Sunshine Kindergarten Reopens Under McKay Sponsorship
Sunshine Kindergarten, run by Mr and Mrs Stuart McKay, reopens on Tuesday at the Presbyterian hall Anderse Hy, with Mrs Becher vane in charge. Ages 2 to 8 years, hours 9 to 12, fees from 4/3 to 4/4 per term depending on age, aim to keep costs low. A Tottenham kindergarten opens February 3rd with 56 enrollments, highlighting affordable access for Sunshine families. Mr Stuart McKay offers information and advice to interested parents.
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Stuart McKay
Sunshine
Vth
Presbyterian Hall
Anderse Hy
Bechervane
Tottenham
Sensible Suggestion on Housing in Braybrook
A Government plan to bill workers for housing amid Braybrook shortages draws support from theinvocate and a State United Australia Party leader Mr Holland. He argued it is absurd to see workers cycling and using cars as suburbs fill, proposing a commission build houses churches recreation grounds shopping centers and schools for workers. He urged urgent action in Abia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Howees
Braybrook
State United Austratia Party
Mr Holloway
Commission
Abia
Housing Shortage Voices Call for Government Housing Scheme
A letter from Cr GE Dobson of Maidstone urges Braybrook Shire Council and state and federal authorities to back a broad housing plan. He cites wartime needs, quotes Deputy Leader Mr Forde, and compares Britain’s bold housing reform push to Australia’s stalled actions, calling for urgent housing reform and cross‑jurisdiction cooperation.
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Lardith
Hes
AJL
Dobson
Wallace Treet
Maidstone
Memorial Service and Card Night in St Albans District
A memorial service for Mrs King and Mrs Griffiths will be led by Rev G T Sambell at St Albans Church of England this Sunday February 2 at 3 pm. A euchre party to raise funds for the club will be held at the Mechanics Institute on Wednesday February 5 at 8 pm. Saturday February 1 features matches St Albans against Albion at St Albans and St Albans against Methodist 1 at Sunshine with named players listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs King
Mrs Griffiths
G. T. Sambell
St. Albans Church of England
Mechanics Institute
Pam
St. Albans Vy. Albion
St. Albans
A. J. Clarke
J. Douglas
W. Self
J. Clarke
H. McDonagh
Keilor Cricket Clash Abandoned by Rain After 183 Effort
Keilor cricket club posted 183 with Hugo at 66 and T Milburn 35 against ALNA, but rain halted play with ALN A at 1/12. Also notes Mr Tom Bodycoat’s recovery, housing shortage, river flood impact on a camping family, sheep movement due to rains, and flood damage to market gardens on river flats.
Disastrous Weekend for Tonvtime Cricket and Local Teams
A rain ruined Saturday left Tonvtime cricket and other sports in a troubled state with a drawn match and a defeat to Carter Bros A L Maribyrnong on Monday. With four Saturdays left before semi finals against ASN rivals Airways and Keilor, prospects look dim for progression after February 22. The piece also recalls the old blue house at Melton Sydenham now at risk as modernization threatens its historic role in coach, hotel, store, and post office eras, plus a preserved wooden mile post linking to early district history.
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Carter Bros. A L Maribyrnong
Incals
ASN
Airways
Keilor
Melton
Sydenham
Ballarat
Melton Pad
Scotsman and Coconut Quip Sparks Banter at Club
A club gathering features jokes about Scotsmen and coconuts. One speaker offers a punchline about drinks from a coconut, another Scot interjects with a quip about his wife and a photograph. The dialogue shifts to dieting and exercise as a cure for fat.
Rain batters district with heavy weekend downpour
A soaking rain measuring between one and a half and four inches drenched the district over the past week, promising plentiful autumn feed and water for farms. Saturday's downpour was especially heavy, aiding crops and livestock in drought relief.
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Hope’s General Store
Matters Sto
Barkly
Footscray
W. J. Burden
Chirnside Street
West Footscray Phon
Jack Freeman
MT. Alexander RD
Moonee Ponds
Necker & Hare
Swanston Street
Melbourne
Wertheim
Albert F
Neeceal
Commercial Rd
F'scray
Urne
Sunshine DE Park Service
A.j.boyd & Son
Durham Road
Servante Street
City Depot
Lonsdale St
Sunshine &2
R. B. Penn
J. M. Burke
Me Holloway
Housings Commission
Deer Parks
Dunstan
Housing Commission
Forde
Labor Party
Messrs Dedman
Drakeford
England
Germany
Lord Reith
Britain
District News
St. Albans Tennis Club
Wright Bros. Pty. Ltd
Nicholson St
F’scray
Gross
BES
C. Gross
W.p.s
He Hamshre Road
Sunal
Urner
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