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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 03, 1924
Page
8
The piece argues against protective tariffs on agriculture, warning they misstate facts and harm farmers. It critiques political parties for using tariff rhetoric to gain support and claims tariff policy would raise revenue via taxation while harming agricultural machinery pricing compared with New Zealand. It cites public confusion and selective reporting shaping opinion.
The text argues that protectionist tariffs boost domestic machinery manufacture in Australia and help farmers by keeping prices lower for local gear. It cites New Zealand as a contrast and urges safeguarding local production to benefit Australian agriculture and the broader economy.
The murdered sailor George Ritchie, a long time Melton resident and popular figure in Yarraville, attended local school and belonged to Rainbow Cycle Club. His death on an Australian warship, followed by the assailant's suicide, grieved the community. His family, including father David Ritchie, a baker, and two brothers at Doherty's bakery in Yarraville, received widespread sympathy. In Footscray court, Robert Robbins faced a charge of impeding a railway ticket checker. a fine of 40 was imposed after his claimed ticket could not be produced at South Kensington.
Public notice printed and published by Clarence Ribbon Canton, listing proprietors or entities involved in a renting arrangement. Details are sparse in the fragment, but indicates official publication of the rental matter by local printer.
A fragmented timetable lists trains by weekday and weekend for Albion station with inconsistent times and annotations. It notes trains arriving and leaving throughout the day, including a note that trains depart Albion station four minutes later.
A list of transit times and schedules for Flinders Street to St Alban and related routes. Includes Sunshine only designations and various hour marks, noting weekday and Saturday patterns with PM and am periods.
Saturday service from Footscray to St Albans lists multiple morning departures from 10.44 am to 11.52 am with Sunshine services noted, and afternoon times including 1.26, 1.47, 2.44, 4.41, 5.43, 6.21, 6.55, 7.42, 8.19, 9.23, 9.56, 10.28, and 11.2, with Sunday zero point and late night hours to 12.42 am for Sunshine services and miscellaneous prices or notes.
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