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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1924
Page
4
The Sunshine Golf Club reports tough weather with strong winds and rain pausing play. Only a few players managed subpar scores as gusts disrupted the course conditions. Notables include Phacker, Nixon Grant, and Pippet among a list of names observed during the day.
A well attended charity event at Mechanics Hall raised funds for the Sunohint Cathodic Bazan. St Anns Progress Association held a meeting to discuss northern and Western suburb matters and to plan community celebrations. Local officials noted police presence and weather impacts on events, with Mr K Matron and Mr B Perret contributing music and leadership.
The Grand United G ur Albion Lodge met forthrightly in September with Kepton, BGM, paying a surprise visit and receiving a warm welcome. The August quarter shows record performances in the Lalance shoots and the library work under Bro. A.M Leu. An address praised the society’s achievements and urged dues clearance by members. A social is planned for Oct 5 in the Judge room for members and friends.
A gardening correspondent critiques a reader alias Irish Lar and defends his method of planting cucumbers between corn rows. He claims dramatic increases in cucumber yield on a half acre using his approach, contrasting it with the old method and noting 496 1/4 bushel cases versus none on the other half. He discusses Golden Bantam corn timing and stresses cooking at the milk stage to avoid waste, praising a fast maturing variety for short seasons.
A fragmented editorial argues against importing agricultural machinery and drugs, warning it harms domestic industry. It cites fear of foreign influence, urges fortifying local manufacture, and laments reliance on imports. The piece invokes patriotic sentiment and calls for self-reliance in agriculture and industry.
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