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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
4
A garbled column of historical classifieds listing missing items and wants. Includes ads for sale and wanted goods, lost items, services, and exchanges with names, locations, and brief descriptions, though many details are unreadable.
A fragmented notice notes an event on November 24 involving individuals Cheal and Senden with thanks to Dorman and Andrew, plus a mention of well wishers.
Death notice records Homsh Worth who died on November 27 at Wallan Road Sunshine. He was the father of Ivy, motor ynlief Kelly, and Mi younmy of Maytey danky Bert, Tony, and Bob. The notice notes significant suffering before death.
An obituary style notice honors a family member on active service. The piece lists names including a nephew and cousin, mentions locations in Thailand and New Guinea, and records a birth date around February 12, 1948 with a death at age 16. The tone is solemn and commemorative.
The Star Emergency Services Committee invites cooperation of all residents to prevent fire risk in Keilor Municipality. The plan includes controlled burning to create firebreaks, removal of flammable materials, and fire suppression readiness. Report any outbreaks to the Rural Fire Control Officer at the Shire Hall Keilor via telephone FU 8722 or after hours PA 5560. Fire fighting equipment is stationed at multiple centers within the Shire.
The Shire of Braybrook invites tenders at Shire Hall Sunshine until the end of December for sale of secondhand plant and equipment. Items include air compressor, tipper trucks, sanding gear, broom, dray, and various machinery and wagon bodies. Also listed are a daylote of other metal wares and a notice about a social event and a drummer audition at local venues.
Fragmented listing shows blocks for sale at St Albans via E J Holden estate agent with Sunshine phone contact. Also mentions speeding fines for James Murhead and Christopher Jenkins with speeds 50 and 44 mph at unspecified location.
Advent and Thanksgiving Sunday notices across CHURCH OF ENGLAND Methodist Presbyterian Salvation Army Sunshine Baptist and Church of Christ in ALBANS DEER PARK WAWD. Listings include service times new member meetings Sabbath School anniversaries and prayer meetings with pastors Rev He Aatghall Rev Geo Anderson Rev Gordon Bennett Rev F Spencer and A G Bennett referenced. The fragment ends with a humorous line about fighting with a hat.
A large shed at the cover of the Sydentiant to St. Albans road was demolished this week. The structure served as a blacksmith shop a key site in the area’s early settlement and its removal closes another chapter in local history.
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