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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1924
Page
4
Damaged OCR fragment mentions a meeting date and place but specifics are unreadable. Likely references a gathering at Marka Hall with names or addresses garbled. No clear entities or outcome can be established from the fragment.
Houses and land to let rooms furnished and water heated with every convenience. Handy to works and station. Apply this office Ballarat road Vroom bath room chalihouse copper troughs El waddock-Derhain Sunni.
Tenders are invited for erection of fan and specified works for St Jibaneere Club. Tenders must be submitted by the eleventh of August 1924 to the secretary Miss G M McKechnie St Albans.
Electors in Braybrook's Railway Riding may vote by post if they live beyond five miles from a polling booth or cannot vote due to ill health. Apply to the Deputy Returning Officer, Shire Hall Sunshine, for a Postal Ballot Paper, with forms from the Secretary, Shire Hall. Applications must reach the Deputy Returning Officer before polls close.
Native announces candidates JOAN BURGE DE HENRY SKEW for the Braybrook Railway Riding. With candidates exceeding seats, a poll is set for August 2 at Shire Hall Sunshine from 8 am to 7 pm. Returning Officer: George M'Kay.
An abnormal fragment mentions council election views and a campaign secretary promoting good men for election. It notes Mrs Aird hospitalised with pleurisy, recovering at Brighton, plus Sunshine Harvester Co contracting for concrete structures in the harvester city and a planned concrete city development. Tenders are invited for a St Albans Tennis Club pavilion with plans available at the office.
General regret followed the death of Tom Downing of Fraser Street Sunshine on Wednesday morning. A longtime Sunshine Harvester Works employee and active Sunshine cricket club supporter, he was a jovial figure in A N A circles. His daughter Annie died at Beaufort last Monday. The late Mrs Day, a prominent Sunshine Methodist, was buried at Beaufort cemetery on the 13th. Downing’s funeral was held Friday at Footscray and graveside, conducted by Rev. R. H. Howie.
A widowed mother with two sons, one deceased, has drawn daily press attention. To boost relief funds a euchre and dance will be held at the Shire Hall on September 4 with Mrs. L Furzer as crusier and Mr Napier assisting. Donations may be forwarded to the office.
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