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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1934
Page
4
Poem fragment describing an idealized woman as witty, devoted, cultured, and adaptable yet labeled an illusion. It lists traits such as humor, silence, charm, resilience, and social grace while noting the impossibility of such a person existing.
Mrs Bessie Eastham sued for damages after her husband Joseph Hastham died from injuries after being struck by a motor car in Footscray. Judge Macindog awarded £1000 to Mrs Eastham, £125 to a six year old, £78 to an eleven year old, and £50 to the eldest child, with costs.
A local salon advertises services at 272 Hampshire Road including Marcel Wave Water Wave and shampoo options with prices such as 2/6 2/8 and 4/6. It mentions Next Moranang Wato's Ladies Hairdressing by a Competent Lady Hairdresser offering similar cuts and treatments.
The Sunshine and District Cricket Association mourns the departure of key figure Wally Hax and reflects on his presidency and playing record with East Sunshine Club. The Victorian Junior Cricket Union meeting welcomed Sunshine’s affiliation, with leaders praising the district’s leadership and potential benefits outweighing the affiliation fee.
East Sunshine A and St Albans batted through a shared innings. St Albans total 98 with Mounsey and Stevens top scoring. East Sunshine A reply 5 for 22 with W Roach contributing a late stand as H Stevens took 4/4.
In the first match concluded last Saturday St Albans beat P Aps by 113 runs. Mounacy 92 and D Stevens 50 led St Albans with Hale 16 and others contributing as Wickets fell to Duxon, Maxby, Day, Caithners, Gourlay, Harwood and Jeffries.
Footscray Pres. faced Sunshine at St George's ground with Footscray winning the toss. First innings saw Haxby 44 and Jeffries 14 as the total reached 170 for 9. Footscray Pres. replied for 59 before rain or end of play left the match in progress with Duxon taking 4/18 and Jeffries 2/18.
Footscray District Old Boys 98 led by Dimond and self 4/22 beat Footscray Club XI 1/38. Ivy Leaf 80 with J Britt 26 and HL Roberts 5/14 defeated Sunshine 5/35. Braybrook 7/150 beat Buckingham 1,0. Waratah 96 with Wells 34 and Beal 0/29 beat Footscray ANA 9/39. North Footscray 4/74 over Technical Old Boys 42. St George 173 with Wilson 100 Anderson 41 Stephenson 5/62 defeated Sunshine Harvester 4/1. Yarraville Socials 43 over Yarraville GYMS 3/108 with Starr 39 and Abberton 31 not out.
The schedule lists Footscray Industrials M. H. and Co. 53 defeating Maize Products 44 with key scores by O'Reilly 20 and Gordon 7 24. Other fixtures include Mt Lyell 104 beating C S R Spaldings 57, and Co operative Box Factory 96 defeating Watson 26 and Wilkins 31 1.0. The results feature John Thompson 101 against C Ebeling and Son 36, Victorian Woollen Mills 41 versus State Electricity Commission 69, Sunshine Porcelain Potteries 154 led by Howarth 25 and M Nash 19 against Norman 2/3, and Lloyd Bros. 1 0, Kimptons 147 with Ellis 24 and Cravin 63.
In Sunshine 183 senior competition Association defeats Col lingwood B 2/4 with key scoring from J Patten 38 V Patten 29 Kinnersley 26 Clarke 4/46.
A humorous quip about misreading signs of intellect and marital status. A wife confesses budgeting for a radio as a gift, prompting a joke about monthly payments. A final line notes even a best friend can quarrel, warning against overtrust in appearances.
PAFS scores 100 in their first innings at the Nettl folds ground led by R A Duxon and K Jeffreys 88 with support from H Orr and T Mitchell. Nettlefolds reply ends with 7 wickets for 40 as BalfourMagee and Caithness among those dismissed.
A detective quietly returns home and faces an unexpected need to mask his breath, illustrating how even investigators hide ordinary habits in private moments.
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