13 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1938
Page
1
Fragmentary items report postage rate discussions and local notices. Indeterminate lines mention April, overseas routes, and a Rest Room fundraising event. A collision incident near VerMoon leaves Mr Keefe injured while pushing a truck at the railway station.
A chaotic April page describes a fire at Lyathalia injuring Mr Lacey and a family tragedy, widespread lamp shortages, and a city facing power and water supply issues. Residents rush to stock lamps, candles, and water, with suppliers promising restoration by afternoon while farmers suffer drought and pressure from hydrant proposals. Local officials and residents urge relief as rain remains awaited.
The Farents' and Chasers Association, led by Mr D Cumming, hosts a meeting to aid a new school opening. West members pledge support as completion nears, with workers on shoreworks at the Limap project. By late October channels will be completed, water supply considered, and tax relief discussed for those affected.
Five young men charged at Tocumwal for public urination at the Masonic Hall were fined 10 shillings to 12 shillings with costs, as refereed by the court. Executors report 1962 acres near Tocumwal titled Ohe Ranch. The mill warming ball at Cobram drew about five hundred attendees, with on-site orchestra and loudspeakers, expected to raise funds for the bus shed project.
The Berrigan Shire Council meet itemised correspondence showing active inquiries by the Department of Agriculture on infestation and a request for information on galvanised burr. It notes reports on fast road deviations and the status of bridge situations between Boomandomana and nearby segments with several numerical references and committee remarks.
Local officials debated forming a club for the 1938 season amid financials showing receipts of donations 288 with expenses 45 and transport 14. The group weighed player numbers, youth prospects, business support, and guarantees from players to fund the venture while noting previous year injuries and attendance.
Tenders approved at the Berrigan Council meeting cover road works from early 1986 including grading and clearing between Whiters and Ryan, and clearing between Whitty and Ross Fowles. An embankment project between Whitty and Ross Fowles Bros was approved, with work to be arranged with the engineer. McPherson’s compressor tender of £495 recommended. Thonycroft Co. tender of £2,953 for three works accepted.
The excerpt discusses Oktst Weeks top sowing for East Ham and Caould Market, marking decks, applying manure, and soil drainage. It lists vegetables to sow including beans, spinach, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, and herbs, with notes on soil preparation and water management. It also references community soccer, finances, and local club discussions interwoven with the gardening guidance.
Tender on Tuesday 26 April invites bids to purchase and remove 16 lots of second hand ridge timber from Barcags bridge with forms from the Shire Clerk Berrigan and Barcoga caretaker. Easter Monday dance at Cobram Agricultural Society hall offers admission 9/6 for gentlemen and 1/6 for ladies after the barbecue sports event.
A well attended Yarroweyah Progress Association meeting convened Monday evening in Burns Bros woolshed. Sessions covered unemployment council efforts, road repairs near Tocumwal and Bowes Gate, and requests for drainage improvements at the post office. Delegates were chosen and funding details discussed for bridge and road works, with formal motions carried.
An impaired OCR fragment notes an incident at Torumwe with a 86ch burn and hospital transport. Names and places are partially garbled, but reference to a person taken to Demuyuin hospital, an emergency visit, and later mentions of related individuals and events.
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