Local notices and weather report from Cobram area
Clashing events shift Barooge R C Ball to August first. Six ton load limit on Shepparton Numurkah Cobram road. Cobram shearing starts in August. Flower show planned for October 27 at Seats Church Cobram. stock sale next Wednesday yarding 15 mixed cattle. tobacco prices satisfactory with top 3 44. Magazine July issue price cut to 6d with 100 prizes. Cobram growers report good tobacco prices. top price 3/44. A Cobram meeting to honor local services held, with committee named. Library open with 1/3 quarterly fee. Kilpatrick McLellan stock sale at Briathmerton next Monday yarding 100 cattle and 1000 sheep. River at Tocumwal 21 ft, waters receding slowly after flood.
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Country Roads Board
Shepparton-Numurkab- Cobrem
Cobram
Gordon
Infant
J. McNamara and Co
Kilpatrick McLellan and Co. Pry. Ltd
Briathmerton
J. B. Ryan
Local incidents report injuries and council news
On Friday last Master W Wilson was knocked over by a cyclist and sustained a severe leg cut requiring stitches. Bert Barrett cut his ankle with a flying piece of wood and needed three stitches. The engagement of Lind e Macey and Yarrawon Bett was announced. Shire Clerk Barrett reported Sydney doctors say engineer Hyde will be out for months. Before a Katamatite match, Dickie of Naringa ate broke his collarbone in a practice accident. Dickie, a Kavamaute football president, was well regarded in the district.
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W. Wilson
Linde
Mes
Macey
Yarrawon
Katamatite
Betningy
Dickie
Kavamaute
Agnes Broomhead Dies After Long Cobram Residency
Agnes Broomhead aged 58 died July 10 at her daughter's home in Footscray. A well known Cobram resident for years, she moved to Melbourne nine years ago with her family. Her remains rest in Footscray Cemetery. She leaves sons Les, Bert and Percy and daughters Ruby and Agnes.
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Broomhead
Guthrie
Eleanor Street
Footscray
Agnes
George Broomhead
Les
Maidstone
Ruby
Gedye
Barooga
Bert Gebarralong
N.S.W
Foo'scray
Agnes Broomhead
Declased
Cobram
Melbourne
Mailstone
Bert
James Kennedy dies at Kenilworth private hospital
James Kennedy aged 48 son of the late Mr and Mrs D Kennedy of Cobram died Thursday at Kenilworth private hospital Ivanhoe. A quiet man with many friends he was active in Muckatah Turf and Foothall clubs Cobram Turf Club. Remains buried Cobram Cemetery after large gathering. Coffin bearers were Kennedy relatives and a cousin J Kennedy. Burial by Rev Father Ryat. Mortuary arrangements by Mrs F McFarlane. He leaves a widow and many siblings.
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Mesara Jou
L. Kennedy
J. Kennedy
2. Artoll
Father Ryat
F. McFarlane
Margaret
Keane
Katie
Manheonu
Tocumwil
Melia
Elizabeth
Mra Short
Joseph
Lucie
Dolores
Laurence
Mery
Veronica
Patrick
July Monthly Medal Won by Mack Stillard Net 77
Golf club reports July competition results with Mack Stillard taking the monthly medal at net 77. In the Club Trophy stroke play, G Cotton led the lay off alongside Stillard. scores listed include Blake 89 Kennedy 91 Reilly 99. Second qualifying round for the club championship scheduled for Wednesday and the following Saturday.
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Mack Stillard
G. Cotton
Tal Blake
W. Taege
TM Rarea
L. A. Kennedy
Fi Eae Ane Ps Ge Nanaher
T. O*reilly
District News Highlights From Berrigan Shire Meeting
At the last Berrigan Shire Council meeting an impounding officer resigned due to ineligibility for dole while employed. The committee voted to end the current scheme and replace it with dances. Water flooding along Cobrem road near Berrigan, with sections submerged and spread across miles of low-lying country, is expected to persist for some time. A Health Inspector, Mr Tate, faced a bogged drive to Tocumwal with a near-embankment incident near Barooga Station before reaching Tocumwal after six hours. Estate of Ernest Parry Hutchinson of Tungemah appoints Mr E. L. Barrett as trustee for creditors, with liabilities and securities outlined. A Telephone Users League forms at Katamatite with officers named and a £10 guarantee to maintain service, plus plans to recruit more subscribers. A serious fire damages shops in Mary Street, near Messi ara and Co auctioneers, with several businesses destroyed and major losses. The local fire brigade traveled eighteen miles to control the blaze. A New Zealand exchange notes a Lanstown swagman charity bequest of £4000 to aid swagmen through Masterton. experts warn of the limited duration of funds. A remark on cigarette smoking mothers reports alarming infant mortality statistics, cited by Dr. C. D. Barbee of Lansing.
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Berrigan Cobrem Road
Gwynne
Tate
Tocumwal
Barooga
Tete
Messiara and Co
On Agge
Mary Street
Co-operative Society Ltd
T. Smont
Motor Pie
T Smout
J. McNamara
RB. Chilcott
Dookie
A. Lavine
H.carter
Maskell
W. Callander
Wanratte
Cobram Pierrot Show Attracts Wide Audience For Charity
Cobram Pierrot Show at the Me Jeans Institute raised funds for rural angio with a large cast though some performers were absent due to telepiseal bel roids. Miss Griffiths coached the dances and the performance featured many children, a lively chorus, and a finale that marked a successful community event amid levee relief efforts by public works crews.
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Mancer
Tylle
Wisi
C. White
Oanfries
Ace Maloney
Cure
Yrik Pike Asong
Quiuk
Wiley
B. Millerick
Atlow
Jeckie
Ji Lorai Eaton
Pan
Lee
Thelma Mir
Tim
Miss Mi
Sug
Ant
Wilinds
Dil
Misses Wa
Lorraine Tuck
Pat
Tie Chidis
Valerie Taek
Sanz
M. Kort
Jackson
Uri
Gipitulis Ghihe
Miss E. Bee
Bjelke-Petersen
Diyars
Ris Maloney
Misa J. Maloney
J. Griffiths
Ogre
H. Jackson
Ballet
E. Hacrshaw
Cobram Orchestra
Cobras Mechanics’ Institute
K. Dunstan
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