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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
3
At a council meeting on Monday the Returned Soldiers' club submitted an affiliation request and was welcomed increasing the association to 12 teams. The draw was revised for the first match with Waratah v Soldiers and other pairings.
The first general meeting with new president Mr W Singleton in the chair was successful. Wattle Cricket Club, youngest among eleven clubs, placed third for best conducted club last year. A practice coach, G Watkins, was elected. A committee was formed for a presentation night on October 3 and a meeting will be held at Bill Singleton's shop.
LCL clinched its second successive premiership by two points in a tight season finale. North Footscray led by four goals at half time but S.C.1 rallied to win 7.8 to 6.52. Graham Howell Vincent Jeffrey Hunter scored, Nora Hiskey won best and fairest, Jim Jeffreys best able player.
Perfect Saturday sun followed rain improve the Twofey course for Canadian foursomes. Widespread participation yields several strong scores such as Mesdames Paul and Guy 76 and J W Perry and Hauser 64 with many teams posting mid 70s to 80s. Tomorrow features a stroke competition with trophies donated by Dr. Adamson and steward J H Brown.
Golf on Wednesday September 18 faced a 60 mph gale yet produced creditable scores. Mel Herweg topped B grade with nett 68, winning the Mrs Dorman trophy. Mrs J Perry took A grade with nett 89 in a Lorenz trophy. Special eclectic on September 25 with Messrs Bell and Perry as stewards. Canadian foursomes on September 4 saw Mrs A Perry win Hatton trophy and Mrs Herweg win Cuddeford's trophy.
Sunshine meets South Melbourne in the Sub-District League Grand Final at Selwyn Park Sunshine. The match marks Sunshine’s fifth clash with South Melbourne in a final with a history of close results. Vic James, coach and league medalist, says the squad is fit and eager to win.
A gold wristlet watch with expanding bracelet is lost. Inscribed on the back. Reward offered. Last seen near 3 Thomson Street Sunshine.
Braybrook Council considers altering house numbering in Ashley Street area relative to the railway line. Footscray suggests naming zones Ashley Street South and Ashley Street North. Braybrook Council rejected this and instructed officers to submit an alternative proposal to enact the change themselves.
Jack Pearce of Canning Street North Vnton appeared in Sunshine court after riding a second class ticket on the Footscray Sunshine line. An inspector said the Railway Department offered to withdraw the summons on fixed expenses due to ill health, but the offer was not acknowledged. Pearce was fined 20 shillings plus 7/6 costs.
Monica Patricia Jackson ten years old was injured after slipping down an embankment and being driven for medical help when her car collided with a motor truck at Mc Intyre and Ballarat roads in Sydenham. She was taken to Prince Henry Hospital with a fractured skull while her father James Thomas Jackson, a railway employee, suffered cuts and abrasions.
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