This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1930
Page
2
A scanned listing from a Melbourne shop presents an extensive catalog of tobacco products and accessories with prices. Items include cigarettes, pipes, matches, and related goods, though a substantial portion shows garbled OCR text.
The Sunshine Technical School held its annual meeting at West Poutscray Oval on Friday September 3 with ideal weather and fast grounds. Houses Batman and Flinders led the points, while Brown and Horner starred in sprints and jumps, including a dead-heat in the high jump.
In a chaotic but vivid report from the boys track day Newnham takes the 220 yards as Jones and others trail. Pippett shines in the 430 yards handicap and shows moments of brilliance while many events spill into close finishes. The page notes numerous handicaps, relays, and field events with names like Newnham, Pippett, and Mippett prominent amid a long list of minor placings and performances.
Sunshine prepares for a fourth meeting with Melbourne District in the league grand final. South, buoyed by a recent run of form, hopes for a decisive win after a dramatic earlier meeting. Officials and players express strong confidence as buses depart for Oakleigh. travel details and ground arrangements are noted.
Very amusing this lineup lists competitors such as Dunstone Wandersail Wrager and Proughton with scores in events like Junior Girls B B Throwing and Thor Skipping Race. Names Baker Thorpe Clem son Hester and Bell appear in obstacle race results with several placements noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.