District Scout and Guide News Camp at Scout Island
Sixteen boys from sid Sunshine enjoyed a camp on the Maribyrnong River with perfect weather. They built a rope bridge, practiced pioneering, map reading with a prismatic compass, and signalled across the valley by semaphore. Ted Stonehouse staked a claim as the camp’s night watcher. The public camp meeting starts at 3rd tonight with instructions for the Lady J.P. rally tomorrow. Sunshine Scouts played cricket with NT Vans defeating 2nd Troop by 7 for 117, to be finished tomorrow morning.
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Sid Sunshine
Scout Island
Maribyrnong
Ted Stonehouse
Zane Grey
Rewm
HEAR
Big Rally at Showgrounds with Chief Guide Lady Baden Powell
Great Day arrives with the Chief Guide Lady Baden Powell at the Showgrounds on Saturday afternoon to hear her speak. Special trains run from Flinden St Station to the Showgrounds gate between 1 and 4 pm to ease attendance.
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Baden Powell
Showgrounds
Flinden
Scouts Pageant Promises Large Attendance and Goods
The notice urges parents and relatives to attend a major Pageant expected to host up to ten thousand Scouts Guides Cubs and Brownies. It stresses bringing food parcels as part of a good deed for the Guides in the Homeland and to wear ground sheets. The event is meticulously planned for a sunny afternoon.
Noel Booth Wins Stableford Trophy at Club Event
Noel Booth won comfortably in a late season Stableford event. The Maxonic Hall gathering heard President Fred Willaton present trophies, while Mrs A Russell led as associate with 4 top notes. Doreen scored 36 points to win the day's Stableford.
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Noel Booth
Sims’ Stableford
Maxonic Hall
Fred Willaton
Genr
Our Associates
Mra. A. Russell
Doreen
Obnaton
Medway Club Bogey Event Ends with Close Finishes
W Bratter won OA Division by 2 up in Saturday's Bogey event at Medway Golf Club. B division saw O Gorman 1 up to claim the playoff over EB Fordham after a tie in Stroke. Lon Murphy, junior member, captured Sunday's stroke round with 6 nett off 21. The club held a farewell for Frank Forrest, captain, who departs to West Australia.
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W. Bratter
O'Gorman
Fordham
Lon Murphy
Frank Forrest
Golf club charity event honors Medway associate
An enlarged group photo from a Returned Servicemen League tournament at Ivanhoe featured four players. Guest of honor praised Medway’s association, and gifts were noted as reminders of a fine band of colleagues. In the week’s play Mrs Kruse won the best nett prize and the four ball event was claimed by Mrs Blakeley and Mrs McDonald.
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Ivanhoe
Kruse
Haker
Blakeley
Quarry blasts trigger crackdown calls for closure
Complaints about Finondon Council's Gor dor St quarry in Maribyrnong grow as Braybrook Council plans to press for its closure. An approach will be made to the new Minister of Lands.
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Finondon Council
Gordor St
Maribyrnong
Braybrook Council
Willing Assistance to Food for Britain Appeal
The Aw Braybrook Council thanks residents for generous support to the Food for Britain appeal. Letters of thanks were sent to Dr. A. G. Pennell and his team, the Girl Guides and Scouts, and municipal employees.
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Britain
Aw Braybrook Council
Couneil
A. G. Pennell
Girl Guides
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