Residents press council for road relief at Sunshine
About 60 residents, mostly Maltese migrants, packed the public gallery as Mr J Sciberas urged Sunshine council to fix potholed roads and the closed Forrest Street bridge. They complained mud in side streets, costly footwear, and delays for tradesmen, with calls for a private street drainage plan and a culvert cost assessment.
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Australia
J. Sciberas
Forrest St
Glengala Road
Sunshine
Scrib
Mr. Sciberas
Mr. Duggan
Duggan
Castley
Maltese Builder Fined for Building Violations
J Zahra, a Maltese builder, was fined £15 and ordered to pay £6 11s with costs after being found guilty at Sunshine Court of breaches of building regulations. Evidence showed he began Collins Street West Sunshine construction without a permit and used substandard materials, with stumps of hardwood and rafters smaller than required. He claimed ignorance and offered to replace the stumps and rafters.
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Sunshine Court
J. Zahra
Collins St
West Sunshine
Zahra
Cosgrove
Hold-up to Sub-division in St Albans District
Sunshine council delays subdivision approval on Furlong Road St Albans, asks western ward reps and the engineer to inspect the site. Council seeks guarantees of drainage and durable road formation before consent. Cr Pennell says Act provisions met. Cr Castley notes winter flooding.
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Furlong Road
St. Albans
Sunshine Council
Western Ward
Cr. Pennell
Cr. Castley
Intruders Disturb Security Patrol At Seymour's Store
A security patrol disturbed three men suspected of attempting a break in at Seymours Men's Store last week. The men fled in a car at high speed.
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Seymours Men
Albion Public Hall Sought by Local Club
Albion and District Social Club seeks a hall at the corner of King Edward Avenue and Barclay St for social gatherings a kinder garter and youth club. Sunshine Council agreed to back the club's request to Vic toriam Railways to provide a building. A cyclist Ritho Selakovich of 64 L St St Albans was lightly injured when struck by a car on Weight St last Friday.
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Albion and District Social Club
King Edward Avenue
Barclay St
Sunshine Council
Victoriam Railways
Ritho Selakovich
L. St., St. Albans
Fourteen Debutantes at Jubilee Ball in SunshineTown
Fourteen debutantes will be presented to Coadjutor Archbishop Dr Simon at the Silver Jubilee Ball of Our Lady's Parish in Sunshine Town Hall next Wednesday. English arrivals will meet Sunshine social life. a Belle of the Ball contest adds excitement. The Mayor Cr G Dobson and Cr A E Shepherd MLA plan to attend, and a capacity crowd is anticipated.
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Simonds
Our Lady's Parish
Sunshine Town Hall
England
Sunshine
Cr. G. Dobson
Cr. A E Shepherd
Taken the Lot Sunshine Council hears hut break ins
Dr. McDonald told Sunshine Council that the hut at Maribyrnong tip had been broken into seven times and thieves even took the caretaker's boots. A councillor quipped asking if the socks were taken too.
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Dr. McDonald
Sunshine Council
Maribyrnong
Residents to Channel and Modernise Newstead Street Channel
Sunshine Council approves resident led channel project at Newstead Street Mariyburnong. Local men with relevant experience to re grade and modernise a badly deteriorated channel as an experimental effort.
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Sunshine Council
Newstead St
Maribyrnong
Relieving of Congestion at Railway Gates Plan Tentatively Approved
A proposed sub division of railway land from Derby Road to Wright Street into 50 allotments with a connecting road to Derby Rd was submitted for council approval. It aims to link Derby Road with Parsons Street to divert traffic from Hampshire Road and ease congestion near the railway gates. Dr N Green urged rail connection plans and a council decision tentatively approved the subdivision.
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Derby Road
Wright Street
Stanford Street
Derby Rd
Parsons St
Parsons Street
Sunshine
South Road
Miss Hampshire Road
N. Green
Elderly Man Struck by Car at Hampshire Road Corner
Alex Dealing an elderly man of 11 Ballarat Road Albion sustained a fractured arm and leg when struck by a car driven by Norman Duggan of 1 Scott Street Sunshine. The accident occurred last Friday evening at Hampshire Road and Sun Crescent corner.
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Alex Dealing
Ballarat Road
Albion
Norman Duggan
Scott St
Sunshine
Hampshire Road
Sun Crescent
Theft of Brass Couplings and Frease Traps
Two brass couplings and frease traps were stolen from Housing Commission houses on South Road last Monday. The total value of the theft was £3 10s.
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Housing Commission
South Road
Club Denounces Motor Cyclist Convictions at Sunshine Court
Officials from the Braybrook motorcycle club express concern over six months of convictions at the Sunshine Court. They state none of the offenders belonged to Braybrook and stress racing only on tracks. The club offers tutoring by top riders to teach safe handling and discipline. Interested riders may contact Bob McKenzie MW 1130 or Tom Taylor at Footscray shop.
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Sunshine Court
Braybrook Club
Bob McKenzie
Tom Taylor
Footscray
Confidence trick warned on Sunshine businessmen
A local confidence scam involves a man using a doctor's name to call a Sunshine businessman and obtain permission to cash a cheque for a friend. The cheque bounces at the bank, forcing the businessman to cover the loss. Other local merchants are urged to verify authenticity before paying out.
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Sunshine
Woman Cyclist Injured in Ballarat Road Accident
Gladys Falla of 125 Morris Street Sunshine sustained abrasions after a bicycle collision with a car on Ballarat Road last Saturday. The driver was James Short of 9 Hutchinson Street Sunshine.
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Gladys Falla
Morris St
Sunshine
Ballarat Road
James Short
Hutchinson St
Invidious Position for Council Officers
The town clerk Mr E Har greaves warned that departures from the zoning plan complicate officers dealings with applicants. He noted officers should inform prospective factory builders whether their chosen area is zoned for factory use, as delays place officers in a pecu liar position.
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E. Hargreaves
Precautions With Blasting II Outline Community Notice
Stanley Leighton Pty Ltd writes to Sunshine Council in Braybrook area. Letter replies to weeks of resident complaints. Company claims minimum charges and prior warning before shots. Work deemed necessary and beneficial to residents.
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Braybrook
Stanley Leighton, Pty. Ltd
Sunshine Council
Campaign meetings for Cr Pennell in Deer Park and St Albans
Cr A Pennell campaigns for the Southern Province seat at the Legislative Council elections will hold public meetings at Deer Park on Wednesday June 11 and at St Albans on Thursday June 12. He is to be supported by prominent L.C.P. speakers.
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Southern Province
Legislative Council
Cr. A. Pennell
Deer Park
St. Albans
L.C.P
Stolen vacuum cleaner from Sunshine van valued at £30
A vacuum cleaner worth £30 was stolen from a panel van owned by W. J. Burden on Hampshire Road Sunshine parked outside a shop last week. A bicycle was taken from Sunshine railway station on Monday belonging to Frederick Thom Blanche Street West Sunshine.
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W. J. Burden
Hampshire Road
Sunshine
Frederick Thom
Blanche St
West Sunshine
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H. Robinson
Seymours Men's
Seymours Men’s Store
Mr FE. Hargreaves
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