10 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
1
A crowded meeting report is promised from Berrigan Shire Council. Socials and dances fill the Mechanics Hall program including a Queen of Agriculture event and a Cobram Band fundraiser. Upcoming dances, hare shoot, and special trains for Jubilee Exhibitions are announced along with hospital appeal meetings and shire elections.
Cobram Masonic Lodge No 283 hosts the first Wor shipful Master installation and officer investiture this evening. Dancers’ classes continue Mondays at Cobram Mechanics Hall to raise funds for the supper room, with new dance instruction offered. Strathmerton prepares for a grand Carnival on Monday 21st featuring free instruction by Mise L Gullifer from 6 to 9 pm, proceeds to the Queen of Sport, tickets 3/. Numurkah horse sale set for Thursday 17 August with Campbell Co and Adamson Strettle Co handling buyers from Melbourne. Katanga Coursing Club bids for greyhounds next Wednesday with a Cup meeting and substantial added prize money. nominations close Monday, draw at 5 pm, first dogs at 9 am.
Eight dogs were nominated for the season opener at Yarroweyah Coursing Club under the alove club auspices last Wednesday. Rain the day before improved conditions, though hares were wild due to shooting nearby. Judge Mr T Linehan and slipper Mr T Holden received general satisfaction. Results include Hawker beating Rowe, Bedwall’s Kemtwood Castle Maitinent’s, and Indian Hawker defeating Bird of Prey among others.
The principal reports term end with a 77 roll and forthcoming exam results. July rains totals 161 points moistened soil for germination, though yearly 7 month total of 7 inches remains below normal. Main sowings about 695 acres include wheat, hay crops, oats, peas, rape, and barley. Lambing nears 90 percent final mark. stud English breeds not yet started. Machinery demonstrations impressed farmers as tractors ploughed banks and the 17 cubic foot scoop was showcased.
A Wednesday night ball to raise funds for the Cobram Fire Brigade drew large crowds and many dancers though fewer costumes fitted entrants. Decor featured bells, streamers, animals and native motifs. prizes honored the Wayback Wedding Party and figures like Robin Hood and Maid of the Mountains amid a lively dance, balloon display and moonlight effect.
A garbled wartime report references Helegate to ae, settlements, and a Bright tetanus settlement. It mentions a conference, settlement acts, government solidarity, and discussions about soldiers, treasurers, and liberation decisions amid unclear details.
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