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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
4
A garbled OCR style notice lists items for sale including beds kitchen goods and furniture with scattered names and addresses. It mentions potential buyers and sellers and references a James Wilson and Carla under 4 ex service Gels women 15 in a chaotic city street context. No clear cohesive event or single story emerges from the fragment.
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century recruitment notice appears to invite machinists and ladies to apply at various street addresses in Meitumie and Ballaray Re Hirai fenMUN. It mentions timing, contact numbers, and a call to register with representatives, listing several names and places such as Ballaray Re Hirai fenMUN and 276 Ballaray Re. The text is fragmentary but conveys job offers and methods to apply, with references to venues and individuals.
A garbled notice from KEILOR SOTE VENTION TH WIAKIE GENERAL RATE outlines council actions at Rhine Weile villas. It mentions SATIN unpaid patio at 10 wielerk Gag and lists various local officials, meetings, and penalties with unclear dates and entities due to OCR errors.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and times for a public or organizational meeting. References to Keilor, Sutton, and NAC WOODS appear amid unclear phrases. The readable portions indicate a scheduled gathering with a 10 o clock time, but details are largely obscured.
Returning Officer Hargreaves states Alfred Ernest Shepherd of 43 Valmere Street Footscray Patternmaker is the sole candidate and duly elected to represent Sunshine Electoral District in the Victoria Legislative Assembly under a writ dated October 9 1945.
Wright and Panily of 138 Devonshire Rd Sunshine thank relatives friends and neighbors for bereavement tributes cards and sympathy messages and ask acceptance of this per annual message of gratitude. Calnan and Swan thank friends for sympathy cards floral tributes and letters and name individuals and clergy. Colin C Morton advertises broken plumber and gas fitting services from Tyler St Copp Catholic Church Sunshine lists business openings and contacts.
In loving memory of Norman Talintyre, killed in action at El Alamein on October 23 1942. Inserted by his loving family. Also memorials by mother and father and by brother Ken and sister Audrey with Bill. notes of pride and longing.
Acknowledgment from ERN. SHEPHERD JP the endorsed labor candidate thanks supporters for backing to represent Footscray and Sunshine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Details of nominations and timetable to be announced in coming columns.
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