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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
1
Officials in Melbourne and surrounding areas released results from the Belton election with details on candidates and turnout. The report notes counts from multiple precincts and confirms the outcome in key races.
Cobram Turf Club committee meeting Friday at Mechanics Hall. Notable deaths include financier C J De Garis by self asphyxiation in Mornington. Cobram power house staff changes and shiring at Boomanoomana woolshed. Cobram Brass Band to resume practice and plan electric lighting. Cobram Tennis Club offers associate region with Katamatite and nearby towns. Special train for Cobram v Muckatah semi final departs 1.35 pm, returns 6.30 pm. Postmaster L O’Connor on leave. P Clossely relieving. Cobram Agricultural Society invites tenders for show booths due October 12. Revision Court in Berrigan Sept 29. Local donors of two guineas or more offered free show catalogue ad. Numurkah stock sale notes 2000 sheep and 300 cattle, bids urged. Next horse sale at Numurkah Aug 24 with draughts expected. Mechanics Pictures at Cobram: The Three Keys and The Top of the World. Dandy Lions and Burton Holmes travelogue. Yarroweyah hospital ball next Wednesday. double tickets 1/6. Ryan’s Orchestra. Bottle dealers notice from Manufacturers Co of Victoria Pty Ltd about M B brand bottles. return on demand.
The clipping records varied items from Mrs Kendall's death at 67 in Melbourne and Cobram Hotel history to Victoria school bank figures, sheep statistics by region, and local election previews. It notes railway and road issues, a Wellington parade assault, a public masnvery demo at Dookie College, and upcoming Governor Somers visit with a Grevelli lecture on rural electricity use.
The Barooga links opened with a large crowd present on the 1st instant. The course lies among Barooga sandhills and weather tolerances allow play in all conditions. Greens were scraped and sanded where needed and a rolling program planned. improvements aim to keep the links in good order. Ladies and gentlemen participated in a competition with Mrs Wurrison and Mrs Graham among top performers, while E. A. Hendery led with 73 strokes in the men’s handicap event. A return visit to Toowoomba is planned for Wednesday 25th August.
Fragmentary OCR reading shows a church page with scattered words and phrases. The legible elements include references to a church, a potential ceremony or event, and miscellaneous garbled characters. No coherent events, names, dates, or locations are distillable for a complete summary.
The report discusses foot-rot in sheep with widespread concern this winter. It notes varied treatments, including bluestone mixtures and trough dousing, and mentions cold conditions and potential prevention through inoculation while citing veterinary opinions on the disease as a general infection by an organism.
Mr. R. Horsfield of Adelaide is appointed to a Victorian State Rivers and Water authority position with duties to apply to Saceekeiat duties by late May. The salary attached is £1250 a year.
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