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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1936
Page
3
Braybrook council discussed fears a landowner may quarry lot between Geelong and Millers roads seeking permission to strip stones and later fill for a poultry farm. A plan to limit excavation to two feet and require rock clearing was agreed to prevent a quarry while allowing necessary work.
The Bray Rock shire council holds a meeting to discuss debt relief under the Farmers Debt Adjustment Act. Indebtedness is about £53, with terms proposed to accept nine tenths of the principal and write off interest, or face a four year wait with no interest. The council plans to appoint a foreman creditor to present the case to the High Court under Swan Hill regulations.
Council faces loss of powers over building frontages and allotments after a High Court appeal. A letter from Hillshire requests financial help while debates on interpretation of key terms continue. Dr. Treloar and Dr. Robinson urge firm limits to prevent uncontrolled erections and to preserve act powers.
The report notes excessive grass on town footpaths and calls for prompt council action. K Robinson references past meetings and a mower purchase, urging decisive steps to trim the flanks and improve streets. Ratepayers press for intervention and budget considerations for the coming year.
A Deen Park resident, Mr Harrison, writes to Braybrook shire council about the treatment of his lame horse taken to the pound. He claims the horse had rested for two months and was seized after straying from unfenced private land. Officials defend their action and state they followed horses to the pound, insisting they were humane.
At a Monday night council session Ord. K. Robinson stated the trend complies with new standards for house height. Hugh Marshall seeks to reduce nail height in proposed homes on Chapman Street from 10 feet to a lower measure as American experts note wing space offers no advantage and ventilators placed low can harbor foul air. permission was granted.
At Dr Deemster's suggestion a recommendation to the Country Roads Board favors extending the Ballarat Road double roadway from Duke Street to Ashley Street. The council believes the width allows a longer double roadway with similar construction cost and multiple advantages over a wide single road.
In a council report health inspector L K Thorpe described a German housing slide showing large blocks with communal washhouses and gardens, noting he would prefer living in a tent. Dr Dale argued for building regulations that provide individual allotments with adequate capacity as the council demands, closer to the ideal.
The report notes continued widening near the State School with stone wall work and planting in the large plantation. Cyclone Company fencing is incomplete. patching on Station Road South and Boundary Road proceeds. A box culvert near Robicon's may cost £100. patching with crushed rock could cost about £300. Council budget requests total £200. Concrete path work from Gross's corner to Sunshine Theatre is paused for boxing shaping and will resume toward Hampshire Road Town Hall side. Wallarat Road centre strip concreting continues. three days expected to finish Ashley Street to the depot. Excavation along the middle strip from the depot to the tram terminus proceeds. north side channel from Bosquet Street to the tram terminus completed. Braybrook section drainage work at Laney Creek across the new road is done. remaining work halted.
Following a disturbance at the Deer Park ball, Braybrook council will post notices in shire halls warning that those responsible for offensive behavior may face prosecution.
Bal rat Road curves over Kororoit Creek discussed after multiple accidents in past two years. Council seeks immediate reconstruction by the Country Roads Board and proposes tread markings to improve driver safety margins on the turns.
The treasurer Mr E Hargreaves notes the year opened with 2401 pounds 5 shillings and closed at 1419 pounds 18 shillings 11 pence. Loan redemptions totalled 871 pounds 6 shillings 8 pence and 2413 pounds 18 shillings 7 pence for the year just closed. Total receipts banked stood at 36827 pounds 7 shillings and expenditure at 87208 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence. General collections including arrears reached 17896 pounds 5 shillings 3 pence and in the prior year 1995 pounds 0 shillings 0 pence.
A novel sealed paper milk container was shown at a council meeting. Though hygienic, its cost of about eight-tenths of a penny per container drew opposition from Dr J R Robinson who warned working people could not afford a price rise. The motion to adopt was defeated.
Braybrook council met on Monday to assess the cost of laying a water main along from Robinsons corner to Eranshire Road to avoid tearing up the surface of Fond Eyeer during any future street works or extensions.
Health Inspector L E Thorpe lists 55 head of wandering stock impounded since September 7 including 32 cattle tied to W Opie, 3 cattle to Mrs J McKenzie, 6 cows to E Bedford, 1 cow to Cy Hoskins, 1 cow and calf unsold, 4 cattle to Mrs J McKenzie, 1 pony to A Newman, several horses to W Opie and W Inson and a horse to G Hunter, among others.
The shire council on Monday warned the Quarry Association that quarry traffic must slow to protect roads. If drivers do not reduce speed, some roads will be closed to quarry traffic under the new traffic code granting the council authority to act.
Braybrook shire council reports a drop in infectious diseases as part of local health measures. Officials credit vaccination drives, sanitation efforts, and public awareness campaigns for improved community health and lower case numbers.
Interest in dancing grows as Sunshine clubs led a revival with preliminaries at functions. The grand final will be held at Sunshine Town Hall on Saturday October 24, with top Parma Waltz and Fox Trot couples selected from Hibernians Potteries East Sunshine and others. Additional selections follow at Nobels Deer Park Braybrook Football Club and Nettlefolds venues in October.
The Horticultural Society plans a Wednesday meeting with an illustrated talk Gems of Australian World by Mr W T Reeves. An October 24 Saturday picnic will visit Stinton's nursery Geelong. Preparations for the October 29 spring display aim to attract district garden lovers despite weather.
A Sunshine Town Hall performance featured pupils from Miss Lorna Vesper and others in Mrs Vesper’s classes. A lively revue included choral numbers, tap dances, acrobatics, and humorous sketches, praising Vesper’s recent teaching results.
The speaker recalls refusing to marry Bob last October and notes his ongoing drinking as a consequence, translating personal regret into a wry remark about overdoing celebrations. Jane is addressed in the reflection.
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