Local notices and weather update from Cobram district
Advertisements show the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission inviting offers for firewood and notes on irrigation shutdowns for the Murray Valley District end of season. Cobram Agricultural Society runs unreserved sale of crockery and textiles after stock sales. Rain in Cobram brings hopes for relief but April weather remains crucial. Four men fined in Deniliquin for drinking after 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission
Cobram
Cobram Agricultural Society
Im Cobram
Dsact
Victoria
Weathre Bureau
Tungamah Shire Council General Business Motions
Council motions approve flag pole at National Bank St James and seek fire brigade conditions from Country Fire Brigades Board. They also approve culvert works and road repairs on multiple sections including Cobram Koonoomoo and Muckatah Yarrawonga roads with urgent and immediate action urged where noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crs
Kelly and
Oliver
National Bank
St. James
Kelly
Country Fire Brigades Board
Ryan
S. T. Kelly
Church's Bridge
Albert ‘Wright
Gleeson
Lawrence
Katamatite East School
Ryan’s
Central Riding
O'Dwyer
T. Johnston
Lawrence and
Buerckner
Tungumah
Stokes
Cobram-Koonoomoo
Drs. Magee and
Barey
Commission
W. Wilkie
Katandra
Chessels
Ryan and Kelly
Forest Road
Grant
Chapman
Katamatite CWA Seeks Regular Nursing Sister Visits
Katamatite branch of the Country Women’s Association requests Tungamah and Numurka shires cooperate to arrange monthly visits by a nursing sister from Numurkah Health Centre. A resident doctor exists in Katamatite, making urgent monthly visits essential for local health care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Women’s Association
Tungamah
Tirs
L. M. Kilgour
C.W.A
Numurkah
Katamatite
Tunganish
Numurkah Shires
Numurkahshire
Postwar rural Australia reshaped by wartime industry
The United Nations victory will leave Australia transformed with rural districts changing beyond recognition. The Allied Works Council has authorised or completed works valued at £60 million, including over 5000 miles of highways and 29 munition factories with 24 under construction, employing more than 515,000 workers. Postwar reconstruction aims to shift production to rural areas, knitting the continent together and boosting country towns with new roads, air fields, and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Australia
Commonwealth
Allied Works Council
Outback
Maternity Allowances Bill Increases Grants After Passing
The Maternity Allowances Bill passed all stages with no amendments. It raises minimum maternity grants and provides 25 a week for eight weeks to fund nursing and domestic aid. The means test is removed, paying allowances irrespective of income from July 1.
Rice Cultivation at Wakool Under Consideration by Water Commission
The Water Commission weighs a proposal to use large areas in the War Station and Wakool for rice. Harvests are due in a month or two and favorable yields could push government support for large scale rice farming. Ample water, suitable climate, and soil may require substantial labor and boost irrigation value in the territory. Details of the proposal are not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Commission
Wakool
Uitie
Birth notice prompts citywide thanks in Ballarat paper
A Ballarat birth notice for Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ross of Ballarat triggers many congratulatory messages. The Buck's Head Hotel couple express heartfelt thanks for friends who phoned and sent telegraphic greetings, prompting a follow up note in the same paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballarat
Alex. Ross
Alex. ‘Ross
Buck's Head Hotel
Shearing Season Plans Amid Welfare and Manpower Rules
The article outlines proposed shearing dates in Wales with state scrutiny and manpower controls led by Mr Bellemore. It notes graziers' cooperation to keep operations efficient, mentions identity card requirements for workers, and details reporting duties to the National Service Office. It also reports rice growing prospects at Berri with Edgecombe property, mice tolerance, and crop recovery after water damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grugiers
Wales
Bellemore
Mi Lsmore
Ctional Service
Berri
W “Edgecombe
Liquor Case at Hall Trial Opens Under Nation Control
The first Nation era liquor case before Mr H May examined witnesses on possession and drinking of beer at a hall. Gant poured liquor into a bottle and all three defendants drank from it while witnesses described the distance and circumstances. Lawyers argued about male possession and female participation with a verdict pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regi
H. May
Coristu
S. Stife
Messrs
Morrissy and
Deane
Goldman
Morrison and
Teare
Lass
Ammunition Allocations Tied to Pest Control Needs
Mr McEwen Mina reports the Minister for Munitions has authorized limited ammunition for essential pest eradication. Distribution will be supervised by the War Agriculture Committee with district police coordination. permits issued only upon committee certification that ammo is essential for pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEwen Mina
McEwen
Department of Agriculture
D.sector-General of Agriculture
Eech
Tse
Councillors’ Terms Extended By One Year At Tungamah Council Meeting
The Tungamah State Council discussed expired terms and wartime extensions. Dr Laurence asked if elections would occur or if current councillors would stay in office through the war. secretary Bartlet said terms were extended by one year, delaying retirements beyond August 1867.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tungamah
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Photophone Talkies Mechanics Institute
Red
Shelton
Tina Grey
Criterion Cafe
Telphone
Lyons Children’s Tonic
Katharine R. Lyons
Morrison & Teare
Bigh Street
Coram Ang
Collins Street
Mushupene Trust
Numurkeh
Mutual i
MR J, Stanyer
Busi
Baroogan
Dennys, Lascelles
Sallies Cou
Cobran
Newsmarket
Cubium
Milchic
Phune
Alter
Dalgety & Company Limited
States
Dalgety
Bourke Street
Melbourne
Masonic Hall
A. McGauchie
Hall
Tocumwal
A. Gordon Gutteridge
Hoskins and
Davey
H. V. Trench
M.v.ls
Irrigation and General Surveyors
Chinoset
T. R. Nossiter
Berrigan
G. Anderson
Guarantce
ICAL
Che~ Must
S. H. Henshall, Chemist
Clarendon Si, Ltd
J. M. Goodman
Green Grocery
Miss Maidment
Punt Road
Alderton's
Cobraq
ST. Margaret's
Church OF England
Cobram Sunday School
Lam
Packett
Presbyterian Church
Naring Yarroweyah
Barooga
Shepparton 113
W. Adams & Son Pty. Ltd
J. Jones
Family Blicher
J. J. Kelly
Wrigley
Jou
Sauer
J. Mulcahy
Grocer
W. Ewart Cassidy Llb
Ebian
Atlenuon
Murray Valley
Deniliquin
Beavers
P.M
Commonwealth Agriculturist
Victora
Riverina
Parliamentary Party of
Labor
Narandera
Argus
Tungamah Shire Council
MR. Bellemore
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