Presbyterian Church Service and Meeting Times
Presbyterian church announces worship at 3 pm and a meeting at 7:30 pm.
07 Jul 1943
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
1
Presbyterian church announces worship at 3 pm and a meeting at 7:30 pm.
A partial list of upcoming activities mentions an annual ball at Yarroweyah in August, plus swimming pool events and a pool dance. Details are incomplete, but the items indicate social and recreational gatherings to be held locally.
The paper announces Tuesday and Wednesday publications with stock sales planned for tomorrow Thursday. Advertisements invite tenders for two tractors and 1976 yards of gravel for Berrigan Shire Council. Railways Department seeks youths for porter positions. An illustrated metals article previews war material use, followed by a fortnightly continuation. Yarroweyah Welfare Committee hosts annual ball with Mulwala orchestra. J McWarners & Co list fat crossbred wethers and cattle plus wheaten hay stock for Mr Johnson Parnell near Macketsh Race Course. Foxes threaten local flocks. a farmer recounts a fox captured after following it into a log containing fox cubs.
In the MEN'S 18-HOLES HANDICAP J Jones won A Grade with 8 (15) 65 and K Steward took B Grade 83 (26) 67. Other results list W Quick and T O’Reilly among top scorers, with semifinals set and replays for ties. Associates’ 18-Holes Stroke Handicap sees M Danaher 102 67 and M Gilmour 107 77 among leading scores with several ladies’ entries close behind.
Lalalty Red Cross Branch outlines 1943 activities including an Opportunity Stall, tea service at meetings, and two social evenings raising funds. Donations totalled £75, adopted prisoner of war support, wool ration permits for 180 skeins, and knitted garments were produced. Funds raised total £163 16s 8d with £41 8s 5d credit. quota oversubscribed by £82 9d. Officers elected include President Mrs W Coldwell and Treasurer Miss Simpson.
Cobram officer Constable Bentley has repelled intimation of promotion to Senior Constable and will assume duty at Police Headquarters Melbourne end month. His Cobram supporters will congratulate him as his Cobram Station successor is appointed after his early year application. A.L.F. service in WWI noted. P O Graham Davies RAAF, son of Toorumwal residents, now navigates a flying boat in Britain. Shire Clerk Austin Thompson named among four shire clerks asked to...
The Volunteer Air Observers Corps proves its value to the Royal Australian Air Force by guiding and rescuing pilots. In North Queensland observers traced a crash near a beach, aided a stranded pilot, and connected him with RAAF while reporting the incident for salvage follow up.
The passage discusses Stalin and a possible shift in Soviet policy toward liberty and tolerance. It contrasts a rigid communist state image with a hoped for partnership with Britain and the United States, citing allied example of religious tolerance and chaplains in the forces and prayers in Congress as a model.
The Australian Institute of Factory Managers notes butter rationing driven by manpower and equipment shortages on dairy farms, plus shifts in production toward cheese. Britain asks for less cheese and more butter, prompting plant transfers in Victoria and Queensland and elastic production targets for dehydrated butter fat.
The Advertiser reports Labor aims to contest all federal seats in Victoria except Wimmera and Henry, with preselection for Indi under review amid doubts about a single candidate. It notes Labor’s plan to influence votes for its Senate team and keep McEwen engaged locally, while nominating dynamics unfold in Gippsland and with potential Liberal Country ally Moss of Namur suggested as a nominee.
In wartime reflection, leaders urge Australians to vote with knowledge and resolve. The piece stresses that the franchise is valuable and calls for informed judgment on postwar reconstruction, urging citizens to understand issues, weigh consequences, and participate responsibly in the federal polls.
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