Copy of 88 page local newspaper, with green wrap around. The Advocate was a historic local newspaper, founded in 1924 by Clarrie Carlton. The current owners, the Fairfax Press have changed the name to "The Weekly", leaving this issue, August 31st 2010 as the last under the name of "The Advocate"the advocate

Newpapernon-fictionThis newspaper celebrates the 80th Anniversary of The Sunshine Advocate

The Advocate The Catholic Paper - Special Papal Visit Issue of Pope John Paulthe advocate, pope

Special Class Electricians|Toolmakers|Inspectors|Leading Hand Chuck & Turrent Lathe|1st Class Machinist|Production Machinists|Radial Drillers|3rd Class Machinists|Machine Moulders|Foundry Labourers|Sheet Iron Workermassey ferguson, sunshine harvester works

Advocate Sunshine: Stamp Wooden block with a "Advocate Sunshine" metal stamp, see attached sheet of the imprintAdvocate Sunshine: Stamp Wooden block with a "Advocate Sunshine" metal stamp, see attached sheet of the imprintsunshine advocate

The Advocate Miro-Film 1924 - 2009 Reels

Coloured cover plus prominent "Grand Opening This Sunday"sunshine market place, hampshire road, sunshine, shop

The Advocate 3rd August 1982 Page 41|City of Sunshine Election Mapcity of sunshine

This item was used by Clarence "Clarrie" Carlton while working at his Dickson Street Printing OfficesA brass table office lamp with green visorthe advocate, carlton

In 1974, Sunshine Cellars helped The Advocate Newspaper to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The store created a special window display marking the fiftieth year of the newspaper in Sunshine. The display was created as mark of respect for the work The Advocate has done in Sunshine over the years. The Adovcate was originally called The Sunshine Advocate. Sunshine Cellars was established in 1953 and was the first bottle shop in Victoria to get a one bottle licence. They helped us celebratesunshine cellars, hampshire road, sunshine, the advocate

Comments by Gwen Mousleyici, ballarat road, deer park

A bound copy of the Sunshine - St. Albans - Melton Advocate Golden Anniversary Issue March 1st 1974 Newspaperthe advocate

The Self family story begins with two sisters, not the brothers. In 1932, Margery and Edna Self took over Mrs Magee’s confectionery shop on Main Road West. They expanded the business by purchasing Mr Hounslow’s petrol bowser. In 1934, the Self family built a new general store at 18 East Esplanade, St. Albans which became the foundation of the future Self Bros Supermarket. The family lived in a house behind the shop. The name Self Bros & Goddard emerged when Bernice Self married Alfred Goddard in 1947. By 1955, the directory lists Self Bros & Goddard Storekeepers and later in 1960 to 1974 as Licensed Grocers. This marks the shift from a family general store to a major grocery business Later years it became the Festival Supermarket and subsequently the St. Albans SUPA IGA Supermarket. This collection of photographs captures the various names the supermarket was known as Self Bros, Foodtown and Festival IGA Supermarket.5657.01 - East Esplanade 18 - Festival Supermarket (Sun Adv 237.3) 1993 Photo 01.JPG 5657.02 - East Esplanade 18 - Festival Supermarket (Sun Adv 237.3) 1993 Photo 02.JPG 5657.03 - East Esplanade 18 - Festival Supermarket (Sun Adv 237.3) 1993 Photo 03.JPG 5657.04 - East Esplanade 18 St. Albans - Self Bros Supermarket (Sun Adv 64.3) 1993 Photo 01.JPG 5657.05 - East Esplanade 18 St. Albans - Self Bros Supermarket (Sun Adv 64.3) 1993 Photo 02.JPG east esplanade, st. albans, festival supermarket, self bros, iga, alfred goddard

