“I LIKE THE SUN”
WE GUESSJE DOES! HE WON £3O PRIZE MR. BARNETT’S WINDFALL a fortnight ago Mr. F. J. Barnett, of 15 Mountain View Road, Morningside, strained his back while at work in Messrs. D. Goldie and Son’s timber yards at Freeman’s Bay and had to lay up for a week or so. While at home in bed reading his SUN, Mr. Barnett conceived the idea df entering for the big football competition. He filled in four coupons, posted them to the SUN office, and thought no more about it. On Monday Mr. Barnett was fit enough to go back to work. In the afternoon, while working amongst the timber, Mr. Barnett was descended upon by a fellow-workmate who was excitedly waving a copy of that night’s SUN. “You’ve won the BIG prize, Fred!” was the welcome news he brought. When a SUN representative and a camera man went out yesterday to hand Mr. Barnett a cheque for £3O they found him hard at work on the timber stacks. His workmates seemed to know what was in the air before Mr. Barnett did. “Come on, Fred, and get your photo taken!” shouted one of his pals. With a broad grin Mr. Barnett consented to line up aud watch for the “dickie bird.” EX-MILITARY TELEGRAPHIST “You write a good hand,” remarked THE SUN man as Mr. Barnett put his name t*> the receipt. “Yes,” was the smiling reply, “I learned that as a military telegraphist in India.” Mr. Barnett came to Auckland in 1910 after a number of years in the Imperial Army. He was one of the first to volunteer for active service during the Great War and was a member of the force which captured Samoa shortly after the outbreak of hostilities. Later he saw service in France, and as he puts it, “was lucky enough to come through without a scratch.” His game is Soccer. He played it as a lad in England and is still keenly following the old game. “I guess I was lucky to win first shot,” said Mr. Barnett. “I like THE SUN, and I’m going to have another go at the competition. After being off work as I was, this is a real little windfall.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 53, 25 May 1927, Page 1
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