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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1933
Page
3
A Sunshine reader protests the fairness of a 4000 pound federal aid to Australian returned soldiers, arguing only financial Sun shine branch KSL LSA members benefited while a non member waited on the dole. He cites a local case of a pensioner on railway relief and asks where comradeship has gone.
Secretary The Advocate relayed a letter to John J. Willaton, Sunshine branch secretary of the Return: 28 Soldiers League. He stated the Sunshine grant was small and distributed to unemployed returned soldiers, with only two financial members sharing in the distribution and two or three engaged in relief work after long idleness. He urged unemployed Anzac to register and praised enduring comradeship.
The Rev J Barber formerly with Inland Mission has been indicted on charges connected to Gisborne Presbyterian Church. The case centers on church affairs and Barber's role, with details stemming from local church records and legal filings.
The text reviews the financial woes of Labor organs across Australian towns from 1900 to 1932, noting heavy union support yet persistent mismanagement. It cites losses for Labor Daily Sydney near £200,000, World’s brief run, and Worker’s precarious future, with unions contributing substantial sums to Labor Papers Ltd. and urging rescue.
A large wedding reception honored the recent marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bain. About 120 guests attended at Masonic Hall on January 21. Hosts and hostess look elegant and the evening featured dancing, cards, and music, with supper at 10 15 and a closing anthem at 11 50.
Report lists results for Drawing from a Flat Example and Models and Objects. Elementary passes credited to C. Baylis and F. Kliz, with Nil passes in Advanced and Drawing Plant Forms from Nature.
Sunshine Anglers Club members meeting at Blair Athol Cafe heard Mr Cambridge resign as delegate to the Piscatorial Council with regret and best wishes for the club. The gathering, about forty members strong, praised Evans and Balfour for conduct of the Varra river competition while noting council inspectors were withdrawn over trout license issues.
Premier Stanley Argyle refuses to fund a Sydney University anthropology chair for aborigines, claiming no practical use and citing economy. He cites costs of an imported governor and royal visitors, alleging the economy argument hides a political show for centennial plans.
Article reviews rising Scottish separatist sentiment with two distinct parties seeking Home Rule and calls for breaking the 1707 Union treaty. It notes Wendy Wood’s controversial act and predicts potential growth despite limited electoral success as Scotland seeks governance separate from England while remaining in the Empire context.
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