Melbourne Night Promenade and Knowledge Prizes Discussion
A reader recalls a cool Melbourne evening walk from St. Kilda to Port Melbourne while noting how quiet the seaside promenade was as most shops shut. The writer muses on knowledge prizes, competitions, crossword puzzles, and the impact of such contests on vocabulary and writing, reflecting on money prizes in newspapers and public contests.
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St. Kilda
Port Melbourne
Melbourne
Sydney
Worth Investigating Business Opportunity in WatkIns District
A notice invites enterprising individuals to run a WatkIns district business supplying household necessities. Permanent full time occupation with above average income. Requires good traveling equipment. Details available from Sales Manager Luc J. Watkins Co. 292 Exhibition Street Melbourne. Concrete in sizes up to 36 inches. Agent Brunning's Pasture Seeds for Sewing. British General Insurance. J.T. Close, Deivers, Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Luc J. R. Watkins Co
Exhibition Street
Melbourne
Brunning
British General Insurance
J.T. Close
Deivers, Gray
Cobram Stock Sale features strong local yarding and high demand
J McNamara Co with John McNamara Co report 4451 sheep yarded at Cobram Monthly market on Thursday February 13. Local graziers supplied most stock while buyers from Melbourne Pyalong Doonie St James Finley Tocumwal and Shepparton pushed prices. Top prices included 37/7 for crossbred ewe weaners and 580 aged ewes at 15/8 with many lots cleared despite one line from Northern NSW.
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J. McNamara & Co
Numurkah
Cobram
John McNamara & Co. Pty. Ltd
Melbourne
N.S.W
Pyalong
Dookie
St. James
Finley
Tocumwal
Shepparton
B. L
G. O'Brien
Yarroweyah
C. Eades
Ewes
Farwhrey
Joseph Kennedy
Cobram East
Cobram Blues Defeat Katama Blues In Local Bowls Clash
Cobram Blues traveled to Katamatite on Saturday and won 8 sets to 5, 96 games to 84. Matches featured E Mesd and B Rudd losing to G Edger and J Radcliffe. W Cochand and M Fisher defeated W Buzza and N Gilmore. G Nunn and R Gillespie fell to W McGurgan and QO Weatherill. Katamatite Golds defeated Cobram Golds 10 sets to 3 on Cobram Courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram Blues
Katamatite
Katamatite Blues
I— E
T. McGurgan
O. Weatherill
G. Edger
J. Radcliffe
G. Nunn
R. Gillespie
W. McGurgan
QO. Weatherill
N. Gilmore
W. Buzza
M. Mead K. Learmonth
Johnson
Crute
Buzza
Collens
P. Batey
Flannigan
Cobram
Cobram Golds
Katamatite Golds
Cobram theatre plan sparks dispute over town ammenities
A Cobram reader criticizes the Shire over a refused theatre permit and the War Memorial Hall Committee and Mechanics Institute for pressuring the decision. The letter argues the ruling may be ultra vires and harm ratepayers, while defending community institutions and noting Cobram’s decline as residents seek better amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram
War Memorial Hall Committee
Mechanics Institute
War Memorial Hall
Shire of
Tungamah
Cobram. Cc
Dts
Australia
Numurkah
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Ueigpaa
Yvonne de Carlo
Salome
Mickey Rooney and
Elizabeth Taylor
Shorts
Avaid
Phone Cobram
E. J. Mulcahy
Atlantic Union Motor and Tractor One
Osla
Pinhin Automotive and Industrie
Mulcahy
Cobeam
A. W. Ratcliffe
High Street
RADIO
R. F. Bourke
State Rivers Survey Branch
V.W. Jones
A. Grade Electrical
Anderson
State
Elecsing Coesensiten Sesw
Bette Stott
Lucy Secor
Trousseau
T. P. O’reilly
Journay
Cashmere
Paul Duval
Potter & Moore
Max Factor
Punt Rd
Gobram
E. L. Walker
Punt Road
Radcliffe
J. T. Close
Queensland Research Farm
Gatton
Steel Delver
Jr. T
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