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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1935
Page
3
At Braybrook Shire Council meeting engineer H Robinson reported Mitchell Street Maidstone repairs would cost about £100. The council faced funding questions with some advocating a loan from other ridings, but Robinson disclosed the amount was already provided for in estimates, calming the session.
Read and Adverts in the Sun Shine Advocate appears as a weekly Friday publication. It includes advertisements and notices typical of a local paper with community items and announcements.
Sunshine Lacrosse Club met at Shire Hall on Monday with President G. K. McWhirter and Patron Captain J. H. Fearon in attendance. The club plans to enter D section again, with veterans and new players, and schedules a practice at the railway reserve at 2.30 next Saturday followed by an exhibition game against Williamstown on April 13.
A motorist death linked to passing a tram on the wrong side underscores unfamiliar Melbourne regulations. Victorian rules require keeping to the left when passing a tram in motion, and even passing stationary trams may be restricted. Byways vary by municipality, creating confusion for country drivers and visitors.
Fragmentary dialogue from a street scene mentions a bottle of brandy left in a bug and a constable bringing in the man who found it. Clara Cute is teased with many beaux while a plain girl is praised for being lucky. A vague note of ongoing watchfulness over a man persists as the scene unfolds.
Braybrook shire Council discussed a Sunshine Branch of the RSL asking for ruling on who may enter League rooms at the Town Hall. The branch claimed some men deemed ineligible should be allowed access. A deputation from soldiers was to discuss the issue, with council support.
A contest judge jokes about a prize while a man refuses a pocket multi tool exhibit. The scene features a mirror gag and quips about keeping tools separate to prevent loss. The humor centers on mistaken items and a playful exchange.
Braybrook Shire Council last Monday night declined the lowest bids for channel sweeping and garbage collection. For channel sweeping two tenders stood at £686 17s 6d from H Beachley and £697 17s 10d from Gunner and party, with previous contractors praised as reasonable. Garbage collection bids ranged from £375 by A G Mudford to £423 by J W McKenzie with other offers listed.
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