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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1953
Page
3
The Sunsh ine Advocate highlights community praise for service rendered during coronation celebrations. Citizens express pride in the turnout and collective effort, noting selfless work and affection shown to honor the Queen.
Sunshine Council Public Works committee heard a number of tenders for a garbage vehicle on Monday. Cr Green moved to empower the engineer to place an order but an amendment required vehicle inspection first. The council debated site options for a new tip and the potential to centralize and tow multiple garbage carts to the tip, with opinions varying on municipality coverage and funding.
Unclear text reports that the final cost of the outfall drain from the Baik wy Estate on South Road rose above the contract price of E150. The excess cost attributed mainly to stone work. Arrangement had the council, Housing Commission, and Railways share one third of the extra cost.
A list shows multiple duplicated street names across areas including Maribyrnong and Brooklyn. Names with duplicates include Albert, Baldwin, Bruce, Fraser, Collins, Douglas, Kellaway, Martin, May, Morgan, Murray, McDonald, Morris, Percy, Park, Wood, Cook, Hill, North-Robinson, Richards, Lawrence, Scott, Somerville, Station, Thomson, Tullock, and York.
The St Peters Square Dance Club held a Coronation Gala Night to celebrate Queen Elizabeth with a full house and festive decor. Due to growing membership the club will close for the holidays and this Saturday and only existing members may join new beginners on June 6th.
Detective Reg Wilson of Sun Shine, stationed with Footscray CIB, has been promoted to senior constable. The appointment formalizes his growth within the metropolitan police service.
Sunshine Council supports a proposal to publicly mark naturalisation ceremonies at town halls. The plan aims to boost publicity and acknowledge new Australians while ensuring ceremonies remain overseen by a judge or magistrate with leading citizens invited to welcome newcomers.
Master Donald Gray of Deer Park dominated the Brighton Royal Show grounds open poultry show held last Friday and Saturday. He entered nine bantams, winning five firsts four seconds and a Champion trophy for best soft feather bantam with a white Wyandotte hen. A Blue Leghorn Bantam pallet won first prize, the first of its kind shown in Victoria, and a white Wyandotte pallet sold for 20 guineas to an Adelaide visitor. Bantams weighed 29 ounces. Wally McKinnin also earned three firsts two seconds and one third at the same event.
Residents of Deer Park urge City of Sunshine to proceed with the promised drainage plan. They note funds were earmarked nearly three years ago and warn that the west water outlet to Station Road is already blocked by housing development, risking serious consequences unless action is taken soon.
Letter from H V McKay admirer praising a proposed memorial gates project at Sunshine Gardens. It argues the gates should anchor at the Anderson Head entrance, noting high initial cost and ongoing maintenance, and credits the McKay firm as the giver to the people of Sunshine.
The Sunshine Dads Association will meet in the RSL club room next Thursday June 11 at 4:00 pm. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming events and community projects.
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