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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1938
Page
5
The Sunshine band laments changing tastes and urges local residents to back a return to traditional community music. Citing weakened finances, they plan Sunday evening performances near the railway station and aim to boost activity ahead of the Bendigo Easter Fair.
Cunningham's advert presents camera chemists as more than prescription dispensers, highlighting photo services including developing and printing. The notice reframes chemists as photo specialists ready to assist with camera use and image processing.
A Sunshine report notes a large year rise in railway activity with goods consignments up by 25 percent. Wheat trains average about 16 000 daily across the lay line to Newport and Williamstown, while passenger traffic was dampened by the infantile paralysis epidemic reducing suburban revenue. Excursions to Melbourne increased but child ticket sales were nearly nil.
Sunshine's record of crime shows the district is comparatively free from criminals. Last year arrests for drunkenness were only 21, and there were fewer housebreakings. Police statistics credit Sergeant McDonald and his three officers for maintaining a largely supervised, not punitive, approach.
Sign of prosperity is seen in Sunshine with 656 motor car labels issued in 1987, over 100 more than the prior year. Local accidents totaled 43 for the year, reflecting a busy period on the roads.
The Rifle Club held its weekly trophy shoot at 300 yards with ten members. Despite rain in parts of the metropolis, Williamstown conditions were favorable. Veteran H Barnett scored 48 of 50 to win the club shoot and place third in the Union monthly event. S Mollison followed with 46.
A local hotel theft issue is reported with glasses repeatedly disappearing at Deer Park Christmas and Derrimut Hotel Sunshine. A suspect Theodore Jones appeared at Sunshine vault after a New Year incident. The Derrimut Hotel branded glasses and losses average 24 per Saturday, 86 over Christmas week.
In a maid court Mr W. J. Andrew J.P. stated that the glass would be theft if borrowed then not returned. The defendant would have to return the glass and a failure to do so would incur a fine of 20 shillings.
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