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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1926
Page
7
Notice instructs readers to forward correspondence to reach the offer by Thursday morning and welcomes items from Sunshine district. It states no charge for news items but entertainment notices require payment as ads. It requests sports bodies to send reports and lists on meetings. Letters to the editor published under pen names unless as directed.
From Clarke Street Sunshine comes a sale listing valve sets, condensers, bakelite dials, sockets, coils, vernier instruments, plugs, switches, wire and more. Prices range from 2 shillings to 12s 6d with a variety for experimenting and beat offers.
Local agency Cairns Bros promotes vehicle quotes for suburban country real estate moves. The notice urges readers to obtain a quote soon before relocating to another area.
The Rockbank annual sports event on Foundations Day February 1 aims to clear the hall debt with a community effort. A social at Mechanes Hall featured Mr Geo Harrison, president of the Football Club, honored for his two season contributions with an enlarged photo gift.
A Melbourne daily reports a humorous Hen Convention at Government Coal Stores. The gathering, led by Mrs Buff Orpington, discusses food, space, and welfare for poultry, urging roomy coops, regular feeding, clean housing, and water in hot weather. An Egg Producers Union is formed as part of the event.
Last year the Melton and Melton South School Committees held an exhibition linking hay growing to better farming. C E Burke donated £2/2/ prize for best crop of 25 acres or more. Geo Coburn added a second prize of 1. Crops judged November 4 showed oats and wheat yields above district average despite dry conditions. Winner was T Norton with an oats crop grown using good farming, showing even color and minimal weeds. second place W Barclay, third Wallace Bros. with Mortgage Lifter oats and Warden wheat. Continuous cultivation and careful sowing practices noted, with comments on weed control and soil mulch to protect reed beds.
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