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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1939
Page
2
Garden Notes On Dahlias Chrystrath Mumbo Beet and More
The page urges planting dahlias with chrysanthemums and gladioli, notes many annuals now available, and gives kitchen garden tips. It covers mulching to conserve moisture, sowing garden swedes soon, soil preparation, manuring, and drill formation. It lists crops like beans, peas, parsnips, beet, corn, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, leeks, spinach, turnip, gooseberry, mustard, parsnip, carrot, cabbage, lettuce, and cukes for successive sowings and careful thinning.
War notes and petrol substitutes signal Australian mobilization
Notes on the war report from the Department of Information discusses petrol rationing plans and a petrol substitute program. It mentions a trial of producer gas units for cars, with public access if successful, and outlines enlistment efforts for an Empire Air Armada contingent including wireless operators mechanics gunners observers and maintenance staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transport
Precerick Stewart
Sible
Austrane
Ing
Sulla
Empire Air Armada
Royal Australian Force
Atters
Ottawa
Jssi
A. H Wudly
Yen
Tocumwal Stabbing Episode Leaves Man Critical
John Harley of Tocumwal was stabbed in Brown Street after attempting to prevent a friend's suicide. Harley admitted he and the friend had been at a camp when the friend tried to cut his own throat. Harley intervened and was seriously wounded. He was admitted to Moolooma Base Hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Iimse
United State
Capain L. G. True
Frumana Whitney Aero Engine Company
Amde
Melbourne
Fisherman's Bend
Vict
Tewor
Austra
John Harley
Tocumwal
Mooroooma
Harley
Brown Street
Fragmentary note hints at a race event
A garbled OCR line mentions a Wednesday event with Hepitene and Hurew ill jer ou ye Spas at Deas dail whut. The readable fragments point to a local sports hustle or meet with laps or lapses noted. Further detail is unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deas
Drov ers Long Fe Diver B ander Expedition Notes
Fragmentary diary style note recounts a trek starting August 7 from Weenie with four men and horses. Discards a truce and mentions places Brewatrine Yarudoo and Furninder ward. Several unreadable names and dates follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bander
Weenie
Brewatrine
Hylae AL
Ammunition Works At Albury 3000 May Be Employed
An unsigned note from the defense department suggests a large munitions factory at Albury could be mobilized for wartime needs. Details remain unclear as officials assess capacity, locations, and deployment timing.
Urgent plea for increased horse breeding to support defence
A wartime note from Cobram Victoria urges expansion of horse breeding across Australia. It argues for an active breeding plan to produce light horses for military and logistical needs, calling on authorities and Commonwealth allies to back a coordinated program, with aims to reach substantial head numbers and sustain production through economic lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Se Ayer
A.is.y
Australas
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