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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 23, 1930
Page
2
May bargains offer reductions on all season goods. Smart Tweed Velour coats priced 10 percent below market. Fur ghokers from 29/11. Felt mate in multiple colors from 6/11 to 30. Ladies gloves and hosiery at low prices. Wool ribbed socks 2/11 and 3/11 per pair. Children s Sika wool coats 13 pair. Ladies underwear in silk wool wool and silk and cotton and silk. Infants woollen outerwear also on display.
The article reports a heated debate over a recent taxation bill in the Legislative Assembly. It contrasts Labour's stance with Nationalist opposition, notes unemployment support allocations, train fare subsidies, and calls for worker action amid rising prices and strains on wages.
The passage condemns parochial bias in intermunicipal and interstate matters, noting limited mobility for foreigners and residents of other states. It cites Australian officials debating road works near the Murray River and emphasizes favoritism toward local contractors and residents while disadvantaging outsiders.
A Sunhine Harvester Works employee laments low funeral attendance and explains the Sunshine Harvester Memorial Fund. The fund supports dependents of deceased workers with a monthly grant, educates orphans, and deposits funds at interest for future needs. The writer argues the workers show respect in a practical Christian manner.
A council discussion reveals tension over using Vietnamese workers on Victorian reads and a broader claim that only locals should be employed in local projects. The debate echoes provincialism, with calls to appeal to the Country Read-Board and critiques of narrow patriotism.
A London John Murray notice reviews P and Wren’s Mammon of Unrighteousness a psychoanalytic novel featuring Algernon Dashwood Core and a dangerous trunk. It praises literary craft while noting strong Freudian motifs and a strained mother fixation. Also covered are Geste brothers stories in Good Gestes and other new titles by Emerson and Edmunds.
The harvester works resume full time this week after a long break, expected to improve local business prospects. In contrast Crittall’s steel window factory has closed for a month due to weak building trade demand.
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