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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1931
Page
3
The Aybrook Shire Council reports on municipal associations and advisory committees including address changes, welfare centre support, solar committee actions, unemployment relief, and road repairs. Financials show February balances, receipts, and expenditures with a large overdraft and ongoing street and channel work updates.
Rn. V. Seymour and A. Dennir promote a campaign urging every citizen to return to prayer and church worship. They press leaders to trust in divine guidance to lift the nation from poverty, urging weekly church attendance and unity under God.
The Finance Committee met on the 23rd and recommended passing various accounts for payment. General sales total £1,5038/0/1 private streets afterfel £4,242/04/11 Loan No 11 afterfel £485/15/4 Loan No 12 afterfel £120/5/1 total £3,360/15/2.
The council let the garbage and road sweepings contract to A G Mudford of Sunshine for £375, about half the 1929 price and a quarter of the top bid. Earlier bids ranged up to £1441, with Davies' £207 bid failing to win. The lower tender reflects a sharp contract price drop and shows prior winners faced big reductions. A separate note reports a man jailed for one month in Mackehemond for falsely obtaining relief goods.
A J Davis, instructor at Brunswick Technical School and resident of North Kasendon, won the Keilor by election to represent Doutta Galla riding in Keilor Shire Council. In a three candidate race, first counts showed Davis 213, Wallis 210, Johnston 82. second counts had Davis 267 and Wallis 238. Davis held a majority of 29 to be declared elected by the returning officer. He succeeds ex Dr L Jen who resigned recently.
Mr A Clarke, secretary of the St Albina Severance Movement, invited Dr Evans to a meeting to hear his view on severance. Evans did not attend and criticized an unwarranted attack on severance opponents displayed at St Albans. He will not engage in further discussion on the matter.
The Stavhrowk Council on Monday decided to take no further action on a complaint by S. Solomon against Shire Inspector Mr W A Wallis. Solomon alleged bribes and overreach. two supporting witnesses withdrew. One claimed liquor influenced his earlier statement, the other was unsure of the facts, leaving Wallis exonerated.
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