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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1954
Page
1
Metodis Church services listed for Cobram and Strathmerton with times and reverends. Tennis report from Deniliquin shows a washout weekend. substitute doubles events and club championships planned. social matches slated for the New Year. Rev Neil Scott is noted as minister.
St. Margaret's Church of England schedules Christmas Day services with 12 Midnight Holy Communion and 9 am Holy Communion on Christmas Day. Evensong at 8 am and 7.30 pm are listed for the church.
Mr and Mrs Albert Mulwala thank friends and relatives for floral tributes and sympathy after their recent bereavement. They express special thanks to Dr Schubert, Cobram Hospital staff, and to Mr and Mrs Len Brooks and Mr and Mrs Russell and Mr and Mrs Pat Brooks as a personal acknowledgment of their heartfelt thanks.
Yarrawonga to gain a new shoe factory as Cross Shoes (Aust.) Pty Ltd extends from Cobram. Executives finalized arrangements this week and will locate in O'Connor's buildings beside the Post Office, previously Bramac Ltd. before its closure.
Shire Council president Dr. N H Jordan welcomed Harry Fox to the council with a memento folder and noted Mr M D O Dwyer would receive a posthumous gift for the late Mr Mead Mrs Mead to receive. Geoff Palmer of ANZ Bank Cobram transfers to Sale as teller. Families and locals attend events from tin kettling to dances while council marks memory of ex councillor Mead.
The Central Murray Group of CWA raised a total of £133 4s 10d for the Shepparton Intellectually Retarded Children's Training Centre. Branches donated via baby shows garden parties stalls and cake sales with Mrs Henderson thanking all for their support.
Cobram Blacks beat Finley Golds 6 2 on Finley green. L Kendall 28 16 over G Cope. L Brooks 19 23 to A Tongs. Wyatt 15 22 to R Killeen. Berrigan team swept Cobram 8 0 with McLaren Davis d Evans etc 24 10. Pennant play resumes January 8. Numurkah Red trounced Cobram 88 34 as Ball 14 up White 25 up Mulcahy Shaw 15 up Harris.
Campell of Cobram Gymnasium Club boxed splendidly to win on a trio in the third round against L Kilmartin of Shepparton in the To Cumwa boxing event. Cobram boxers Jim Larac Bull, Neale Mullaevy, and Eddie Ackland also competed with mixed results amid a large Cobram crowd. The Cobram Gymnasium Club plans further equipment purchases and lighted training for summer, with trophies to be awarded after six months for attendance effort and improvement.
The Echuca Boxing Day carnival on Monday December 27 attracts record entries from back markers and cyclists, professionals and amateurs. The amateur State four mile championship features Dick Ploog and top riders from Essendon, while the professional one mile Echuca Handicap offers 150 pounds. The event starts at 11 am and 7 30 pm with a grand fireworks display at 9 30 pm.
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