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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 09, 1941
Page
5
A reader lauds Braybrook secretary Alex Young for assisting Stan Taylor after a sprain in LC L football clash. The letter also urges Sunshine transport reform, criticizing Tramways Board for lack of new routes and urging parliamentary action to open bus services.
Letter to the editor supports Mrs Hyett in protesting that the Footscray to Sunshine private bus owner faces unfair competition from the Tramway Bus Service which has state backing. The writer urges level playing field on vehicle accommodation and promises to pressure the local member to remove the injustice.
A reader thanks the council for transforming a previously hazardous footpath at Deer Park into a pleasant walk. The letter expresses community gratitude and broad approval of the council’s work.
All Aboard Club enjoyed a social afternoon in Shire Hall with Sister Dorothy Serpell speaking on Infant welfare work. She described two years guiding the Baby Health Centre caravan across Victoria and the outback, noting the immense effort to sustain baby health centres, kindergartens, and creches amid funding struggles.
In 1917 Victorian Baby Health Centres attendance was 4116 and now 66809 showing the movement’s progress. The war burdens young mothers and free milk is provided by centres. A donation of £1 1s supported the caravan’s upkeep, seen as a beacon for outback families. A business meeting is planned next Thursday evening.
The Salvation Army’s Red Shield in Action marks support across 92 countries with mobile canteens and welfare officers. In Libyan and Greek campaigns officers served under fire, while 27 of 32 Palestinian military centres offer Red Shield services. Malaya opens a second centre to provide comfort home for diggers. Donations support Melbourne headquarters and the Australian Comforts Fund.
Victorian Division of the Australian Red Cross Society sent supplies to a hospital ship arriving in Melbourne. A senior camps representative arranged comforts and equipment valued at £217 9s 7d, loaded by 11 am, including ice picks and an operating theatre clock. Some items were unavailable and will be prepared at the next port.
The South Australians, after visiting Caulfield Military Camp, were entertained during tea and later taken to Stonnington Red Cross Convalescent Home for lunch. Ballarat Red Cross later supplied each man with a carton of food, drinks, cigarettes, sweets, and a card, with ongoing support planned for through Ballarat.
St Mark's Church will hold thanksgiving services on Sunday next with Holy Communion Sung Eucharist at 11 am Evensong at 7 pm. A social gathering follows in St Marks hall to reunite present and former parishioners as the parish debt is wiped out. There will be no weekday services next week.
A sharp quip notes that people are fooled by some and by all at times yet many will misjudge themselves. The line underscores the fickleness of public opinion and self awareness in social contexts.
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