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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Sep 24, 1937

Page

3

Braybrook Shire Council to borrow seven thousand pounds

At a Braybrook shire council meeting the board voted to raise a loan of £7000 for underground drainage in Gordon Street interior treatment of the concert hall lavatory cloak rooms and offices extend the municipal offices by £3000 to provide extra offices and a council chamber buy a six ton oil driven road roller and fund several works including a culvert at Stoney Creek and channels in Ballarat Road plus sundry improvements at Sunshine Park and Ballarat Road works totaling £7000 with staged allocations.

Ballarat Road Sunchine Park

Sunshine Progress Pushes New Court House and Police Station

The Sunshine Progress Association urges Braybrookshire council to secure land for a future police station and court house. The current Clark Street police station is cramped and the improvised court room in the town hall is deemed unsuitable, with council to consider land acquisition now for a central site.

Police Station Court House Clark Street Sunshine Progress Association Braybrookshire Police Department Braybrook

Football Coach Married in Yarraville Church

The marriage of Mr Con Sheehan son of Mr and Mrs F Sheehan to Miss Mary Gwillim was celebrated at St Augustines Church Yarraville with Father Shelton as celebrant. The couple planned a Warrnambool honeymoon and will reside in Footscray. A crystal salad bowl and servers were presented at a club meeting in appreciation of Sheehansportmanship. He hinted at possible executive involvement next season.

St. Augustine's Church Yarraville Con Sheehan F. Sheehan Bayview Road Mary Gwillim Thos. Gwillim Ballarat Street Shelton Warrnambool Stanhope Street Footscray Connie E. Naylor Sheehan Con Sunshine

Sunshine to Bendigo road link eyed for federal aid

Sunshine as a railway hub grows as a major through-traffic point for Victoria. A proposed three quarter mile stretch between St Albans and Sydenham would connect Melbourne to the Bendigo road via the Calder Highway. Keilor council seeks Federal Aid Roads Fund funds after Braybrook council promise of cooperation.

Victoria Sunshine Western Highway Ballarat Road Geelong St. Albans Keilorshire Sydenham Bendigo Calder Highway St. Albans Road Sydenham Road Melbourne Bendigo Road

Local Cricketer Tom Fox Transferred to Ballarat

Tom Fox social secretary of the Sunshine Cricket Association and key Druids Club member is transferred to Ballarat and will leave Sunshine in a few days. Known as a fast bowler and capable batsman he helped local cricket grow and his departure will be deeply felt by players and fans alike.

Tom Fox Sunshine Cricket Association Druids Cricket Club Sunshine Ballarat Tom

Aren't People Funny In Belief About Stars

A fragment notes how people accept large random astronomical figures as truth, while questioning trust in other statements. It contrasts credulity toward vast star counts with skepticism toward common assertions.

Brightest Suburban Sheet Earns Praise From Local Businessman

A city business man who interacts with suburban papers calls the Sunshine Advocate the brightest of them all. His letter praises outspoken public welfare commentary and new general interest items, wishing the paper continued success. The Advocate began 14 years ago pledging policy for the common good regardless of class or creed, and urges Braybrook ratepayers to support the paper to help the district prosper.

Sunshine Advocate Advocate

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