Under-manned Local Police Station Strains City Needs
Local police in Biniton face staffing shortages with six officers for a 65 square mile district housing over 20 000 people. No midnight shift, no resident sergeant, and extra duties from jury service White City coursing ground and McKay's factory escorts burden the force. A new courthouse and police station long overdue.
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Velice
White City
McKay
Bond
Neema
Ami
Bicycle Thefts Prevalent In Sunshine Station Area
Police report multiple bicycle thefts in Sunshine with five stolen from the Sunshine station area and two from Ballarat Road Maidstone. Some bikes were recovered abandoned near Nettlefolds Works on Ballarat Road. The railway island platform parking invites theft and a fee for bicycle storage shifts responsibility to owners. Police seek protective measures to safeguard cycle owners.
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Sunshine Station
Dorrimut Hotel
Ballarat Road
Maidstone
Nettlefolds Works
Sunshine
Night Patrol Proposal for Shopkeeper Safety
Businessmen report robberies rising and urge night patrols to aid police. Former heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson of Sunshine is approached and considers the plan favorably. He says he is devising a protection scheme for shopkeepers to cover hours midnight to sunrise and will submit details soon.
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Jack Johnson
Sunshine
Johnson
Sunshine Holiday Trade Steady During New Year Period
Town was quiet between Christmas and New Year with an influx of New Australians. main streets busy as people holidayed. The Dorrimut pub stayed open and beer flowed freely. Police noted few disturbances with three drunken arrests and two not speaking English. Mrs Rus hosted police, and New Year’s Eve remained peaceful amid private celebrations.
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Rus
Roxx
Lea
Beer Garden Opens Saturday in Sunshine Hotel Grounds
Sunshine launches a garden style beer garden beside the Hotel Perrimuil on Tulim Durhan road. Concrete tables with adjustable umbrellas and brick comfort stations have been provided for both sexes. A special bar will deliver drinks via waiters, as residents anticipate a new social venue amid growing population and licensing debates.
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Fae
Sunshine
IV. Priest
Perrimuil
Tulim Durhan Road
Dentist Opens Practice at 209 Hampshire Road Sunshine
K M Phelan BSc LD dental surgeon begins practice at 209 Hampshire Road upstairs Sunshine with appointments available from Saturday December 12 1952.
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K. M. Phelan
Hampshire Rd
Sunshine
Cycling Star Visits Here Next Week
Cycling star Mockridge, famed amateur cyclist, will visit Sunshine on Wednesday to meet junior riders at Alf Boulknee's cycle shop in Devonshire Road from 2 pm to 4 pm. He recently retired from a successful overseas tour and is likely to compete in this year's Olympic Games. He will answer questions, share riding hints, and discuss road safety.
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Ueeell Mockridtmateur Cyclint
Sunshine
Alf Boulknee
Devonshire Road
Mockridge
No Claim Expected for This Money
There is 8- available for the ViehtCal owner at the Sunshine Police Station but it is unlikely that an claim will be filed as the Jones who recovered treat the Mitty ind game of tyre-up opposite the Brayfiewal total from which the players test. Dur rivdly as that pans on his Dev member when police were Hathied approaching the school in the wild stampede to escape from the representatives of the bin one and took a head up into a box thorn bed but extricated himself in time to evade the clutching hinds of Senior Constable Harrington and Constable Johns. Their payment will await claim for three months and if the owner does not put in an appearance it will go into consolidated revenue.
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Sunshine
Jones
Hairrington
Johns
Child Falls Into Drain. Community Demands Barriers
Kevin O'Connor, a child living in a railway home off Southrow, fell into a sewer excavation on New Year's Day and was treated at the Children's Hospital for injuries. Residents fear dangerous spots and urge the Railways Department to install effluent protective barriers.
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Kevin O'Connor
Southrow
Children's Hospital
Railways Department
Tardy Motorists Registration Labels Available
Sergeant Bond of the Sun Shine police makes another appeal to motorists to collect their registration labels and warns that using outdated labels can lead to prosecution. Motorists should contact the focal pollen without delay to avoid penalties.
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Bond
Sunshine Police
Grass Fire Burns 2000 Acres Near Deer Park
A grass fire scorched about 2000 acres along Ballarat Road to Boundary Road near Deer Park on Christmas. Every available brigade was sent to battle the blaze as smoke hung over the area.
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Deer Park
Christman
Ballarat
Boundary Road
Thieves Active During Holiday Period
Thieves struck during Christmas week in San Crescent Sunshine and nearby areas. Entries included a De Wixe home, a broken window, a cash box theft, and a locked garage theft of a watch. A garden hoe was taken at Mr S G Martyn’s Tyler residence, with windows broken at Sunshine Technical School and a cash register rammed at Derrimal Radio Store.
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8. G. Martyn
Tyler Nehine
Sunshine Technical School
Derrimal
Durham Road
Sanshine
Passing of Prominent Citizen Mr Treloreal
Passing of prominent Deer Park citizen Mr Treloar is reported with details of his long service to the Shire of the Western Riding and Municipal Association. He chaired council committees, led deputations, and declined the Shire Presidency despite multiple offers. He helped establish a Leathercloth factory plant in 1928 and was remembered by the Mayor and Rate Collector at his funeral.
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Thy
Ini
Treluard
Australian Explosves and Chemical Coy
LCT. Ve
Fabrex
Castley
Trelour
Mann
Pioneer family marks loss of W Murray Pullar
W Murray Pullar formerly engineer to the Shire of Keilor and consulting engineer to the City of Bunahine died on December 18. He was among the district’s pioneer families, with his father W Pullar noted as Braybrook Shire’s first secretary and early developer of the area.
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W. Murray Puller
Shire of
Keilor
Bunahine
Big District
Mr W. Pullar
Braybrook
Death notices for Mr Richard Jolley in local Mason circles
The town mourns the Christmas Day death of Mr Richard Jolley, a 32 year old motor vehicle accident victim. An active Mason, he served as Past Master of St Mark Lodge and held leadership roles in the Methodist Knights. Jolley directed a stevedoring company and was well loved by waterside workers and social circles.
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Mrr
Richard Joseph Jolley
Mr. Jolley
Wedge
St. Mark
Joley
Arid
Bottle Through Window at New City Cafe
Pappas proprietor of the New City Cafe reports an incident at 7am when bottles and bottles were thrown through a rear window on December 20. No injuries or arrests have been made. police were notified and investigations continue.
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Pappas
New City
Shen
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Barclay
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Jroi
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Ogether
Murray
Maidetond
Pheale
Polar
Wetle Atte
Bosenden Connect
Wits
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Mie
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Joseph Jot
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Eyely
East Malvern
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