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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1952
Page
1
Local council discussed a parking ban with police advisers and four councillors. They favor a by laws and traffic officer to work with police, propose limited time parking of about thirty minutes, and require legible signs after several prosecutions for long street parking at White City.
Sunshine Prim ary Exports Pty. Ltd. v Sunshine City Council heard in County Court with no judgment given. Case stems from council refusal to grant a noxious trade license for a site on Duke Street Braybrook. Witnesses include East Sunshine Progress Association members, the town clerk, the mayor, a Housing Commission officer, and town planner Mr Gawler.
Miss Gray earned an Experts Certificate after five or six years of work. She is employed by W. E. Bassett and Associates on Little Collins Street in Melbourne. That same evening John Burnell, a Sunshine lad, topped the third year in his Engineering Diploma course.
Thieves took clothing valued at 10 pounds from a line in a Ballarat Road residence last Friday night, police reported.
The Sun shine Council Health Committee Monday defeated a motion to overlook a by law prohibiting street fish trading. Mr. W. Keher sought permission to sell fish on main streets. Critics warned of traffic, parking issues and a slippery slope toward street commerce.
The project funds £ three thousand six hundred for grandstand extensions to provide club rooms and greater sporting facility at Maribyrnong. The reserve committee aims to build basketball courts at the reserve and take maintenance off the council, financed by over £ two thousand from speedway rental fund.
A £100 legacy from the late Miss Jean C Howatson is used to establish a school library at Deer Park School in memory of her mother Mrs Sarah J Howatson. Miss Howatson’s mother once lived at Mt Derrimut.
Post nomination closes a surprise entry in Southern Province as H J Harvie Liberal Independent joins candidates Dr A G Pennell and R Rawson. Melbourne West Province lists A J Bailey Labor and Dr A H Dobbin Communist Cr. Pennell plans Deer Park and St Albans meetings next week with Hon G Chandler and Fraser. Elections set for Saturday June 21 with first time compulsory adult franchise.
Claude Vieto Kee Shan of 3 Bent Street Altona admitted selling live rabbits at White City Coursing ground for three years. Inspector Francis Smith testified 33 live rabbits were found in crates on his property. The defendant killed the rabbits at the inspector's request. A fine of five pounds was imposed. A theft of four pounds in silver from a gas meter at Dedrick Grove occurred this week.
Debutantes in white frocks with pastel posies entered through ivy arch to a Jubilee Ball setting. Miss Marjorie Maloney named Belle of the Ball as 430 guests attended. guests included local officials and the Mayor. Debutantes and partners listed alongside host committee and organizers.
At Sunshine Court on Tuesday James William Danskin of Braybrook faced larceny charges for timber valued at six shillings sixpence. Patrolman Henry Wolstonecroft testified Danskin claimed timber would be used for a fence on Housing Commission property. Defence argued there was no intent to deprive the commission. The case was adjourned for six months.
A large gathering attended the funeral of Norman Carland a 64 year old builder and contractor who lived in Sunshine for over 40 years. He designed many buildings including about 30 houses for the State Savings Bank of Victoria near Leith Avenue and Hampshire Road. He was past president of the Sunshine Old Boys Association and active in local affairs. The casket was carried by his four sons Dudley Jack Norman and Ivan, with Rev T R Vizard officiating and Masonic rites by Bro Guy. Footscray based Nelson Bros were funeral directors.
Mrs Margaret Soutar died last Saturday at 15 Ridley Street Sunshine aged 77. Born in Falkirk Scotland she settled in Sunshine in 1912 and leaves her husband James Soutar and three sons with one predeceased. Funeral directors were E. W. Jackson and Sons.
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