Obituary of Lavinia Andrawartha of Castlemaine
A well known former resident of Castlemaine Mrs Lavinia Andrawartha died at the home of her son in law Kenneth McDougall 7 Dawson Street Sunshine on Friday morning. The funeral was held in Castlemaine Saturday morning with a large representative gathering. The cortege left the Winters Flat Methodist Church after a brief service. Floral tributes included gifts from the Methodist Church Winters Flat and the Sunshine Methodist Ladies Guild. The Rev W R Bradbury Sunshine officiated at the church and grave. Mr T Odgers arranged the Sunshine and Castlemaine services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castlemaine
Lavinia ‘Andrawartha
Kenneth McDougall
Dawson Street
Sunshine
Winters Flat
Methodist Church
Methodist Ladies, Guild
W. R. Bradbury
T. Odgers
Mrs Lucy Evelyn Winter Dies In Sunshine At 48
Mrs Lucy Evelyn Winter aged 48 died at 8 Watt St Sunshine on 6 January 1940. Born in Poplar England she leaves husband Alfred John Winter and two children. Funeral from 8 Watt St with Salvation Army pall and flowers from The Comrades of the Salvation Army Sunshine and others. Major H Gardner officiated. Nelson Bros were undertakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Evelyn Winter
Watt St
Sunshine
Poplar
England
Alfred John Winter
Footscray
Salvation Army
Mesdames Brabon
Styles
Smith
Dell
Welsh
Drennan
Picken
Griffith
Comrades of the
Salvation Army Corps
Sunshine Life
Saving Scouts
McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd
H. Gardner
Messrs
Nelson Bros
A Quiet Christmas in Sunshine Police Report
Sunshine police describe the holiday as the quietest on record with no complaints or accidents and no arrests for drunkenness. Last year 11 drunks faced local court, with two repeat offenders and three homeless individuals among them, while 700 vehicle registrations were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
McDonald
Knights of the Open Road
Sunshine Fire Brigade records 73 calls in year
The Sunshine brigade logged 75 call outs in the last year with 42 false alarms. They recorded 17 grass fires 2 chimney fires and 12 property fires. Senior Fireman Froud and Fireman Dodds spent the remaining days maintaining equipment and station surroundings hoping for a quiet 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Brigade
Froud
Dodds
Sunshiners Take Early Holiday Run From Sunshine
Christmas holidays drew large exoduses from Sunshine with many families holidaying at Sorrento Geelong and Portsea. Some visited bush walks and beaches while a few sought interstate tours as employment held steady in 1939. A Sullivan's Bay grave site recalls Victoria's pioneer history with Lt Collins free settlers John Pascoe Fawkner and Buckley noted amid notes of early settlement.
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Black Rock
Portsea
Geelong
Queenscliff
Sorrento
Bass Strait
Victoria
Sullivan's Bay
Melbourne
Harry Leggett
Prahran Dancing Academy
Robt. Knopwood
William Buckley
Spotswood
Yarra River
Collins
O'Sullivan's Bay
Hopley
van Dieman’s Land
Tuasmania
L C I Clay Bird Club Opens Shoot At Sassella Park
The L C I Clay Bird Club plans a shoot at Sassella Park on Saturday January 13 with a full programme. Hats off to Mesdames Paton and Noble for raising £5 10s for Red Cross funds and the collection will resume in February with further subscribers urged to contact them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sassella Park
Mesdames Paton and Noble
Stuart McKay
Red Cross
Sunshine Advocate Ad Promises Profit to Advertisers
Classified note urges readers to advertise in the Sunshine Advocate with the incentive that it will pay. The brief promotes placing ads as a source of earnings.
Progress Association Pushes Weed Eradication Effort
December meeting calls on Agriculture Minister to launch a concerted campaign against noxious weeds in Sydenham area. Progress Association notes weed menace threatens farms and may force property abandonment if unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Association
M.C.C
Messrs
Kerr Brothers
Bendigo
Trespassing Warning on Glen Galla Estate
Notice warns any person found trespassing or damaging the Glen Galla Estate property will be prosecuted without further notice. Mentions poison laid for dogs. Executors named: Estate L. A. Fairbairn, deed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Galla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lavinia Andrawartha
Mrs
Sunshine Police
Fire Brigade
Gross
W. & C. Gross
M’s.p.s
Hampshire RD
Sunshiners
L.C.I. Clay Bird Club
Sunshine Advocate
Sydenham News
Essendon A
Davis
A.R.P
St. Albans Mechanical Institute
L. E. J. Holden
Hampshire Road
L. A. Fairbairn
Scovell & Spurling
Nicholson & Barkly Streets
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