Efforts to Relieve School Congestion Accelerate
With the new East Sunshine School delayed until April due to railway strikes, the Public Works Department fast tracks two contracts at Sunshine Technical School to add four classrooms using two aluminium buildings. Curtain Street Maidstone aims to open next month with six classrooms nearly ready, as Dr A E Shepherd M L A leads actions to speed facilities.
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East Sunshine
Sunshine
Braybrook
Public Works Department
Sunshine Technical School
Curtain St
Maidstone
A. E. Shepherd
M-L.a
M.L.A
Obituary notes Kenneth G. Hooper lifelong Sunshine promoter
A gentleman who helped popularise Sunshine as an industrial hub died this week at 48. Kenneth G. Hooper, land salesman and property owner, attracted firms like McPherson Ltd Ajax Pumps and Wiltshire Fire Co. His bold 1930 land schemes spurred growth, and his later efforts enabled large industrial land parcels. He leaves a widow and one son. Brig Neil Freeman, his brother in law, briefly contested the Corio seat during wartime.
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Sunshine
Kenneth G. Hooper
McPherson Ltd
Ajax
Wiltshire Fire Co
Hooper
Neil Freeman
Corio
Dedman
Theft of Sun newspaper on Dickson Street ends in court
William Lodge of Servante Street Sunshine appeared in Sunshine Court after being accused of stealing a morning Sun newspaper from a Dickson Street container. Ronald Jeitz testified he watched the container at 6 30 am on 27 November and saw Lodge take the paper. Lodge was fined 2 pounds with 1 shilling 6 pence costs.
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Dickson St
William Lodge
Servante St., Sunshine
Sunshine Court
Sun
Ronald George Jeitz
Dickson 5 St
Sunshine
Mewshoy
Jeitz
No Hand Signal Causes Accident in Ballarat Road Incident
Roy Clive Holloway faced Sunshine Court after a Ballarat Road collision blamed on not signaling when pulling from the roadside. Maxwell Collier testified the other vehicle pulled out without warning. Holloway claimed not to cross. A £3 fine was imposed.
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Roy Clive Holloway
Ballarat
Holloway
Sunshine Court
Maxwell John Collier
Moonee Ponds
Ballarat Rd
I. Johns
Fire Brigade's Busy December Records Alarms and Fires
The heat of December kept the Sun Shine Fire Brigade busy with 53 grass and rubbish fires and a record number of alarms. In the half year to 31 December there were 151 alarms, 66 false, and 96 calls for 35 buildings and 60 grass and rubbish fires.
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Sunshine Fire Brigade
Clothes Theft Trial In Sunshine Hotel Case
Robert Burns pleaded not guilty to possessing unclaimed clothing taken from a hotel lounge in Sunshine. Albert Montgomery testified he left a suit and underwear on a table. the items valued at 12 pounds 18 shillings 9 pence. Burns claimed drunken confusion and an unnamed man’s involvement but admitted to misplacing the parcel. Judge Morriss fined Burns ten pounds or one month in jail. time to pay was refused.
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Robert Burns
Albert Montgomery
Kamarooka St
Sunshine
Ivan Johns
Hampshire Rd
Sunshine Station
Burns
Morriss
Land Sold For Rates Recovery In Lyons Street Mallstone Sale
A strip 26 feet wide on Lyons Street Mallstone sold at a rates recovery sale last Friday for over £6 per foot, bought by adjoining owners. Byron and Shelley Streets lots rose with Pidding, Council now holds all sub division blocks. Studley Street Maidstone allotment adjoining Salvation Army bought for £1 per foot. Wattle Rib Maribyrnong land sold for £45. Many more blocks may be sold later to recover rates.
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Lyons St
Mallstone
Braybrook Council
Pidding
Byron
Shelley Streets
East Sunshine
Studley St
Maidstone
Salvation Army
Wattle Rib
Maribyrnong
Shire
Stanley Taylor Appeal Meeting to Appoint Trustees
A meeting of the Stan Taylor Appeal Committee will be held on Tuesday 30 January at 7 pm to appoint trustees for the fund.
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Stanley Taylor
Stan Taylor Appeal Committee
Youth Travel Semi Finalists Selected
Five local boys were chosen as semi-finalists from 38 applicants for the Sun Youth Travel Scheme. Names listed include Albert Lee Hamp shire Ri Dennis Fischer William Bradshaw Colin Buzza and James Davidson. Judging occurs February 7th with a local committee meeting January 0th to appoint a judging panel representative.
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Sun
Albert Lee
Hampshire Ri
Dennis Fischer
Couch
William Bradshaw
Martin
Colin Buzza
Gunnedah
James Davidson
Lily
England
Sunshine C.C. fielding three XIs at home and away
Sunshine Cricket Club lists its three XIs with players at home Caulfield and Albion Quarry ground. First XI features McCarthy Storey Simpson Homsey Kyle Foster Young Southern Holdsworth Ormston Deeble. Second XI at Caulfield includes Willey Winter Nankervis IL Simpson Carlton Ayton Brownbill Donovan Said N Rees Fox. Third XI on Albion Quarry ground lists Patten Pippett Mastin Crockett K Silvey Wiley Davies McKinnon B Jones McQueen Pettifer.
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McCarthy
Storey
Simpson
Homsey
Kyle
Foster
Young
Southern
Holdsworth
Ormston
Deeble
Caulfield
Willey
Winter
Nankervis
Carlton
Ayton
Brownbill
Donovan
Said
N. Rees
Fox
Albion Quarry
Patten
Pippett
Mastin
Crockett
K Silvey
Wiley
Davies
McKinnon
B Jones
McQueen
Pettifer
Also Mentioned on This Page
K. G. Hooper
Sensarby
Berchass
Roxy
Ray Bolger
June Haver
Technicolor
Scott Brady, Mona Freeman
Paul Douglas
Montgomery Clift
Barbara Hale
Ma & Pa Kettle
Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
Miss Grant
Richmond
Lucille Ball
William Holden
Johnny Allegro
George Raft
Minna Foch
Dennis Morgan
Janis Page
Advocate
Fire Brigade
Hampshire Road
Gabardine
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