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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1943
Page
2
The Ormond Plant Farm advertises a selection of evergreen hedges and fruiting shrubs including Cupressus lamhlatnana and Cupressus torulosa, Coprosma lucida, Pyracantha crenulata, and black English mulberries. Instructions specify planting spacing and price details for hedges and per dozen or per plant quantities.
Farmers are urged to bring old Sundercut and Plow wheels to have steel rims welded for straighter pulling. The message also promotes ordering seed for the season, signaling a readiness campaign for planting and equipment upgrades.
Flight Sergeant C C Gilmour writes from Scotland of busy exams and near misses in low cloud then a rough landing after searching for a airfield. He recalls a hedge crash into fowl pen during a rain night ride, promotion to flight sergeant, and losses among fellow Benalla crew. He hopes for Burma posting and dreams of Typhoons over Spitfires as news of the war’s Second Front arrives.
A Ford era decentralisation plan shifts work from big plants to village mills about 20 miles away. Workers in Nankin Springs and Newburgh Tant praise rural life, steady wages, and clean, modern facilities while remaining content in the countryside setup. The project aims to create local employment with access to town and schools, preserving families and community life.
In my travels I note Border Leicesters as the prime sheep breed, with lambing in April and many twins. Cattle are mainly Friesians with a trend toward stud stock and high dairy cow prices. The Mosquito aircraft is idle. wartime work continues on the Eastern Railway with 30,000 workers.
Printed and published by Vivian Ronald Ross for D. Ross and A. V. This item records the printer's attribution and the publishing partnership as listed in the historical notice.
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