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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
1
Motor truck purchase led by Messrs Deuahy with notices referencing ropa Motor Oil Tos Mutual Tire Insurance, Grechain Fire Tasuva La. details are fragmentary and no event outcome or date is provided.
The Shire Council prohibits and stops the gaining or hauling of timber and logs on specified roads from May 15 to September 1 each year. Roads include Main Albury Tocumwal Road, Back Barooga Road, Lower River Road Tocumwal to Murray Shire boundary, and Woodstock Road within the Shire. Penalties apply for contravention. notices detail tender plans for road works and openings.
On the 22nd of July at Cobram Jane Buck Lee beloved wife of the late Fred Buck Lee loving mother of Sarals o Mrs Invice John Fred Tow deceased James Robert Sai and Edward tied by her son Edward daughter wolaw ard grand-children
Polling day for the referendum is set for September 4 with writs returnable by October 12. Cobram electric light service was off briefly last Sunday. McKenzie's orchestra engaged. Miss Pratt has moved into new premises next to McPherson Collander & Co. J. McNamara & Co report 200 head of mixed cattle for Cobram stock sale on August 3. A wheatsheaf growers meeting at Mechanics Hall on Saturday at 4 pm to discuss a weighbridge. Ladies supporters of Cobram Football Club to afternoon tea at Criterion Cafe to discuss refreshments at the Muckatah Cobram match. Interstate football match Numurkah vs Berrigan at Numurka ground on August 11 in aid of Numurkah band. Golf Club meeting cancelled last Thursday. links to be moved to Barooga site. Land donated by Life Governor to be disposed of for Mooroopna Hospital. winning number 6104 held by a Dookie Quarry employee. Amount raised £253 16s 10d.
A long irregular column records a flood of notices from Berrigan Shire and nearby towns. It covers postmaster remarks, workers compensation, timber transport bans, film programs at Mechanics Institute, land sales in Cobram, obituaries and accidents, show committees, police inspections, and agricultural lectures with dates and local names.
A garbled letter page fragment shows citizens arguing with local officials about the electric light, repairs, and public services. It mentions delays, street life, a box, racehorses, and a chaotic mix of names and places, reflecting a bustling but troubled 19th century town communication.
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