Tramway extensions debated at Kellorshire council meeting
At Kellorshire council on Saturday, a reply from the Tramways Board explained that Keilor and Broadmeadows do not fall within the board area and cannot initiate extensions. Councils may request extensions with municipal guarantees covering five years, plus a rate payer poll for betterment. Estimated cost stands at £39,150 with first year revenue £2,402 and operating costs £9,294.
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Kellorshire
Bulla Road
Keilor
Broadmeadows
Jos
Tramways Board
Keilor Shire Council Receives School Upgrade Letter
At the Keilor shire council meeting held Saturday last a letter from the Education department was read. It states that the Public Works department has been asked to prepare a scheme and cost estimate for remodelling the Keilor State school or building a new school. The department will expedite the matter and upon receipt of the report the case will be considered further. A copy will be sent to the Keilor school committee.
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Keilor
Education Department
H. O. White
Shire of
Keilor State School
Public Works Department
Ttwax
Motor Fee Revenue Across Australian States Revealed
Statistics from the Commons wealth statistician show that Australian state governments collected 6,080,867 pounds in motor registration licence fees and related charges in the last financial year, up 460,708 from the prior year and well above 1934-35 levels. Victoria led with 1,707,923 pounds, followed by New South Wales 2,874,642 and Queensland 776,400, with smaller sums in other territories. Victoria notes a rise in registrations to 233,573 and licences to 315,826, while proposed 6d unit reductions to some producers would not deplete the Roads Board funds due to rising fee income.
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Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Aus
Tasman
Northern Territory
Federal Capital Territory
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
Country Roads Board Fund
Friction Fire Hazard From Petrol Bandage Incident
The annual safety bulletin reports a man burned when a petrol soaked bandage on his hand caught fire as he slid it along a car door edge. It cites a Sydney case of a woman burning herself scrubbing silk in petrol and notes petrol’s friction electricity risks. It urges proper grounding of tanks and careful handling of petrol.
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American National Safety Council
Sydney
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
Queen Victoria Hospital Auxiliary Meeting Called
The Sunshine auxiliary of Queen Victoria Hospital will hold its first meeting of the year on Thursday February 17 at 2 30 p m in the Sunshine town hall council room. All members are asked to attend and intending members will be welcomed.
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Sunshine
Queen Victoria Hospital
Sunshine Town Hall
Man Seeks Noted Lookalike Peey With Angry Train Of Thought
A fragmented note describes a man who wants his appearance echoed in others and hints at anger linked to his mental process. The text is obscured, with references to resemblance and trains of thought, suggesting a reflection on identity and temperament.
Dancer Mixa Sinnett Dominates Yea Carnival Prizes
Sunshine dancer Mixa Joyce Sinnett won three prizes at the Yea carnival for Scottish dancing. She studies with Veuny Donald, a celebrated prize winner and U S A entry. Donald’s pupils perform at theatres in Melbourne. A fragment mentions Eric rushing in from the garden in tears.
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Mixa
Joyce Sinnett
Sunshine
Miss Sinnett
Veuny Donald
U.S.A
Car theft loophole criticised by Royal Automobile Club chief
President J A Paterson of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria warns that current law treats stealing a vehicle as illegally using rather than larceny. He cites thousands of pounds in stolen cars over the past years, many altered or hidden for resale, with others destroyed. He urges harsher penalties and notes thieves use stolen cars to commit further crimes.
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Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
J. A. Paterson
Thin Wade
Doctor Delivers Cracked Joke About Bad Temper
A doctor surveys a patient and jokes about a supposed bad temper caused by an ugly little thing. The patient whispers for quiet as a woman in the next room is listening, adding a quiet tension to the exchange.
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W. J. Bell
Neal Estate Agency
Tssuranu
Mrs. Judd
Hampshire Road
Paterson S'Sotscray
Nicholson Street Footscray
Footscray 16
Melbourne
Fitzroy, Wangaratta
Echuca
Swan Hill
Advocate
Guter
May the New School For
Eric
Sunshine Motors
Alf Boorer
Horsfall
Jane
Barkly Street
Footscray
Wietel
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