Boundary road channel repairs ordered by Keilor council
A letter from the Board of Works informs Keilor council that instructions have issued for repairs to defective portions of the channel along the north boundary of Boundary road St Albans. Leo Anderson won the trophy in a recent club event with about 15 participants. The club plans a summer run and invites members and friends to attend next Sunday for a Cec Willaton trophy event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Keilor
Boundary Road
St. Albans
Leo Anderson
Binks
Cec Willaton
Braybrook Council Donates to Blind Association
On Monday night Braybrook council voted to donate £2 2s to the Association for the Advancement of the Blind. The group supports welfare services for the adult blind through its advocacy and aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Dobson
Braybrook Council
Association For the Advancement of the Blind
Street work deferred on Raleigh Road footpath project
Mr F J Hardiman sought Braybrook council approval Monday for a footpath along Raleigh road in front of new Park Street East properties. Dr Barrett announced the council had no provision for the work in this year’s estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Hardiman
Braybrook
Raleigh Road
Park Street
Barrett
Braybrook Shire to Auction Unpaid Rate Lands
Braybrook Shire Council will hold an auction sale tomorrow and Monday afternoon at the shire hall for lands with unpaid rates under the Rates Recovery Act. A report on the new tramway bridge over the Maribyrnong river was presented by the Board of Works and Tramways Board. The shire secretary stated the bridge is considered temporary and the council will file the correspondence for future reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrook
Maribyrnong River
Board of Works and Tramways Board
E. Hargreaves
St Albans Infant Welfare Centre Complaints Raised
Sister L Hancock in charge reports disabilities at the St Albans infant welfare centre due to hall committee restrictions. Keilor council pays £15 yearly for the centre and will receive a copy of the report. Cr Lowe believes a satisfactory adjustment is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrook
L. Hancock
St. Albans
Shire
E E. Hargreaves
Keilor
Sister Hancock
Cr Lowe
Keilor Shire
Firemen Support Patriotic Causes With £25 Gift
Sunshine fire brigade conducted patriotic fund drives over months and distributed £25 to the Australian Red Cross Blamey House and the Lord Mayor's Fund. The year's patriotic efforts closed last Wednesday with a euchre party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Fire Brigade
Australian Red Cross
Blamey House
Lord Mayor's Fund
Fire Brigade
Patch of bad road in Sydenham causes motorists to slow
A 209 yard stretch of the Sydenham to Sunshine road is in serious disrepair with many potholes. Motorists report they must slow down or edge onto the road margins, and they urge authorities to take action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydenham
Sunshine
Truck Speeding Case and Music Exam Highlights
A driver from Ren ton Wheelhouse Webb Street Caulfield faced a traffic charge for driving a four ton truck at 38 to 40 mph on the Western Highway at 1 am on August 8. He was fined £2. In other news Betty Thompson achieved a first class pass in the preliminary section at the London College of Music elocution exams under tutor Mery Trene Hopkinson ALCM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renton Wheelhouse
Webb Street
Caulfield
Sunsine Court
London College of Music
J. Howlett Ross
Betty Thompson
Betty
Mery Trene Hopkinson
A.L.C.M
Burning-Off Dangers At Piggery Fire Risk Warned
Fire officers warn that periodical burning off at a piggery on Lacy Street and Rabieh Road endangers nearby homes. The quarter acre site scatters ignited matter on windy days, prompting calls to use an incinerator or enclosure to reduce fire risk. Sunshine brigade reports rapid responses to blazes sparked by the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Street
Rabieh Road
Sunshine Fire Brigade
Senior-constable Dedication Shifts at Sunshine Station
Senior-constable P. Masterson resumed duties in charge of Sunshine police station on Monday after a holiday. Senior-constable Jones, who relieved him, has returned to Williamstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Masterson
Sunshine
Jones
Williamstown
Concrete footpaths approved for Summer Hill Road
Braybrook council agrees to replace asphalt footpaths on Summer Hill Road with concrete after a residents’ request for conformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrook
Summerhill Road
Braybrook council weighs Ashley Street weight limit
Braybrook council discussed restricting load limits on Ashley Street with officers to assess desirability and repair responsibility. If no limit is set, the Tramways Board which runs buses there may not accept repair fault as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Street
Braybrook
Lowe
Tramways Board
Braybrook Council Receives Air Raid Shelter Appeal
North Footscray ALP urged immediate air raid shelter provisions as enemy approach concerns rise. Braybrook council received Mr A Drakeford MHR's offer to cooperate with Mr Dedman MHR to seek Federal financial aid for shelters. A condolence letter to Mrs Baker was passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Footscray
Australian Labor Party
Braybrook
A. §. Drakeford
M.H.R
Dedman
Proceeds From Waste Campaign Reach £200
Reported proceeds from the Sunshine waste products depot have reached the £200 mark. The final collection day is Saturday December 4, requiring two sections to be collected in one day. Thanks are extended to Sunshine residents, the Boy Scout movement, council employees, and all contributors. A Zeona Calisthenic College display followed with diverse physical culture acts and notable soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Boy Scout Movement
Zeona Calisthenic College
Zena Vivian
L.P. C.V
Elaine Perry
Trene Schleebs
Joan Montgomery
Elizabeth Foxcroft
Mavis Dean
Daphne Douglass
R. Self
Miss Hale
P. Rule
E. Foxcroft
M. Dean
Change of Place for P.A.F.S. Friday Card Party
The P.A.F.S. Social Club relocates its weekly 500 card party to Caxton House rear of the Advocate office from Friday January 3 and on every Friday thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.A.F.S. Social Club
Caxton House
Advocate Office
Life Memberships Awarded At Caxton House Cricket Club
At Caxton House on Wednesday last the M A Cricket Club presented life membership certificates to Cyril Houston and Ern Guy for service. Ralph Guy received a cup for last year’s batting average and Rich Houston earned a bowling average trophy. The event included a Christmas tree for children, refreshments, dancing and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caxton House
M.A. Cricket Club
Cyril Houston
Ern Guy
J. North
Ralph Guy
Rich Houston
Brother and wife among bombing victims in England
Mr Aird of Blair Athol Coffee Palace learns his younger brother Douglas and his wife were killed in an English bombing raid. ARP workers found their home a mass of rubble at the scene, and the couple had just recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Aird
Blair Athol’ Coffee Palace
Douglas
England
A.R.P
Braybrook Council Told Hoary Cress Being Treated
Following a complaint the Lands Department informed the Braybrook council on Monday night that hoary cress near the railway line between Deer Park and Rockbank was being effectively treated and would receive similar attention in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrook
Lands Department
Hoavy Cress
Deer Park
Rockbank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunshine Golf Club
Infant Welfare
Niagara Cafe
Co. M, Bingham, Proprietress
Cornwall
Devonshire
Anderson
Durham
Roads
Forrest Street
Willan
Baker
Hopkins Street
Footscray
Sunshine’s
Mosley
Hampshire Road
T. H. Launder
Iseman
Irving Street
Footscray Station
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!