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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
1
A Gburke wheat crop yielded an estimated 50 bushels per acre to win the Dookie competition. Special wheat trains run from Cobram each Wednesday and Friday to handle a record harvest. Large daily shipments continue as farmers push for markets.
Wheat movement via Shepparton remains heavy with four special trains to Seymour from Kata Mataitie and Cobram lines. A private company forms to develop a Boxwood estate limestone deposit near Dookie and Devenish. Brunswick Plaster Mills controls the limestone powder industry and Ned & John's mill processes it for suction removal.
Father Murphy at Newman College conducts RC hour on AAW. Rev R J Thompson exchanges parishes with Rev W Blackwell. Mr Calvin Coolidge, former US President, dies aged unknown. NSW Justices of the Peace named R J Barratt and W M Betts. Several motor and wagon accident updates in Melbourne and Cobram. State Cabinet to appoint Closer Settlement Commission with £2000 salary. Harvesting accidents reported including W Reynolds and Alfred W McCurdy incidents. A Sydney hospital donation noted with £416 value and broader health service mentions.
Wheat transport and farm yields dominate district notes with trucks carrying 60 and 130 bags and fields yielding up to sixteen bags per acre. The Cobram Eleven's win sparks local pride as Gilmour is injured and a bush fire affects nearby properties. Government funds and railway gauge talks stir regional planning, while Yarrawonga reports strong yields with 13.7 to 15 bag averages across multiple farms.
The death occurred at Hillside Youarang on 30 December of Mr William Edgar Lawrence after a short illness. He received best care from his medical adviser and others. A brief recovery seemed possible earlier in the illness, but he did not improve and his passing left a young widow.
The paper notes A grade tennis starts January 21 and B grade district competition on January 24. It also reports athletics winner E R Kruttl of Newarkab, local fishing catches, a Murray cod by W Daish party, and various sports updates including cricket, cycling records, and duck season prospects.
Reported die offs among ibis hawks cranes on the Hume Reserve surface after a blue-stone treatment. Authorities note algae toxicity may have affected birds even before planktonic washing work began. Local inspector offers no firm cause though algae appears linked to deaths.
A historic notice outlines cheap excursion fares for trips from the country to Melbourne between June 25 and July 1. Discounts apply for short distances with half the ordinary fare, and special rates of 80 first and 48 second class for certain journeys. Additional concessions allow bookings to other destinations on the same line with limits on distance and travel extensions at reduced holiday rates.
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