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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 20, 1926
Page
7
Local dealer Cairns Bros offers fast motor vans with suburban reach near the Town Hall in Hampshire. Customers are advised to request a quote before deciding elsewhere, with Sunny Sunshine phone contact 106 for details.
Residents report surveyors on properties near Sydenham and Diggers Rest amid talk of a new metropolitan cattle yards. Proponents cite water from Little Boutland, bluestone for paving and housing, and easy rail access for stock from Echuca Swan Hill and Riverina. Government plans remain unsettled with several sites under review.
Three fires drew Sunshine and surrounding brigades to incidents in Devonshire road Ballarat road and Sydney road. At H V McKay Harvester Works 40 tons of firewood and 15000 feet of hard wood were destroyed as water pressure hindered crews. A dwelling on Ballarat road suffered severe dining room damage with unins ured contents. fire cause unknown. Firefighters then stopped a rear mill blaze at John Darling and Sons in Sydney road preventing a larger wheat dust and rubbish fire.
Sunshine Harvester Cricket Club resumed against Kitchen and Sina at Noonhine last Saturday. Prewitt and McCarney started, McCarney out for 1, Walker and Prewitt then stitched a cautious stand as Ford unsettled the batting. Sunshine closed the first innings at 207. Kitchen replied poorly, 62 for 8, with Stevenson’s six for 20 and strong bowling from McCarney and Roberts. Sunshine then dismissed Kitchen for 62, winning by innings and 145 runs. Next match against Scott and Sune at West Footacray starts 2.40 pm.
The Tottenhaw State School mourns the death of former teacher Fred Mellor who served many years at the school. Despite time away from the district his former pupils recall his kindly manner. A general meeting of the Old Scholars Association is set for Thursday evening the 25th at 8 o'clock in the school building to discuss the movement and honor his memory.
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