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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1936
Page
7
A stitched collection of child friendly jokes and silly stories includes a tug of war tale with Tommy Tortoise and friends, playful exchanges from a kitchen staff and maid, a haunted room gag, and a painter carpenter pun, all framed as lighthearted humor for kids.
Sunshine arhol pupils competed at district schools sports held at Yarraville Cricket Lira on Friday afternoon. Multiple events across age groups saw Jean Mills win the championship while others like Yvonne Napier Beatrice Roberts Joyce Anthony and Alice Legge posted heat wins and finals placements.
The tale features Mrs Tommy Tortoise and Jumbo the Elephant plotting a trick against Harry Hippo. Tommy seeks to prove brains outwit brawn with a sunrise tug of war while readers are reminded of jokes and notices from local contributors and school groups.
Twenty one Sun shine Marvester Works Rifle Club members fired on Saturday over 10 500 and 600 yard ranges. Conditions were favorable though light faded at 600 yards. A new member Fred Devenon showed promise while the Masson brothers wore well and took first and second places.
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