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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1953
Page
4
A fragmentary church notice lists service times and speakers for multiple locations including Sunshine Albion Deer Park St Albans and E Sunshine with varied morning and evening sessions and several named ministers.
The Vicar leads services across St Mark's and St John's churches with Holy Communion Matins Children's Church and Evensong. At St Peter's East Sunshine a 9 30 am Holy Communion is planned.
Councillors consider allowing a small amount of acid waste from a factory to be discharged into a quarry instead of Stony Creek drain. The City Engineer sees little harm since quarry water is below the creek, but calls for full fencing and assurances. The proposal was defeated and will be revisited by the Public Works Committee.
William Storey Smith of 75 King Edward Ave died in December at age 65. A former foreman carpenter at the Ammunition Factory ICT and night-class instructor at Sunshine Technical School, he joined Sunshine RSL and the Totally Incapacitated Soldiers Association. Funeral at Fawkner Crematorium with RSL and Incapacitated Soldiers rites. He is survived by a widow, one daughter, two sons and four grandchildren.
Altona Life-Saving Club opens a carnival at Altona Park to finance life saving equipment. The event runs until 24 January with a march past and awards, plus demonstrations of the Helga Neilson resuscitation method and rescue techniques.
A brief inquiry notes Sunshine Railway Station platforms lack the decorative powers and shrubs seen at other stations. It asks why public safety works like the 28 path on Monash Street do not prevent pedestrians from walking on roadways risking injury. It questions the poor condition of South Road and why truck owners avoid proper garages, parking vehicles on streets at night, without offering prizes for correct answers.
Police investigate after valueless cheques are handed to two Sunshine businessmen. A bicycle owned by Vincent Valli of Phoenix Street was stolen from outside Derrimut Hotel days before Christmas.
Residents complain about difficulty making trunk calls from tele boxes outside St Albans Post Office. They urge installation of a multi coin box to allow calls when the post is closed.
A letter from East Sunshine Progress Association arrives at the Sunshine Council meeting. The group extends greetings and expresses appreciation for the services of council employees as part of a fine gesture.
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