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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1943
Page
4
The Buruhine Advocate, printed by Clarence Gib, was published for the proprietors G G Carlton & Co at Dickwon AL Sunshine and registered at the GPO for transmission by post and newspaper.
A jumble of classified items lists for sale goods including a typewriter, gentleman's bike, lounge suite, stove, and furniture. Several Wanted ads seek board and lodging for a young gentleman and a married couple, plus motor tyres and battery wireless purchases. A crime warning and a proverb appear among the notices.
Obituary notice for Sunshiny Guy and family members in Sunshine Victoria detailing death notices and memorial lines. Includes references to Charles Frederick Guy, Ralph Elsie and Clara, and Ralph James Storey with familial connections and wartime mentions.
In loving memory of Thomas Bromiley husband saved father of Lillian and Len killed March 1 1940. Mary Ferguson recalls him as devoted and true. Also memorial for William Stewart killed February 2 1939 inserted by wife and children John Doreen Jessie Bert Ferguson. A third note honors a father killed February 3 19aa by his daughter Joan Doreen and Jessie.
Mr and Mrs Brentnall thank relatives for letters cards telegrams and flowers after their bereavement 116 Morris St Sunshine also thanking Dr Byrne and Mr Bowman for sympathy personal acknowledgment of gratitude.
The notice announces engagements involving Gwenyth Master of Clay and the Morgan-Tilley family. Also mentioned is the engagement of the oldest daughter to a person connected to J. Buffolk, with ties to Reginald Street and Quarry Hills.
A wartime letter discusses Australian attitudes to the war, criticizing government cohesion and public narrative. It argues for patient, Fabian tactics, prioritizing Russia and Britain while urging resistance to fear and distraction, with reflections on education and reasoning.
British shipyard workers repaired an aircraft carrier in three weeks rather than months. Crew toiled 14 hour shifts with 36 hour stretches every few days, risking casualties from speed and air raids as the shipyard remained under threat.
A New York report from Thursday notes possible aviation advances by Bondi ace Corporation led by President Mr. K. The piece hints at breakthroughs that could enable ordinary individuals to fly, signaling upcoming tech optimism.
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