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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Apr 16, 1937

Page

6

Local Socials Spotlight New Home Welcome and Community Events

Deer Park and Mrs H Nylen move to a new home and host a surprise tin kettling welcome. A mothers’ club meeting featured Mrs Wooding from the Federation of Mothers' Clubs with a talk on country teaching. The Progress Association plans a cachre party and the school committee organizes fort nightly events for parents. Sister Green of the Home Mission Society speaks at the guild meeting with afternoon tea.

H. Nylen Federation of Mothers’ Clubs Wooding Guild Sister Green The Home Mission Society

Mothers' Club Euchre Party At St Albans

The Mothers' Club euchre party at the hall on Wednesday was the most successful yet with Mrs Bell winning first prize and Mrs Leckie taking the cake. Sympathy goes to Mrs Holland after a serious operation this week. A linen tea hosted by the Christian Endeavor Society honored the upcoming marriage of Miss Gwen McKeehnie to Mr Frank McCreery with well wishes from Mr A Winter and a gift from Mr A Storie.

Mothers’ Club Mrs Bell Mra Leckie Christian Endeavor Society Gwen McKeeh Frank McCreery A. Winter A. Storie

Jumble Sale To Aid Queen Victoria Hospital

A jumble sale will be held today on premises opposite Scott's grocers in Hampshire Road by the ladies of the Queen Victoria Hospital Auxiliary. The sale opens this morning and will run until 9 o'clock tonight.

Scott's the Grocers Hampshire Road Queen Victoria Hospital Auxiliary

New Milliner Opens Opposite McGrath’s Grocery

Mrs Judd opens a millinery shop on Hampshire Road opposite J W McGrath's grocery. She invites Sunshine ladies to inspect a large stock and offers dressmaking services with claimed low prices for quality in city or suburbs.

J. W. McGrath Hampshire Road Judd Sunshine

Housing Schemes at Maribyrnong Progress Association Meeting

The Maribyrnong Progress Association discussed a housing scheme inspired by Sir Thomas Bent. Dr. E Drayton and councillors Bray Brookshire suggested low land prices and tram links near Footscray and Moonee Ponds could enable government land to be sold on easy terms for home building.

Maribyring Sir Thomas Bent E. Drayton Bent North Footscray Ballarat Road Gordon Street Maribyrnong Drayton Footscray

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Progress Association Euchre ST Albans Holland Gwen McKechnie Jumble Sale Ben
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