Cobram Courier Phone Cobram 4
Friday December 1 1944 Cobram Courier issue line lists contact phone number Cobram. The fragment provides routing for the local paper and basic masthead details.
01 Dec 1944
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
1
Friday December 1 1944 Cobram Courier issue line lists contact phone number Cobram. The fragment provides routing for the local paper and basic masthead details.
The Tirpitz and its sister ship Bismarck have fallen, removing Germany's main surface fleet except for U boats. The destruction by Lancasters shifts focus to Japan, allowing Britain, American, and Australian navies to redeploy forces and accelerate the liberation of Allied sailors.
In a Cobram ground match, 7 O.T.U. batted first for 125 with Hermes 36 and Byrnes 25. GES replied 150 led by Grant 60 not out and O'Brien 23, but 7 O.T.U. won by 22 runs. No.2 Team beat Mess Section 187 in 70 minutes. Stevens 57 and Goldsworthy 53 top-scoring for the winners, Mess Section all out for 71.
A partial text records a rink competition with teams skippered by R Wednesday night. O Reilly defeats Gilsenan 7 4 in the first round and wins 6 5 against O'Brien in the third round. Gilsenan beats Brooks 9 1 in the second round and Rutherford defeats Wyatt 7 8 in the third.
An Australian Airfield Construction Squadron unit in western New Guinea was attacked after tracing tracks during a road survey. A Jap fired and fled to a nearby outpost while three others emerged from a tent where about £60 worth of quinine was seized. An Allied patrol later captured ten Japs, with two likely involved in the quinine theft.
The Barooga sub branch secretary Mr J Keamy lists donations received for the Comforts Fund sports old Barooga in October. Many individuals contributed sums from 5/5 to 1/-, with collectors urged to send any remaining donations to finalise the matter.
The Minister for Post-war Reconstruction Chifley reports a forthcoming comprehensive paper on postwar employment policy. He insists on high, stable employment with total expenditure meeting production capacity. The War Cabinet backs a 30 400 man building target to next June and housing programs to expand dwellings toward postwar goals.
Vague OCR-derived note honors members of a U S unit for their color-bearing role during the Philippine invasion. The fragment mentions the First Division and American service, but lacks clear names, dates, or concrete actions.
An Italian prisoner of war working for Mr. J. A. Howe at Finley suffered severe arm injuries when a milk separator bowl exploded after the machine ran at excessive speed. He received a blood transfusion at Dr. Whitby and was hospitalized. The incident occurred while Howe’s two children were nearby but unharmed.
Minister of Agriculture Mr Norman Martin praises farmers and graziers in southern Victoria for agisting drought horses. About 3,500 horses are placed, with 400 to 500 still needing placement. agistment country is tight. Stock owners needing agistment or sale details should contact the Department of Agriculture.
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