Local Nurse in Bombing Raid Details Red Cross Aid
Miss Jessie McKechnie of St Albans joined the Queen Alexandra Reserve and helped at a Belgian French front casualty clearing station. The German raid on a marked red cross asylum in France forced evacuation after nurses and doctors continued operations as bombs fell. She returned to England on Friday.
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Red Cross
Jessie McKechnie
St Albans
Asd
Queen Alexandra
Brussels
France
Miss McKechnie
England
Pecks Road Sydenham Work Approved by Public Works
Keilor Council was informed by a Public Works Department letter that the specifications for forming and metal ling Peck's Road in Sydenham were approved. Work will be carried out under the supervision of the Shire Engineer.
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Keilor
Public Works Department
Peck's Road
Sydenham
Still Room for More FortyFive from Debutantes McKay's Enlist
There are vacancies for debutantes to act at the Patriotic Ball on August 15. Mes dames W Pridham and Jd. Ro Parsons will oversee the set and urge applications by June 18. Training requires time, so early names should be left with Mrs Pridham, Mrs Parsons, or at this office.
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Mesdames
W. Pridham
Ro Parsons
Pridham
Mrs Parsons
Conviction Erasure Requested Over von Luckner Demo
Walter McKissock secretary of the Maribyrnong Progress Association asks Melbourne papers to erase his fine and conviction for a 1917 demonstration opposing von Luckner. He argues the event proved the demonstration valid and that the landings and organizing activities were improper. He notes he was fined ten pounds.
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Walter McKissock
Maribyrnong Progress Association
Melbourne
von Luckner
Nai
Unlit Vehicles Charged in Sunshine Court
James Neylon of Colling Street Mentone was fined 10 shillings for driving a motor car without a rear light on Ballarat Road at 8 10 p m on April date. Leslie Pengelly of Hartford Street Sunshine was fined 20 shillings for riding a bicycle on Hampshire Road at 7 55 p m the same date without a light.
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Sunshine Court
Ballarat Road
James Neylon
Collinger Street
Mentone
Leslie Pengelly
Hartford Street
Sunshine
Hampshire Road
Big Drive Week Of Entertainment Planned In August
The Special Effort Committee expands Ball drive to a seven day event from August 12 to August 18 with a different evening program each night and a massed bands finale on Sunday. Every Sunshine resident will receive a printed invitation. full details to come in future issues.
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Sunshine
Sunshine Wins Billiards Match at South Melbourne
Sunshine sub branch of the R.S. 53 A. defeated South Melbourne in a tightly contested billiards match on Thursday night. Notable results include Sunshine’s T. Davey 200 Fidlen 12a and T. Richards 155 Solomon 200, with other scores listed for D. Donald Flaherty and Montgomery Saunders.
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Sunshine
R.S
South Melbourne
Sunshine South Melbourne
T. Davey
Fidlen
T. Richards
Solomon
Montomery
Saunders
D. Donald
Flaherty
St Mark's Ball Plans at Sunshine Shire Hall
St Mark's annual ball will be held at Sunshine Shire Hall on Thursday June 20. A large committee has organized a debutante set and the Lady Guild will oversee supper arrangements. Frat orchestra engaged. Tickets 4 shillings, available from committee members due to limited supply.
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St. Mark's
Sunshine Shire Hall
Ladiew Guild
Footballers to Hold Abbottsford Match for Patriotic Fund
At a weekly club meeting the plan was approved to stage a Sunshine versus Abbotsford football match at Abbotsford on the 16th Jude to aid the Patriotic Fund. Sunshine will provide a band and St Mark's Harriers will run a halftime relay for a trophy.
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Abbotsford
Sunshine
Patriotic Fund
Sunshine Band
St Mark's Harriers
Ross Humphries
Handy
Sunshine School wins best garden prize at Sun State School
Pupils from all grades at Sun State School gathered for a prize presentation by the A.A. for the best school garden in metropolitan district number 6. A framed photograph of Lakes Entrance was awarded, prepared on behalf of the A.A. by Dr Parsons, deputed by Cr Lowe. The Mothers Club provided afternoon tea as the school sat. Representatives of the local A.W.A. branch attended the event.
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Sun+ State School
Lakes Entrance
Ocean
Bealf
A.A
Parsons
Cr Lowe
The
A.W.A
Help for the Needy Acknowledges Local Contributions
The secretary-manager Med Kelso Duncan of the Pootscray Districts Out-Patient Welfare Centre thanks donors including H Skewes G A L Punshon A Poynton H Cona bore H Cornwell P Frith Ward Symony Studios Maples Kraft Walker and Kraft Walker Cheese Co for gifts and a £60 municipal grant from Footscray City Council. He also gratefully acknowledges W L Wallace of A J Wallace & Sons for articles and curtain samples for distribution to patients.
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Med Kelso Duncan
Pootscray & Districts
W. L. Wallace, Esq
A. J. Wallace & Sons Pty, Ltd
Kraft Walker Cheese Co Pty Ltd
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Womea
Feel
Sa Irving St
McKay
Hv, McKay, Massey- Harris Pty. Ltd
Sunshine Young Ten
As Tolloway
M. Vance
BR. Westcott
J. Thorpe
K. M. Smith
W. J. Dinnell
N. Foxcroft
W. Gibson
T. E. Anderson
A. C. Baird
A. Brymer
Pbck
Harvester Works
Peter McGrath
Joe White
L. Harley
C. Fryer
Sunshine Football Club
Forge’s
St. Mark’s
Sunshine School
Footscray & District
Buckley
Johnson's & Johnson's
Sunshine & District
U.F.S. Dispensary
Sun Crescent
Downing
L. McDuff
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