Braybrook Council approves street and footpath works
Braybrook Council approved Crown portions 18 1% 7 Raleigh Evans Lyons Chewton Streets and parts of Sunshine Duke Devonshire Sunshine Streets, Blackburn and Moore. Traffic safety urged at Sun Crescent Hampshire Road. Secretary to pursue over £500 for Maidstone footpaths. Light promised at Victoria Robinson corner. Navigator Street plans pending. Rate instalments discussed. Drayton list for loan schedule disputed. Crossings improved. Sydney Street drain and footpath to be repaired.
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H. Yewers
Crown
Sunshine
Duke and
Devonshire
Blackburn and
Moore
Braybrook
Suffolk Road
Eastcote Street
P. A. Worthington
Raleigh, Evans, Lyons and
Chewton
Dempster
Sun Crescent
Hampshire Road
Drayton
Dolson
Maidstone
Andrew Nixon
Victoria
Robinson Streets
Greenham
Navigator Street
Dr. Drayton
Dr. Lowe
Library Committee
Barclay
Lowe
Pennell
Deer Park
Sydney Street
To Let and For Sale Listing for Sun Crescent Sunshine
F A Green Estate advertises To Let at Sun Crescent Sunshine with contact Sunshine 149. Also listing St Albans Hollowse and Tottenham properties for sale with payments and inspection invites. Describes deposits, terms, and opportunities with cartage loads available.
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F. A. Green Estate
Sun Crescent
Sunshine
Maidstone building by law sparks council vote
A Maidstone council debate over 40ft frontage building lots ends with a 6 to 4 pass for amending the by law to permit homes on 4400 square foot sites, providing discretionary relief for small frontages and potentially separating Maidstone from Braybrook Shire pending governor approval. The plan, supported by Dr Greenham, faced opposition from Dr Dobson and Dr Pennell who warned of profit motives and legal challenges.
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W. Greenham
Maidstone
Hit
Dobson
Pts
Mavestone
Braybrook
Dempster
Pennell
Greenham
Federal Representative to Visit Braybrook
Braybrook Progress Association told council that J Laster the Federal member for Corio plans a visit to Braybrook soon and asked council to help entertain him. Council members supported the idea and discussed inviting as many members as possible and mentioned possible mention of federal roads at Maribyrnong to Mr Lister.
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Braybrook
Sunshine Diggers Inter-Branch Visit At Town Hall
Sunshine Branch of the Returned Soldiers Association hosted Preston Branch members and friends for a large social at the Town Hall on Saturday night. E J McKenzie welcomed the visitors and Bert Howes acknowledged them. Sunshine held the lead in the inter-branch billiards tournament, with dancing ranging from old‑time to modern, MC Charles Kirk guiding the old‑time acts. Musical numbers by Mrs. Nielsen and comic by Mrs. Bird drew hearty applause before the three buses and private cars carried the guests away after midnight.
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Sunshine
Returned Soldiers’ Association
Preston
Town Hall
E. J. McKenzie
Bert Howes
Sunshine Successfuly
Charlies Kirk
M.C
Nielson
Boundary Road Lighting Costs Budged In St Albans
The council backs the Keilorshire request to share the Boundary Road electric light bill. Estimated annual cost stands at £19, with each party to bear £9 10s.
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Keilorshire
Boundary Road
St. Albans
Council Day Labor Condemned In Municipal Debate
In a Monday night council session Dr. George W. Jennell condemned the day labor system as a deplorable failure citing “screening” on Ballarat Road and high costs. Other doctors debated figures, while the chair reminded the meeting this topic had no agenda place amid procedural tensions.
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Council
George W. Jennell
Ballarat
McKay
Ponnell
Pennell
Lowe
Dobson
Flere
Fennell
Mennent
Amd
Ali UN
Ladies Benevolent Society Braybrook Shire Weighs New Local Branch
Footscray Ladies Benevolent Society says it will limit aid to their own shire and proposes forming a Braybrook shire branch. The council invites ladies to a Town Hall meeting next Monday to discuss the plan.
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Footscray Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Maidstone
Cy. Henry Skewes
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Braybrook Council
St. Albans—Llowse
Tottenham
Tottenham Station
H. Flockhart
Butcher
Oxford
Dobso
Chey
Teudld
Renan
Lawes
Courwil
Mehas
Dobe
Phare Hay
Ilso
Council Day Labor
Ladies’ Benevolent Society For
Braybrook Shire
Arbitration Court
J. Kennedy
W. J. Wallis
Tilburn
Advocate
Plume Motor Spirit
Gargoyle Mobileil
B. Lyngh
Ballarat Road
Euchre
Jackson Pshire
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