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Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jul 16, 1937

Page

8

Braybrookshire Council Abandons Original Drainage Scheme

At Braybrookshire council meeting objections to a drainage and street scheme in Gordon Street Estate led to an amended plan. The new proposal costs £42 per acre instead of £46 and was carried unanimously after Drs Parsons Pennell Pridham and Dempster spoke in its favor.

Braybrookshire Gordontreet Estate Parons Pennell Hareaves Pridham Dr. Dempster

Rats Targeted In Braybrook Shire Three Week Campaign Suggested

Braybrook Shire health officer Dr Charles Byrne urged a threepence per rat tail reward to curb the district rat menace at Monday council. Debates referenced costs of professional catchers and past incentives, with talk of a three week drive and an incinerator for the tip to aid control.

Charles Byrne Braybrook Shire Dempster Hamelin Dr. Byrne Mr Hargreaves Dr Watson Dr. Drayton Melbourne

Braybrook School Faces Calls for Council Action

Braybrook shire council heard Mr James Tribe urge help to improve Braybrook school grounds. Dr Pennell noted reliance on health officer input while Dr Dempster praised the head teacher’s dedication and urged council support. The motion to act was carried.

Braybrook Shire James Tribe Braybrook School Hargreaves Pennell

What the Shire Engineer is Doing

Mr Henry Robinson the shire engineer reported at the last meeting that Westmoreland Road from Suffolk Road had been metalled and blinded and is now open for traffic Warwick Road was collected It is planned to raise the road level over the low-lying section near the railway line at Brooklyn Stone for pitching comes from a wall donated by Rollinge Mills Work at Duke Street quarry owned by the ecomn el proceeds Striping and plant repair are in progress In Armstrong Street the road has been resheeted with crushed rock and is being consolidated.

Henry Robinson Westmoreland Road Suffolk Road Warwick Road Brooklyn Rollinge Mills Duke Street Ecomnel

Sunshine Park Occupancy Satisfactory for Future Improvements

The Lands department confirms Sunshine Park occupancy is adequate and improvements are protected. This favorable reply follows Braybrook shire council’s request for assurance that the area would not be resumed, clearing the way for a definite improvement scheme.

Lands Department Braybrookshire

Debate on Homework Abolition by Technical School Youths

The second year boys debated the motion That Homework Should be Abolished on Wednesday morning. Both sides presented serious arguments from parents teachers and students viewpoints across physical moral and mental aspects. Judges awarded the affirmative 222 points and the negative 227 points with some humor from two speakers enhancing audience interest.

E. Douglas G. Spurling J. Smith I. Carland E. Cameron S. Gill

Police Court Mirror Talk Sparks Hat Reflector Joke

A solicitor questions a woman motorist at the police court about a car mirror. She admits adjusting her hat in front of the mirror when a constable approached, prompting light remarks on the device’s use.

Police Court

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