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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 25, 1945
Page
1
Representatives from the Charities Board of Victoria discussed suburban hospitalisation policy with Braybrook Council. The meeting explored converting St Andrews private hospital into a community hospital run by locals, with cost estimates and local funding details.
A readable set of turf selections for Moonee Valley on Saturday lists race names and contenders. Chelsea and Beaumelle figure in maiden plate divisions while Denny and Gamelin appear in substantial handicaps with multiple entries noted.
Fragmentary text discusses testing and machinery in preparation for a collection event. Mentions beets, a beekeeping theme, and tomorrow morning timing. Includes references to committees and a house step article while noting items ready for collection.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Julio White of 46 Amerson Town Sunshine Decused, longtime resident of Sumehine for 24 years. She was a sister of Mrs. George Bult and widow of My WoT. Funeral was held Monday at the Foutwernyer tery with a large cortege of mourners. Pallbearers included J. EB and Neville Jenninge among others. she leaves a husband and one daughter Mire. Georgeima to mourn their great Town.
Mrs Milne notes St Andrews now has 14 beds and a babies nursery with prepared staff quarters and an expanded area for future growth. The operating theatre and kitchen serve large needs, and profits could fund more beds, amenities, lower fees, or patient subsidies. Dr Byrne cites costs around £500 per bed for Chelsea and Fern Tree Gully models, totaling about £12,500 for 26 beds, while Sunshine and Footecray discussions focus on £800 per bed for a 60 bed hospital and scale benefits.
Editors publish appeals for a canteen order fund for district serving members in the islands. Donors include Learmonth and Albion Quarrying Co with totals listed. A lengthy call to readers urges swift contributions to support workers and families and shorten the wait for canteen provisions.
Service personnel from Sunshine District are listed with additional names published recently. Relatives are asked to send in names including Crosbie R F Pemberton G Fox D A Swires N Gillian 8 Taylor N Grantley D Turner J Army Crosbie E R Robertson J Perry W P Toby T Navy Eliason F Richer J L W R A N S Perry J B Perry M J.
Reader fragments describe a serious allegation about a meeting on Monday involving a figure referred to as the Fiend and others. Details are damaged and led to confusion about actions, lines, and events surrounding a possible detour or confrontation. Further readable facts are not available in the fragment.
An unreliable OCR fragment describes train times and cancellations between Flinders Street and Sunshine, noting a train from Flinders Street to St Albans has been cancelled and others departing at specific times reach Sunshine. Details are partially garbled but indicate schedule adjustments starting Monday.
A dwelling at 4 Hampshire Road Sunshine was broken into in the early hours of Sunday morning. Ninety pounds in notes and silver were taken from a room where the family slept. Mr Arthur Smith offers a substantial reward for information leading to the intruders identity. Other residents are urged to take warning.
Diana Clovely Radley and Norman Hocking wed at Sunshine Presbyterian Church on a modest ceremony praised for its beauty. The bride wore sky blue with navy accents, given away by her brother W O Claude Radley, and a reception followed at the groom’s sister’s home.
Park Methodist Church marked its 4.5 anniversary with a large Sunday service led by a 40 member children’s choir under Minssen J Burgess and Harris. Rev Hugh Small urged the youngsters to live like a postage stamp and a Friday lecture on clean water was announced by Mr LG Jessop, chairman of the Board of Works.
A garbled OCR style excerpt references radio communications, weathering, and broadcasts with scattered proper names and terms. It mentions TL Chaplin, Sunmehities, ALi Cigbin, and WPT HT TROUT among confused phrases. The text appears to be a collage of wartime chatter with periodic references to broadcasts and messages without clear narrative.
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