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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1935
Page
7
A dated children’s note from Aunt Judith cheerfully anticipates Christmas. She reflects on stocking memories and gift gifting, then promises weekly ideas for simple handmade presents to build a line of neat parcels for giving.
A fragment discusses why birds migrate and notes swallows travel thousands of miles. It mentions their small size and high flight speed, highlighting long-distance journeys between regions.
Betty Halliday of 129 Morris Street Sunshine wins the Animal Competition. Several entries had one or two errors with the badger appearing common. contestants are urged to call for prize details and resend corrected animal names such as Kangaroo Elephant Wombat Hyena Jackal Leopard Wal lamby Reindeer Bullock Ferret Camel Polar Bear Jaguar Gazelle Hadger Monkey Hedgehog Wolfhound and more.
A contest notice invites letters on any topic with a 2 shilling prize. Write a short letter, include your name and address, and mark the envelope Prize Letter. Closing date given as Monday, November 4.
Geoff and Merl discuss inexpensive Christmas gifts for mother. They plan a padded skirt board and simple apron with colored silk, noting low cost and mutual help. They anticipate making items for the whole family and press on with early preparation. Look out for next week's ideas.
The children share experiences after supper as the old woman guides them into a cave home in the woods. She speaks of multiple cave entrances and promises a morning visit to a beautiful wood path. A fox and a pig incident explains the old woman’s breakfast tale as the group travels deeper into the forest.
A remembered garden near a white gate features pebble paths, whitewashed rock borders, and three flower beds of violets, daisies, and lobelia. Amid old fashioned blossoms like sweet William and wallflowers a daphne bush and a monkey puzzle share a hedge line. Also notes prize rules for a competition emphasize signed entries.
The Big Smile section offers 19 weekly marks for jokes stories riddles and more with a month end deadline. Olwen Easton shares jokes and letters while children ask Auntie for stories. A page features poems questions and light humor with classroom chat and a milkmaid costume idea for a dress party.
At 12 14 Irving Place Footscray the business Cook and LeBrun lists contact details with a Footscray phone exchange 847 indicating a local commercial listing from the era.
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