19 Apr 1928
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 19, 1928
Page
1
The report lists current rates receipts and arrears, balances, salaries, office expenses, meter purchases and repairs, depreciation fund movements, auditing notes, and assets and liabilities. It records rate collections, arrears to December 31 1927, and references the State Rivers Water Supply Commission. Officials include A.W. G. Brows, J. Grant, and J. Hamilton.
Seed wheat selection offers Federation Hard Federation Waratal Canberra Asion Wannon Graham Free Gallipoli Joffre Sepoy Ranee Bald Harry Bena Major plus other varieties. Improved cleaning grading and dry pickling plants available. Also shed oats and crushed feed bran offered by the supplier for farmers.
Cobram reports show Mr Hodkinson noting a gift to Mrs Eldridge, Bolton visiting Cobram for consultation, and a Bowls championship nearing final. Political items include Benalla CPP candidate Heenan meeting locals, and a Finley electric scheme poll result. Also covered are accidents, RACV officers, stock sales, hotel changes, rate notices, Anzac Day services, Panatrope demonstrations, Essex car sales, and new electricity to Nangunis station.
The Cobram district reports mixed results from the crop and fallow competition. Rain improved late yields, with Federation and Major varietals common and Waratah rising in use. First, second, and third prizes went to J G O Dwyer for Federation and J M Johnson for Nizam, while fallows showed surprisingly high moisture despite dryness.
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