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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
1
A garbled OCR page lists various clothing items and prices such as crepe, khaki shirts, cotton and wool undergarments, and other textiles. It mentions Cobram Punt-road and local warehouses, with mixed phrases about stock and sales. Strong named entities include Dutch Graiglias and We NUT ty ake ni.
Local notes hail Carmens potatoes from Muckatah by Mr M Parnell as fine and exhibition worthy. The Courier year end issue will publish on December 24 with a 1925 calendar and Christmas supplement. Forestry officer Mr Code’s Cobram visit was cut short by his mother’s illness. he aims to return by the 20th with conditions on the town common to continue until then.
The article records Cobram wheat offers at 5/10 per bushel, auctions at Tocumwal and Gilpie's sale events, storage guarantees by Mensrs Grant & Stewart, and a court-related note on penalties for motorists. It covers local figures like Mr Albert Brown, T R Hartman, and M Hardman, plus rainfall impacts and wheat pool actions affecting red wheat.
Reports from Cobram cover apricot shipments to Cobram market amid variable weather and transport talks. The Sun predicts limousines in crops in Victoria, while a rail party discusses passenger changes at Strathmerton and freight handling. The town debates water regulation and fire safety as water reserves dwindle.
Auctioneer reports one of the largest sales of sheep and cattle, with about 6,000 sheep and 230 head of cattle offered by J McNamara & Co. Prices were solid with many lots exceeding owners reserves. Buyers from Shepperton Toolamba Arcadia Meresne attended amid harvesting operations. Sheep records include comeback ewes and merino wethers with prices from 20s to 41s per head, cattle topped by prime heavy bullocks around 61s to 6d per live unit and forward stock up to £10 10s.
Council members discuss president and vice president roles, water schemes handover, and multiple correspondence items. Notices cover opium poppy control, noxious plants, road upkeep, telecommunication crossings, and requests for road extensions. An engineer reports on the Tocumwal Albury road and plans for a sheep dip site are debated.
Vincent Whitty faced a magistrate in Tungameh for stealing a yellow and white bullock owned by Rebecca M Coll between November 5 and 19, 1024. Evidence from owners, neighbours, Delahunty and buyers linked Whitty to the animal, with Whitty claiming ownership. magistrate ruled a prima facie case and committed him for trial at Benalla Sessions with bail of £50.
Officials urge the public to mail Christmas letters and parcels as early as possible to prevent work bottlenecks at post offices and delays in delivery. Do not wait until the last day or two before Christmas.
A fire at Cobram power house damaged woodwork near a diesel engine and cut electricity to the town. Fire brigades and two vehicles fought the blaze. water lines eventually subdued the fire, with substantial damage to the generator, generator accessories, and nearby property. The incident followed ongoing upheaval from the power service interruption and affected local business and residents.
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