Road for Cartage of Explosives Debated at Braybrookshire Meeting
At a Braybrookshire council session a Public Works Department letter discussed a proposed metal road along Fitzgerald Road from the Deer Park explosives factory to Laverton railway. Estimated cost £3830. Debate focused on council contribution and safety, with calls for ICI to assist and for a 25 percent council share contingent on securing other funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrookshire
Public Works
Fitzgerald Road
Deer Park
Laverton
H. Robinson
Goldey
Pennell
Treloar
Cr. Treloar
Dr. Drayton
Drayton
Imperial Chemical Industries
Progress Association Wins Council Backing in Albion
The Albion Progress Association gained Braytorokshire council support on Monday night for two measures. It urged Railways Commissioners to erect a siding at end of Ade Street for Deer Park workers and to consider a transfer option to Albion and Deer Park noted in the Advocate. Councilmen praised the move and agreed to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion Progress Association
Braytrookshire
Ade Street
Deer Park
Adelaide Street
Albion
Advocate
Cr. Parsons
Dr. Dedrick
Plant hire expected to absorb most of contribution
The statement notes that the contribution will mainly fund plant hire with little actual expenditure of funds required.
Braybrook Council Notes and Local Street Light Requests
Braybrook Council discusses St Albans Progress Association request for street lights at Oberon Avenue and Houndary Road and near Mr Hale's St Albans Road property. Dr Teeloar backs rejecting the second request as unwarranted. Council adopts Treloar's views. Preparations begin for planting trees along Sunshine Road toward Tottenham this winter. Ongoing odours at South Sunshine blamed on an experimental treatment plant near the sewage pumping station. nuisance not expected to persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Albans Progress Association
Oberon Avenue
Houndary Road
Hale
St. Albans Road
Teeloar
Keilor
Treloar
Sunshine Road
Tottenham
South Sunshine
Metropolitan Board
Engineer's report on Ballarat Road and Deer Park works
The shire engineer reports progress on Ballarat Road pitched channels from Omar Street to Ashley Street with north side work starting. Excavation on Gordon Street Estate amended scheme, salamander base spreading nearly complete, drains and pits largely finished. Tar surfacing on Reid Street done, Wright Street extended to meet metal road, and widening between Stanford and Hampshire. Bitumen surfacing under way on Station Road Deer Park toward Boundary Road. McDonald Super Diesel Roller used with extra water tank. driver will return later. Early work planned to extend concrete twin culvert at Lane's Creek and replace inadequate 3 ft pipe. December January building permits total 25 with value £613,628 including eight homes and factory additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Robinson
Ballarat Road
Omar Street
Ashley Street
Duke Street
Gordon Street
Pridham
Kellaway
Rowe Streets
Postal Department
Gas Company
M.M.B.W
Rowe
Reid Street
Wright Street
Anderson Street
Stanford Street
Hampshire Road
Station Road
Deer Park
Boundary Road
Traffc
Laverton McDonald
Ballarat
Lane's Creek
W.B
Sunshine Forms New Cycling Club With Inaugural Race
Sunshine starts a new cycling club with Merv. Bickley as president and H J Payne as secretary H Slater as handicapper. About a dozen members join. The first event is a three mile sprint along Ballarat Road on February 26 at 3 pm A trophy donated by Allan Reed Hampshire Road Sunshine will be awarded. open to any rider in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Merv. Bickley
H. J. Payne
H. Slater
Ballarat
Allan Reed
Hampshire Road
Distracted mother and child exchange advice over a baby
A distracted mother asks her young son what to do with the baby while the boy quips about a book of instructions that came with it, capturing a domestic, humorous moment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
New Progress Assn. Popular
Sr EB
Hargesaves Shires ‘Ary
Teasport
Ito
Robinson
Braybrook
Braybrook Shire
Melbourne City
Forme
John F. Carroll
Paisley Street
Footscray
W Town
Barlows
Beechworth
V. C. Spiller
Sydney Street
M. A. Fleming
Adelaide ST
Chrissie Baker Alom
Ll.g
Musa
Melton
New Grand Paisley Street
Adolph Loner
Gary Cooper
George Raft
Eleanor Whitney
Johnny Downs
Popeye the Sailor
Johnny Weismuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Tarzan
Neral
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!