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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1945
Page
2
A Melbourne letter surveys the Bread and Cheese Club Christmas dinner menu mocked as austerity, noting oysters and various odd dishes. It profiles Louis Politzer, a key Bohemian figure, and references book price disputes, London Melbourne price gaps, and Politzer’s cultural contributions and publications.
Diamond Creek Victoria pilot Frank Brown crash landed near a Japanese air strip in Dutch New Guinea. He hid as two Kittyhawks returned, then drifted at sea until an Allied gunboat arrived to assist after shore fire.
Mechanics uncover a thermos fragment from Captain Taylor in the starboard oil tank of the Southern Cross during reconditioning for a film. The 1935 Tasman crossing saved by six oil transfers is highlighted, with the aircraft to join the National War Museum along with the Vickers Vimy bomber.
Victorian Agriculture expert G. W. Gaylord explains that budding is the best method to change varieties and propagate stone fruit trees. Buds go into healthy laterals near ground level. multiple varieties on one tree reduce work and extend harvest from mid December to February.
The New British Pacific Fleet, led by Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, vows to find and sink the Japanese fleet. The fleet, built since the war began, includes ships such as the Howe and Duke of York, with dozens of cruisers destroyers and carriers. It is tropicalized for Pacific service, manned by veterans and backed by a storied Royal Navy history.
Minister of Agriculture N A Martin stated that all available oats must be reserved for seed. Western Australia may supply up to 150,000 bushels, but a deficit of about 1,000,000 bushels remains. An order under National Security Regulations requires buyers to declare oats will be seed use only, with sellers retaining the declaration. Investigations target undeclarated oat deliveries and possible prosecutions.
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