17 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1940
Page
1
Cobram hosts Holden's Circus and a 2 percent Scots Church Flower Show event. Local celebration features performances and garden displays attracting residents and visitors.
Reports from Cobram Football Club discuss player insurance and a joke about the Ocean Company. Photophone Talkies will screen Stanley and Livingstone in Cobram on April 24. Cobram Golf Club associates elect officers led by President Mrs W. Ritchie. March railway figures show varied revenue shifts with increases in parcels and inward goods. Berrigan Shire Council plans expansion of the Berriquin scheme including a pump near Earl's corner to supply stock and domestic water. Subdivision applicants in Barooga struggle to occupy blocks amid fencing and building work. Troop movements of the 20th Light Horse Regiment near Torquay are described with travel details.
The council approved inspecting Barcoga pound yard for necessary work and appointing W Evans as poundkeeper for 26 per annum. It agreed to study paying shire employees fortnightly, and considered bitumenising the Berooga high road with railing reinforcement on the middle bridge. Further plans discussed warning alignments and road alignment with Main Roads Board.
In Cobram a Yarrawonga National Emergency Service Company branch formed. Members train in first aid home nursing transport catering and anti gas relief and commit to be available in emergencies. Lectures by Dr Kennedy. officers elected including President Mrs Foyster.
At a district euchre party and dance in Katanga, prizes went to Mr J. Kime and Mrs Munro. Miss Hanrehan hosted the dance from Cobram. Receipts were satisfactory and the evening proved very enjoyable.
Cobram sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League held a well attended function on Wednesday. Mr Marshall, vice-president of the Victorian branch, presided and spoke on the League’s service to ex-servicemen, the Navy and Militia were toasted, and a strong plea was made for young ALF men to join and support the RSL in continuing its welfare work.
Rollout of Irving Berlin’s new serge era film features Sonja Henie in a dazzling ice number with Teron Power and Stewart Kerrburn. Reviewers praise the 11 Berlin songs and a bustling program including a sieve on ice and a ballroom dance routine.
At Cobram Football Club’s meeting on Wednesday, Mr M Colite was presented a Cigarette Case for 11 years with 150 matches. Speakers praised his loyalty to Cobram colors and his role in club and community efforts, with remarks on wartime memorial plans and local fundraising.
Fragmented report notes Barooga Highroad bitumen works and a planned classroom and street improvements. Mentions Cobram, April timing, and minor local features including safety measures and a community rush to finish works with public engagement.
The article outlines useful perennial plant groups for a border including Perennials such as Helianthus Hemerocallis Heuchera Iris Germanica Lavender and related varieties. It notes autumn flowering height colors and hardiness and suggests planting orders and preparation for winter including lifting and storing plant material.
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