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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
2
W HOULIHAN advises he has taken over the previous business run by D Jackson at Yarroweyah North Pits Office. He offers moderate charges and prompt work, licensed to tap mains, agent for Atlas Insurance and Diabolo Separators Robinson and Co.
Two for 1 shilling on good quality drawing paper pads of 80 leaves each. Large pads available at 6d. 200 sheet pads priced at 1 shilling. Obtainable at Courier Office.
Dentist J J Kelly L D S visits Cobram every Saturday at 2 pm and may be consulted in the Adams Building at the Next Central Store.
Interior rose varieties including climbers and minis offered with several ages and prices per plant. Climbers and ramblers advertise long cuties at 18 shillings, strong 3-year plants at 2 shillings 6 pence. Shade trees list Eucalyptus species with per dozen and per hundred pricing. Street trees for shire councils available with price on request.
Victorian Police Football Team toured Numurkah with a concert party, then played a close Murray League game that ended four points apart in favor of the visitors. Gate receipts reached £41 7s, with strong marking and fast play noted by both sides.
One match to be played by Barooga Tocurmwal Jer ilderie Berrigan and Finley. The finals will commence on 22nd August.
Small citrus plantations in vinegrowing districts can yield handsome profits with better drainage and periodic nitrogen fertiliser. Use zinc spray after harvest to cure leaf mottling caused by zinc deficiency. apply 10 lbs zinc sulphate and 5 lbs lime per 100 gallons, repeat if needed.
The Murray Valley Passenger Service division of North West Transport announces a new Cobram Deniliquin route starting Monday August 23. The service includes Tocumwal Finley and connects with the main Murray Valley line through Albury. Initially four services weekly, expanding to daily as demand grows, improving links to Sydney and local towns.
A concise study traces the history surrounding the term benefasted and its use in relation to bills and horse troughs, noting cultural context and linguistic evolution. It highlights local references and the peculiar phrasing found in archival records.
The trough was donated by Mr George Bills and Mrs Annis Bills, not the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. George Bills, born in 1859 in England, made a fortune from a wire mattress business and left most of £90,000 to animal welfare. Executors were W. H. Crook and his wife. Since his will, about 400 troughs have been erected in Victoria and others worldwide. Royal Automobile Club warns motorists from Victoria and New South Wales traveling to South Australia to secure temporary third party insurance if missing policies, priced at 2/8 for week one and 1/ a week thereafter.
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