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100 years ago
17 June 1915
The War
Killed in Action
Private P O Gunnelson – Garfield
Wounded
Private E Ajani – 5th Battalion – Glen Waverly
Private V Stanton – 5th Battalion – Oakleigh
Private J T Dennison – 6th Battalion – Monbulk
Private H T Gasbell – 6th Battalion – Scoresby
Private T E Daley – 7th Battalion – Aspendale
Private J A Edgecumbe – 7th Battalion – Paradise Valley
Private F F Pearson – 7th Battalion – Bunyip

Recruits wanted
Victoria requires an average of 80 recruits daily to reinforce Victorians at the front. Age 18 to 45; minimum height 5ft 3 inch; chest measurement 33 inches

50 years ago
16 June 1965
’If only he had paid for groceries’
His excuse for wheeling the basket with about £15 worth of groceries in it out of the self-service store at Croydon and putting them in his car and driving off without paying was: “Nobody seemed to be interested in me when I went to the cash register – so I just wheeled the basket out.“
But if he had paid for the groceries in the normal way, or even if had told the manager he had not paid for them when approached outside the shop, then the Law may not have caught up with him and he may not have appeared in the Dandenong Court.

20 years ago
19 June 1995
Know where to find help
“Know How“ is the key to success for small businesses in the 96’s“ says seminar organiser Chris Kosh.
Speaking to small business in Springvale last week, Mr Kosh said not knowing how to access resources was one of the biggest obstacles to small businesses success.
Services directly aimed at small business are available from financial institutions, major corporations, statutory authorities, government departments and educational institutions.

5 years ago
14 June 2010
“Efforts not wasted“
At long last there is indication of hope around the corner.
Today a report by the Auditor-General tabled in Parliament indicates the Environment Protection Authority has lacked coherence, purpose and co-ordination and failed to regulate the management of dangerous waste including explosive, corrosive, toxic and radioactive materials.

– Compiled by Dandenong and District Historical Society

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