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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1953
Page
1
Despite tougher conditions the Sunshine bank shows rising deposits with June figures 1949 to 1962 and December 1952. Ordinary depositors grow from 8,242 to 10,572 as deposits per month surge. nine local schools now operate school banks up from six in 1949.
Private Morris Carlyle Gath ercole of Sunshine has been reported wounded in action in Korea.
Miss E M Lanigan takes the matron role at Sunshine and District Community Hospital after serving as matron at Mansfield District Hospital and at Mildura and Scheyville Immigration Hospitals. Her record includes the Farquharson Prize and Gold Medal at Royal Melbourne Hospital. She succeeds Miss J Laird who resigned to travel to England.
Explosion at the ILC I Explosives Factory Deer Park early last Saturday rattled houses and broke windows in Deer Park Hotel. A large number of workers were stood down as production was interfered with. The blast was heard as far as 40 miles away.
A Maidstone hall meeting of citizens formed a fund to honor Dr. G. E. Dobson and Mrs. Dobson for decades of district service. Ill health has forced Dobson to relinquish public duties. a committee led by Dr. J. Downing and L. Rogers will meet again in February as £30 already funds the initiative.
The Sunshine Community Hospital seeks ladies to assist in bottling fruit. Bottles sugar and fruit will be supplied and delivered. Interested volunteers or those donating fruit should ring the Secretary at MM 1538.
A special meeting of the Sunshine City Band Committee is set for Sunday February 1 to discuss important business and seek full attendance. The project aims to begin building a new hall with 60 ft frontage on Stanford Street and 40 by 40 ft floor space, plus a rebuilding fund totaling £4056/7/8. The committee also plans a social and revived Band picnic inviting bandsmen, families and friends.
Sunshine will not host an Australian Day celebration this year as in previous years. A Pleasant Sunday afternoon event with a strong program and an address by Sir Norman Martin drew a small crowd last year. The current plan excludes a public celebration and lacks organized activities.
Sunshine 2nd XI featured sixteen year olds Don Patten and Barry Simpson in a tight match. Don is a right arm bowler and Barry a left arm bowler, forming a promising bowling combination for the future. Details of the names appear on page six.
At a Sun shine Horticultural Society meeting plans were laid for a March 14 event open to all Sunshine residents and members. First prize is a silver cup, second prize a £2 2s trophy, and third prize £1 1s. Entries close February 13 with rules available at 8 Hill Street or 16 Station Place.
A bungalow owned by Mr and Mrs Kuropatna on Kordre Street burned. They lived there with their 18 month old son and suffered burns to Mrs Kuropatna. The husband was in Wangaratta. An appeal for aid and clothing donations is organized by Dr H Easton at St Albans and the local office.
A girl in Treloar Crescent woke to a window being opened and saw a man outside. Scream alerted her household who gave chase but the man escaped. Earlier a boyfriend and girl had reported a young man taunting someone in the street and police believe the same man was at the window.
A St Albans girl was assaulted when lights failed on the 11 35 p m train from Sunshine to St Albans. A lone youth was the other occupant and was questioned after the incident. Investigations by the C S E have followed the report.
George Henry Wild died last Saturday at his daughter Mrs A R Moreland’s home at 79 Parsons Street. He lived at 66 Forrest Street and was known in the district. He is survived by daughter Thelma and six sons Cecil Henry George Wilfred Raymond and Vernon. his wife died in April 1949.
Sunshine police recovered a car stolen in the city days earlier near the Roxy Theatre Maidstone. A Maylands Albion youth had a bicycle stolen from Sunshine State School and police recovered a boy’s bicycle with keys and a pocket knife. Emanuel Mizza reported a bicycle theft from a shed at Albion Quarries. Damaged text notes hardwood scam and other items at a site near St Albans.
St Albans Volunteer Fire Brigade invites residents to a Monday night session at the fire station to learn how to use firefighting equipment. High grass growth has raised fire danger this season, and brigade members want more people to know bench equipment even if not brigade members.
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