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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1953
Page
5
Voters in two wards of Sunshine city may participate in local government choosing councilors. Citizens should support capable candidates who show integrity and ability to manage growth and district welfare amid increasing municipal responsibilities.
A correction to last week’s Albion Cricket Club annual meeting report states the shield donor for the annual Albion and Outtrim competition was Mr J Wild, not Mr J Wine. The note adds Mr Wild was an enthusiastic club member during his brief Albion visit.
Supaine Coust on Tuesday granted a claim for £89 damages by Elly Smith against Kenneth Campbell in Compton Parade. The accident in Stetfyce Rond occurred when Smith was knocked from her bicycle by the defendant. She sustained injuries requiring medical treatment. her bicycle and clothes were damaged. Costs of final proceedings were allowed.
NME defendants were fined at Sunshine Court on Tuesday for failing to procure licences for their radio network. The defendants listed include Kinid Joyce Agnew, Thora Byrnes, Eric Clifford, Laurence Edgar, Janet McGuire, Irene Nicholls, Mary Houri han, Michael Ireland, and William O'Brien with fines ranging from 2 to 4 pounds and 10 shillings.
A tramway pickup in Deer Park caused obstruction as passengers alighted on the road. Const Henn reported the bus driver Douglas Nay of Footscray was fined after being told to stop near the centre of the lane. Penny indicated he was forced to stop, leading to passengers walking onto the road.
KF Watking chairman of A F G Watkins Pty. Ltd told Sunshine Court on Tuesday it cost over £1000 a year to eradicate noxious weeds on its 29 acres in Brooklyn. He said the land was the most broken and stony of 143 acres owned in the area. A weed clearance campaign had cleared 70 acres, and 20 acres were far from the abattoir. An inspector noted 29 acres heavily infested with choke thistles boxthorn and burr. Work had lapsed after 19 June. notice was served 120 October to enable action. Costs of £1 were allowed.
The Hydest Central School team crowned Victoria's Central Schools Football champions, with players from Sunshine Albion and Mt Albany districts. Captains Alan Masters and John Hibbs led a squad including Jair Cierle Ian Keeble Tony Leigh Lee Muir Michael Phillips Arnold Schwatschko Euan Pollock and Robert Ferguson. The victory ends a pennant drought dating back to earlier campaigns.
The Sunshine Court blocked an application by Ronald Laurence Falla of 135 Morris Street for a carriers licence and a second hand dealers licence. He admitted past convictions including larceny in 1939 and drunk driving in 1962, admitted liquor involvement in a 1951 assault, and explained a 1945 car use as wartime necessity. Police noted associations with a reputed thief but no stolen goods were found at his home. the carrier licence was approved while the second hand dealer licence was refused.
A letter from a concerned parent asks authorities to fence and footpath the busy South Road front of Tottenham North School to protect children. The writer emphasizes traffic dangers and high bus traffic, urging immediate action. The author signs as a mother of five seeking safety for pupils.
Sunshine Council did not raise objections to Deer Park Mothers Club for a permit to operate a street stall at the corner of Ballarat and Station Roads on Friday in September 2011.
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