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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
1
Notice requires all holders of flour stocks over 1000 pounds on January 7 1985 to file a return by January 10 1935 listing quantities in tens and pounds and any mixtures or by products. Penalty of £100 applies for noncompliance or incomplete returns. addressed to Blueberg Street wealth office under Flour Tax Act.
W J O'Reilly, famed Test bowler, says he has definitely finished with big cricket. He notes crowds are large but players earn little for their effort and cost, and he must secure his future. He will not pursue Test cricket in England every four years.
At the annual meeting of the Fishy Club the secretary announced a credit balance for Sid Mr Rosehell and praised the secretary as a live wire. The club began the season £72 in debt while showing a profit of £9 11s 4d. expenditures excluding the coach exceeded £200. An honorarium of £10 10s was approved for Mr Koschell and £2 2s for Mrs Koschell. The club wishes to engage a coach for 1935 and a sub committee will study arrangements.
Mr A McPherson, captain of Numurkah Fire Brigade, reelected to the Country Fire Brigades Board with Mr R Sinclair. Cobram Fire Brigade leaders W Shadforth and J O'Connor awarded a bar for 25 years service. Tragic death of Henry John Pearson, dentist of Cobram and Numurkah, aged 53. New NSW Justices of the Peace include Alfred Breatnall Edwin Coldwell Fred Stillard Geo Bruce Phillip Oakley William Parker Fred Perry and O G Scoullar. Mrs Florence Windeyer named in Deniliquin. An accident near Cobram injures R Browning of Yarrawonga. Wheat deliveries total 28 000 bags to date. Sonny White claims a world's cheering record with 433 Romney ewes in nine hours at Sherbrook Station Gisborne district New Zealand.
A fragment reports a dramatic scene as rising waters force a person to abandon a location while others observe a rescue effort. The incomplete text mentions horses and a potential stranded figure amid the flood. No clear names, places, or dates are identifiable in the readable portion.
The Cobram Tart Club adjourns to Mechanics Hall at 5 PM on Monday for a large attendance meeting. Schools district excursion to the metropolis departs Cobram Friday the 11th with return fare 18/3. tickets available to 12 noon that day. Cobram branch of the Australian Natives' Association elects officers led by President H J Ratcliffe. Special sale of 4000 sheep planned with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd and A R Wadeson. another opening sale of sheep and cattle by H Tuck soon. Division of ridings in Berrigan Shire discussed at Tocumwal Progress Associations Conference. Finley and Tocumwal to be in separate ridings. Federal Deputy Commissioner of Taxation notes Flour Tax Assessment Act stock declarations due January 15. Forms available at post offices for returns.
The New Year’s Day Gymkhana by the Cubram Agricultural Society attracted many from nearby towns. Gate receipts reached £59 while the Indies committee ran the luncheon and tea booths netting £32. A procession, contests, bicycle and motor events, dancing, and prize wins kept spectators entertained, with notable winners in running, jumping, and novelty races.
The Cobram Girl Guides staged a December 11 event with games singing and marching. Members received membership cards service badges and second class badges tested by Mrs Docker Miss Syme and others. Five girls will attend a ten day guide camp as part of a year of leadership and community activities.
Report from the Cobram Lawn Tennis Tournament notes a large attendance at Mechanics Hall and details doubles and singles events. It lists champions and finalists including Browning, O Kane, Mitchell, and Miss Audet, with final results across multiple divisions and handicap rounds.
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