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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1943
Page
4
The notice lists meeting details for Loyal Sunshine Lodge members with secretary contact and event timing. It references locations in Manchester and nearby areas, with names of lodge officials and venues in a historical woodcut style.
Fragmentary notice from United Ancient Order of Druids Sunshine Lodge 274 mentions a gathering and a local event. The text is garbled with misOCR words but references a meeting and a date. No clear names or places beyond the lodge and a vague reference to Thaler and Thanvadey.
Sunshine Advocats published by Clarence Gibson Carlton for the proprietor Try Carlton & Coy at Dickson Street is registered at the General Office for freemindon by port of Newspaper.
In memory of Jim Burgow killed in wellon February 1941. Various memorial and sympathy lines for multiple relatives with misspelled names and dates, including references to February 1940 and 1944, and expressions of sympathy directed to families and friends.
Local Sunshine listings include sale items like lounge suites wireless cabint beds creamed cot and ducks and drake, yard lodging sought for a private family, unfurnished rooms, washing services, lawnmowers and clark tasks, plus a clerk seeking board and room. Names, addresses and dates are fragmented in this OCR snippet.
Church notices list services at Sunghing at 1h am and 7 pm with Rev Evans, plus details for Albanian meetings and youth reminiscence. Other items mention Sunshine Baptist Church services at 10 am and 6 pm, and a baptism or fellowship note with names Tymer Jon Willan and Gallacher.
A large attendance at the Sunshine Younger Set event enjoyed an impromptu swimming night on Friday. George attracted attention as host, a surprise party honored MC Kay Roberts at Bets Whiting’s home, and Tim departs for a new post in Northern Australia. The President presented a writing set and money belt, with thanks to Mia Whiting for hosting. A dance is planned for Monday and next Thursday February 11.
Public Health Department ads announce government aid to municipal Infant Welfare Nurse salaries starting at half pay, up to £112 per grant period, supporting infant welfare services under municipal programs.
The Sunshine Municipality discussed housing plans from the Commonwealth War Workers Housing Trust and a protest against substandard wartime houses. It also heard wage increases for municipal workers and pushed for preferential treatment for returned soldiers, while opposing potato dumping near Deer Park and a plan for Bevington Reserve fencing.
An old Reed's Shoe Store advertisement promotes men and children shoes with coupon offers. It highlights box shoes with plain fronts and feather soles, and high grade black leather soles, listing multiple coupon counts and shoe types.
Secretary Parsons reports on materials status and officer discussions. Finances show receipts for quarter 1/12/42 and balances. Fire Board valuation and rent recovery discussed. Council urged compulsory road/land work, recreation project near East Sunshine, and Hill Street property purchase issues. Lighting project in Ashley Street faces material regulatory constraints. Municipal accounts inspector finds orders in order. taxes owing, summonses prepared for noncompliant property owners.
At the Sunshine Court of Petty Sessions Donald Rodda was charged by the Railway Commissioners with travelling on 28 November 1924 between Sunshine and Albion on an airied ticket intending to defraud the Railway. The defendant claimed he just caught the train and did not have time to buy a ticket. The bench, including Mears Andrew Treloar and J.P., fined him 10 shillings with 2 shillings 6 pence costs.
Methodist Church notices announce the Sunshine Girls Fellowship will resume meetings tomorrow afternoon at the Parsonage to plan the year’s activities. A Welcome Home event for Cpl. W Westcott will be held tomorrow evening in the School Hall by the Sunshine Scout Troop. The Young People's Society resumes monthly Fellowship on Sunday with Mina tch speaking on her experiences in Japan and Korea. The evening service will be conducted by Miss L Scholes M A B D.
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