New Year’s Eve Celebrated by Sunshine Scottish Society
Sunshine Scottish Society held a New Year’s Eve supper and dance at Sunshine Town Hall with large attendance. The Mayor and Mayoress attended as Miss Graeme Thomson presented a Highland Dress hand painted tray to the Mayoress, with Peggy Drinkwater performing Highland Dancing.
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Sunshine Scottish Sociey
Sunshine Town Hall
Graeme Thomson
Tom Anderson
Sunshine
Peggy Drinkwater
Richmond
Piper Gray
Masonic Hall
Play Centre Opens at Sunshine State School
Sunshine State School opens a Play Centre during holidays offering games sports folk dancing and crafts from 9 45 am to 4 pm daily until 23 January. Parents may visit on Tuesday 13 January to inspect the centre.
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Sunshine State School
Man charged for driving truck across Keeney Street footpath
Keith Killard of West Brunswick fined after driving a motor truck across a damaged footpath in Keeney Street Maribyrnong. Sun Shine Council inspectors testified to the offence. defendant said it was the first time he had used the path. He appeared at Sembee Court on 23 January.
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Keeney St
Maribyrnong
Keith Killard
Pearson St
West Brunswick
Se Sembee Court
Coates
Sunshine Council
Sunshine Crick Club Appear on Sperta Parade Boxing Night
Members of Sunshine Crick Club appeared on the radio show Sperta Parade on 3KZ Boxing Night for publicity. Drs J Downing and E Will ey and Messrs Jim Fox Ken Hawcett Bill Maddern and Kev Silvey failed to guess the Mystery Voice. Three of Sunshine's six reps correctly answered in Beat the Clock within five seconds earning 100 points per correct response for the club. Local contestants included Don Jamieson Gordon Pippett Andy Kyle Tom O'Brien Leo Willey and Barry Simpson.
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Sunshine Cricket Club
Drs. J. Downing
E. Willey
Messra Jim Fox
Ken Hawcett
Bill Maddern
Kev Silvey
Sunshine
Don Jamieson
Gordon Pippett
Andy Kyle
Tom O'Brien
Leo Willey
Barry Simpson
Alteration of School Names Suggested
A Sun shine Council meeting discussed renaming the new State School near Tottenham station. Dr J R Parsons urged naming it Tottenham and renaming the nearby Tottenham school to Footscray West. The suggestion was sent to Education Minister A E Shepherd. The new school will start with two grades and expand later.
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Sunshine Rd
Tottenham Station
Wootscray West
Sunshine Council
J. R. Parsons
Tottenham
Tottenham School
Footscray
Footscray West
A. E. Shepherd
Ballet School Opens in Sunshine by Madame Tamara Des Fontaines
Madame Tamara Des Fontaines starts a new ballet school in Sunshine on Monday January 19. Classes run in the Town Hall supper room for children from four and for business girls, with inquiries at the class or Kenilworth Library Hampshire Road.
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Tamara Des Fontaines
Sunshine
Town Hall
Kenilworth Library
Hampshire Road
Prediction of Future Premier by Sunshine Council Leader
At the close of 1952 Sunshine Council meetings Dr G E Dobson predicted that Dr A E Shepherd MLA would become Premier of the State. He said Shepherd would perform well as Minister of Education.
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Sunshine Council
G. E. Dobson
A. E. Shepherd
M.L.A
Dobson
Shepherd
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D’arcy's
Sunshine City
Benjamin Street
Colin C. Morton
M.M.R.W
Tyler St., Sunshine
Tlantic
Sunshine Motors
Dickson Street
Cornwall Road
Webster’s Hardware Store
Hampshire Rd
Ballet
Howorth
Suffolk Road
Sunshine and District
Sunshine Theatre
Harold Hosking & Son
Effingham ST. Newport
Holmes
Taunton Street
NEW Houses
KODAK
Peerless Fibrous Plaster CO
Cnr. Cannon & Wright St
Bloomfield Ave
Maribyrnong, W
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