28 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
1
Fragmentary church notices show listings for Methodist and Presbyterian services with times and places including Battersea and Span. Names like Wan hen and Saviing Han appear amid garbled OCR text, indicating a historic parish page with several congregations and worship times.
Local news lists unreserved furniture sale by Henry Tuck at Cobram Maria on Saturday for Mr Gram. Messrs J. McNamara and Co plan stock sale at Numurkah tomorrow. Campbell and Co to offer 500 mixed sheep at Cobram sale on Thursday 4 September. Cattle and leasing tenders for Cobram Recreation Ground due Saturday 4 p.m. Engagement announced for Miss June Alice Tackett and Stuart Maund Phayle. Cobram Scouts Band formed with 15 members seeks funds to repair instruments. Election vote today at multiple polling places for North-west riding. Local obituaries and a serious accident to Mr M Toohey reported.
In Strathmerton on Saturday Cobram meets Nusurkah in the second match to decide third and fourth positions. Both sides are confident of victory and a fine contest is anticipated. Kilpatrick McLellan and Co Pty Ltd report a highly successful stock sale at Nunvarkab on Friday with cattle and sheep yarded before strong local and regional attendance. Prices ranged across store and fat stock with cattle sale leaders above expectations. Fat cows and fat wethers led the market while store cattle and sheep saw lively bidding. Sale included 1174 ewes with some lambs, fat cows around £21 85, and a wide spread of store cattle values. The cattle sale was described as the best in the district for some time. The neat safe will be on Friday September 12.
Mr R. Detson's Sylvaden poultry farm near Cobram showcases a large incubator system with 1500 egg capacity, eight independently operable sections, and two smaller incubators. Fowls across four breeds Black Orpington Rhode Island Reds Light Sussex and White Leghorn live free range on three acres, with automatic drinkers, self feeders and organized egg collection. Detson has exhibited successfully at Valley shows and Melbourne Royal.
Fragmentary OCR text references a time around two oclock and a person perhaps named Micragam Heo, mentions car and a road, and agricultural societies fee protectors. Readable facts are minimal. exact event, place, and participants are unspecified.
The Cobram Golf Club event at Barooga endured mixed weather with Thursday and Friday yielding ideal conditions. Secretary H Lahore and President L A Kennedy oversaw smooth play while locals contributed food and hospitality. G Grant dominated Men’s events, R M Quick and J Carmichael posted strong scores, Miss Eli Hay led Ladies Singles, and Armytage pair claimed mixed honours as visitors received warm thanks for attendance and support.
The Dental Board of Victoria conducts an educational campaign to teach proper dental care and prevent decay. Lecturers with slides are available for free public talks upon arrangement through local groups and organizations.
An advertisement touts private dry cleaning by Burtol, promising clothes are not washed with others. It urges readers to send items to the Burtol Automatic Dry Cleaner and to write to Box 409 GPO Melbourne for details.
St Peter s Church Tocumwal hosted a wedding for Myra Bligh and H B Knobel with Rev Galvin officiating. Bride wore white georgette gown and satin court shoes, bridesmaids wore satin and tulle in pink hues, bouquets of white heath and fern, and crystal necklets gifted by the groom.
Tocumwal defeated Numurkah 14 goals 2 behinds to 7 goals 4 behinds on a damp Strathmerton oval. Tocumwal led most of the game with checking by Spence Carr and McBride, while Numurkah fought back in the final term but could not overturn the deficit.
The match at Ketumatite was played under ideal conditions with fine foot bell display. Spectators filled the gate showing strong support as players demonstrated faultless control and high sportsmanship.
Fragmentary text lists weather and market notes with unclear items. Mentions prices, averages, and items like lemons and meat. many words garbled, no clear event or entities to anchor. Summary reflects readable fragments and unresolved details.
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