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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

Official Opening of Footscray Clinic

LOCAL SCOUTS TO PARADE FOR GOVERNOR

“Owing to the 32nd Battalion being unable to parade for the Guard of Honor at the opening
ceremony of the Footscray and District Outpatients and Welfare Centre on Saturday next, 17th
December, District Commissioner (Mr. George Cuming) has been commanded by His Excellency the
Governor of Victoria (who is Chief Scout of this State), to parade the Footscray and Sunshine troops
on the above date: The Scouts will therefore form the Guard of Honor and be in the command of
Group Scoutmaster of the 5th Footscray Troop (Mr. Ralph Scchutt). As Lord Huntingfield is an ardent
admirer of the Boy Scout Movement this muster as a Guard of Honor should prove both impressive
and instructive, and add to the dignity of the occasion. The Footscray City Band ,has also promised its
support and will play selections during the afternoon. Although the Band, has had many demands
made upon it recently they willingly offered their services for this function. The Secretary-Manager
desires to acknowledge the donation of the following goods for use at the Centre:

Colonial Sugar Refining Co., bag of sugar;

Heparidine Distributors. Pty. Ltd., parcel of goods;

Ramsay (Surgical) Pty. Ltd., instruments;

Footscray . Division. of St. John's Ambulance will be in attendance during the afternoon to render any
assistance necessary.”

Sunshine Advocate, Fri 9 Dec, 1938, Page 4

Parkside Football Club continued to show strength in an ever increasing competitive FDF League
throughout whole 1938 season.

I.C.I. (DEEER PARK) v. PARKSIDE

“This match, which was looked forward to with keen interest by supporters of both sides, took place
last Saturday at Footscray Park. Spectators were not disappointed, as a fast and clean game resulted.
From the bounce both teams were flat out to get a break, but with the respective backlines doing a
good job it was not until half the quarter had gone that either side could gain an advantage. Parkside
were gaining an ascendancy in the ruck, and it was owing mainly to this that they were able to finish
the first quarter six points in front. The second quarter was a repetition of the first, and with the ball
flashing from end to end with good systematic football the spectators were kept on their toes with
excitement. Deer Park could only manage to gain a point on the Parkside score during this quarter,
and the long interval arrived with the black and whites holding a five point lead -a good indication of
the play.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider