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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1924
Page
5
The ad touts a strong sales claim from Wittner's promising a cast iron guarantee called Fair Wear or Another Pair. It emphasizes confidence in value and progressiveness and asks the reader to judge if they can do better elsewhere.
The Sunshine Baptist Church hosted an At Home to honor the Rev Tupball marking two years of ministry. Congregation members and friends praised his service, Roy Thompson and Mr Rowe backed the speech, and music by the choir closed a joyful evening despite Pete pesto’s illness.
Sunshine announces a ball at Shire Hall on Tuesday April 29 hosted by St Mark s Church of England Tennis Club with a first class orchestra and supper. Mr BR H Bartlett leads the arrangements. Also noted is the Sunshine Horticultural Society annual meeting at St Mark s Hall Thursday next April 3 at 8 p.m with a paper on the Shade House of Fernery and pot culture demonstration.
Braybrook State School children host a grand bazaar on Saturday April 12 in the old school room to raise funds for a new sewing machine for the girl pupils. Head master and assistants lead efforts with parent volunteers welcome and school committee backing. Donations welcome. Ballarat road repairs are poor with ruts and dust hazards on the side track. Shire Council now has quarry steam roller and trucks to fix metal work, hoped to ease nuisance. Sunshine Advocate praised as official Council organ providing local news to ratepayers.
Mr C B Smith estate agent Footscray told the HCS Commission last week rents in Footscray Spotswood and Seddon rose less than elsewhere due to landlord generosity. He denied a delibe rate go slow by bricklayers but noted carpentry work is not as good as ten years ago with wooden houses more common.
A Footscray Wireless Club aims to enroll local experimenters with classes in wireless science led by secretary A Edwards. A young man named Henry Manson saved a runaway horse attached to H Terry’s cart in Nicholson street. Kingsville residents win net £4300 in a Tasmanian Newmarket Handicap draw. Don McCarthy remains Footscray Football Club coach with Jim Cassidy as head trainer. new players from South Melbourne Essen don Bendigo Preston Eaglehawk Collingwood Footscray Juniors join practice, including James Laidlaw Parker Garrick Punch Gathercole Reddam Green weed McKenry Mitchell Ashton Bull.
The Footscray City Highland Pipa Band, formed from the Sunshine Pipa Band members, has grown into a firmly established local group with strong community support since its inception.
The Sunshine Club could not field a side and forfeited their cricket match with Albert Park last week. A friendly Blair Athol versus Reekbank clash, played on Reekbank ground, finished Blair Athol by seven runs. Rockbank Javites provided afternoon tea. Final scores show Bowling-Butler 7 wickets 32 runs with E. Hollingshead dominating, while Ellingsen led bowling for Rockbank with 4 for 8 and Hollingshead 5 for 26.
The Weston Reserve event featuring a massed bands performance drew crowd support and netted more than £52 in proceeds. Organizers reported strong attendance and community enthusiasm for the concert style show.
The council set a subdi vision plan examination fee of 1 per block with a 2 maximum under section 522 LGA. Footbridge work at Derham Road costs 20. Asphalting planned on the west side of Hampshire Road from Bank of NSW to Devonshire Road. Right of way repair behind Robinson's Store to Devonshire Road. engineer to report on private property drainage. February revenue noted as 391 152. Ridings totals listed: Western Dr 2154 13/9, Railway Dr 429624, River Dr 1754 157. Rainbow Fair at Sunshine Methodist Church 4 to 9 40 pm. Old Boys' Association Founders' Night commemorated 1915.
Gardeniag and agricultural notes await next issue along with police court news and Governor's visit. The number of legal items remains to be published later.
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