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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

method of voting be preferential. The selection committee of each team had responsibility to select
players that are qualified to vote.

Social Secretary reported that there was a profit of £27 from the Club Night on the 14th July 1956.

The Cabaret Ball was held at club’s room on Friday 27th July. The door prize was a bottle of
burgundy. The trip to Wonthaggi was cancelled and arrangements were being made to go to
Camperdown.

The profit for the ball was approximately £65 a special effort was conducted for injured player J.
Gleeson and the sum of £40 has been handed to him.

At the same time, The Argus reported that total profit of the seven departments of the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia raised £3,794,000 to £17,439,000 in the year to June 30, 1956.

Parkside received donation of £1.10.0 from Foostcray ANA Cricket Club.

£2 was spent on hire of microphone.

The Club Committee has informed members that a dinner for a players and committee will be held
after the Grand Final at the home of the Secretary, Mr Charlie Cooke and then a night will be held
for supporters and players at the club rooms.

Parkside coach, Mr Cunningham informed committee that he is very confident of the outcome of the
match for the premiership on Saturday, 9 September 1956.

Despite the optimistic sentiment, the team was not able to win premiership flag.

In Chinese Zodiac signs, the year 1956 represented the Red Fire Monkey. According to Chinese
astrology traditions lucky colours can bring fortune and unlucky colours can cause trouble.

The unlucky colour for the Monkey sign is red. This was certain for the Parkside boys in their loss to
Braybrook Bombers that year, who themselves wore red on their jumpers.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider