Planner Proposes Views on Western Suburbs Growth
Melbourne council debate on the city master plan backs western suburb balance while resisting further sprawl. Barrie argues population growth will lag west of the metropolis. Sunshine area advances factory sites with buffers near residential zones and river park reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Kingon
Barrie
Albion
St. Albans
Melbourne
Sunshine
Deer Park
E. Hargreaves
Borrie
Berkshire Road
Maribyrnong River
Donations to R.S.L. Memorial Appeal Acknowledgments
Further donations to the RSL Memorial Appeal are acknowledged from Mrs. Holden and Mr. T. E. Robinson EhGss, Mr. C. Titford £2/2, Dr J J Waters £10/10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RSL
Stone in council chamber over Fox's Lane road repairs
Dr H Easton at Keilor Council vented over rough Fox's Lane surface in St Albans. He displayed a stone weighing about a hundredweight from the middle of the road and warned a ten ton roller would be needed to level it. A rate payer complained of a punctured tyre and blame was unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox‘s Lane
St. Albans
H. Easton
Keilor
Teeny
Easton
Lions Club Paints Sunshine Hospital Funds Raised
The Lions Club of Sunshine raised over £400 to cover painting costs and a washing machine prize. Mrs Poole of Deer Park, wife of Dr W Poole, won the washing machine. Second prize dressed lamb went to N Pengelly of 10 Watt Street. third prize bag of potatoes to Braybrook Works. The club thanks supporting organisations and volunteers.
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Sunshine Community
Lions Club of
Sunshine
Poole
Deer Park
W. Poole
N. Pengelly
Watt Street
Braybrook Ice Orks
Lions Club
Power outages in St Albans discussed at meeting
Dr H Easton told a Keilor meeting that frequent electric power failures in St Albans were becoming very annoying. Failures often occurred on Sunday nights with light load. His motion to ask the S E C for an explanation was carried.
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St. Albans
H. Easton
Keilor Marurictl
Easton
S.E.C
High Property Values At Sunshine Auction
A brick house at 31 Benjamin Street sold at public auction last Saturday for £2,200. It is part of Sunshine’s oldest brick terrace group. A one acre factory site at Market Road and First Avenue sold for £2,560. Auctioneers were Shallard Bros. with James A. Fox. £500 deposit required.
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Benjamin Street
Sunshine
Shallard Bros
James A. Fox
Market Road
First Avenue
Two Men Hurt in Sunshine Accidents This Week
Two men sustained broken legs in separate Sunshine accidents this week. Edward Gritton of 8 Victor Street was struck by a motorcyclist while riding his bicycle on Monash Street, suffering two broken legs. The cyclist involved was Brian Belen Col Street. In a second incident a car collision on San Crescent involved Norman Carland of 17 Monash Street.
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Sunshine
Edward Gritton
Victor Street
Monash Street
Brian Belen
Col
News
Ridley Vege
San Crescent
Norman Carland
Labor Holds Labor MP Pollard Wins Big Majority
Labor holds the Labor electorate with Mr BR T Pollard retaining the seat. In Sunshine subdivision Pollard scored 6421 over Morison 2543, contributing to a total of 27799 for Pollard and 19341 for Morison. Morison led in several country subdivisions.
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BR. T. Pollard
Sunshine
Labor
Pollard
Lab
Morison
L.C.P
Altona
Sunshine Hospital Appeal Exceeds Two Thousand Pounds
May appeal results show Sunshine Community Hospital raising over £2,000 despite bad weather halting several events. White City Charity coursing meeting fell short of £3,000 goal, but committee gratefully records numerous donations from clubs firms and individuals, including Sunshine Bowling Club, Stanley Leighton, D H Ferguson, Phoenix Fireworks, St Albans Building Supply, Crittalls, Albion Quarrying, Sydney Cooke, Humes, Avenue Furniture, Austral Standard Cables, Shire of Keilor, Norman Smorgeant & Sons, Kenworth Rubber, Rheem Aust, Sunshine Golf Club, G U D Manufacturing, Monsanto Chemicals, White City Coursing Association, and many others with partial totals noted.
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Sunshine Bowling Club
Stanley Leighton P
Mr. D. H. Ferguson
Broons & Sons
Phoenix Fireworks Coy
St. Albans Building Supply
Loftus Moran P
Thos Borthwick & Sons
Crittalls
Albion Quarrying Coy
Sydney Cooke Ltd
Humes Ltd
Avenue Furniture Coy
Mr. H. S. Taylor
Austral Standard Cables
West Footacray Enginescing Works
Shire of Keilor
Norman Smorgeant& Sons
Kenworth Rubber Ltd
R. G. Locke P/Ltd
Rheem Aust. Pt Ltd
Mr. L. Reeves
Sunshine Golf Club
G.U. D. Manufacturing Coy
Monsanto Chemicals P/Ltd
White City Coursing Association
Ray Roberts
A. E. Dodson
H. Priest
C. G. Carlton P Ltd
J. Tyquin
F. Harris
White City
Passing of Sunshine's Grand Old Man
The late Mr. Scott, a respected Sunshine citizen, displayed strong public spirit and humor. He founded an engineering business, served six years on Braybrook Shire Council, was Shire President in 1921 22, helped lay the Sunshine Town Hall foundation, and long served St Mark's Church as warden while acting as a Sunshine Court justice before retirement.
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Mr. Scott
ePetena
Sunshine
Middle Footecray
Braybrook
Sunshine Town Hall
St. Mark's Church of England
Four Fined for Street Betting Case at Sunshine Court
Four men were fined £25 each at Sunshine Court on Tuesday after being convicted of street betting. Named defendants include William Brooks of Maidstone Alan Frederick Doody of Footscray Royal Prince of Brook and John Francis Peterson of Essendon. Brooks Doody Prince and Peterson were seen in lanes near Corio Street Derby Road behind a hoarding and a tree near hotels. Constable E Buggy stated Prince discarded a betting sheet at apprehension. Each had a sheet listing bets or similar betting material.
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Sunshine Court
William Brooks
Churchill Ave
Maidstone
Allan Frederick Doody
Mephan St. North
Footscray
Royal Prince
McLellan Ave
Bibrook
John Francis Peterson
William B&i
Deer Park Hotel
Const. E. Buggy
Prince
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Rport
Edna Street
Worth Sunshine
Tae
Anger
R.S.L. Appeal
Im, M. OS
Deneys
Sunshine Men’s Store
Seymours
Hampshire Road
R. T. Pollard
M.H.E
Sunshine Community Hospital
Don- Fong
Old Boys
Acockledge
The
Ace
Celia Herbert
Late of Blakes Ltd
London
Arthur J. Rank Organisation
Hayden Cres
Royal Academy of Music
Station ST
Melton South
V.P
W. J. Bell
SN Crescent, Sunshine
OLORS
Wood’s Modern Store
Hampshire Broad, Sunshine
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