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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1941
Page
5
A light Keilor Council meeting features Dr Dickson's housing and fridge notes, Dr Hilbert defending a £10 restriction, and general debate on practical municipal issues. The session opens with reflections and ends with time slipping by as the clock is lacking in the chamber.
Personalities including F. E. dolly and Drs Stenson Parsons Fox Hilbert Gooch Parr Dickson attended a council meeting. Mrs Doyle mourns her son Bert Doyle in Tobruk. Miss Birmingham was struck by lightning during a telephone call, causing shock and minor injuries. Dr Jolly and Dr Parsons commented on the incident.
FURS Direct from makers offers old furs taken in part payment. Silver Fox chokers from six guineas, squirrel and other capes from two pounds, musquash and other coats from five guineas.
A fragment recalls a nose striking an instrument with a small hole burnt on the nose tip. Dr. Hilbert quips Moral Keep your nose out as the audience laughs.
Dr Jolly reported no disturbance news and police found nothing after following three men. Dr Gooch faced two ratepayer objections to remarks about locals, denying broad accusations while urging calm and showing loyalty at the hall.
The Director of Evacuation urged steps for enemy action evacuation to safer areas. Plans cover voluntary evacuation, billeting of vulnerable groups, and assembly points in highland areas north of Victoria. Registration through local committees and transport officers will be required. Rehabilitation measures also considered. North Esdon area mentioned for report.
The Shire Secretary reported the balance of the books to September 30 remained solid. The year was fair overall with total collections meeting or exceeding former years. An auditor visited the offices and found, as far as he could see, everything in order.
Water rate accounts were correct while 120 new shire buildings added 63 670 pounds in capital value, boosting rate revenue by 278 pounds 12 shillings. Current collection at 84 percent, arrears 23 percent. Riding balances listed for Doutta Galla Maribyrnong Tullamarine. Council debated tenders for wall repairs, calling for plans and specifications, with disputes over the £10 tender rule and officer conduct. Public works and sanitary matters across Keilor and Braybrook areas discussed.
Dr Parsons moved that the Council inspection of the Shire be not held this year due to petrol shortage. Dr Dickson seconded. It was not a vital necessity though desirable. Two progress associations kept the Council up to the mark. Emotion was agreed to.
The Shire faced a labor shortage with a roller driver lacking local housing. Pullar borrowed a driver from Essendon Council to move the roller to the council yard. Dr Dickson urged council housing for employees, noting four staff relied on private enter1prises for homes and suggesting a house available at £1 per week for the driver.
A fragmented note discusses a sanitary contractor not opposing another's territory and frames the issue as more about contracting across borders than conservation obligations. It hints at competition and territorial disputes among service providers without clear outcomes.
The Telephone Department notified the Council that it cannot meet the request for an automatic exchange. The notice outlines constraints and anticipated delays affecting proposed communication upgrades for the North Assendon area.
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