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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1938
Page
3
A reader argues that federal and state parliaments restrict production and hamper distribution. The letter links food tariffs to poverty, condemns marketing boards, and warns of escalating measures pushing toward societal control and deprivation.
A battered column argues for a no license poll as the public voice, urging voters to decide if liquor trade should keep its current form. The piece defends moral reform, questions enforcement, and cites economic and social impacts with remarks from Arthur Lyons and local concerns on health and pensions.
Braybrook Council notes progress on Ballarat Road culvert work and approaches. Defence Department reports West Road prep and premix coat along Mitchell Williamsons Hampstead roads. Hadden Street excavation nearly complete with base course spread. Center Street eastern end being pitched to link Dawson Street for trafficability. Watt Street widening toward channels and Norfolk Street similarly widened. Building permits for September total 21 permits valued at £13,810 including 14 dwellings £8,800 and factory additions £4,000.
Health Inspector L. E. Thorpe notes £29 15/- collected for the fortnight bringing total dog registration fees for the year to £276 12 8. He says this year’s figure is smaller than last year but close.
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