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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
1
The text lists multiple church notices from Church of England and Methodist and Presbyterian churches with garbled names and locations. It references Wednesday services, sermons, and minimal contact details, but many names and places are unreadable. The readable items indicate scheduled meetings and a range of denominations in an unclear district.
Local items note a dance scheduled for St Joseph’s Hall on Wednesday with wet weather. Several notices refer to film screenings, theatre, and a variety of local events, with scattered garbled text making exact details unclear.
A Tuesday evening report details Anatuy Hanryyay receiving a sprained tough goliad and a hand loss through a burner explosion. O Brien of Strathmerton had his son and Mist O Brien at Cubrim Hospital for appendicitis. Rev. R Renwell of St Mathew's Albury was honored at a farewell social and given a wallet of banknotes before taking duties in Queensland.
The late Mrs Margaret Hamilton Bicket, aged 61 years, a pioneer of the Tanger Wal district, lived in Kilmore until 15, then took land in Telford, married and raised eight children. She was a colonist for 61 years and helped make country life comfortable. Remains laid in Tupgamah cemetery on Friday with burial service by Rev Stewart of Yarra. Funeral arrangements handled by Messrs Fare Bros. of Teagamals.
The Commonwealth government moves to ban postal transmission of red literature including Workers' Weekly, Red Leader, Working Woman, Pane Pacific Worker, and Soviet's today, citing national security concerns and propagation of subversive ideas.
Namurkah reports emphasize early wheat sowing and better variety selection in crop competitions. Barooga Luster Sports committee outlines Easter Monday fixtures with Mr J Cullen reappointed president and T Danaher secretary. Features include the Tigo War and horse events with prize money. plans for national dances and Irish Jig. A motor ute owned by W. Lee of Cobram was stolen from outside the town hall. J A Thom injured foot when he fell from a stand during timber erection. Wool freight charges on the unfinished Yarroc to Oaklands line draw passenger concern. Railways dept cites minimum costs. Freight scale adjustments aim to ease local concerns. June work delayed by flood conditions. handover expected soon.
A Ber rigan farmer used sheep manure washed and sieved to fertilize 34 acres of wheat at about one hundred weight per acre. The treated fields produced about 10 bags per acre, out yielding adjacent plots. The farmer cites this as evidence of resourcefulness and notes the stubble remains as proof to skeptics.
Campbell and Co report Numurkah stock sale on Friday January 12 with 1000 sheep and 120 head of cattle. prices strong across categories. Yarding featured fat lambs to 11/ and 9/9 store lambs, Southdown cross lambs to 8/11, young cattle including fat steers to 7/8, cows and calves to 5/10, and milkers to 6/12. A good attendance of buyers and solid prices marked the sale.
Geoffrey Francis Carmichtel is noted to have operated as a solicitor in Victoria, with references to ongoing professional barriers and regulatory scrutiny affecting practice conduct in the region.
Report on the Cobram St Patrick's Races with Phar Lap inspired hopes and betting odds. Also details opening of the duck season noting low bag limits, high wild duck numbers, and local shooting conditions across Burramine Cobram East and the river lagoons with a humorous anecdote about a Cobram resident mistaking a grey goose for a black duck.
Reports of tennis matches with Boomsnoomena defeating Strat herton and mixed doubles results. Cobram Lions Club members eligible to compete at Hiltom White Cup country week at Kooyong. Australia versus South Africa Test on MCC ground highlights Ironmonger's 11 for 24 bowling figures.
The Minister for Education informs M L A Hoo R T Ball that the Railway Department will allow free travel for students from the Narrandera Tocumwa and Yenco Hillston lines to Hay Memorial High School if nearby schools lack accommodation. Children on the Yenco Hillston line are entitled to travel to Hay, while Narrandera Tocumwa students may qualify if Wagga Wagga is unable to provide space.
A historical notice marks 53 years since the Kelly gang’s Jerilderie bank raid. It recounts their crossing at the Murray near Yarrawonga Cobram, their movements between Berrigan and Jerilderie, the hotel hold up, police barracks disguises, and eventual river crossing with plunder.
Bob Wat som secured most wickets for Cobham East with four. Leo Batt took five for 12 and three further wickets. Cobham East posted 115 for eight with Neale top scoring at 43 and Collie 21 Green 20. Katama tite’s Jones led scoring for the visitors. Strathmerton B chased 90 to beat Cobham East by a narrow margin on the former's ground.
The Berrigan Shire Council met to discuss Glades and rural issues. Officers reported on silos unemployment concerns, Main Roads Board clerical costs, and outstanding rates across General Sanitary and town areas. The council decided to forward a ministerial letter, allocate clerical work, and pursue final notices and summonses for overdue rates.
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