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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1941
Page
1
Talks among Sunshine club officials indicate the football club may not reform due to funding difficulties. A decision will be made at the annual Caxton House meeting on February 19, with supporters urging continued play despite last year’s grand final battering and pressure from the Sub-District League.
Funeral for Ossie Opie aged 80, one of three Deer Park explosion victims, was held at Footscray Cemetery after a Sunday dawn service. The ceremony included Church of England and Buffalo rites with Grand United Order of Odd Fellows honors. Opie, son of W Opie, married to Dr and Mrs Dickson’s daughter, leaves a widow and a 3 year old son. Walter A. Warne arranged the service.
The club eyes an opportunity next Wednesday to introduce new members and strengthen its ranks. Officials hope enough attendance ensures continuity, even if it means joining the Footscray District League for a cheaper, more viable option.
Widespread sorrow follows the death of Corporal Jim Burgess a Sunshine resident and former Sun Shine cricketer. He enlisted in November and rose to corporal before being killed in action. His brother Vic is reportedly invalided home. The report also notes the death of Pte Robert Louis Cornwell of Libya battles, who died of wounds three days after his 34th birthday and leaves a widow and six children.
The following are scholarship holders: Margaret Brown Erin Nevill and John Hollingshead Diocesan scholarships tenable for two years Joseph Pearce Junior Technical Scholarship tenable for three years with travelling allowance and grant.
An extraordinary election to fill the Central Riding vacancy caused by Dr Dedrick’s resignation will be held on Saturday March 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nominations close February 19. Cr A Lowe is returning officer. Ex-Dr Reg Barclay announces candidacy seeking the seat he held 1927–1930. The article notes Barclay’s prior council service and mentions past appointments of E Hargreaves as shire secretary and HL Robinson as engineer.
At the shire hall a meeting of returned soldiers will be held Wednesday next to discuss training of the Volunteer Defence Corps. Rifles are available for issue and uniforms will be ordered promptly. All returned men are invited to join the local unit.
Mr S. OO. Graham was unanimously selected as the Labor candidate at a Sun shine ALP meeting last night. Dr Dobson was appointed campaign director with Cy Barrett as assistant. All Labor organisations in the district will co operate to back the candidate who narrowly lost to Willan by 65 votes in August in a poll of 1124.
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