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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1950
Page
2
A party at Mrs. K Potter's High Street home honored Mr. W O Connor on his 71st birthday with about 30 friends. A decorated cake featuring seven candles and a grey horse was shared as neighbors praised his long service to the district and wished him many more years.
Prime Minister Menzies announced a concluded trade agreement with Argentina allowing exchanges up to 500000 pounds sterling in goods each way for the period ending June 30 1951. The accord aims to promote long term trade and stems from Australian initiative via the recent Trade Mission to South America.
The Victorian Department of Agriculture recommends autumn and pink bud stage sprays with Bordeaux mixture to combat apricot scab. Tests in Goulburn Valley cut infected fruit from 77 percent to 2 percent on sprayed trees, with preparation steps for copper sulfate and lime solutions.
The Shepparton Professional Cycling Club and sponsors rename the Tour of the Goulburn Valley to the Pat Fitzgerald Memorial Road Race. The 133 mile event honors Pat Fitzgerald of the Shepparton Club who died in a recent accident. The course runs via Violet Town Euroa Avenel and the Goulburn Valley Highway returning to Shepparton for its first running later this year.
Horticultural officers urge shelter belts around orchards and citrus groves to protect fruit on poor soil. They favor Pinus insignis or Lambertiana cypress for cooler areas and Boobialla for dense shelter in citrus zones, with careful spacing to avoid frost and disease losses.
The University Conservatorium announces Mrs A L Young has been appointed local secretary for Katamatite for public music examinations conducted by the University of Melbourne for the Australian Music Examinations Board. She succeeds Rev J D Longthorn who has left the district.
Cobram reports advanced subscriptions totaling 23000 pounds for the Ninth Security Loan. Deputy Loans Director J. Mortby noted the Cobram committee, led by A. Dixon as honorary secretary, is aware of loan opportunities to lift the local money quota. The town trebled its quota to 5000 pounds and will receive a pale blue pennant with three stars from the Commonwealth Government.
Shortage of bran and pollard leads to mixed rations for hens. Mixtures include pollard wheat oats meat meal with 1 percent salt and green feed plus shell grit. State Farm trial at Werribee uses separate hoppers for wheat and meat meal with salt and ample greens.
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