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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
1
Notices record the Houlihan and Moncrieff obituaries with family details and a memorial acknowledgment from the Rudd family. The text lists survivors and relatives, notes a 1950 death, and thanks friends and neighbors for flowers and sympathy, naming Mr and Mrs Wood.
The Cobram Fine Arts Society ends its third year formed in 1949 led by M D O Dwyer. A varied program aided by the Council of Adult Education included plays by Collins Hilton and Irene Mitchell, a Bodenweiser ballet, a June recital, and lectures by Allan Aldous and G Coalstad. Government grant of 150 pounds aided piano purchase. turntable and amplifier funded for music, stage scenery for Satie group, and a cobram audience enjoyed a Bartered Bride concert and other performances.
Cobram prepares for the Phil Patterson Memorial Aces Derby drawing top riders from across Australia including Guyatt Hurley Anthony Luttrell Norris and Smart. Local riders Val Millsteed Dot Hollands Gladys Downie Maisie Rooks compete in women’s events while Col Cornish delivers a stunning sprint win in a Cobram heat.
After the Cobram State School Mothers' Club November meeting, Mrs Hogan resigned from the teaching staff. President Mrs S R Johnson thanked her for her care of the children and presented a posy arranged by Mrs G Duncan. Break up picnic at showgrounds followed with races and contests for boys and girls, led by Graham Robertson winning the Christmas stocking.
Mrs E. H. Gribben of Barcees returns home after the wedding of Mr J. F. Browning of Yarroweyah was sworn in as Justice of the Peace by Mr G. 8. Catlow at the Cobram Court of Petty Sessions. Mrs Howell and Miss Moreen Howell provide an account. Mr Leo Haley of , has also returned home from the hospital where he was a patient.
An urgency filled notice announces a Christmas gift sale for the Murray Vallee Annual. It urges readers to place orders now and pick up at all newsagents and The Courier office.
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