27 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
1
A garbled note outlines price criteria and tender rules from various markets. It mentions bids, minimum acceptance, and the possibility that the lowest tender may not be accepted. The text hints at currency references and procedural steps but lacks clear entities or dates.
In a Country Court case Judge Casey heard T Kinson and Un. Proprietary Limited sue farmer Splatt of Cotamatite for £27 17s claiming price of a run winnower ordered last September. The defendant denied signing the agreement amid witness testimony, with lawyers Messure and Shellard appearing.
A jumble of miscellaneous items is recorded including sermon title uncertainty, a Cobden Hall meeting on Saturday, a note on double train service ending, and a Strathmerton cricket club social. It also covers Yarrowerah township block sales, railway revenue trends, and personnel shifts in police courts.
A cobram meet at Renal tonight is announced with various local notices. Reports cover a grand Heel at Mechanics hall, hurdle wins by Boosey jumper, and plans for federation referendum in New South Wales. Local society notes mention Tatura show plans and rail thefts. Nellie Power died after a fall. other briefs include club meetings, building work, and a Vienna invention for rapid telegraphy.
The letter urges accountability for water profits and criticizes policies favoring urban interests over rural farmers. It advocates larger farmer representation on council and criticizes sanitary neglect in the countryside. It notes agricultural shows improving with improved grounds and manure trials led by Mr Thomas Hamilton’s committee. It recounts a Swanpool and Moorigay Buttermaking Company board dispute and reports political friction over Riverina and drought schemes between Victoria and New South Wales.
A Muckatah Football Club gathering at Chiboldatore's on Saturday evening saw close attendance and unanimous support to form a committee for the Houlburn Valley Football Association. The secretary read a Numurkah club letter proposing delegates to a Wednesday conference and a future joint meeting. Melk Salman resigned as honorary secretary with Mr H Wa wan named to the vacancy. A plan to invite the club to join the District Racing Clubs Association for future consideration was noted, along with a request for a testimonial to Salmon. Also reported were updates on Mr Cabot Stone, a serious eye operation in Melbourne, and local obituaries and incidents in Cobram district.
A farmer argues railways overcharge for wheat shipments while coal moves cheaply. He notes nine bags of wheat pay higher freight than coal per mile, implying farmers subsidize railroads while coal customers enjoy preferential rates. The speaker calls for reform to prevent farmers from bearing excessive freight costs.
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