Subjects

• event,
• social,
• east shelbourne sports carnival,
• back to east shelbourne sports carnival,
• saturday,
• october 8,
• 1927. programme. refreshments on grounds,
• dance at night. 1/- casamento's buses. executive committee: president; w harris. vice-president; m de araugo. messrs. e wright,
• a d holden,
• w hamilton,
• j bartels,
• j hinck,
• and h hinck. hon. sec.; h m burke. asst. hon. sec.; g h marshall. ladies; mesdames j bartels,
• h burke,
• g h marshall,
• e pocock,
• r vines,
• and e wright. general committee; in addition to the above,
• messrs. e pocock,
• j de araugo,
• f j roberts,
• and w marshall,
• mesdames w harris,
• a holden,
• j de araugo,
• f j roberts,
• and miss pocock. officials judges: messrs. t d cairns,
• j craven,
• and geo. hogben. handicappers: mr p davidson (northern district walker's assn.) starter: mr w harris,
• m de araugo,
• j hinck,
• h hovenden,
• e pocock,
• w hamilton,
• f j roberts,
• a d holden. timekeeper: mr h hinck. patrons: cr,
• j bartels,
• nuttall & clarke,
• mrs d punton,
• r s v cocking,
• j murray,
• and a wells. next 8 pages contain information on the history of east shelbourne beginning with; this district is situated about ten miles west of south-west of bendigo on back creek or spring creek,
• which received its names from the early diggers of bendigo who,
• through shortage of water,
• were compelled to puddle at bullock creek or further 'back,
• ' hence back creek; and because of the number of springs it contained - spring creek. among the first to settle,
• in 1860,
• were messrs. john jenkinson,
• j kilgour,
• t connelly,
• g nichols,
• r fox,
• (who married mrs james jenkinson),
• kenny,
• j roberts,
• j genders,
• j curry,
• g nevinson,
• bartram,
• j geary,
• a nicholl,
• h spencer,
• w saunders,
• mrs prichard,
• and j stansfield. history of east shelbourne continues . . . events held were boy's (state school) bicycle race,
• stepping the distance (gents),
• stepping the distance (ladies),
• bowling at the stump,
• kicking football through hoop,
• sheaf toss,
• bucket ball,
• sheffield,
• children's relay race,
• men's potato race,
• tilting rings,
• on bikes,
• walking contest 1 mile,
• car race through pegs,
• slow bicycle race 50 yards,
• handicap bicycle race 2 miles,
• tilting rings in cars,
• high jump,
• ladies' and gent's cigarette race,
• weight guessing. prizes were awarded for first and second placing of these events.in 1923,
• a sports carnival was held in the precincts of what was then a water reserve,
• situated south of the state school. the area was reserved for watering purposes on 1st may,
• 1894; and on july 15th,
• 1912,
• a small portion was excised. by 1923 its usefulness for water storage had disappeared,
• and being ideal for recreation purposes,
• it was decided,
• at the final meeting of the above sorts carnival,
• to apply for the area appointed,
• mr w harris (chairman),
• messrs. g h marshall,
• j roberts,
• d gill,
• m connolly,
• r vines,
• e pocock,
• and h m burke (secretary). the matter terminated in a land board,
• presided over by mr mcpherson,
• being held in bendigo. the application was granted,
• but was not gazetted,
• until messrs. w harris and f j roberts,
• with messrs. a e cook,
• mla and hon. h keck,
• mlc interviewed the minister for lands. soon afterwards,
• at a public meeting,
• the following members were elected to constitute the first board of management,
• messrs. w harris (chairman),
• g h marshall,
• a d holden,
• f j roberts (tres.),
• m d'araugo,
• e wright,
• and h m burke (sec.). since then the arena has been cleared and levelled by residents,
• and labor and material to the value of 150 pounds have been put into the reserve. at least 2/3rds of the program contain ads from business's in bendigo. w cowling,
• w lewis william's chymist,
• collier footwear,
• william wallace land and clearing sales,
• bain & daws groceries,
• farmers & citizens trustees company bendigo limited,
• northern seed supply co.,
• marong bakery,
• bennetts' arcade store,
• marong hotel,
• warren's,
• jas. friswell butcher,
• webster's,
• baker & woods,
• hartleys,
• frank j every's,
• t r jones chemist,
• f ferguson,
• morley johnsons,
• prescott & dawe,
• honan & o'toole,
• stilwell's of bendigo,
• messrs. denton bros.,
• w jeffrey,
• ashman's,
• myer's,
• d whyte & co.,
• beehive,
• butcher les. friswell,
• w j lenten,
• hume & iser,
• e m vains & co.,
• clifford & fulton,
• bolton bros. pty ltd,
• bendigo leather shop,
• suttons,
• andrew's auction rooms,
• a c petherick's,
• albert bush's produce,
• t d cairns & co.,
• c j kirby,
• casamento's garage & ballarat motor bus service,
• webster bros. motor cycle & car agents,
• british motors bendigo,
• webb's bacon depot