Excellent Response to Food for Britain Appeal
The Braybrook Shire Relief for Britain appeal has met expectations with £613 16s 9d in cash donations. Braybrook Council pledged £100, house to house collection yielded generous support, and over 32 500 food items have been packed for shipment. A large clothing lot is ready, and notable donations include £6 11s 6d in dry cleaning from Harvey of Barclays Dry Cleaning Service and Mrs Ivory of Parclay's offering a day of tailoring mending.
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Relief For
Britain
Braybrook
Harvey
Barclays Dry Cleaning Service
Ivory
Parclay's
Grand Concert for Sunshine Town Hall May 7
Advert invites a grand concert next Friday May 7 at Sunshine Town Hall. Radio artists including Albert Argenti, Ayton Campbell Boys and Ron Edwards perform for a worthy Queen Victoria Hospital Re Building Appeal fundraiser. Tickets urged now.
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Sunshine Town Hall
Albert Argenti
Honor Ayton
Campbell Boys
Ron Edwards
Queen Victoria Hospital
Elevation to City Status Hoped After Council Talk
Dr. R T Barclay urged action on the Braybrook elevation proposal at Monday’s Council meeting. Councillors expect Parliament to approve the change this session. Public Works will consider suitable city naming at the next committee meeting.
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Braybrook
R. T. Barclay
Chrysanthemum Display Hosted by Sunshine Horticultural Society
The Chrysanthemum Display will be held in the Supper Room of the Town Hall on Thursday next in May with judging by 8 30 pm. Entries must be received by 8 pm and schedules are available from Dr J B Parsons. Flower Day collections for Metropolitan Hospitals and Charities will occur Friday in City streets and the Horticultural Society will coordinate charity flowers for the City.
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Sunshine Horticultural Society
Town Hall
J. RB. Parsons
Graham St
Pam
Metropolitan Hospitals and Charities
Braybrook Council
Horticultural Society
Sewerage Extensions In Shire
The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works plans a 340000 pound sewerage program in the metropolitan area with 90000 pounds allocated to the Shire of Braybrook. Excluding Housing Commission schemes the board spends 27 of total sewerage funds in the shire. Maribyrnong ranks eighth Rosamond Road tenth and Levonshire Road 164th on the priority list. completion depends on labor and materials.
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Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
Shire of
Braybrook
Housing Commission
Maribyrnone
Rosamond Rad
Levonshire Rd
Children canvassing for Food for Britain appeal denied
The Red Cross Society and Shire President state they have not consented to children canvassing homes with a 10 note for the Food for Britain Appeal and warn that the venture is illegal and unaffiliated.
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Red Cross Society
Food For Britain
Bad Condition of Albion School Report
A council report details leaking roofs in several Albion School classrooms and a need for immediate attention. The front path is impassable after rain and the basketball court unusable in winter. Yards are unsafe for pupils. The school committee lobbied the Education Department and Public Works for action without result and plans to spend up to £40 on yard work with Dr E Shepherd to assist.
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Daeter
E. Shepherd
Mul.a
East Sunshine Education Dept proposes new school
The Education Department considers building a school at the corner of Hertford Road and Duke Street East Sunshine to serve about 200 children. Braybrook Council notes area housing growth and urges a larger facility, but is told housing completion numbers guide the plan.
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Hertford Rd
Duke St
East Sunshine
Braybrook Council
Dept. Ja
Braybrook
Education Dept
Housing Commission
Local Resident Killed in Anzac Day Collision
Sunshine resident Richard Henry Edwards one of three people killed in a Calder Highway crash near Vigeers Rest on Anzac night. The funeral was held at Footscray Cemetery with services by Rev F Adams and Masonic rites. Walter A Warne of Footscray managed funeral arrangements.
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Richard Henry Edwards
Sunshine
Calder Highway
Vigeers’ Rest
Larcombe
Couch S. Lewyes Nowilfe
Footscray
Bidwardwa
Melbourne
F. Adams
St. Mark’s Church of England
Walter A. Warne
Obituary for Alfred William Harold Short in Maidstone
Alfred William Harold Short of 2 Alman St Maidstone died April 28 aged 1k years. Born at Chart ers Towers Queensland he left a widow and four children. Funeral Wednesday at Nelson Bros Chapel Droop Street Footscray with cremation at Fawkner Crematorium. Pearl tribute mourners attended. NL Bros arranged funeral. Mr Pearce led services.
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Alfred William Harold Short
Alman St
Maidstone
Wis Bor
Charters Towers
Queensland
Nelson Bros
Droop St
Footscray
Fawkner
Pearce
Death notice for Mr Alexander Whearem at Balkirut Road
Mr Alexander David Whearem passed away at Balkirut Road Sun shine on the With April The deceased was born at foeong wood fh years ge and leaves a
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Alexander David Whearem
Balkirut Rd
Sunshine
Foeongwood
Funeral for Seven Grown Adults to Benalla Interred
A seven member family mourns a patriarch while his wife and a daughter predeceased him. The funeral was held on Thursday and the casket was transported to Benalla for interment. Nelson Broad supervised the arrangements.
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Benalla
Nelson Broad
Braybrook Native Leading Strike
Braybrook native Mr dee Cranwell, a leading figure in the Amalinga Engineering Union, is described as a strong, shrewd working class leader. Known for keen unionism, he rose through the industrial movement and remains a popular, lively figure with many friends in the district. He once sought local municipal honours before leaving Sunshine for Sydney years ago.
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Dee Cranwell
Amalingainte Engineerine Union
Braybrook
Sunshine
Sydney
Army Huts Not Suitable As Public Buildings
Braybrook Council receives Health Department guidance that ordinary army huts fail regulations for public halls churches or school classrooms due to wall height and lighting. Alterations could fix issues. lodge rooms may qualify if used for meetings with council approval. Applicants to Braybrook Council will be notified of the Health Department stance.
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Braybrook Council
Public Health Dept
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Food For
Albion
Housing Commission Area
Marion
Myamyn
Moama
Myalla
FE. Hargreaves Shire
Sunshine Ice Works & Coal Stores Pty. Ltd
Hertford Road, Sunshine
St. Albans R
Willmore & Randell
St. Colline St
Altona Beach
School
Elec
Ely
St. Collins St
Mr. Alfred William Harold Short
Seymour’s
Seymour
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