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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
2
Powell Jenkins reports birth at Sun Shine Community Hospital on 1st December to Noel Powell and Peter Powell parents Dougias and Judith Powell celebrate arrival of a son named Noel.
Smith Ivory engagement between Smith of 13 Donne Street Coburg and Maxwell of 190 Durham Road Sunshine. Noble-Dodson engagement for Durell to Kevin Edward, both Sunshine residents. Smith-Noble engagement uniting Violet Smith of Simpsons Road Eaglehawk with Eric Noble of Sunshine. Trollope-Hughes engagement for Florence Jean Trollope of Ascot Vale to Jephrey Donald Hughes of Sunshine.
Euphemia died December 18 at a private hospital Elsternwick beloved mother of Madge Mrs Riley aged 84. At rest with sympathies extended to family and friends.
In loving memory of Lorraine who died 24 December 1848 with verses and family inscriptions. Also memorials for a mother and grandmother at Frichot dated December 1049, a daughter and son-in-law note, and tributes to Maisie and baby Gary from families. Includes lines about memories, gardens, and affectionate inserts by relatives.
Pupil cast rehearses for Coronation Revels Revue with charity show at Town Hall on Friday at 7 p.m. Other events listed include Albion progress on Saturday with a tannery time and a February 20th appearance by Albion’s New and Cosmes. principal McMahon notes a kiosk arrest time at 2 p.m. sharp. Board vacant.
Christmas building materials and general supplies advertised by multiple small shops. Listings include deliveries, toys like a tricycle, prams, compact radios, sewing machines, used car parts, shrubs and nursery stock, household furniture, and a dearth of precise dates. Many items show business names and street addresses in Footscray Sun, Sunshine, Albion, Deer Park, and nearby suburbs.
Electric concrete mixer with lead at 22 Leonard St MW 2530 and hand type mixer at 16 Thomson St off Devonshire Rd Sunshine. Electric motorised concrete unit at 161 Cornwall Rd Sun.
Ticket 1178 entries list winners and prizes including Daley 31 Tertford di Sunshine and Beital Ladies' sombry blan. Awards cover MASOOF Special Effort 1st, drinking items, Sponge Cakes, chocolates, tobacco and Tatts ticket.
The City of Sunshine Council approves a resolution to borrow five thousand pounds under the Local Government Act 1946 with interest at four pounds seventeen shillings six pence per cent per annum. Repayment planned as twenty half yearly instalments of about 318 pounds 16 shillings, to liquidate part of a previous NAB loan. Confirmation to be sought at the February 2 Ordinary Meeting at Sunshine Town Hall.
Advertisements show various trades and services including fences balustrades fireplace modernisation carpet laying radio and electrical repairs sewing machine mechanic and general repairs. Names and addresses indicate local tradespeople offering prompt service all work guaranteed.
Applications are invited from Licensed Company Auditors for the post of Auditor at Sunshine & District Community Hospital. Send written applications to 8 King Edward Avenue Sunshine to T J Hinch Secretary.
Worship and communion for young worshippers listed at 2 20 pm. Bible School at 7 0 pm. Gospel service also noted. Minister named F. B. Alcorn.
The Presbyterian Church advertises services on December 27 with 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. worship led by Rev. F. Sadler. Other churches list times and leaders for Sunshine East and Albion, including Salvation and Holiness meetings and a New Year’s Eve social in the Church Hall organized by the Men's Brotherhood.
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