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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
1
Freen cover crops add organic matter and fertility. Hitched to the Farmall H the ploughs 9 acres daily at 4 inches deep or shallower. Ask for full details of the new McCormick Deering ploughing gear and systematized seedbed prep multi row planting cultivating and harvesting of vegetable crops.
The Cobram Courier issue dated Friday June 1 1945 presents local notices and short items. It preserves the period voice with small advertisements and community notices typical of wartime Australia.
Australians prepare for a stiff task as Pacific battles draw closer to Japan with sea transport central to allied victory. The piece stresses home-front duty by workers and supporters, urging ongoing effort, while noting the engagement of Phyllis E Gibb and John Dalton.
The Cobram Services Rest Room presents its balance sheet for 1 July 1944 to 15 May 1945. Receipts include a credit balance, donations, a sheep judging prize, bank interest, a street stall, concert proceeds, and meeting use fees totaling 54 pounds 7s 11d. Expenditures cover rent, electric light, tea and supplies, cups and saucers, broom, cleaning, printing, and petty cash totaling 47 pounds 17s 5d, leaving a balance of 12 pounds 10s 6d.
In Shepparton magistrates court, a three wheeled vehicle was not a motor car so charges of drunk driving and being drunk in charge were dismissed. The defence argued no evidence showed the defendant was intoxicated while driving. case notes show the wheel detached and collided with a guide post on the Goulburn Valley highway. The passage also includes an unrelated advertisement for Watkins' Products and mail order services.
Centres will operate 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday June 2 and Sunday June 3 for issuing new ration books. Bring old book, Identity Card, and completed Occupation Survey Card. If unable to call, apply at any issuing centre.
A Melbourne Letter discusses daily pest habits from door blockers to readers obstructing trays and babies disturbing papers. The piece notes Sunday pedestrians braving rain, library seating crowded, and the city’s dreary mood. It highlights the Melbourne Bread and Cheese Club push to mark historic sites like Fawkner’s old home in Collingwood. A Cobram East clearing sale is listed for June 6 by John McNamara and Co.
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