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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1927
Page
5
Sunshine Progress Association held a meeting with moderate turnout. They debated train times to Melbourne, afternoon postal delivery, and boundary areas for the Sunshine post office and council relief. A deputation plan to press the council was approved amid concern over local roads and the soldiers settlement.
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Ongoing strike at McKay’s harvester works. Melbourne Road Newport resident J A Field advertises low prices for fowl and cow feed with Monday Sunshine delivery. Playgrounds committees to fully equip school ground fencing Hampshire Road per Advocate statement. Cinderella ball omissions noted. plan and fancy masked ball raised funds for Melbourne Hospital with prize winners listed. Deputation for noxious trades segregation to meet Public Health Minister Monday at 11:00 pm. Braybrook case to be presented by G W Pennell, R McKay, W Dempster. Five councils attended conference last week. Irish Hall screening August 6 for Church of England mission work in Northern Australia, with brasses, linen, lace, and Indian rugs for sale. J T Mooney leaves Melbourne signalling for Ballarat and Melbourne commerce after 38 years at the railways. Ballarat Reunion Masonic Lodge founder. Williamstown Shell beat Braybrook. final scores 12 20 to 8 11. Club standings show Coburg 48, Kingsville 44, Yarraville 40, Port Melbourne 35, Sunshine 62, Northcote 32, Brunswick 30, Preston Reservoir 26, Williamstown 22, Prahran 10, Williamstown Shell 8, Braybrook 4, Brighton 4, Camberwell 4.
Douglas K Hill of St Albans writes to the Sunshine Advocate revealing he was asked to contest the upcoming Keilor Shire election. He explains he withdrew after learning supporters aligned with others and accuses some voters of judging him by dogma, not character, while declining further campaign involvement.
At Shire Hall Keilor on a Saturday night rate payers of the Maribyrnong Riding expressed unanimous satisfaction with Dr F Milburn as their Shire Council representative. They pledged support for his candidature at the August 25 election and formed a committee to aid the return of all local members. The meeting agreed no one else could better represent Maribyrnong Riding.
P.A.F.8 Sunshine Branch No 76 will meet next Thursday August 4 at 7 15 p m in St Mark's Hall M A 10 0 0 F Sonsing Branch will meet on Wednesday August 3 1927 in St J L Wearcorr Sec Treebor Forest Street
Delegates set a record turnout for the Sunshine Tennis Association annual meeting at St Mark's Hall. President Hov J H Richardson chaired as officers were elected including vice presidents Haslem Bentley Blick, auditor Amos, secretary Mc, treasurer Swan, and press correspondent McBean. Applications for affiliation are due by August 1 and the first match and permit committee meeting is scheduled for August 5 to plan the coming season.
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