In 1910, Alice Errington donated six acres of land to the people of St Albans. The land donated was located on the south side of Boundary Road (Now Main Road East), which was the border between the Shire of Braybrook and the Shire of Keilor, In reality, the community was one, and Alice intended the land provide recreation facilities for both the Shire of Braybrook and the Shire of Keilor residents. In 1929, the reserve trustees decided to vest the land to the Shire of Braybrook Council due to ongoing rate costs, liability for road construction costs and the need for formal municipal management. The memorial wrought iron gates were added later and are one of the few early memorials in St Albans that have a tangible link to the pioneer era of the district. Over the years the reserve has seen various landscaping design changes, and various sporting club rooms and community buildings added. This photograph taken in 1993, captures the planting of a Canary Island tree in the reserve to reflect the 1920's - 1940's civic planting trends. As of the 8th January 2026 this tree is still alive and growing in the reserve. Errington Reserve is one of the few reserves created by a private donation, and one of the earliest examples of a woman shaping public space in the St. Albans district.5658 - Errington Reserve Palm Tree Planting (Sun Adv 203.3) 1993 Photo 02.JPGmain road east, st. albans, errington reserve, alice errington

The first St. Albans post office opened in 1888, just one year after the township was established in 1887. At this time, St Albans was little more than a railway station, a handful of houses, and Alfred Padley’s speculative subdivision. The location of the first post office changed over time, from the Railway Station to general stores and to the site on the corners of Main Road West and McKechnie Street. During the 1980's and 1990's, as the commercial centre of St. Albans shifted towards Alfrieda Street, on the east side of the railway line, Australian Post moved its post office closer to Alfrieda Street. To meet the needs of the St. Albans residents, Australia Post moved to a new location closer to the new St. Albans commercial centre. This photograph records the new post office in Victoria Square.5660 - St. Albans Post Office Cnr Elaine St And Victoria Cres - Opening (Sun Adv 143.3) 1993 Photo 01.JPGvictoria crescent, st. albans, st. albans post office, victoria square

This local milk bar & mixed business was the local SWING Soft Drinks distributor. SWING was a local Australian soft‑drink company, likely family‑run, producing Lemonade, Cola, Orange, Portello, Creamy soda and other classic flavours of the era. SWING operated during the peak era of small bottlers (1950s–1970s), when nearly every town had its own soft‑drink works. These small manufacturers disappeared during the industry collapse of the 1980's and 1990's, when Coca‑Cola, Pepsi, and Schweppes bought out or out‑competed most independents.This photographs captures the demand for the local SWING soft drinks in the early 1990's.5663 - Main Rd East Cnr McArthur St Shops 1991 (Sun Adv 485) Photo 01.JPGmain road east, mcarthur street, st. albans, swing

These photographs are of the St. Albans Railway Station when the electrification of the line terminated at the St. Albans Railway Station. In 1991, the station was located on the city side of Main Road West and the level crossing was still in operational. It wasn't until 2012, when the line was fully electrified to Sunbury as part of the Sunbury Electrification Project. The level crossing was removed in 2016 as part of the Victorian Government Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP).The train pictured is a Hitachi Train, or commonly referred to as the Silver Train. They were Melbourne’s iconic stainless‑steel suburban trains, introduced from 1972 and running until 2014. These trains were the last of Victoria's fleet not to have air conditioning, and by the 2000's, they no longer met contemporary safety and accessibility standards. The Hitachi trains had replaced the Harris trains, also referred as the Blue Train or Bluey. The Harris trains were taken out of service because they contained asbestos. One of photographs clearly captures the termination of the "Down Line" at the St. Albans Railway Station.5664.01 - St. Albans Railway Station (Sun Adv 207.2) 1990 Photo 01.JPG 5664.02 - St. Albans Railway Station (Sun Adv 207.2) 1990 Photo 02.JPGst. albans railway station, main road west, st. albans, hitachi train

The Whitten Bridge, originally called the Maribyrnong River Bridge was built between 1992 and 1994. The purpose of the bridge was to carry the newly built Western Ring Road (now the M80) across the Maribyrnong River at Sunshine North. The bridge is named after Edward James “Ted” Whitten OAM, better known as Ted Whitten or by his nickname "Mr Football", one of the most iconic figures in Australian Rules Football.These photographs show the original configuration of the roadway, which consisted of two separate structures: a Northbound Bridge and a Southbound Bridge. In 2018, as part of the M80 widening project, the two bridges were stitched together to form a single, unified structure. This upgrade increased capacity from three lanes to five lanes in each direction.5670.01 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 01.JPG 5670.02 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 02.JPG 5670.03 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 03.JPG 5670.04 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 04.JPGwhitten bridge, sunshine north, western ring road, maribyrnong river bridge, m80

