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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Apr 04, 1941

Page

2

Housing officer inspects district housing scheme visit

The shire Secretary announced that Mr. H Browlie from the Commonwealth Government visited the Shire office regarding housing. He toured the municipality, assessed land suitable for a housing scheme, and promised to report the information to his superior at Canberra, with no further news yet received.

B. Hargreaves H. Browlie Commonwealth Government Shire Hargreaves Brodie Chnhertiy Brodie Waull

Sunshine to Form V A D Group in Sunshine

Mrs N E Mounsey writes Miss Well proposing a Sunshine V A D unit to train volunteers for hospital and rest home duties. Members, mostly married, offer weekend service with some half day slots. Evacuation in the town is anticipated and ARP wardens welcome the V A D alongside St John’s First Aid.

Sunshine Me Mounsey Sydney Steert Miss Well Vaud V.al Sunshi V.A.D A.R.P Sunshine Corps of St. John’s N. E. Mounsey

Patriotic Fund Receipts and Donations List

A list of civic donations and receipts including Sandman effort totals 3/8/95 and 4/2/6 from various groups. Sunshine Bowling Club and Me Seymour contribute, flowers sold by Miasex Sehleebe and Washington, Victoria Bowling Association passes through, and individual donations from Mr. and Mrs. AL Wilson RC 10/4 ACB 10/5 Mrs. Gee McKay RG. Total recorded £20 34 9.

Sandman Prucceny Sunshine Bowling Club Seymour Miasex Sehleebe Washington Victorian Bowling Association AL Wilson Gee, McKay Bridge Circle Coffort

Tennis Results From Late May Championship Week

A garbled score list from a local tennis meet shows results in Grade Singles and Doubles, Ladies and Mixed events. Notable outcomes include Pawnsal and Blakey winning 6 3 6 3 in Grade Singles, Miss Chi McDonagh defeating Mrs. McDonagh in Ladies singles, and Beardmore with Grant winning mixed doubles at 9 6. Matches set for Saturday include Men’s and Ladies doubles finals and handicap events with court captain A J Clarke.

Pawnsal Blakey Heuldes Chi McDonagh Drippe Charlie Mes McDonaghad Grays Kelly Tandies Misx McKechnie McCreery Kelly-Grogan Grant Is Eddy Mise Dalling Tomling Beardmore HoaneMiss Lindsay Beardnare Miss Grant Drickson Gumel Satuyadayy Agni Bt Chanonshigying Eddy Spowart James Jackson Beardmore-Tomling James- Jackson A. J. Clarke OUR Lady's Tomlinss M Grant Misses Clarke Grant Mise McKechnie J. Grogan

Albion Tennis Club Draw For Saturday April Sth

The Albion Tennis Club posts a Saturday April schedule listing multiple matches and pairings across divisions. Players include Watson, Mrs Fleming, Mrs Secomb, Hudspeth, Thompson, and Blakey with times from 4.15 pm to 5 pm and various court pairings such as Goode v Tyers and Monteith v Watson.

Albion Tennis Club Watson Blakey Stafford Fleming Monteith Hudspeth B. Thompson Pam D. Goode N. Pengellyvy D. Tyers Ross J. Fisher Hogan A. Morris E. Day Jones Mixx Stafford Fisher Russell Morris A. Fleming Morrix Cripps Hudspeth H. Blakey Beardmore Monteith Baker Miss Booth N. Pengelly R. Ferrell

Sunshine Progress Association Admits Two Members

The Sunshine Progress Association held its monthly meeting on Wednesday with Dr. Willan in the chair. Two new members were admitted as the society discussed plans to brief the Council on Melbourne conference findings about rural to urban drift and to seek better post office and rail services, plus air raid safety measures and a maternity hospital effort.

Sunshine Progress Association Dr. Willan Cathels L. Antehury Melbourne Association Willan Footscray Charities Board

Milligan Hospitalized After Horse Incident

Sydenham News reports Captain J. W. Milligan in hospital with a fractured wrist and other injuries from a horse throwing him. The Sydnenham Red Cross met at the mechanics institute with Mrs. F. Er Jolly presiding. Also noted an MCC quarry worker, W. Beasley, injured when stone fell on his hand requiring stitches. Context includes local politics and rural electrification concerns raised by Dr. Jolly and the Victorian Decentralization League. The Shire of Keilor Red Cross plans a June gymkhana for patriotic funds, with calls for local sporting bodies to assist. Seasonal farm prospects are mixed with recent warm days aiding sowing and germination, though labour shortages may limit crop area.

Shire of Keilor Red Cross F. E. Jolly

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