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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
7
Mr R V Seymour and staff send season’s best wishes to customers and thank them for favours during the year 1940. They warn 1941 may bring harder times for wearing apparel but promise to do their utmost to meet needs satisfactorily. The message calls for unity and cooperation with England’s people to defeat enemies and build a peaceful world.
Acknowledgments from Footscray and District Out-Patient and Welfare Centre list donations via the Lord Mayor's Fund and various local bodies. Contributions include Commonwealth Fertiliser £2 2, Sunshine Baptist Church £10, Footscray Presbyterian £20, Colonial Gas £5 5, Vacuum Oil £1, and several church groups plus a winning ticket coat hanger noted as 70-Al.
An estimated 160 residents and guests welcomed Mr and Mrs C G McRae at the Mechanics Hall on Saturday night as they depart the district. Dr M N Gooch presented a silver tea service gift and paid tribute to the couple. The issue also notes Sydenham's 154 runs against St Johns, plus local meetings and road repairs delays.
Fire brigade warns residents about grass growing along wooden fences and the risk to property. Last summer several fences burned due to neglect. Grass should be burned or cut back three feet from fences to prevent damage. Children with matches also pose danger, with prior seasons showing related losses.
The St Albans mothers' club hosted a successful juvenile fancy dress ball at the St Albans hall with judges Mes dames Jolly and Woods. A 600 tournament produced prizes for Mrs Toby and Mr Andrews. The St Albans State School speech night at the Mechanics Institute featured awards for merit, dux, and attendance with Mr H O White and Dr F Jolly addressing the gathering. Donations supported the Junior Red Cross. break-up day gifted ice blocks and sweets to every pupil.
A lengthy roster of students with passes and credits across multiple certificates including Pass and Pass Credit notes. Names span many entries such as William Cairns Derry Mann Edward Pearson Norman Lee Clifford Cud liver Reginald Dickson Brian Kennedy Alec Salmond James Learmonth Kenneth Burkla Betty Loft Patricia Connor Eileen Jenkins Joan Stubbings and more, plus pending statuses and merit certificates.
A festive Presbyterian hall event featured Father Christmas visiting a Christmas tree display. Observers noted uncanny likenesses to local Mr James H. Andrawartha, while the old gentleman impressed children with generous gifts. Helpers Ken Schmidt and H. P. Warnock assisted, and Burns Andrawartha from Queensland added to the mood and speculation about the sleigh December origins.
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