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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1938
Page
8
Jottings at Seymour's Corner highlight knitting competition prizes and new men s knitted garments. Easter and winter goods arrive daily with cheap prices on polo shirts lace front and loop front options and wool blends. Easter Egg Specials run April 1 to April 14 with broad reductions. Watch handbills and ads in next issue.
First Sunshine troop posts its largest turnout of the year on Monday after a successful Pound Night. Roy Moller and Lionel Howard join from Cal at a Deep Creek field day on Saturday. A well received hall social on Wednesday aims for a larger crowd on April 6. The troop plans to attend the Gilwell district camp at Easter and is raising funds for the trip.
Hugh Alexander Johnston, a longtime Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works employee stationed at Sunshine, died March 17 at Royal Melbourne Hospital at 54. A Great War veteran of the 58th Battalion, he leaves a widow and several relatives in Williamstown. The large funeral from 15 Whitty Street, Sunshine, proceeded to Williamstown Cemetery with many floral tributes. Relatives and friends attended, led by nephews Sam and Hugh Johnston, with pallbearers and ministers from the Presbyterian Church.
Athena Eliza Quick died at Sunshine on March 18 at age 44. She was born at Emu Creek and survived by her husband and two daughters. Her funeral from 2 Burnewang Street Sunshine saw floral tributes from local residents, workers, and the Sunshine Baptist Church, with interment at Footscray cemetery. The pallbearers included R Lowe, G Lowe, A Lowe, and others. services were led by Reverend A A Lyons and Pastor Brice.
A community singing session is planned for Thursday March 31 at the Boys Club Hall corner Ridley and Sydney Streets. Conductor Mr W Sampson of 3X Y leads. blind soloist Miss Dorrie sings. Mr PD Stevens assists. Admission is six pence with proceeds for hall debt liquidation.
Mr W Craven secretary of the Children's Special Service Mission will speak at the Baptist Church Sunday evening. He recently toured England and Palestine and will present slides on Friday night April 1. Admission is free and the collection will aid the Intermediate Christian Endeavour work.
At Albion last Saturday Deer Park cyclists held a four mile handicap and a three mile scratch race starting around 3 16. Don Roy scored a double returning to the club after a long absence. Four mile handicap results show D Roy first J Smellie second G Aldis third F Cameron fourth C Symons fifth. Roy also posted the fastest time and won the three mile scratch race. Ron Shepard, noted as the club’s most improved rider, appeared at the start but did not race in either event.
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