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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
4
A Victorian notice states petrol and oil sales are banned on Good Friday and Anzac Day by Act of Parliament. Garages must close and even R A C V patrols cannot provide road service. Motorists should check roadworthiness before travel. Sunshine post office schedules are listed with limited operations.
The Royal Automobile Club of Victor urges councils to enforce cattle control after police release stats showing stray stock caused 219 motorist and cyclist accidents. One fatality and 40 injuries are reported, with extensive vehicle damage and stock losses likely. A separate school incident recounts a woman demanding to see the mistress and brandishing a hammer in a bizarre confrontation.
Councillors praised a letter from stationmaster Mr Lorenz after Dr A Lowe prompted action to ease railway gate delays. The central administration agitation gave way as gates no longer stay closed long, and the S M Lorenz letter drew full cooperation. Dr Dedrick and Dr Robinson urged formal thanks to Lorenz for prompt response.
At a Braybrook Shire Council meeting a dispute over Mitchell Street between Ommar and Lyons Streets being gazetted as a public highway was debated. The council agreed to apply to have the road officially gazetted as a public highway, acknowledging past oversights and noting similar practices elsewhere. Read and Advertise is the Sun shine Advocate. Published Fridays.
A Victorian Royal Automobile Club notice warns drivers to reduce speed and increase care during Easter holidays. It urges keeping left on curves, yielding at intersections, avoiding overtaking on unmade shoulders, and leaving ample room when meeting oncoming traffic. Pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles are advised to show courtesy and assume shared responsibility for safety.
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