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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1940
Page
7
The Sunshine district celebrated the official opening of a modern girls school on Derby Road. Sir John Harris, Education Minister, opened the building with a golden key, praising facilities for senior girls in arts and crafts and domestic science.
Members of the nahine sub branch of the RSS.LLA welcomed shire president Dr W Pridham who hopes to visit again. Chair Mr D Mounsey urged support for the home defence gymnasium in the shire hall and noted Prime Minister Menzies aims to introduce a uniform for the home guard. A £2 2s donation was approved for Foot seray and District Out-patients Welfare Centre. Local munition workers were asked to forgo the Melbourne Cup holiday to keep production up. Air raid shelters are not warranted at present per Federal Government advice to Footscray council.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Band will perform in Paisley Street beside Maples Pty. Ltd tonight at 8 pm to divert the gala Footscray Fire Brigade staff dance to the Drama Palais on Tuesday October 29. It features Slavonic Rhapsody A Sailor's Life Lights of London Nursie Nurse Red White and Blue and more with Mecah Thompson singing Thee'll Always be an English We'll Remember. The parade route starts at the fire station Dropp wt at 72 pam proceeds Barkly Street Victoria Leeds Irving Street Nicholson Street to Paisley Street.
A gala dance in Footscray proceeds to the Footscray and District Out-Patient and Welfare Centre. MC A Biggins will direct, Dave May's band 10 performers play, and Peggy Brookes will perform. Norman Chapple and partner demonstrate ballroom dances. Tickets 2 shillings from hospital staff and auxiliaries. Proceeds fund local sick poor care.
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