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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1952
Page
3
The Sunshine Advocate reflects on the Christmas season stressing its true meaning beyond bustle and materialism. It urges embracing devotion friendship and charity as sources of hope and calls pagan customs as reminders of imagination and poetic gifts tied to divine sharing with humankind.
The Sunshine Dads' Association Women's Auxiliary elected officers at their annual meeting. President Mrs Clark, Vice President Mrs Barnes, Junior Vice President Mrs Treasurer, and committee members were re elected with auditors Mrs Sreek and Learmonth. The group extends season's greetings to all artists and notes an event at Bundoora on January 18.
Sunshine Council received a committee letter protesting passport refusals and salt restrictions used in public Salt protests. The council took no action on Monday.
A damaged court record reports that civil delict cases were struck out for want of proper filing at St Lunatic Court. The document notes two cases in dispute and the action cited as dismissal. The incomplete text indicates procedural issues halted the litigation.
Council discussed rising hydrant installation costs in new city areas. The M M B W advised £60 for a hydrant on an existing main with half funded by the Council. additional charges must be met by the council. The Public Works Committee will review the issue at its first meeting in the new year.
Council heard that limited telephone facilities crippled factory operations in South Sunshine. Dr. A Beachley urged Mr Pollard of Ry to intervene, while Gr N Green noted that business restrictions raise unemployment risks.
Cr G E Dobson appeals residents to donate to the Sunshine Community Chest at Town Hall to fund aid for hard pressed families. He cites widowed Mrs W and two other cases, noting limited government relief and ongoing charity through local bodies and churches.
The Bunacine State School committee reports a productive year with 24 seats costing £120 placed around the grounds and a bicycle rack project over holidays. A new rostrum for assemblies and £30 of library books have been provided with tenders called for a £200 wireless system.
Braybrook State School has grown from 210 to 300 pupils in a year. With Housing Commission area expansion, student numbers are expected to rise next year. The mothers club and school committee spent over £100 on amenities and invite new members. Fifty parents attended the Christmas Break-up to view pupil displays and enjoy social games and matches against North Melbourne School.
Police inspected a car along a roadway area and found faulty brakes after a routine check. Investigators noted the vehicle had defects affecting safety and issued immediate advisories to the owner.
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