Year’s Growth in Braybrook Shire Highlights Surge in Development
The Braybrook Shire reports a record year with £235,850 spent on new buildings and additions plus about £2.1 million tied to Deer Park and Maribyrnong munition factories. It lists 57 factories, 1985 male and 796 female workers, with salaries totaling £1,260,492 and production valued at £4,315,309. The piece notes large factory growth but limited retail development, urging a stronger local shopping policy and a more assertive Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrook
Deer Park
Maribyrnong
Polson Motor Parts
J. E. Laughton, Campbell, Cuming Pty, Ltd
Machine Tools of Australia Pty. Ltd
Industrial Service Engineers
Noyes Brox
Monsanto Southern Cross Chemical Co
Proxi
Footscray
Melbourne
Chamber of Commerce
Sunshine
Braybrookshire Council Uses £27,341 on Roads Expansion
The Braybrookshire council reports year expenditures of £27,341 on new works and maintenance. Sources include £10,496 from general avenue funds, £4,252 from loans, £7,131 from private streets, and £5,462 from Country Roads Board and Defence Department tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrookshire
General Avenue
Country Roads Board
Defence Department
No Progress in Shopping Centre Row
Ratepayers urge local trade and oppose distant developments as debate stalls plans for a shopping centre. Citizens call for practical local solutions while officials consider investment and zoning details.
First Tramway in the Shire Opens
The Braybrook tramway opened on December 22 extending along Raleigh road to the Maribyrnong munition works, relieving factory transport congestion. War traffic allows Maribyrnong residents to travel directly to Melbourne by electric tram for sixpence. Growth of nearby industries may prompt a Ballarat road tram extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braybrook
Raleigh Road
Maribyrnong
Melbourne
Deer Park
Ballarat
Twelve Men on Sustenance in the Shire
Unemployment is practically non existent in the shire as twelve men draw sustenance due to physical incapacity for the available work. The author notes the sustenance claim is broadly accurate, even at the height of the economic crisis when 600 were receiving aid.
District Gave 150 Fighters and £2985
The year closed in the shire saw 150 young men enter the forces for freedom and £2032 raised for Red Cross and Comforts. Eighty eight joined the Army, 40 Navy, 22 Air Force. 1240 sent to Red Cross and 2038 to Comforts Fund. A large group of lady workers supplied 28 articles for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Comforts
Army
Navy
Air Force
Comforts Fund
A. Lowe
Larger Buses Sought After Tram Board Action
Ballarat road service cuts prompt calls to allow the small operator to deploy larger buses. Parish leader Pastor H. G. Brice departed with 18 SunShine youths for an educational tour of Sydney Katoomba and Canberra including several Sunshine boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tramway Board
Ballarat Road
H. G. Brice
Sunshine Baptist Church
Wonthaggi
Sydney
Katoomba
Canberra
Sunshine Boys
New Catholic Church Opens January Twenty Six
The Our Lady's Parish church on Durham Road Sunshine will have its opening ceremony and blessing on Sunday January 26. Archbishop of Melbourne Most Rev D Mannix will lead the event. The new church aims to bring architectural beauty and spiritual welfare to the district with preparations underway for a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady's
Durham Road
Sunshine
Melbourne
D. Mannix
Ban
Mother Ryder
Our Lady's Church
Quiet Wedding at Victoria Street Methodist Church
A quiet wedding was held at Victoria Street Methodist Church Footscray on Tuesday December 28 at 7 30 pm. Olive Daphne Yates eldest daughter of C Yates Footscray and H B Yates Perth W A married Mir Stanley Lawrence Sunshine second son of the late Mr and Mrs J Lawrence Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Street Methodist Church
Footscray
Olive Daphne
Mes C. Yates
Hockingtreet
H. B. Yates
Perth
W.A
Mir Stanley Lawrence
Sunshine
Mix 5
J. Lawrence
Melbourne
Local airman promoted to Flying Officer in the RAF
Mr and Mrs J Ryan of the Dermimut Hotel Sunshine announce their son Kevin Ryan has been promoted to Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force. Kevin, stationed in Singapore, sent a cheerful note to the newspaper editor at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ryan
Dervimut
Sunshine
Kevin
Singapore
Advoutte
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Mity
LTD
Nicholson Street, Footscray
Hampshire Road
Minora
Valet — Swing
Gillette
GEM — Schik Blades
Palmolive
Kitchen
Colgate’s
Ingram's
Hygeia
Lifebudy
Having Dreams
U.F.S. Dispensary
Sun Crescent
J. Downing
L. McDuff
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