Forthcoming Events December Notice
A brief listing notes events including Red Cross dune activity on December 10 and a cricket match in Cobram on December 12.
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Red Cross
Cobram
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
1
The Library Courier December 8 Issue
Newspaper item notes date and title lines for The Library Courier edition. Reads as a brief bibliographic snippet with focus on the publication date and masthead. No additional event details available in the fragment.
Cobram Ba v Broadside Cricket Match and Farewell
A Cobram versus Barooga cricket match is set for Cobram show grounds on Sunday with a farewell for district cricketer Mr J McGuire. Ladies bring baskets for a Comforts Fund collection. Christmas postings urged to be minimal, and Stan Sheppard thanks Cobram five brigade for canteen orders. Wheat prices held for new season at 4 shillings per bushel for quota, 2 shillings for surplus. bulk wheat 2d per bushel lower. Sir Clive McPherson cites Wheat Board, Scully confirms rates. ample cornsacks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram Show Grounds
Cobram
Barooga
J. McGuire
Comforts Fund
Stan Sheppard
Cobram Five Brigade
Comfort Fund Committee
Clive McPherson
Australian Wheat Board
Scully
Australia
Local notices from Cobram and Numurkah districts
Personal notices report Mr Bob Crawley under care at Lisieux Hospital making satisfactory progress. Daphne Barter of Cobram engages to Sgt W Naughton A M of Cobram. Mr J McGuire Boomanoomiune School transfers away and is wished well. A white silk net frock marked a marriage to Sgt John Alexander Morris at St Andrew s Numurkah by Rev Fabb Cobram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Crawley
Lisieux Hospital
Daphne
H. Barter
Churr St
Cobram
Tpr
W. Naughton A.M
W. High Street
John Alexander
Morris
St. Andrew's Church
Numurkah
Fabb
Visit of RAAF Team Brings Cobram Hospitality
Last weekend No. 5 O.T.U. Tocumwal RAAF officers stayed in Cobram hosted by the Rest Room committee. The visit included home billeting, a district tour, orchard and vineyard calls, a Grand Central Hotel dinner, a Cobram cricket win, and afternoon tea. The visitors praised Cobram hospitality and cricket scores are appended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 5 O.T.U
Tocum-wal Raaf
Cobram
Cobram Services
S. H. Scott
Scott
B. Sepperts & Sons
Barnett
Grand Central Hotel
F.L Watson
Comforts Fund makes 1044 a record year for knitted goods
The Comforts Fund News reports a record 1044 year for knitted comforts for RAAF personnel. Knitters are urged to provide marine oiled wool polo neck pullovers and V neck sleeveless tops in navy or white, with khaki socks in 4 ply wool being a key demand for dispatch to operational areas. Emphasis is placed on exact foot measurements of 11 inches and equal measurements for both feet to avoid depot delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comforts Fund
R.A.A.F
Vast Invasion: Ibis and Grasshoppers Attack Narandera
Narandera Argus reports travelers on Narandera Hay road witnessed a mass insect onslaught as hundreds of ibis harassed swarms of grasshoppers. Seven emus appeared, seemingly advancing to stem the invasion with a bold display of bayonet beaks and dive bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narandera
Argus
Narandera Hay Road
Grasshoppers Ravage Gardens Across District
District residents faced widespread damage as grasshoppers attacked lawns flower beds and crops including cereal fields. Some gardens were salvaged others ruined but larkspurs appear to deter the pests. The local bowling green escaped major damage after groundsman E J Davis top dressed the surface to deter hoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrigan
E. J. Davis
Train service altered for Melbourne Tocumwal route
Cobram may gain the same service. A prisoner from Stalag XVIII A near Graz writes rabbits are bred in cages there. Deborah Connolly, nine, won damages £11 from Michael Jose Shiels due to his dog bite. Kyabram Fruit Preserving Co seeks girls for fruit canning December to April with hostel. RACV urges proper driving manners and patience. many road etiquette reminders follow. Weather and harvests impact local units with trains limited, workers off, and area training to resume in January. Coal miners and railway staff face shifts as unions push for better hours.
Australia’s Wartime Labor: Men Women in Work and Defense
The record lists Australia’s wartime manpower and civilian labor split. It notes 150,000 men available, 273,000 women aged over 14, and 320,000 men denied defense work. Before Pearl Harbor, about 000 men worked in war-related roles, with 2,629,000 others in civilian jobs. Remaining 294,000 are wage earners temporarily off work for sickness and other reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Pearl Harbour
Postponed 4 to 1 dance for December 15 1943
Messrs J McNamara Kilpatrick McLellan Kerr announce the advertised 4 to 1 dance for December 15 1943 has been postponed to a future date to be fixed. Also notes a Red Cross POW Dance on Friday December 10 with Monte Carlo orchestra at Gervasoni's. The Roe family thanks friends for kindness after a recent fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McNamara & Co
Kilpatrick McLellan & Co
Kerr
RED Cros P.O.W
Gervasoni
Monte Carlo
TH. Roe
Cobram Fire Brigade
Tave
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