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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1931
Page
1
The Shire of Braybrook reports declining attendance at the New Year meeting blamed on finances. Members cancel the Muddy Creek trip and plan a Parwano fishing contest on January 25 with weigh-in at 5 pm.
At the annual meeting Mr G Carillon did not stand for re election after two seasons as secretary. The club posted a revenue of 2856 pounds with 1957 paid to players and turned a debt of 163 into a credit balance of 5 9. W Murphy becomes Footscray Club vice president, F J Pinchen is elected president, and J Furlong is secretary as Yarraville earns final four honors after three years in the senior Association.
Mrs Geo Johnstone of Northumberland Road Sunshine has been discharged from hospital four months after a motor accident that broke her thigh. She has returned home and her friends wish her a full recovery.
At a Keilor council meeting Dr Evans urged action against bus owners using main highways then cutting through shires to avoid rail competition. The council noted road maintenance costs and instructed police to monitor speed on affected roads including Main Street St Albans McIntyre and Boundary roads.
The 300 a.m. express was delayed at Sunshine for half an hour Sunday due to A class engine air brake failure, requiring a replacement from North Melbourne. The fault propagated 2 minutes to Ballarat and 12 minutes to Daylesford trains carrying willoo excursionists. A cow was killed by the Bendigo train on the return at night, causing a 20 minute delay beyond Sydenham.
Results of January matches in B Grade Section 2 show St Mark's 54 defeating Diggers 50 and Presbyterian 56 defeating Glenluce 250. In 1 Grade Methodist 67 defeated Glenluce 36, Yarraville Citizens 57 defeated Maidstone 53. Upcoming fixtures list Titania against Presbyterian Nahallah against St Mark's and Earls against Methodist Maidstone versus Glenluce.
Tomorrow night at the Exhibition in Melbourne the Victorian motor cyclists clash with a South Australia team. English champion Glenn Cort will ride for the Victorian side.
At 4.7am a fire in a unoccupied three room weatherboard at Suffolk Road Sunshine destroyed the building owned by Miss McCracken though it was unoccupied with a family member often cooking on site. A second fire in Braybrook destroyed an unoccupied dwelling rooming house. The Sunshine and Footscray brigades attended with hose carriages. both properties were insured. A letter from the Minister of Railways informs St Albans residents lighting funds are refused, with electric lighting only at the level crossing upcoming.
The many friends of Miss Dean Stewart Hallara Ridley Street will be pleased to know she is making satisfactory progress after a serious operation.
Scouts resumed activities after holidays with work on Tuesday and Thursday. Cubs planned sessions on Wednesday the 24th and Monday in February. Several units will camp this weekend at Breehus Marsh and Werribee Gorge.
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