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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
1
Schedule lists St. Margaret's am Holy Communion at 3.30 p.m. St Aiden's Strathmerton Evening prayers St George's Katamatite Morning Prayer 11 am. Preacher Mr L Hamon. Australia note Don’t Pray For Rain Dam I Frid ay December 5 1947.
A letter criticizes Mr J Pettigrove of the Taxpayers' Association for urging a lower school leaving age to 14 or 15 to ease production. It argues such a move would revive child labor and harm society, urging extended schooling to build mental capacity and resist extremism.
Reader letters condemn sensational medical coverage and recount a case of a certified mental patient who escaped a Victorian hospital, was hunted by bushmen, and returned. The piece notes 597 similar cases and urges more humane curative treatment rather than sensational pursuit.
Mr Hollway assures there is no danger of closing the Varsity branch and notes the government has settled higher education policy. He praises prompt action against threats to this major Australian educational move while newspapers criticized the Chancellor’s proposal for a second Murray Valley branch.
Mr G C Moss M L A comments on the suggestion to close the Mildura Branch of the Melbourne University and urges provision to equip the rising generation with educational facilities that will not see them at a disadvantage.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamon and Pam visit Cobram guests of Mr and Mrs W R Denson. Miss Nola Gibbs returns from a fortnight in Platbournss. Mrs Howard Holmes of Queensland (nee Alva McGauchie Cobram) receives congratulations on a birth. W Nevill of Cobram welcomes a son. Irene Martin of Crow’s Nest Sydney stays with Mr and Mrs H Edge Cobram renewing district acquaintances.
Mr. Holway stresses the Vice-Chancellor must abandon outside interests and devote full time to stabilizing the university finances. He calls as the business head the imperative to put the institution first and secure its fiscal future.
A horse owned by Mr. K. Crozier bolted after a wheel was left untied when the driver closed the common gate. The animal drew a delivery cart and trotted through Warkill and Railway streets, Punt Road, and Station Street towards Main, but did not reach dangerous speed and caused no damage.
The document shows rainfall measurements for Dee December at the Col Office. It lists totals for the month and prior months with values such as May 88, September 225, November 136, and December 178.
Cobram Gold and Cobram Blue defeated Numurkah teams in a Saturday clash. Debates V Cleave H and Shier beat J as Cobram secured the win in the local contest.
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