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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1953
Page
5
Church schedule listing Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and Sung Eucharist at 11 a.m. Vicar presides with Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. John’s Deer Park and St Peters’ parish worship times include 10 a.m. service and 7 p.m. Choral Evensong with Deaconess Lucia.
Sunshine services include Rev. J. B. Longthorn at 11 am and 7 pm with Mr W. G Albion at 11 am and Mr A. Ye ton at 3 pm. Capt. Reeve of the Salvation Army attends 7 pm. Deer Park hosts an 11 am service led by Mr. L. Barlow.
Saturday 8 pm youth group. Sunday 11 am holiness and 7 pm salvation. Junior meetings at 10 am and 2:45 pm. All welcome. Officers manding. Sunshine 11 am. Rev T G Allan and 7 pm Rev F Sadler. St Albans 3 pm Mr W Marvie. East Sunshine 4 pm Rev F Sadler.
The notice lists Rev E. G. Biggn leading services with Sunday School at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 7 p.m. The text also mentions Rev E Biges in connection with the schedule.
Leo Willey is noted captain of Sunshinericket Club first eleven for the coming season. Norm Rees to lead the seconds. Opening match of the third eleven cancelled due to weather. New committee members F Nicholson C Evans T Fox and W Newhouse. Bill Madden resigns from committee and seconds scorer role.
A Great Dane female from Deer Park, owned by Mr and Mrs Cable of 2 Millbank Drive, won third place at Melbourne Oval Show amid tougher competition. Known to local children as Gol Die, the dog has a cat companion that accompanies it daily. Earlier, she took second prize at Sunshine Kennel Club's open parade and later a first at the club’s championship show.
The ICIANZ Regional Ball drew about six hundred dancers with Don Harpers Orchestra and compere Mr Johnny McMah. Notable guests included Mr K G Begg and Mrs Begg, J R A Glenn, E Sorenson, Colonel and Mrs Spowers. Prize winners and entertainment highlighted the night, with Evie Hayes and Syd Lawson performing. The Australian Red Cross benefits by about £600 from the event.
Show success for Mrs. L. Warburton of 82 Couch Street who received a very highly commended in the soft toy section and a commend ed award in best afternoon frock or two piece suit excluding linen.
St Albans News notes the cricket title gain and two teams in 8 D.C.A premierships, urges Sunday morning practice at 10, and announces a Tuesday street stall October 6 in Main Road West for kindergarten fundraising with home baked cakes and novelties. Tennis enters two teams in Footscray and Sunshine associations. vacancies for players and a Sunday working bee at courts are announced.
Next meeting and social will be held at the school on Wednesday at 7.30 pm. A committee meeting is scheduled for 7.30 pm and the final dance for the year will be in November.
Classified notices advertise brick fences and balustrades modernising fireplaces with materials supplied and motor inspection. Chimney sweep window cords fitted in Sunshine every Thursday. Radio repairs by N Blake in Station Place Sunshine and Cornwall Road Sunshine. Air boring resleeving engine work by Scoble St Albans and sewing machine mechanic F Beswick Hertford Street.
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