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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 04, 1951
Page
1
Council discussed two applications for Sunday sport at Sunshine Park and Selwyn Park. Sunshine Park refused use for a Sunshine United Soccer Club match. Selwyn Park applicants were told to reapply to the park committee. A 1947 regulation limits discretionary Sunday sport while allowing council veto.
A Braybrook Council meeting on Monday faced a senate like deadlock as the formal petition for compulsory voting at municipal elections was presented. Labor was short a member with c ouncillor R H Skinner absent, sealing the motion failed and the petition’s fate was deferred for seven days until Labor regains full strength to determine its outcome.
A large entry list for the Monsion procession on Saturday includes floats and decorated motor cars. Christies Radio Auditions appear at Shire Hall Wednesday night, with tickets urged for early purchase. The Old Folks' Party and Shire Secretary need names by Monday. The big day Saturday 19th May features gymkhana, sports, cycling, novelty events, a cow show, and a humorous program at Sunshine Park. Shop windows to be decorated with a prize for best display. Shops to close at 11 am Saturday for the events.
The Sunshine RSL club rooms in Dickson Street will be officially opened tomorrow at 3 PM by MnO. Holland and C E Patera, president of the RSL. Guests will be entertained by the committee from 3 PM to 1 PM. After the ceremony the rooms will be opened for inspection by members wives and the general public. In the evening at the shire hall all branch members will enjoy a smoke night and movie evening commencing at 7 PM.
A motion to name the new reserve at the corner of Offone Street and King Ed Avenue the Reginald Barclay Reserve was carried by the Council on Monday to honor Dr. T. R. Barclay and his service to the municipality.
Announcement this week confirms the engagement of Kenneth Edmund Dobson, eldest son of Braybrook Shire President Dr G E Dobson, to Miss Rita Heymes of Coronation Street West Footscray. The couple’s fortunes follow a complex string of local ties and recent family arrivals with connections to Sunshine and Melbourne colleges.
Labor retained the Labor seat by a comfortable margin after last Saturday's Federal election. Vote counts reported show Bateman 17,112 and Pollard 21,170 with 451 informal ballots. Final result unlikely to change. Pollak's majority larger than in 14, aided by Labor gains and Sunshine subdivision voting heavily Labor.
The Taxation Department refunded the entertainment tax for the Charity Meeting at White City Coursing Ground on 1 December. The refund totals £97121, increasing the meeting’s CMG/S8/4 sum, following influence by Dr Reg Barclay that the Victorian Coursing Association Ltd ran the event.
The Braybrook Council will approach a private operator who was contacted about a West Sunshine service to gauge interest in North Sunshine. If the reply is unfavourable, the council will then approach the Tramway Board for action.
Norman H Carlton of 13 Dickson Street Sunshine accepts responsibility for the election comment published in this issue. The note assigns accountability to Carlton for the content and reflects the stance of the author.
Mr Hiolt quotes a motion from the Australian Council of Local Government Associations urging positive local action to remove sub standard housing. Councillors reject leaving it to councils and plan to write to Mr Holt expressing disappointment. Doctors stress demolition, materials reservoir, and interdepartmental cooperation between Immigration and Housing authorities.
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