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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1952
Page
8
About eighty Sunshine Football Club players and officials left this morning for a weekend trip to Port Fairy. The party plans an enjoyable time with a ball tonight and a trip to Warrnambool tomorrow to watch the finish of a major cycling race.
J Sulley named Sixer of Reds and I Lelliot named Sixer of Yellows. Tests passed include National Anthem J Robinson A McDonald Cleanliness B Davidson Knee Bending J Robinson Ball Catching and Garden J McIntyre.
A night tennis association forms to play on Deer Park courts with eight men’s teams and four ladies’ teams. Two men’s matches begin Tuesday and two on Thursday while ladies’ matches are set for Wednesday.
Following complaints that Dulce Street off Fraser Street was confused with Dulcie Street, Sunshine Council agreed to rename the street as Lorraine Court to avoid mix ups.
Mr. M. Sullivan of the Australian Dental Association will present a talk on preventive dentistry. He will illustrate with colored slides. Parents and others are invited to attend what promises to be a very interesting evening.
Edward McDougall of 145 Essex Street West Footscray was stopped by traffic police on Ballarat Road on 9 June for exceeding 40 mph with a pillion passenger. Constable H Mortensen said he drove 55 mph. McDougall testified he was in a hurry to get home but was fined £2.
Traffic police stopped a motor cyclist on Ballarat Road on 4 June and asked why he rode over 60 mph with a pillion passenger. He said the wind made speed hard to judge. In Sunshine Court he was fined £2 for exceeding 40 mph with a passenger.
Sunshine Council did not object to St. John's Building Fund Committee’s request to hold a carnival on land at the corner of Ballarat and Rosamond Roads from October 9 to 25. The event schedule and access details were discussed but not disputed.
Garden notes discuss history and care for dahlias and gladioli including growth stages, soil prep, planting depth, stakes, pest management, fertilizing, watering, and timing. Guidance covers avoiding rot, using blood and bone, avoiding fowl manure, spraying under leaves, and storing bulbs after flowering.
In a cool place. Leave until shooting before ranting and cleaned skin tear from bulbe. Both these bulbs thrive on sun or allow a sunny position. Lime the ground well as this has a beneficial effect. Next week: Exclusive for the vegetable gardener.
At Sunshine Council meeting Cr. J. McDonald suggested a blunt municipal tactic to enforce a weight limit on Bloomfield Avenue Maribyrnong. He said he would bleat until he got it and moved that notices be erected immediately if no load limit proclamation record exists.
Sunshine Council was informed that no definite plan exists for selling the wartime temporary homes built by the Commonwealth. Discussion floated objections and support from Dr. McDonald, with others opposed. The homes, erected as a temporary measure for munition workers, stand at Maribyrnong and Ashley Street.
Allegations were raised to Sunshine Council that surplus water from a tile factory caused drainage problems in Tottenham Parade Tottenham. Lawton Industrial Trucks Ltd complained water from the tile factory entered its premises saturating the ground. The council was asked to compel proper disposal of storm and surplus water. The matter was referred to the council engineer for a report.
The Sunshine Council reports no street lamp installed at the corner of Garnel Street and Salfelk Moa, citing safety concerns for pedestrians and urging action from the public works department.
Classified notice advertises a St Albans house with four large rooms, W B, tiled roof, steel frames, corner position and access roads, listing O'Donnell Walmer Ave St Albans. Also land at Altona 55 by 150 feet with road light and water, and a modern seven roomed family dwelling at 17 Gleneala Road Sunshine with hot water, English electric stove, built in cupboards, large shed and garden, for quick sale.
The Shire of Keilor Council orders the street name change from Scott Avenue St Albans to Clarke Avenue east of Errington to Marshall Avenue. A public meeting on 6 October 1952 will confirm the order at 10 am in the Council Chamber. A copy of the order is available at Shire Hall for inspection.
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