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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1944
Page
4
Vague funeral notices and late this week acknowledgments express gratitude from families including Burns and Mangan households. The messages thank friends for condolences and support, ask for prayers, and note local addresses and kinship links amid the bereavement.
A collage of chaotic classifieds shows multiple sale and hire notices from an Australian Melbourne suburb. Items include clothing and coats, purses, a child cot, a manor of pieces ranging from coffee service to a car hire, poultry, leather goods, and various used items. Among the entries are requests for workers, a van hire, and a missing item reward query.
Fragmented memorial notices recall Annie Barnett Heather Molineux and other relatives with dates, family ties, and dedications. Amid sad verses, names such as Barnett Moller Thompson and local church groups appear alongside community events and dances in 1940s Sunshine listings.
Notice states a proceeding under the Police Offens Act will be held at 6 on White City Cours Tottenham. It mentions restrictions from direct or via actions at Melbourne on September 1944 and is dated 1944.
Verger crowds join the Monster Crazy Fun Dance night at Greens Palais Barkly Street Footscray on September 30 with Charmaine Competition and crazy prizes. Tickets include admission via the Sunshine Bus route stopping at Green's Palais.
The Grand Bazaar at Albion Methodist Hall opens Saturday at 3 PM with stalls and refreshments. Children compete for prizes including Best Worked D’Oylay under 16, Best Prize Toffee under 15, and Best Pony of Flowers for buttonhole under 12. Entries become property of the bazaar and must be submitted to Secretary Mrs Doherty by 2:30 PM.
Loyal Sunshine Lodge meets at St Mark's Hall Westcott with Trebor Forrest noted. Sunshine Tent Lodge to meet Thursday at 6 pm. AWA Brunch at Town Hall Supper Room Tuesday at 5 pm. fire last night damaged a residence shed at 46 King Edward Avenue with 20 chickens and 30 ducks killed. two horses and twenty one men helped fight the blaze.
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