28 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1943
Page
1
Cobram hosts a May social lineup with a May 5 Euchre party in Naringoe Yarroweyah Cobram, a May 12 Euchre and dance in Cobram, and a May 14 Diggers Ball in Berrigan, aiming to engage regional residents.
Railway Department advertises for junior lady assistant at Cobram. Public meeting at Yarroweyah to elect trustees for Yarroweyah Race Course Reserve. Rate notices from State Rivers and Water Supply Commission warn of interest on unpaid charges after 12 May. Finley sheep sale announced by Younghusband Limited with 20 000 sheep. First frost signals winter. Cobram Mustay Valley Irrigators' Protection League to meet 29th inst. Diggers annual ball on May 14 billed as ball of the year with good music floor and supper. Junior Red Cross at Lasally School raised £108 for convalescent care. Numurkah Shire Council debates decentralisation. Moo roopna Hospital staff to be X-rayed annually. grant of £1448 for expenses. Wheat Industry Harvest Award discussion urges federal action on rural wages and cereal positioning.
A War era letter from Lieut J D Gibbs thanks Cobram Comforts Fund for a postal order and describes morale, local connections, and combat life with mentions of Jack Bunkle Gerald Quinane Jack Allan and Tojo. A second letter from Spr P J Carrick thanks for a canteen order and Christmas gift while listing local names and wishing fellow veterans well.
The Easter holidays drew a large crowd at Cobram with strong interest in the Tug-of-War event where several Air Force teams competed. A full report and complete results were not available in this issue and will appear in the next.
Notes report Tom Linehan and Kevin Wyatt enlisting in the Air Force from Cobram. Engagements announced include Winifred Webster to Private Keith Brown and Dorothy Heaphy to Martin Cussen. Gluyns Cus congratulated on upcoming marriage to E Gillespie. Nuptials set for May 1 at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne.
Anglers report fair huts and red fin in Bullanginga Lagoon and two Creek, known as The RAAF, while rowing teams trained on Murary River Tocumwayi. At the Melbourne Open on the Yarra River March 10 Novice and Fars events saw two HARP fours reach the final, one crew led by Cuanolly and Fueanu placing second, Banks beating them by two feet. The three teams showed fair form and a very enjoyable week end for crews and supporters.
The death occurred in April of Mrs. Jane Cope. She was well known in Steutomieion and Numurkahdist years and left a family including Jume Sydney, Murray Berrigan, Beth Melbourne, George Finley, R B Wallace, A R Crammond Ungalle, J M Gallagher Melbourne, and W Waite Coolah N S W.
After a lengthy illness, James McCarty died in Corowa Hospital on Sunday morning. Born at Kilmore in 1872, he moved with his parents to Springfield, lived at Rosebank Tungamab, married Jean M Donald, and ran a property at Mr Gwynne for 47 years before illness. Survived by wife and four daughters, Dorothy Hicks, Isabel Toohey, Blyeen Brooks, Florence Quinane, and son James Gwynne.
The Hadiator questions if greater horse use linked to the typhoid outbreak in the Cheltenham district. Typhoid was common in the state’s early years, spread by flies from infected matter to food. Stables breed flies. precautions include boiling milk, fly-proof food covers, and transferring unused food to fly-proof safes.
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Report notes ongoing rubber tire scarcity affecting rail and industrial transport. Officials from Austra ilian authorities discuss tire conversion and non-tyred wheels to alleviate shortages. Courts and engineers weigh in on policy, urging faster adoption of alternatives to ease logistic delays.
Three gentlemen have been nominated to contest the Riverina County Party next general election. A general meeting of Riverina Electorate will be held in Narrandera on Saturday May to elect the nomination of candidates and endorsements. Other nominations are possible as the party seeks endorsements from local branches.
A vote of thanks unit praised Mr FH Cullen for his industry services as executive officer of the Wheat Stabilisation Board. The motion noted his leadership during the season, suggesting greater authority would have aided development for New South Wales wheat growers.
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