Church Services and Obituary Fragments
Methodist Church Cobram and Strathmerton announce service times led by Rev W K Bartlett and Mr C R Wood with Yarrweyah S S session. Gray family memorials for Mary Ellen and others mark Jan 15 1950 to 1951, noting loving memory and condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram
W. K. Bartlett
C. R. Wood
Strathmerton
J. F. Thomas
Yarrweyah S.S
D. Guthrie
Gray
Mary Ellen
Mum
Alan
Val
Lin
Kendall's Rink Wins Buncle Trophy In Cobram Bowling Club
Veteran donor R. Buncle presented four trophies for the mixed rinks event at Cobram Bowling Club where sixty players competed. The winning rink featured L. Kendall, Mrs. J. Jones, Mrs. Stedman and Mrs. Spence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram Bowling Club
R. Buncle
L. Kendall
J. Jones
Stedman
Spence
L. Brooks
Kendall
Mulcahy
R. Bourke
Messrs
J. Bray
E. Harding
W. Lander
J. Cooper
No Building Permit For Gold Cross Shoes
Council refused Gold Cross Shoes Pty Ltd permission to extend under the Town Planning Act. The firm, operating since 1948 with 36 employees, faced pressure to join the industrial area, but the town plan restricted extensions in the commercial zone. Some councillors dissented and requested their votes be recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Gold Cross Shoes Pty. Ltd
H. S. A. Fox
Cobram
T. H. Schmedte
O'Dwyer
Cornish
Moran
Town and Country Planning Board
Gregory
Fairley
Schmedte
Tungamah Shire
Gold Cross Shoes
Crs. Fox and
Schmedije
Board urged to limit road works expenditure this year
In a Cobram Shire Council meeting on Monday the Country Roads Board asked cooperation to keep spending to 65 percent of the current £7422 allocation by 30 June 1954. Engineer J. H. Frice said the funds were tight and Council would cover 35 percent by overdraft until Board reimbursement. A letter to the board was approved to press the point and protest small allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram
Country Roads Board
J. H. Frice
Moran
Cobram Man Wins Sheep Weight Guessing Prize
Mr. R. Br. Jones of Cobram won a New Year sports carnival sheep guessing contest by close estimation. The sheep weighed 82 pounds 6 ounces and Jones’ guess was one ounce light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. BR. Jones
Cobram
Cobram Council February Meeting Notes Highlights
Health Department seeks minor hall upgrades at Mechanics Hall including lighting and exit signs. Katamatite and Cobram officials discuss rural water supply and hall transfer delays. Rushworth's M H Willis seeks picture rights. council postpones hall letting. Portsea Camp quotas filled. boys leader needed. council offers £5 per leader fare. Playground lighting requested at Kioskat Beach. stall permit granted for Thompson Beach. Subdivision plan for Guthrie rejected. decision deferred. Ratepayers to thank for gum tree removal and replanting. March visit from National Resources Conservation League urged. North South Road work to inspect metaling and tree removal near Murray Valley Highway. report due next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Spackman
Frice
National Resources Conservation League
Cobram
E. R. Ennals
Cornish
Coming of Age Party At Katamatite
Geoff Pendlebury celebrated his coming of age with a party at Bolton Park Katamatite hosted by Mr and Mrs J Pendlebury. About 50 guests enjoyed decorations music by Elaine Pendlebury and Neville Horsburgh a cake iced in pale blue and gold wheat decorations and a traditional key presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pendlebury
Bolton Park
Geoff
Eric Young
Neville
Great Britain
Mr. Pendlebury
Bolton
England
Valerie Scott
Pendlebury
Jock McCrist
Neville Horsburgh
Harold Kilgour
Order of Knight
Max Lukies
R. Pendlebury
Mitchell
Annette
Barry
Wangaratta
Slender lead for Cobram slender lead for Cobram
Cobram and Tocumwal played to a close finish with Cobram ending day one at 93 in their first innings after 23. Batters McKenzie Koopman Davies Jones Hearn and Robertson contributed. Tocumwal 82 all out with Koopman taking 6/27 as Cobram lead by 11 runs. Jones kept wicket with five dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram
Tocumwal
Innnings
K. McKenzie
L. Koopman
McKenzie
Ferguson
Koopman
F. Davis
Davies
W. Jones
K. Johnson
L. Hearn
R. Cockayne
Jones
Robertson
Cockayne
Sandy
H. Frere
W. Harding
Bill Harding
P. Mooney
T. Washbrook
Tecumwal
N. Lees
R. Johnson
D. Sandy
R. Haley
J. Jones
Haley
Les Koopman
Bill Jones
F. Davies
C Johnson
Ww. Jones
Johnson
St. Cockayne
J. Robertson
L. Crothers
T. Ferguson
C Jones
G. Howell
St. Jones
Sundries
Cobram Club
W. Hanna
M. Rhodes
Don McKenzie
D. Collie
T. Shanahan
N. Wilde
G. Anderson
Doug McKenzie
K. Rourke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cobram Courier
Teresa Wright
Macdonald Carey
Evil Tongues
Ugly Whispers
Blackbeard the Pirate
Technicolor
Robert Newton
Linda Darnell
William Bendix
Richard Widmark
Marilyn Monroe
William Elliott
Adrian Booth
Forrest Tucker
Bandit
General Exhibition
Skyliner Services
Cumwal
Melbourne
Deniliquin
Hay Narrandera
Wagga
Sydney
Wagga Parkes Dubbo
Mon
Holland & Bourke
Oreo
Raley Wsen
Presbyterian Church
Naring
Yarroweyah
Neil Scott
Memoriam
Nell
Bill
5. O. Gregory
Katandra
Associates
Lear
Crimmins
Kround
Health Department
Mechanics’ Hall
Cobram Shire
Tungamah Waterworks Trust
Katamatite
Picture Rights of Mechanics Hall
M. H. Willis
Rushworth
Portsea
Jordan
Children's Playground Council
The
S.E.C
High Street
K. A. Evans
Boorin
Wirbill
Karook
Warkil Streets
Mr. Evans
Louie
Frank Davies
V. W. Jones
Sesenik Garage
State Electricity Commission of Victoria
N.S.W
L. Smith
Station Street
Cobram, Victoria
Ani
Len Brown Yarrowey Yi
Peugeot
Needei
Contac
N. H. Jordan
COBRA
Tli
J. G. Crosby & Son
Brinkwiorth
Bamford
Macfarlane
Building Contractors
Oregan
Stell
St. Louvre
Rutherglen Timber Co
P.O. Box
Spert
Ny Col
Iqar
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