18 Apr 1929
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
1
Flenry Tuck has been appointed agent for Chrysler Motors Cars for Calgum and surrounding districts and will supply fullest information. Prices listed include Plymouth four cylinder models and sedans with varying engine sizes and figures.
Cobramwonga sold to Mr Nixon of Oaklands. Next Saturday H Tack sells Miss A Clausen’s household effects. Cobram stock sale today with 2000 sheep and 500 cattle. Agricultural Society and Returned Soldiers meeting scheduled. Rains boost pasture growth amid sowing. Cobram football club forming, Barooga trustee election closing date. Kooyooune death pneumonia of elderly resident. Cobram land sale by J McNamara & Co. Five hundred progressive tournament at Criterion Cafe. Tungamah Shire Council tenders approved for road works. Mooroopna Hospital finances strained by base hospital standards.
Cobram beat Waughan in a semi final clash at Kiday Dast by 40 runs. J Hirst took five for 2 and RB Wats scored 40, while Cobram lay 160 for nine. Waughan’s bowling saw Hirst and Watson with key figures as the semi final proceeded to a cobram-Nuwarkah final buildup.
Shepparton beat Numurkal in the semi finals and Nathalia defeated Cochran to reach the final next Saturday at Numurkal. The final features Shepparton versus Nathalia with minor premiers having a right to challenge if defeated. Scores show Shepparton winning 4 sets to 1 with detailed earlier rounds and partner pairings listed for Cobram and Ramblings.
A community gathering on Thursday 14st in Koonoomoo and district bid farewell to Mr George Thomas and family who are moving to Preston to start a business. The event included readings by residents and children, a wallet of votes presented by Mr Geo Ritchie, remarks on Mr Thomas’s long district ties, and a note on local overcrowding. The evening finished with music, dancing, and a closing singalong.
The Berrigan Shire Council held a Monday meeting noting proposals to run stock trains on Sundays were rejected by the Railways Department. The council discussed road work, boundary issues, and negotiations for property purchases and public works including a Valley road survey and culvert pipes.
A Cobram district meeting discussed canvassing for funds for the War Memorial Hospital. Mr W Adams opened with progress reports and urged immediate canvassing. Appointed collectors for districts included Boomanoomana and Cobram areas with Rev Father Ellis and others.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled church notices with unclear names and locations. The readable parts point to a religious notice page listing events and individuals without coherent details or dates. The item preserves a local paper style but lacks firm entities or actionable information.
A list of auction items includes Black Horse and Set of Hares, Spring Cart, Tent and Fly, Rabbit Traps, Fish Nets and Tackle, Wheelbarrow Block and Tackle, iron pulleys and sundry tools. Describes general equipment without dates or bidders.
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