18 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
1
A distressed excerpt recalling family ties and memories across decades. Names such as Gracy Breda and hints at grandchildren surface, hinting at a personal reflection on loss and enduring affection amid time. The text reads as a faded memory fragment from a grieving perspective.
Community notices report hospital events, meetings, and events in Cobram and Yarraweyah. Dr M Stokes thanks ratepayers after unopposed election. a theatre show at Cobram Mechanics Hall. social and fundraising dances. road grazing issues. upcoming elections in local shires. fruit tree sales and stock-related notices. Local ads include citrus for sale and cosmetic products.
The Cobram sale offers grazing stock and a forthcoming show with prize lists and secretary Mr M D O'Dwyer details. Also announced are show times for The Vanishing Daggers and related film topics at Cobram hall alongside forest licensing notes and local stock market results.
Fragmentary OCR lines refer to a archaic sounding verse with mentions of brig and Paladins, lacking clear event, person, or place names to establish a coherent news item. Unable to determine a definite news angle, the readable bits convey poetic language rather than reportable facts.
In Tocumwal a defendant fined for failing to destroy rabbits faced £13 costs including a Corowa solicitor. The Chief Inspector of Stock asked if a Tourwal solicitor could be used. The Berrigan Council discussed borrowing £10,000 to £15,000 for main roads, noting roads wear out and impassability, and suggested a cheaper central solicitor for future outside Corowa cases.
Cobram and District Appeal for Mooroopna Hospital lists collectors by area and names across multiple streets, detailing contributions of varying amounts. All lists are to be given in time for a meeting at the hall on Thursday next.
A Katamatite public meeting on show sports elected Bradstreet to chair in the president’s absence. A motion to rescind a previous fal committee resolution failed. The managing committee will meet at 8 p.m. next Wednesday to draft a show schedule. Seman g O Kane were omitted from the committee in the last report.
Moderate attendance at Cobram hall heard Mr Manning the Nationalist candidate for Benalla. Dr A R Wadeson chaired with J R Rennie as campaign secretary. Manning, a longtime resident, cited farmers’ urging and the Farmers Union to contest the seat. He defended Lawson Government finance, wheat pool policy, and Victoria’s stability, urging a poll on August 30. Rennie contrasted Country Party with Lawson Party, tracing Farmers Union actions.
A garbled fragment cites John F. Sher, Myles, Cobra, and Willows figures in a musical comedy era with mentions of Mr Duggan and a veteran arts scene. It references performances at Willow O'Bren and English venues, plus mentions of pricing and a public interest in shows.
A garbled item notes a rumored appointment of a sergeant Byte to a post at Gundage and mentions a Saturday sale of drapery at an adjoining property. The fragment references the Navioun area, Safeguard tie, and various unclear prices and items, with several obscured names and dates.
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