Motor Cab Route to Deer Park Favored by Braybrook Council
Braybrook Council on Monday night signaled support for Mr A R Trease to set up a motor cab line from Sunshine Station via Sun Crescent Ridley Street and Adelaide Street to Dallamat Road. Melbourne City, in charge of the Hackney Carriage Act, will grant final permission after seeking Braybrook’s opinion. Deer Park shows growth with new houses and industries, promising rapid settlement and improved town contact.
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Braybrook Council
A. R. Trease
Deer Park
Sunshine Station
Sun Crescent
Ridley Street
Adelaide Street
Dallamat Road
City of Melbourne
Permisgin
Hrawbrook Council
Healing Waters Near Town Hall Promoted for Centenary Visitors
Dr Pennell urged publicity for a mineral spring said to aid digestion near Geelong road by Kororoit Creek. The council learned the spring lies in Werribee Shire and approved approaching Werribee to share pump installation costs for Centenary visitors.
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Pennell
Melbourne
Kororoit Creek
Guiding Star
Geelong Road
Robinson
Shire of
Werribee
Braybrook Council to Prosecute Road Digging Offenders
Braybrook Council will pursue prosecutions to deter plumbers and others who dig up roads to repair water pipes and abandon surfaces in poor condition. The secretary Mr Hargreaves will seek legal advice on who is responsible and act without delay. The council notes substantial ratepayer funds spent on footpaths and roads, yet holes left behind pose serious hazards, notably in Durham Road near Watta Street where a recent gap in the path endangers the public.
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Braybrook
Sydney Street
Hargreaves
Durham Road
Watta Street
Read and Advertise in the Sun Shine Advocate
Framed as a notice for readers to engage with the Sun Shine Advocate, a Friday publication inviting advertising and participation. The item signals weekly timing and ongoing newspaper involvement.
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Sunshine Advocate
secretary nerves tremble as tram dispute nears court
In a shire council report, secretary Edger Hargreaves fears failure to draft fresh appeals after multiple refusals by the Tramway Board to clear 20 yards at street intersections. Councillors Treloar and Robinson push for a new letter amid forthcoming possible legal action tied to tram positioning in Barkly Street and Ballarat Road.
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Edger Hargreaves
Treloar
Robinson
Tramway Board
Barkly Street
Ballarat Road
Hargreaves
Nocturnal Crime Threat Courts Township Shops
A Braybrook area article details shop break-ins from Gross's corner to Mr D. O'Donoghue's woodyard. Repeated thefts target Mr R. V. Seymour's store while calls for more police and street lighting fail due to trees blocking the main lights. Council debates lowering arc lights and removing trees planted in memory of soldiers, amid safety concerns for shopkeepers and passers-by.
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Gross’s Corner
D. O'Donoghue
R. V. Seymour
Blamey
Braybrook Council
Gr Drayton
Robinson
Muzzling Motion Brought to Braybrook Shire Council
At the Braybrook Shire Council meeting Drayton moved to muzzle all dogs in the street citing danger from greyhounds and other breeds. Glendenning doubted enforcement while Dr Robinson and others debated including Alsatians. The president asked for power details and the secretary was tasked to investigate.
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Braybrook
Dr Drayton
Footscray
Dr Glendenning
Cr Glendenning
Cr Drayton
Robinson
Pennell
Germany
Pridham
Council
Drayton
When Greek Meets Greek at Braybrook Council
Forress Street residents urged the Braybrook Council to fill water holes beside the Ballarat railway line due to health fears. The Medical Officer of Health supported the petition, the Railways department refused funding, and the council sought an amende honorable before reconsidering the matter.
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Braybrook
Forrest Street
Ballarat
Byrne
Railways Department
Derrimut
Public Health Department
Obituary: John Pearson Footscray smith and wheelwright dies
John Pearson aged 82 died at his son's Maidstone home after 65 years in Footscray as a blacksmith and wheelwright. He was father to the late Mrs Caithness of Sunshine Fraser Street and leaves three sons and a daughter. The Mineral service was well attended.
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John Pearson
Footscray
Omar Street
Maidstone
Pearson
Mra Caithness
Fraser Street
Sunshine
Funeral notices for Mr Hawkins mother and Warne
Walter A. Warne oversaw arrangements for a funeral to Footecray cemetery. In Essendon, Mrs Hawkins aged 61, mother of Geo Hawkins of the Sunshine Football Club committee, died Monday and was interred at Coburg cemetery on Tuesday afternoon.
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Footecray Cemetery
Walter A. Warne
Geo. Hawkins
Sunshine Football Club
Essendon
Coburg
Sunshine Band faces apathy as finances show strain
At Sunshine Shire annual meeting Dr A E Dedrick lamented low attendance by ratepayers despite the band’s public performances and charity work. The overdraft sits around £150 with a £300 asset surplus. Ralph McKay and Andrew Fox guarantee the band’s bank overdraft since inception, urging greater public support to lift the burden and keep the band debt free.
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Sunshine Band
A.E. Dedrick
F. Guy
Cr Dedrick
Sunshine
Lowe
A. OC. Reeves
Dr Dedrick
Theublic
Reeves
Messrs
Ralph McKay
Andrew Fox
Messia McKay and Fox
Enantio
Summer Vacation Comedy At Shire Hall By Hockey Club
The Hockey Club presents the play Summer Vacation at Shire Hall next Wednesday night. Miss Sylvia Archer stars with Mr Beryl McGrath in a lighthearted entertainment, offering Sunshine residents a break from talkies. Captain Margay Bradbury leads a strong C grade squad as the club eyes continued unwon status. Tickets available from team members.
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Shire Hall
Sylvia Archer
Sunshine People
Arche
Beryl McGrath
Margay Bradbury
Miss Archer
Sunhsine Ladies
Recen
Sunshine Field Gun Club Holds Diggers Rest Shoot
The Sunshine Field Gun Club held a shoot at Diggers Rest last Saturday with 28 shooters. Caithness led with 7, EB Hore 6, D Jon and W Pearce 5 each, then several others on 4 or 3. The next shoot will be at Diggers Rest next Saturday with a 1.15 pm bus from the post office.
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Sunshine Field Gun
Diggers Rest
Caithness
EB. Hore
D. Jon
W. Pearce
F. Andreward
A. Gardiner
F. Beckinsale Brown
5. Hyett
R. Lynch
A. G. Mudford
J. Blackman
E. Brock
J. Gahan
T. Yous
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Bellence
A. G. Tilling
Duke ST. Richmond
Hampshire
Shire
Greyhounds
Clu
W. Pennell
A.N.A
Sraybrook
Barkly Street Footscray
Footscray 9
A. E. Bowdern
A.j.boyd & Son
Sunshine Carrier
City Depot
Lensdale St
City
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