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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 17, 1946
Page
6
A birth is announced in Sunshine on May 11 at St Andrew's Hospital for Mr and Mrs T A Keeble. The baby is a sun named Daryl Lindsay.
Announcement of the engagement between Daphne, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J Douglas of Mayne Street Sunshine, and Skr 1st Class J Bo Stirzaker, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J Stirzaker of Glenelg Adelaide.
A garbled In Memoriam page lists many obituaries and memorials. Names include Clark Hewitt Hibbs and White with dates around May and 1950s era, plus family notes from Latrobe Street Footscray and 11 First Avenue. The fragment references military service and RAAF losses, with insertions by spouses and children.
Easter observances include St Mark's Sunshine services with morning Eucharist and evening singing led by Rev KR Adams and Rev H Small. St Alban's st albans matins and evensong led by Rev RR Adams. Sunshine missions list Mrs A Drayton and Rev H Small proclaims Sacrament at Albion and Deer Park. Salvation Army schedules, youth gatherings, and Sun services. Church of Christ with Pastor A G Bennett at Bunshine hosting morning and evening services.
Classifieds list rooms for rent either furnished or unfurnished from June 16. Also requests for board, or a half house, from various contacts in Sunshine Albion Tottenham and West Footscray areas. Listings include school and student notice and an appeal for a country lad student teacher.
A garbled collection of sale notices listing sand garden soil screenings and various household items. Items include sofas mattresses bicycles scooters rugs coats and a range of chipped or partial descriptions with scattered prices and contact hints.
A fragmentary classified section lists notices for goods and services including pruning tips and fruit quality, sewing and children's clothes, job want ads for a general worker, tool and furniture wants, and small ads from residents such as a lathe and wardrobe requests. It reads like a late night rural-urban ad page with street addresses and MW reference codes.
Long haired cattle dog mixed breed lost from Maidstone area. Description: blue and black markings, monthly black coat, cross between blue heeler and border collie. Reward offered for return. Contact Omar Street Maidstone MW 2511.
Albion Lodge No. 6812 meets Tuesday next at 7 30 p m in St Marks Hall with H Blakey as secretary Sunshine Fortnightly Meeting in St Marks Hall Wednesday next at 8 p m with J R Thomson as secretary
Council notes the government reply to food for Britain exports and cites Acting Prime Minister statements on overseas tonnage. It praises the Security Loan effort, with the Shire likely to rank high per capita in the metropolitan area. It also records misrepresentation in land sale adverts and a call to reintroduce liquor prohibitions in public halls.
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