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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1927
Page
1
Nationwide councils declare war on rats as garbage and waste attract them. Historical notes recall rat catchers and officials in various regions, with references to royal pay and rank, while local Braybrook council struggles to curb the pest in Sunshine.
A garbled OCR passage mentions multiple names and phrases without coherent context. It reads like a ragged record of people, places, and dates, lacking identifiable events, clear actions, or complete sentences.
The Malta Government protests Australia’s embargo on Maltese entry. Braybrook Shire worries about Maltese in the district. Advocacy leans to an exodus over influx, arguing white workers and families. Maltese quarry workers are seen as adequate but not superior to Australian labor.
A garbled historical note describes home remedies for wrinkles burns and stains. It mentions mixing ammonia with something, using warm water, dissolving soda in water, and rinsing with cold water before warming. It advises avoiding wetting and suggests patience, claiming burns will come to nothing over time. The text is incoherent and lacks a clear source or dates.
Spearniut manufacturer Phomes Wrigley states he spends about a million dollars yearly on newspaper space to promote his goods. He argues city and local papers reach a broad audience quickly at a reasonable cost, making them the most effective advertising medium.
Gas mains from Footecray works of the Colonial Gas Association are being laid to Sunshine as part of a suburban reticulation project. Mooloolay works prepared to meet rising demand while statistics show growing gas use in Australia. Prospective users are urged to register with the association so installations can be scheduled by priority.
The Advocate deplores inadequate bathing facilities at beaches and calls for collective funding by Victorians. It criticizes councils for failure to provide proper facilities while urging respect for mothers and action by authorities. The piece argues public exposure should be punished and that councils cannot fund facilities from insufficient revenues.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe various distant references to wine stock, heats oil, and an opera district arrival. The document mentions a final warmers event and a mixed outcome, with statements that outcomes exceeded expectations in many cases, though some content remains unclear and there is no coherent narrative.
Sunshine enters the Victorian Football Association with two games proposed. Delegates Jack Downing and A R Montgomery will attend a conference in Melbourne Monday night. Braybrook secured Selwyn Reserve for football space, awaiting urgent council action to ready the venue for the May season.
The column offers quick home tips including preventing shoe slips by rubbing the inside heel with soap, using cayenne pepper to deter mice in cupboards with careful cleaning of floors and sealing holes with rag and pepper, and cleaning silver by washing first in soapy water with ammonia, drying promptly, then polishing for brilliance.
A supplementary report from the Town planning committee examines the Newmarket market route and Sunshine scheme versus Verramut options. It estimates railway tags for Tullamarine at £413,000 and £4011, with Derracut at £3,000 saving £118,000, and land values around £136,000 for unsubdivided portions. The discussion covers Albion, St Albans, and the Sunshine district, noting land removals to the Sunshine area and approvals for Glenroy to Albion rail connections.
A garden guide outlines January plantings for hardy borders and vegetables. It lists cabbage, lettuce, beet, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrot, onion, peas, radish, turnip, beans, and potatoes, with cool temps for spring and summer planting. Ornamental choices include sunflowers, daisies, cornflowers, sweet William, and wallflowers.
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