Social Reconstruction Discussed at Mildura Meeting
Enthusiasm for social reconstruction marked a Sunshine Progress Association gathering in Mildura on a Wednesday. Dr Lowe spoke for Mrs Hyett’s petition to seek a Royal Commission on economic reform, citing undernourishment, unemployment, and waterborne food diversion as motives.
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Mildura
Sunshine Progress Association
Cveriort
Lowe
Hyett
Ey Lowe
Nul
Dr. Fowe
UN Lowe
Mililarayne
White
Tainty
Drayton
Tran Monales
Dr. Drayton
Tonga
Pacific
Astbury
Henry George
Govvernment
Hovey George
Ite
Sunshine
Australia
Red Cross Branch A500 prize tournament at Mechanics Institute
The Red Cross fund event at Mechanics Institute drew a large crowd on Saturday with Mrs. W. Stith A taking the first prize by Mrs J. H. Stevens and a sponge cake prize won by M. Webb. Proceeds support the Red Cross, piano fund, and school fête. A forthcoming children's fancy dress ball and an afternoon card session were announced along with plans for extending the water mains and a Melbourne Board of Works visit. Tennis teams for St. Albans and Gardens and North Sunshine fixtures were named, and the Australian Tea at St. Albans aimed to benefit Happy Circle funds with Cr Jolly opening the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Mechanics Institute
J. H. Stevens
W. Traigeon
Mix J. White
W. Stith
Kennedy
M. Webb
H. O'Neil
M. King
Per
St. Albans Progress Association
J. Juanopy
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
Jessop
ST. Albans Tennis Club
St. Albans v. Gardens
St. Albans
A. J. Clarke
J. Douglas
W. Self
J. Clarke
G. McCreery
J. McKechnie
North Sunshine
A. Goddard
D. Kennedy
A. McCreery
J. Brown
J. Goddard
B. Self
St. Albans Presbyterian Church
Happy Circle
Keilor
Cr Jolly
A Year with the Forces A Year with the Forces
Figures for the twelve months since the war began show large YMCA camp centre activity. Over 3.5 million sheets of writing paper and 1,846,790 envelopes were issued, with about 2,350,156 attendances. Activities included camp concerts, readings, singing, and picture shows, plus 12,112 Bibles distributed and 1,083 services. The piece highlights donations of reading matter and the logistics of transporting concert parties, ending with a quote on rest and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Soldiers’ Motion Pict Entertainment Fund
A. Street
Centre At Darley Camp 200 Hours Of Voluntary Work
Victorian YMCA centres total 24 with three and a half million writing sheets used by troops in the last year. Darley Camp near Bacchux Marsh recently completed, with 2500 hours from architects plumbers carpenters painters and transport drivers. Hut 92 by 40 feet offers reading writing facilities and indoor Ames plus camps band concerts lectures and singing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Darley Camp
Bacchuxs Marsh
Voluntary Service
YMCA Hut At Bonegilla Progress Report
Work has begun on the YMCA Recrew Hut at Bonegilla with building materials available. The hut measuring 92 by 40 feet should be ready for use within the next fortnight, funded by the Australian Comforts Fund Victorian Division to support troop camp facilities via YMCA centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Bonegilla
A.C.F
Y.M.C.A
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Jack Freeman
MT. Alexander RD
Moonee Ponds
Fianos
Plan Ce
Central
A. Lowe
Tyler ST. Sunshine
L. M. James Anderson
St. Albans News
Mothers’ Club
L. A. Cooper Milder
Thorpe St. Sunshine
Renair
A. Cairns
Dickson Street
Poultyrmen & Farmers’ Trading CO
Queensberry Street
Melbourne
Awe
Scovell
Spurling
Wey Seavell
Scovell Spurling
Barkly Streets
Footscray
Advocate Office
Geo
T. H. Launder Furniture
Irving Street
Eee
Footscray Station
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