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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1933
Page
8
In a Sun Crescent note Mr J Read of Sun Crescent laments the loss of his ulster while Mrs W A Rainey of Rippon Lea is remembered. An exchange remarks that banks owe a debt of gratitude, but suggests they wear it lightly as payments are demanded.
A compact survey traces how sugar spread from the East from medicine to cuisine, notes Paris 1612 house numbering, Paris 1789 general adoption, and Berlin and Yokohama practices. It recounts rickshaw use in cities and mixed street naming in Boston, Petrograd lantern numbers, and a legendary origin of the fan linked to Luna’s daughter at an Imperial fête.
Winston Churchill recounts in Thoughts and Adventures how he kept Michael Collins in good humor amid delicate talks that led to Ireland seeking self rule. He recalls a tense moment when Collins voiced anger over a price on his head, then laughed at the framed Boer offer as Churchill showed it to ease the mood.
Reports indicate sewerage work plans for Sunshine arriving at the Town Hall with an anticipated start within two months. Albion School Committee meeting in December declared Mr J H Adams seat vacant for non attendance but Adams claims absence due to work in South Australia and an apology was in transit. The Education Department is asked to rule on the vacancy as three consecutive unexcused absences are typical grounds for removal.
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