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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Sep 26, 1941

Page

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Black-Out Immunisation Drive Starts Amid Local Quiet

The district reports minimal violations during a Tuesday black-out with light only at blinds. Immunisation of district school children against diphtheria begins Monday at 2 30 p m in Shire Hall with Sunshine state pupils. Week-long schedule follows at Maidstone Maribyrnong and Deer Park halls. allowed for pre school children too.

Shire Hall Sunshine State Sunshine School Maidstone Hall Maribyrnong Hall Deer Park Hall

Cricket Competition Expands to Thirteen Teams

The Sunshine Cricket Association announces a new team from St. Albans joining to make 13 total. The season opens Saturday Oct 4 with a dance at Sunshine Town Hall to present last year’s trophies.

Sunshine Cricket Association St. Albans Sunshine Town Hall

Local Girl Composer Highlight at Old Collegians Day

The Methodist Old Collegians day featured a school choir performance of original songs by Dorothy Bennet, including The Harvest Field and The Thrush. About 200 old collegians attended. Bennet is daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennetts of 55 Hampshire Road Sunshine.

Methodist Old Collegians Dorothy Bennett Old Collegians Miss Bennetts Bennetts Hampshire Road Sunshine

Myers Family Announces Engagement of Madge Myers

The engagement is announced of Madge fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs G N Myers 203 Ballarat Rd Footscray to Edmund Francis eldest son of Dr and Mrs J R Parsons Graham St South Sunshine.

Madge G. N Myers Ballarat Rd Footscray Edmund Francis J. R. Parsons Graham St. South Sunshine

District Effort for Footscray Hospital

Statement of receipts and expenditure for the Sunshine branch of the footscray hospital appeal up to September 23 shows donations from local groups and companies totalled £293 15 4 with explicit lists including Mr and Mrs W J Pridham, Imperial Chemical Industries and Sunshine organizations. Amounts include 60 percent of net ticket sale proceeds and Sunshine Pictures Pty Ltd revenue, plus stationery and petty cash.

Sunshine The Appeal W. J. Pridham Shire of Braybrook Imperial Chemical Industries Sunshine Porcelain Potteries Pty. Ltd Sunshine Younger Set Parsons & Lewis Pty. Ltd Wiltshire File Co. Pty. Ltd Sunshine R.S.A Sunshine M.A. Lodge Sunshine Druids Lodge Loyal Braybrook Lodge I.C.C.F Sunshine Progress Association Sunshine A.N.A Sunshine A.W.A J. Davies J. H. Jackson R. V. Seymour W. A. Thomson Footscray and District Community Hospital Footscray and District Braybrook Council H. V. McKay Massey Harris Ralph McKay 1.C.I

Braybrook Council Considers Day Labor For Verdun Street

At a Braybrook Council meeting tenders for Verdun Street construction were reviewed with engineer estimates around £1150. A motion to accept the lowest tender faced opposition as Dr. Dobson urged day labor, supported by comments on labor shortages and prior day labor success in nearby areas.

Braybrook Verdun Street Pennell Baker Dobson Maidstone Barclay Dr. Treloar

Engineer bids and amendment carried amid high costs

The speaker argues against using the plant for the job and warns of trouble. Dr Pennell questions day labor due to high costs. Dr Barclay asks if the engineer can do the job cheaper than the estimate, and the engineer replies I think I can. The amendment was carried.

Pennell Barclay

Local Appeal Raises Substantial Six Month Total

Generous response from residents to a direct giving appeal yields £37 7/9 this week, bringing the six month total to £1964 14s 3d.

Lodge notices for Loyal Sunshine and Deer Park Lodges

Fortnightly meeting of Loyal Sunshine Lodge to be held at Caxton House rear of Advocate office on Monday at 8 pm. Secretary T. H. Shuffrey 44 King Edward Av. G U O F Deer Park Lodge meets in Deer Park Hall on Monday at 7 30 pm. Secretary Y. Stevenson

Caxton House Advocate H. T. Shuffrey King Edward Deer Park Lodge Deer Park Hall

Albion Lodge Meeting Notice for St Mark's Hall

G U O C F Albion Lodge 6182 invites members to meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in St Mark's Hall H Blakey Secretary Hamel Street Sunshine

St. Mark's Hall H. Blakey Hamel Street Sunshine

Fortnightly Meeting Notice at St Mark's Hall

The Fortnightly Meeting will be held in St Mark's Hall on Wednesday next at p.m. J R Thomson, Secretary.

St. Mark's Hall At & P.m

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Robinson LTD Footscray Hospital Sunshine Branch OF Braybrook Football Club Lodge Loyal Sunshine Lodge G.u.0.c.f Albion Lodge F. — Sunshine Horlick Sunshine and District U.F.S. Dispensary San Crescent L. McDuff John Downing
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