25 Apr 1929
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
1
Memorial note honors Australian and New Zealand Corps members who died at Gallipoli and in France during World War I. Includes loving memories of SIMS, a father who died on 24 April 1927, described as upright and faithful. Expresses gratitude from Alice, William, and family, with names and surviving relatives.
Tenders are invited by Tudgawab Shire Council for earthwork contracts. Cobram Golf Club and Cobram Yenois Club announce meetings. Anzac Day arrangements include hours for mail delivery, ceremonies at Mechanics Institute, and a 100-person supper in St Joseph’s Hall. Boxing school opened by Jim Bergin. Katamatite recreation ground officers elected. Cobram Post Office hours altered from May 1. Community events feature Hoffman's Melbourne orchestra, a 500 match at Cobram Katamatite, and local ball fundraising at the Mechanics Institute. A Numurkah sale reports large sheep lots, varied prices, and cattle values. The article also notes service closures for Anzac Day and a tribute to Mrs Morante with large descendants.
About twenty athletes attended as Mr King moved and Mr Lewis seconded to form a Football Club to be named the Football Club with a view to founding in the Bestiary. Riverina Association carried the motion. Aessiz S. M. Russell and Lewis supported a ticket price of 10s. Rae to send members' names by March. W. L. Hughes presiding.
The Cobram Agricultural Society held its annual meeting at the Mechanics Institute. The balance sheet showed a satisfactory financial position with improvements and a profitable Easter Monday dance. officers were re elected and plans discussed include extending water to cattle and pursuing trotting event registration uniformity with the Goulburn Valley Association.
Sir Arthur Yapp argues in Leeds Parish Church that life is a test match with faith service and character as wickets. He compares unbelief selfishness and sin to three to be overthrown with watchfulness self-control and courage, aided by pluck truth and a united team effort.
At the Numurkah Agricultural Society convention on April 17, Mr H A Mullet urged Goulburn Valley farmers to adopt proven wheat improve ments. He discussed stubble sowings, fallow timing, drainage, ploughing depth, and timing, noting yields from Rutherglen trials and recommending Free Gallipoli variety with 1 cwt superphosphate per acre plus extra feed as needed.
The VC CA market reports show supplies of sea or Valencia oranges and navels from Leeton with fair prices 8 to 25 shillings for good sizes. Lemons are oversupplied with demand insufficient, depressing prices to 12 to 18 pence on best lines. green and small lemons remain nearly unsaleable and hurt overall market.
The Red Cross Society thanks generous donors in the district for clothing parcels sent to Launceston to aid sufferers of the Hood disaster. The note from P. M. Robertson, Melbourne General, dated 11 April, expresses appreciation for prompt and sympathetic help and mentions the Queensland Forest Boer chairmen Ms Swain noting softwood supplies.
A garbled church notices item references the Church of England and Presbyterian groups in Sanus Vathive. It mentions disappearances of the Southern Cross, writs on damages from Newspaper Ltd regarding alleged articles in the slay Guardian. It also notes a muther over the South and Goulvarn Valley districts of Victor, Melbourne lists, Gipst band, and a touring agricultural program with Melbourne connections.
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