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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1927
Page
7
Sunshine New Savings Bank opens and promotes local shopping. The Shine Meat Supply advertises low prices on chops stew beef corned beef mutton and roast beef to keep money in the district, urging thrifty purchases and support of local business.
An account for wood is presented for payment as Dr Ravenhall quips about fires for the Shire Secretary. Cr Pennell, Cr Drayton, and others exchange barbs on funds, Maidstone needs, and empty pockets while Dr Ravenhall teases Dr Pennell about liking dead horses.
Wallace Street residents press for a street light and footpath screening as Cr Pennell blocks Cr Dobson’s motion citing financial stringency. The council laments debt while jokes about money’s curse emerge. critics note misdirected funds and past expenditures, including tram dummies and fowl houses.
We regret to announce the death of Miss Muriel Adele Hiscock aged 11, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiscock of Forrest Street Sunshine. The remains were interred at Hiemray.
At the instance of Ors Dobson and Revenhall tenders are to be invited for the construction of Burns Street Maids Tone.
At a council meeting discussion focused on the Barb Street and Middle Mund waddle project. Dr Dobson sought a hearing for Mr Barlow but Dr Pennell ruled. debates over apportionment and contract costs persisted as the engineer plans a post mortem next week.
Cra Glendenning Lane and Dolson presented a report on Sunshine library. Recommendations adopted include leasing/selling billiard tables and using the billiard room as the Baby Welfare Centre HQ. A partition will create commuter meeting space, the library will be enlarged with more shelves, and librarian Mir J Grant may acquire new books up to £5 monthly. winter hours include one Wednesday afternoon.
A Tuesday evening gathering at Sunshine Methodist Church praised recent alterations led by contractor Dercy Gunn with hymn book gift to clerk of works Midoin Keast. Shire President Dr Pennell spoke on Beaybrookshire progress while Rev F Tamayno and Rev T BOS Woodfull lauded local support and Brownbill recruitment.
The council disposed of a dead tree for one shilling, aiming to ease the overdraft. A man buried a dog last week, and mortuary fees appear higher with many dogs roaming the streets, suggesting more could be spent in this area.
Crs Lowe and Johnston moved to lay 12 inch pipes under Devon shire Road to drain stagnant water from Stony Creek at an estimated cost of £26. Crs Dempster and Dobson proposed a private street development scheme for Alma and Bosker Streets in Maidstone to be presented to the council.
On a sunny Sunday afternoon Rev Ab Brownbill introduced Rev Koert Bayle President of the Methodist Genfe ones who unveiled the honour board presented by Mrs J J Derlam. Bayle praised the Sunshine Methodists and spoke of future happy years as Miss Annie Blackney sang and the service closed with a reading based on Enoch.
The Motor Users Association, with vice president HL Wales of Albion Quarrying Co, will install warning signals at the Valle rat and Hampshire Heads corner after a serious accident. The council faces no opposition and Cra Demp ster and Drayton backed asking the National Roads Association to erect a light house there as part of the new safety effort.
Footscray council discusses reserving land in subdivisions for recreation. Town Clerk Mr Gent cites proposals from the Playgrounds Conference urging Local Government Act amendment to let municipalities refuse to seal plans lacking a recreation area. Braybrook council votes to support the clause.
The Shire Secretary reports malicious damage to water troughs including the one opposite Maidstone damaged three times in a month. Watkins Pty Ltd resists quarry rights at McDonald's Road for garbage purposes. Drayton urges Dr McKay’s scheme at Matthew’s Hill and a committee will inquire into it. The Postal Department will pay £24 19s for two year old Hampshire Road footpath damage, while the council claims £44 8s.
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