Sunshine Cricket Club shows strong season start and notes on land plans
The Sunshine Cricket Club held its annual meeting at Shire Hall on Friday August 12 with visiting officials from Shire and local clubs. It reported a healthy first year and elected officers for 1949 50. Braybrook Shire Council and Williamstown joined a deputation to the Transport Minister on railway land acquisition, seeking fairness on housing standards ratability and individual claims.
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Shire Hall
Sunshine
Sunshine Cricket Club
Dr. Barrett
Shepford
M.G.A
Messrs Carter
Strong Ustello
Kerr and Murphy
Yarraville Cricket Club
Messra Houghton
Dunne
Footscray Cricket Club
N- 4
Green
W. Singleton
C. G. Carlton
Cr. A. Beachley
Crs
R. Barclay
F. Hayden
Messrs
G. Kirby
H. V- Priest
A. J. Boyd
Cr. G. Dobson
T. O'Brien
R. Hand
G Crook
W. Watson
EF. King
H. Blakey
P. Scott
C. Tillotsen
W. Hallahan
K. Fawcett
J. Davies
N. Green
W. W. Singleton
T. Fox
U.S.D.C.A
T. O' Brien
Braybrook Shire
Williamstown
Minister of Transport
W. S. Kent Hughes
Railways Department
Housing Commission Homes
Braybrook Council
Dobson
Parsons
Pennell
Sunshine Ladies’ Cricket Club
Sunshine District Cricket Association Elects New Leader
The Sunshine District Cricket Association held its 1st annual meeting at the Shire Hall supper room to elect officers for 1949-50. Jack Patten was elected president after Tom Laffan stepped down. Ken Schmidt was re elected secretary. Bob Buttimer retired as treasurer after nine years.
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Shire Hall
Tom Laffan
Association
Tom
Jack Patten
Jack As All
Ken Schmidt
Bob Buttimer
Andy Kyle
Hospital loan committee active in Sunshine District drive
Mrs R Barrett wife of the Shire President will host a Card Afternoon at Shire Hall on Thursday September 1 to aid the Sunshine District Community Hospital appeal. Admission by invitation from A J Boyd 80 Monash Street Sunshine. Campaign includes spinning wheels each Friday 2 pm and Saturday 9 am in Hampshire Road between McDonalds Pharmacy and Manns Hardware.
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Sunshine District Commmunity Hospital Loan Redemption Committee
Hampshire Rd
Witea
McDonald's Pharmacy
Mann's Hardware Store
Gross'’s
Migrant Housing Plans Prompt Council Question
Braybrook Council plans to ask Minister of Immigration A Calwell about employing migrants housing in Melbourne stores and speeding up the Mari byrong sewerage scheme. Dr Dobson urged assurances on health and safety, noting previous misunderstandings and Council support for cooperation with both federal and state governments.
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Brooklyn
Braybrook
A Calwell
Maribyrong
Dobson
Merants
Parsons
Maidstone Seeks Food for Britain Scheme Links
A public meeting will discuss a reciprocal policy among Empire countries. Gry Dobson proposed a Food for Britain scheme connecting Maidstone Victoria to Maidstone Kent. A 400th Charter booklet was sent to Shire President Dr Barrett.
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Maidstone
Gry Dobson
Victoria
Kent
England
Barrett
Charity Football Match At Yarraville Oval
The Railway Employees Auxiliary of the Orthopaedic Hospital hosts a charity match between Newport Workshops and South Kingsville Vigilantes at Yarraville Oval on Sunday next 21 August. Proceeds aid crippled children at the Orthopaedic Hospital. Footscray City Pie Band and Hyde Street Boys provide afternoon music.
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Orthopaedic Hospital
Newport Workshops
South Kingsville Vigilantes
Yarraville Oval
Footscray City Pie Band
Hyde St. Boys
St Albans Election And Local Notices In Keilor Shire
In Keilor Shire St Albans voters will choose next Thursday to fill Cr C H Moffat’s vacancy. Cr Moffat retired by effluxion of time after last year’s Bernardianyy election. Opponent Mr L G Self is described as popular, with strong municipal knowledge. Also noted is a St Albans Football Club Grand Concert. Death reported of former resident Mr Osborne Wilson at Yarraville aged 50, survived by wife two daughters and a son. funeral at Footscray Cemetery led by Walter A Warne.
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Maribyrnong
J) Thomas
St. Albans
Osborne Wilson
Abbie
Williamstown Road
Yarraville
Wilson
Q. Wilson
Robt. Mounsey
Footscray Cemetery
Walter A. Warne
Justice of the Peace for Maribyrnong Named
Mr J A McDonald of Bloomfield Avenue Maribyrnong has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. He is president of the Maribyrnong Football Club the Maribyrnong Progress Association and the Maribyrnong Swimming Club and serves on local committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McDonald
Bloomfield Ave
Maribyrnong
McDonald
Maribyrnong Progress Assoc
Maribyrnonge Swimming Club
Cammibboeeame Sewretary
Ma Dlayemoner Brench A.D
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Transwick
Port Melbourne
Commit ‘Ee
R. Singleton
Benjamin St
Bob
J. Patten
T. Laffan
R. Buttimer
J. Chigwidden
K. Schmidt
G. Batten
A. Kyle
J. Pettifer
W. Lewis
V.J.C.U
Mr K. Schmidt
W.S.C.C
P. Dalling
R. Guy
Steadier
D.C.A
Ballarat Rd
Watson's Reserve
South Rd
Pete Seatt
Masonic Hall
East Sunshine A
Albion A
Sunshine United
U.0.c.f
Albion BK
Harvesters
Y.C.W
Umpires’ Association
Bill Hallahan
Sunshine District Cricket Association
Rox Y
Frid
Jean Simmon
Donald Houston
John Ridgely
Michael Rennie
Ruth Warwick
Dean Jagger
Ted Donaldson
Romantic Veronica Lake, Billy de Wolfe
Susie
Eddie Cantor
Joan Davis
Lloyd Nolan
Hospital Loan Committee
ST. Albans News
St. John’s Ambulance Cadets
R. Pattison
J. W. Castley
Deer Park Hall
R. A. Barrett
G. E. Dobson
A. FE
Chandler
J. W, Castley
Northumberland Rd
R.N. Collison
Henry George League
George Parade
Melbourne
Cohotoca
Sunshine District Football Club
Shire Hall Sunshine
Stan Walker
Graeme Bell
Rex Stewart
Seymour’s Men’s Store
Blitz
Poplin
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