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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
1
Braybrook Shire Council debates granting a 4/6 wage loading for three years for officers and servants. Proponents cite justified pay differentials. opponents oppose on cost, subjudice concerns, and belief it uses ratepayers’ money.
The court will announce the decision on April 6. Parsons supported awaiting the industrial court’s ruling. The motion passed with Treloar Pennell and Parsons voting against. Watson declined to record a vote.
The Footscray Hospital appeal lists donations totaling 741 pounds 19 shillings 4 pence from Sunshine All Aboard Club A M Hansen Footscray Electric Tramways Club and others. The committee urges further support and provides contact for donations and fundraising events including a June 26 younger set dance at the shire hall.
Local volunteers in the Volunteer Defence Corps are reminded of a parade in Essendon this Sunday with bus departures at Hyett's corner 1.15 p.m. and Libbis' garage 1.30 p.m. A map reading lecture by Mr Robinson, brother of the shire engineer, is set for Wednesday at the RSL clubrooms. All returned men are invited.
Plans prepared by the Housing Commission for 100 brick houses as the first munition workers project. The homes will be in pairs on 50 by 120 foot allotments in East Sunshine, with a central recreational garden and ready land for hundreds more. Transport improvements expected for nearby residents.
Buses will leave the St. Albans Mechanics Institute at 10 45 a m on Monday for the Keilor gymkhana on the sports ground. Other buses will operate at intervals if required. In the evening a bus will leave the same point at 7 00 p m for the dance.
The Sunshine Mothers' Club met at the school with small attendance and scheduled a July 2 meeting. They plan a visit to the Robur Tea Company factory with about thirty attendees and ask interested members to inform the secretary. An Australian tea is set for Friday, June 20 at 2.30 p.m., and euchre parties occur every Monday evening at the school.
Dr. F. B. Jolly president of the Shire of Keilor plans a dance and card party on June 26 at Doutta Galla hall North Essendon to aid St Vincent's Hospital Building Fund. A second function is set for July 10 at Keilor hall.
Lilian Webb aged 16 a domestic servant fell from a train between St Albans and Albion while returning to work after visiting her mother. She suffered severe abrasions and was admitted to Melbourne Hospital.
Senior-Constable F B Mensch of Footscray relieves Senior-Constable F P Masterson in charge at Sunshine police station while he takes holidays.
English sergeant J J Ball age 28 of the travelling staff for H V McKay Massey Harris Ply Ltd Sunshine served in St ree arre and Atherton and Mudgee before becoming Mc Kay’s representative in Colnes district. He joined the ASP on the first day of war. His mother is in England and four brothers serve with Canadian British Singapore and Dunkirk evacuation.
Private Chas Mills, a Braybrook recruit and member of the First A.L.F., is reported posted missing after volunteering at the outbreak of the war. He was a married man from the Shire of Braybrook.
Fragment notes an individual employed at Leer Park and previously at the Sunshine hotel as a bawar tian. Mentions a link to a focus beamed of ROSJS.LTOA and that the person was well liked by comrades and the public.
On Monday evening at the Keilor shire hall wallets will be presented to Stoker Jk. oA. Stein Privates Roo. Fleming and Pope Methregor Relatives of Lieutenant J. R. Dench Private Rex Milburn and Stoker Phil Townsend have been invited to attend and receive similar gifts on behalf of these boys who left for overseas without receiving the gifts.
The Sunshine pig and calf market reports six months to May 30 showing revenue of £2005, up from £1286 in the previous year. The market pays £161 annually in rates to Braybrook Shire Council.
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