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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1938
Page
7
Braybrook shire considers ending the contract for garbage pickup and channel sweeping and funds a three month trial of day labor. The decision follows debate over costs supervision and the contractor’s profits, with ratepayers’ service under scrutiny and calls for tenders.
A brief exchange from a historical page shows a man released from prison defending his status as a lodger rather than owner of a former home, while family members question his entitlement. The dialogue hints at social stigma and housing disputes following release.
At the monthly Returned Men gathering on Monday night the chair warned of attendance issues but a range of business proceeded. A motion to provide the president an annual out of pocket expense allowance was carried after discussion, settling at five pounds five shillings as a first year grant. The group also approved purchasing a Will Dyson book at seven shillings sixpence, thanked Ernie King for coronation prints donation, and discussed a one pound one shilling donation to the Storyteller Cat Fund while praising the ex Digger’s work for children.
The 1st Sunshine troop spent a pleasant afternoon at Deep Creek after failing to trap two desperate characters and then enjoyed a successful hall social on Wednesday with music by Mr F Stark and festive decorations. New recruits are joining, and a waiting list may soon be needed for the troop.
A visitor asks a Gipsy about her future husband and the woman replies by asking if the seeker wants insight into the husband’s past to prepare for the future. The exchange frames a superstition filled scene about fortune telling and relationships.
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