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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1952
Page
2
A Sunilike district urges action after Boronia level crossing deaths. The Ander son Road crossing near Sunshine is criticized for danger with prior accidents and calls for wig wag signals despite railway claims of safety. Authorities face scrutiny over cost versus lives saved and demand vigilance to prevent further loss.
Tolstoy tale to be screened at Sunshine Methodist Church Sunday 7 p.m. All worshippers welcome. Tottenham school bus plan to be finalised at Riverside Manufacturers Canteen tonight 8 p.m. Bus proprietor Mr Sitch and councillors to attend. Parents urged to participate to prevent failure of setup.
The Albion Methodist Ladies Guild meets fortnightly on Wednesdays at 7 30. Members plan the Annual Bazaar to be held on Saturday August 23. To aid the stall, members are asked to bring an apron to the next meeting, for both ladies and children.
Timothy Cahill of 4 Montgomery Street Maidstone was fined £2 at Sunshine Court on Tuesday for riding a motorcycle while unlicensed.
Jack Johnson, a noted Sunshine resident and Security Patrol Service operator, confronted a drunken airman near the post office who threatened violence. Johnson felled the man with a single punch learned in boxing, leaving him on the footpath. A plain clothes air force officer then charged the aggressor for his conduct.
On the motion of Dr. Pennell potholes in Ballarat Road near Duke Street are to be repaired.
In Sunshine Melbourne a letter from Mrs Patricia Armitage complains that the Sunshine Health Centre serves mothers and staff with unsanitary nonfunctional toilets and inadequate seating. Despite a council motion to fix toilets and add seats, little has been done and conditions remain poor for ante natal attendees and visiting families.
Mrs Ethel Moseley a former St. Albans resident died at West Rosebud last Saturday after months of illness. She and her husband Mr F Moseley left St. Albans eight months ago after 26 years there. She previously worked as a cub mistress and supported the scout movement. Survived by her husband and two sisters Mrs Currie of England and Mrs E Read of West Heidelberg, both natives of Birmingham.
The Ladies' Guild of St Albans C of E holds its monthly meeting on Wednesday June 11 at 2 15 p.m. Speaker Mrs Burnett of Sunshine and members of the Presbyterian Happy Circle attend. A special congregational meeting follows Morning Prayer next Sunday in connection with the Patronal Festival.
The Sunshine branch of the Dads' Association holds a meeting at the R.S.L. clubrooms on Thursday next 12 June at 7.45 p.m. Members are urged to attend.
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