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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1941
Page
1
The notice lists community activities: Yarroweyah Platoon of Home Guard meeting at 2 pm, Yarrawonga Military Ball, Red Cross Ball in Strathmerton, a Big Moments Revue Concert, and a Ball with Canteen Orders in Cobram, dated July.
Sydney correspondent reports a major Australian manufacturer will soon sell charcoal gas units for £50. The compact efficient units could overhaul the coal gas industry and make charcoal gas affordable for most motorists. Also includes a letter from Rev. George Cox noting local crow intelligence.
The Cobram Courier announces its establishment with regular Tuesday evening editions. Local readers are invited to follow city news, notices, and community updates in the new periodical.
A plan to systemize war loan contributions includes a house to house canvass in Shepparton. Voters lists for Tun gamah Shire and the North West Riding will be available for inspection between July 8 and 14 at the Courier Office and Katamatite Post Office.
The unclothed body of a newborn male child was found in a dam near Numurka township close to the Shepparton Numurkah road last Friday afternoon. Schoolboys spotted what looked like a doll in the water and a teacher confirmed it was the infant. Police from Shepparton and Numurkah are investigating.
A Boomandomana resident receives a letter from Private J Houlihan detailing his stay in Egypt. He writes of harsh conditions in the desert, scarce water, and sand and flies, plus visits to Cairo with the Pyramids and Sphinx, the Citadel Mosque, and observations of Alexandria, Port Said, and Port Suez, noting local life and dangers.
Farmers anticipate beneficial rain in the coming days to boost yields. In Cobram for six months ending June 30, 1941, 1144 points were recorded at the post office, up from 424 in the same period of 1940. Rain began Tuesday morning with nine points by 9 am.
District notes laud Mr T. M. Garrard for extensive aid to the farming community and personal support to locals. He now proceeds to join Australia’s war effort. Bertiganites Gordon Allen and Eric Shand offered to serve, both accepted. Fred Pery ordered for medical examination.
The Barooga Home Guard held its first muster with thirty recruits under Berigan Platoon officers. A charity football challenge between the Orchardists and Farmers at Barooga raised £8 for the War Comforts Fund, with Roscoe Coldwell scoring the first goal and subsequent play highlighting a lively, if uneven, contest between the citrus growers and ploughmen.
The Cob ji Platoon of the Hum. Guard held its first parade on Saturday with about forty residents taking part and going through drills. The balance sheet shows receipts of £34 19s with expenditures totaling £34 18s and a credit of £25 3s 9d, warded to Mocrocona Hospital.
Notes from Cobram record local events: Rev W J Chesterfield installed as Canon at Holy Trinity Cathedral by Bishop Hatt in Cobram, with parish duties noted. Mentions a fall injuring M M I, marriages, congratulations to residents, military enlistments, and contributions to the Red Cross including Mrs Curtis’s long service and cross presentation.
Thirty three players competed in the Sunday 18 hole contest split into A and B divisions by handicap. G Wilton won A with 71 nett. J Fow Tunner-up 79. E McKinley won B with 63 nett. G Jordan runner-up 64. Final scores list many competitors with nett scores and handicaps.
Fragmentary text shows names and phrases referencing districts and communities. It mentions citizens and possible requests for calm and cooperation, with scattered references to guardians or defenders and rebuilding. The readability is limited and no clear event or outcome emerges from the fragment.
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