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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1952
Page
1
The mayor urged developing national feeling at Australia Day celebrations with Sir Norman Martin praising the event and calling for stronger turnout. About 120 attended last Sunday, including scouts and guides, while Noel Spark, Grace and Isabel Pollock, and Frank Wood performed with Lola Graham at the piano. The flag was raised atop the town hall by the Mayoress before the program.
Fines totaling 20 pounds were imposed at Sunshine court on Thomas Rockett of Northumberland Road Sunshine after conviction on two counts of letting stock wander unattended on a public highway. Ranger James Roberts testified cattle roaming Ballarat Road on 16 November and Nancy Cramond released them. A second offence involved nineteen sheep in Northumberland Road in late December, with Rockett taking custody of the animals. Each case carried a 10 pound fine plus 2 shillings 6 pence in costs.
Sunshine Council sets its first meeting of 1952 for Monday at 7 30 p m. Keiley Council convenes tomorrow at 10 a m. Both bodies have been in recess since before Christmas.
Dennis Fischer 15 of 34 Couch Street was selected as Sunshine Sun Youth Travel representative, after placing runner up last year. He attends University High School and aspires to become an industrial chemist. The 120-member contingent sails April 1 for a seventeen week Britain tour with on board lessons. Gordon Mathews of 4 Norfolk Street Maidstone finished as runner up.
Sunshine Football Club postpones the Sportsmen's picture night planned for next Thursday due to unavailability of the 1951 Grand Final film in Adelaide. Club aims to reschedule and possibly secure the 1951 Davis Cup film. Preliminary 1952 season plans underway. pre-annual meeting set for Monday February 4. coach applications for senior and junior teams close then.
A motorcycle owned by Victor Dennis Wright of 108 Wright Street Sunshine was taken near Sunshine Theatre on Saturday night and later recovered at Moonee Ponds.
Critics noted a strong Sunshine display as they scored 222 for 3 with Don Jamieson unbeaten on 81 and Don Deeble scoring 96. Reaching centuries would have marked a rare feat in a one day game. full score details are on page 6.
Ken Doubleday former St Mark’s athlete won the Australian 440 yards hurdles title last Monday. He upset NSW star George Gedge with a 53.5 second clock just one tenth off the Olympic standard and equal to the Australian record. Earlier he finished third in both the 120 and 220 hurdles finals, boosting his prospects for Helsinki Olympic selection.
The Southern Province around Melbourne will vote in June for a new Legislative Council. Retiring M L C Sir William Angliss stands down as enrollments rise, with about 100 000 eligible by May across 19 subdivisions, up from 28 000 in 1946. Mr Rawson is a well-traveled, experienced speaker with ABC panel experience and study of political movements.
A bicycle belonging to James Victor Young of Sun shine railway station area was stolen on Friday. Darrell Turner a schoolboy of 6 Hampton Street Sunshine had his bike taken from Burke Street Braybrook and later recovered in a lane off Devonshire Road with a tyre and tube missing.
Coles founder G. J. Coles and his brothers opened the first Coles Store in 1914. The Sunshine store marks a modern expansion, with 180 stores nationwide, trained staff, and contemporary fittings aimed at high customer service and staff welfare.
Leonard French of Richmond explained to Senior-Constable Harrington that his boss had him annoyed and he was a bad loser. He shouted in a public place on December 27 attracting attention. French, present in court, was fined five pounds or fourteen days in jail for the incident.
John Skidmore reported wallet theft from a kitchen cabinet in a Braybrook house Cranwell Street on Tuesday night. Wallet contained twelve pounds and was stolen during the incident.
Alexander Rees discovered theft in room at Blair Athol 288 Hampshire Rd on Wednesday. A wrist watch worth £10 and sports trousers £3 were stolen along with a suit case and two notes. Sixteen fence posts valued £2 10s were removed from the creekside fence near Sunshine Golf Club belonging to the golf club.
A green scarf and a brown purse containing some money were handed in to Sunshine police station, with the owner to be traced.
Twenty one year old Diane Smith of Hampshire Road Sunshine won third place in the Sun-Girl competition at Queenscliff on Monday. Thirty three contestants entered and more than ten thousand spectators watched from Queenscliff Beach.
Charles Leslie McLeod of Preston drove down Hampshire Rel when three year old Paul Smith of Mr Stuart Street ran into the road. The driver could not stop in time and the boy was taken to a doctor where he was treated for shock and minor injuries with no bones broken.
A motorcycle left on Anderson Road last Sunday was recovered and returned to its owner in Moonee Ponds. Police report the battery and a toolkit were stolen.
The Sunshine Court heard that Martin Jankowski, an unlicensed driver fined £3 in September, had not paid the amount. An order was issued imprisoning him for 14 days. Dorothy Hubber reported a purse containing £4 lost or stolen near the Sunshine Post Office on Tuesday afternoon.
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