The Sunshine Fire Station (Station 44) at 30 McIntyre Road opened on 14 May 1990. This station replaced the earlier Hampshire Road / Hertford Road station, which had operated since 1927.5672.01 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 01.JPG 5672.02 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 03.JPG 5672.03 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 04.JPG 5672.04 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 05.JPG 5672.05 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 06.JPG 5672.06 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 07.JPG 5672.07 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 08.JPG 5672.08 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 09.JPG 5672.09 - Sunshine Fire Station McIntyre Rd Open Day (Sun Adv 437.2) 1990 Photo 02.JPG mcintyre road, sunshine north, sunshine fire station

The earliest development around Glengala Road began in the mid‑1920s, when the Glengala Estate was laid out on the western side of Kororoit Creek. At this time, the area was semi‑rural, with the Sunshine Golf Club being one of the few notable landmarks nearby. The area did not grow significantly until after World War II. Sunshine West, including Glengala Road, expanded rapidly during the 1950's and 1960's post‑war immigration boom. The Glengala local shopping strip emerges during the 1960's and the 1970's and they were simply known as the Glengala Road shops.5673.01 - Glengala Rd looking west from Gregory St (Sun Adv 337) 1992 Photo 01.JPG 5673.02 - Glengala Rd Cnr Pellew St (Suns Adv 377) 1992 Photo 01.JPG 5673.03 - Glengala Rd Cnr St. Andrew St (Sun Adv 377) 1992 Photo 01.JPGglengala road, sunshine west

5674 - Ballarat Rd Maidstone Looking East Photographballarat road, maidstone

Collection of bounded Sunshine Advocate Newspapers. Note: Missing 1969 Volumesunshine advocate

M. B. Lynch and Sons Garage was located on the corner of Ballarat Road and Hampshire Road Sunshine. In the early days it was a blacksmith & farrier shop, prior it becoming a car garage and service station. The site is now a Seven Eleven StoreHistoric Tools For Societymartin baird lynch, tool

Cut out from The Advocate 22 January 2008Heading: "An advocate farwelled"norman "norm" harrison carlton, obituary

These photographs, taken by The Advocate Newspaper, are of a number of Councillors of the City of Brimbank.Councillor 115 6947.01 - City Of Brimbank Councillors 2000 Photographs.JPG 6947.02 - City Of Brimbank Councillors 2000 Photographs - Sam Muscat.JPG 6947.03 - City Of Brimbank Councillors 2000 Photographs - Andres Puig.JPG 6947.04 - City Of Brimbank Councillors 2000 Photographs.JPG 6947.05 - City Of Brimbank Councillors 2000 Photographs - Chris Evans.JPG 6947.06 - City Of Brimbank Councillors 2000 Photographs.JPGcity of brimbank

This photograph, taken by The Advocate in 1998, shows the Sunshine City Club on Talmage Street in Albion.The Sunshine City Club, located on Talmage Street, Albion, was one of Sunshine’s key social and recreational venues from the late 20th century into the early 2000s. It operated as a community club offering hospitality, entertainment, and function spaces for local residents, sporting groups, and civic organisations.Sunshine City Club 512.2sunshine city club, talmage street, albion

These photographs were taken of The Advocate newspaper building in 2000, after a resident reported the presence of a beehive inside.These photographs capture the condition of the Black Powder Mill during the construction of the new suburb of Cairnlea. In one image, the newly built Parklea Avenue can be seen in the background. At the time, the mill had been earmarked for demolition by the developer. After sustained lobbying by the City of Brimbank and the Friends of the Black Powder Mill, the structure was ultimately saved. Today, it stands as the last surviving building of the more than 700 structures that once formed the Albion Explosives Factory, an industrial complex that employed tens of thousands, and remains the only intact gunpowder‑manufacturing building on its original site in Australia.Powder Mill Building St. Albans 16black powder mill, albion explosive factor, grassy point road, cairnlea, deer park

These photographs, taken by The Advocate newspaper in 1999, show the new Sunshine Police Station and Magistrates Court during construction.Incomplete Police & Court Complex 214sunshine police station, sunshine magistrates court, foundry road, ballarat road, sunshine