Review of 1938 Opens With Busy Industry Outlook
The year begins with optimism as local industries run at high capacity and few unemployed, though December brought a downturn and some job losses. Officials hope rain sustains a quick return to normal. Road work advances with a 40 ft concrete bypass in Maidstone and a planned two way link near Duke Street. In Maribyrnong area, main roads are reconditioned with over £7,000 spent, and a program of sealing and resurfacing continues across the municipality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balelarat
Pro Smumime
Maidstone
Ata Jyst
Duke Street
Albion Railway
Maribyrnong
Tree Planting Progress and Suburban Land Offers
Tree planting expanded at Deer Park and on the Ballarat road with the Country Roads Board. Sunshine Road planted on both sides from Stony Creek to White City and additional shorter streets planted. Maidstone replanning well advanced and street construction near completion. Council will offer home builders blocks of land in the area at reasonable prices with streets already constructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Ballarat
Sunshine Road
Stony Creek
White City
Maidstone
Private street construction in Maidstone and Gordon street estate
With prosperity returning the council funded a major private street construction in Maidstone and the Gordon street estate at South Maribyrmong. About £8000 was spent and the policy is vindicated by new homes already built and rising demand for land that was previously dormant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maidstone
Gordon Street
South Maribyrmong
Sunshine Park works and pool upgrades planned
Laying out and levelling of Sunshine Park with cricket oval at an estimated cost of £600. Sunshine swimming pool improvements near completion with expenditure around £500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Park
Cricket Oval
Sunshine
New Industries Rise as Leathercloth Factory and Oil Plant Open
Over the past year aLeathercloth factory at Deer Park began nitro cellulose production while Levee Oil Company opened a new plant at the Ballarat road Evane street corner in ybrook. A pig and calf market act creates the Western Metropolitan Market Trust with appointees from Footscray Kewendyn Wilwe Braybrook and Fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Ballarat Road
Evane Street
Ybrook
Levee Oil Company
Brooklyn
McDonald’s Road
Shire of Brook
Western Metropolitan Market Trust
Footscray
Kewendyn
Braybrook
Fort
Braybrook Council Holds Special Meeting appoints rep
A special Braybrook council meeting appointed Dr W B Glen Henning as the council representative on the brunt. The trust meeting is set for Friday January 20 at the Footscray Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Footscray
W. B. Glen Henning
Braybrook
Sport Prominence in District See Growth in 1936
The district notes sport’s central role with four new organizations added in 1936: Sunshine Baseball Club, Sunshine District Football Club, Sunshine Cycling Club and Mbion Tennis Club. The baseballers won the premiership in an undefeated first season, the new football club competed in the FunsterMy (Funtsermy) competition with promising progress for 1980, cycling aims high under energetic youth officials, and Albion Tennis Club opened two courts on King Edward Avenue with strong local support anticipated as Tramway Board Omnibus service expansion to Deer Park continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Baseball Club
Sunshine District
Football Club
Sunshine Cycling Club
Mbion Tennis Club
Albion Tennis Club
King Edward Avenue
Further Factory Development Near Deer Park in 1930
New manufacturers at the Deer Park factory, to be set up in premises planned near Fitzgerald Road, are expected to commence this year. Gerald Road construction from Deer Park toward Altona, with a contract already awarded, will aid district growth. About 12 acres with Rossmann Road frontage was sold for factory use, and a return of favorable conditions suggests definite progress in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park
Fitzgerald Road
Gerald
Altona
Rossmann Road
Sunshine Bikes and Cars Rise in Vehicle Labels
Sunshine shows high vehicle density with 707 registration labels issued last year. Many owners travel to Melbourne for labels. Local police affixed 656 labels in 1937, marking a 51 increase from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Melbourne
Sunshine Post Office Sees Staff Increase and Busy December
The Sunshine post office employed 18 staff for November, one more than last year, led by Postmaster H. C. Crook who credits public cooperation for smooth December mail flow. Inward parcels over 1 lb reached 270, while December telephone calls totaled 23 162, with Deer Park calls excluded after its automatic exchange. Public appreciation for staff courtesy noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Post Office
H. C. Crook
Deer Park
Sunshine
Crook
Sporting facilities improved at Braybrook park
The erection of a grandstand by Cecil McKay and the arena fence by the Sunshine football club at the railway reserve has enhanced the area and boosted sport facilities. Braybrook council invested to fill depressions in Lena Park and plant mats but persistent rain prevented proper establishment while ants harass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil McKay
Sunshine Football Club
Braybrook
Depres Os Lena
Sunshine Cricket Club Ground Aims for First Class Space
The Sunshine cricket club has used the ground for matches and expects the area to become a first class space when climatic conditions are favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Cricket Club
Albion Progress Association Forms Amid Hall Fund Drive
Progressives active in Albion formed a propess association in February with large turnout and capable officials. A Queen Competition raised over £100 for a public hall, and planners hope to start erecting the hall in 134.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albreh
Atbion
Albion Progress Association
Busy Police Station Reflects Hidden City Troubles
Sunshine police station reports reveal 17 men charged with drunkenness 3 with offensive behaviour 2 for vagrancy and 1 for theft. 24 warrants 49 summonses 707 motor labels 40 state permits 2.77 cm of correspondence and 75 exemption reports, with thefts from newspapers to horse stealing. Sergeant H N McDonald leads a three officer staff including Constables Burke Power Magill and newcomer Constable Phillips arriving from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Hine Win
H. N. McDonald
Burke
Power
Magill
Phillips
Melbourne
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brien’s Comfort Coaches
Moreland Street
Florist
Margaret Shorten
Sybil Nicholls
Barkly Street Footscray
Footveray
John F. Carroll
Paisley Street
W'town
D.F.W.B
E.L
St. Albans
Leslie E. J. Holden
Hampshire Road
Glen Galla
L. A Fairbairn
James Hall
J. Geoffrey Hall
Lombard Buildings
Queen ST
Central
Hall
R.B. Penn
J. M- Burke
Durham Rd. Sunshine
Private
Agere
Sergusen and
Verdon
Sydney Road
Bremewick FW
Iain
Upwey
Belgrave
Review of
PIG Market
Tramway Board Omnibus
Progressives
A. Cairns
Chrissie Baker
Alcom, Ll.c.m
Amoasa
Melton
Sydney Street
Sunshine Motors
Claude Warfe
Dandenong
General Motors
Sunshine Deer Park Service
Victorian Railways
A.j.boyd & Son
Sunshine Carrier
Devonshire Road
Durham Road
Lovedale St
E. M. Young
Gunnedah Street
Manchester Unity
J. L. Westcott
Spencer W. Allaway
Bates
T St., Sunshine
Footsoray
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!