04 Jul 1929
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and place terms including a Courier reference and possible personal or geographic names. Content is garbled with no clear event, date, or identifiable organizations to anchor a coherent summary.
Snappy Shirts announces a complete new range featuring silk poplins and mid-length styles. The ad highlights updated fabrics with modern fits and casual to smart options.
Cobram auction to offer 12 fat bullocks and six Jersey springers on Thursday 11 July while a bachelor’s meeting meets at the Tenuis Club pavilion on Tuesday. Voters lists may be inspected July 5–15 at Central Riding Shire Hall Cobram and Kataudia post offices. A widow Mrs Margaret Kildea of Yarr AWonga dies leaving real and personal property to kin. A.E Kennedy ex-MLA Cobram East dies February 16 with estate valued at £2,742 and £7,277 personal property to his children. Euchre party at Cobram East State School yields prizes and takings. Weather worsens with no rain. crops needing downdrafts. A.N.A. meeting planned at Mechanics Institute with Mr A Byrne to speak. Clearings of Avondale and Cobram East auctions attract strong attendance. prices listed for Jersey cows, horses, and hay. Film show at Mechanics’ Institute features The Cardboard Lover and Riders of the Dark.
The Cobram Mechanics Institute held its annual meeting on Monday in the large hall. President N Thom presided with officers and members, balance sheet showed receipts of 2723 5s 3d and expenditures of 2723 5s 3d, audited by L F Edwards. Thomas elected president. G Grant secretary. J G Grant secretary praised. motion to hold annual meetings in July.
A Wednesday evening event, the plain and fancy dress dance for Cobram Bowling Club drew a large crowd and raised about £20 for the club. Participants wore a variety of costumes including Cow boy, Fox, Scotch Lassie, Tabby Cats, and several labeled group outfits with prizes awarded for best dressed.
A fair crowd saw Strathmerton defeat Cobram by four goals on Cobram’s ground. Strathmerton’s better ball movement and forwards’ kicking, aided by strong defense, yielded a 7 12 to 5 10 halfway lead and eventual victory as Cobram’s late attacks failed to convert. Henderson starred, while Cobram’s Guthrie and Watson made notable plays.
A reader from the Gippsland area laments slow football matches and rail travel logistics. He compares Yarrawonga in the Ovens-Murray Association to local GVFA games urging punctual start times, brief halftimes, and limited onfield personnel to finish before sunset. He criticizes railway schedules hindering attendance and urges clubs to seek patronage and cooperation to save the sport. He signs as a lover of football and asks for WEA cooperation.
Due to the gradual disappearance of Murray Cod from the Melbourne market, observers warn of an imminent shortage. Market supply drop raises concerns for chefs and fish merchants as demand persists.
The Tangamah Shire Council met Monday with directors including Sampson Ford OConnor Batey Stokes Whitty Oliver Mulquiney Jones Wadeson and Woods. Deals on Daunton bridge maintenance funds, road proclamations, tenders, and engineer supervision dominated the session, with numerous allocations rejected granted or deferred. The meeting covered dairy licenses, boundary work, travelling sheep complaints, legal advice, and several public works projects with the Public Works Department and Country Roads Board noted.
Fragmented lines discuss a bishop’s warning and a church welcome, urging straightforward leadership and unity. The text argues Australia’s destiny lies in rural development, resisting party cries, and embracing a world-based economy centered on primary products to avoid being crushed by global forces.
A fragmented ledger of show dates across Riverina towns lists events in July September October and September entries for Naratidera Ulabo Holbrook Ganmain Temora Lockhart Bavellag Ardiethsn Ms Berrigan Griffith and Cootamundra. Sales and tourism notes appear amid the scattered schedule lines with unclear details and stray names.
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