Mannix 7 4 and Kennedy Riby Bromeley 7 6. Other results include Brown Hale defeating Shawyer Wilkinson 7 4 and Scullie Hale over Shawyer Moffit 7 3. Methodist No 1 beat Presbyterians Pryor Sully 7 6 and Rooney 4 7 in singles and doubles.
St Mark's Harriers lost the A Grade meet to Coburg 31 to 37 while C Grade edged Ivanhoe 28 to 21. Notable performances included the A Grade mile medley relay dominant results and new member Noel Pryde shining in the 4 x 110 yards relay. next Saturday A Grade faces Essendon and C Grade meets C.Y.M.S.
The Footscray and District Out-Patient and Welfare Centre secretary Mr J Kelso Duncan lists donations from numerous trustees firms and individuals totaling over eight pounds for the Footscray Hospital Appeal in a year-end acknowledgement. Also recorded are contributions from Our Lady’s Church Sunshine Barkly Street Methodist Church and Sunday School and a separate Hospital Appeal fund with gifts from local groups and businesses.
The St Albans Presbyterian Church marked its anniversary with a Sunday service led by Rev. W. Evans and a Saturday social praised as the best in memory. Dr. E. M. Drayton and Mrs Drayton attended, with many community members and youth helpers celebrated.
The Sunshine A.N.A. branch held its half-yearly meeting on November 4 with good attendance despite rain and holidays. Officers were elected and installed by Hon. John Lemmon MLA. programs included sick-pay rule reminders and upcoming events at 95 Anderson Road and the Masonic Hall on November 20 with free social for members and guests.
William John Teese aged 69 died at Woori Yallock after a long life at Toolamba and Yarraville. He served in the Great War with the 9th A.A.S.C. and was a Past Grand Inspector of Workings and Hon Deputy Grand Master of the Orange Lodge. Funeral Monday was attended by many Orange Lodge members and Rev Gordon Bennett officiated. Floral tributes included gifts from Parsons Bros. & Co., Loyal Ramsay Preceptory No.43, and Loyal Orange Institution officers. Funeral arrangements were by Nelson Bros.
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