07 Jun 1944
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
1
The notice lists services for Naring at 11 a.m. Yerroweyah Sunday School at 2 15 p.m. Yarrowsyah Church Service at 8 p.m. Earl E. Fobt is associated with the school and timing.
Local notes include a third reduction in Cobram Water Trust rates funded by government aid, with exemptions for special rakes. The Director of Rationing condemns shops leasing premises to obtain ration permits and warns against new channels to boost rationed goods. A new truck arrives for Berrigan Shire electricity staff.
A prayer and intercession service is arranged at Scots Church Coram at 7 30 p m on invasion day. The Lord Mayor Councillor T S Nehad endorses a Melbourne event and Stole Church hopes Cobram residents join in a united call to seek divine blessing for those affected by the crisis.
The NSW branch of the Graziers Association seeks ministerial relief for the woolgrower industry arguing gas producer units damage tyres and tyres replacements are unlikely due to Rubber Control shortages. They plan to press for a ban on gas producer units and highlight economic strain on allied sectors.
Eighteen cards were played with W Rutherford winning the A grade and H Shier taking the B grade. Associates event saw Mrs O'Reilly prevail, with final scores listing multiple players and margins across grades and standings.
Loyal Lackman of Cobram and Kooweerup, long time staffer for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, died suddenly at 52 after a heart attack. A quiet popular figure and former Cobram football coach, he is survived by his widow and family. Remains interred at Cobram Cemetery on Saturday.
Sympathy is offered to Mr and Mrs Murray Scott on the loss of an infant twin daughter. A former district resident Mr Jack Millsted suffered eye injury from a flying chip and was treated at Tocumwal. the eye was removed. Mr William M Hughes, longtime Barooga resident and school custodian, died suddenly while having served in Barooga Rand and Grong Grong. He leaves a widow and four children. David Guthrie narrowly escaped burial when earth fell in a gravel pit. his daughter Miss N Guthrie helped lift him. Mr Geo T Jackson, stock market inspector at Yarrewonga for 33 years, resigns due to failing sight. expressions of regret come from Baillie, John M Memore, and Wempws for buyers.
The Hon. R. Kilpatrick MLC is making satisfactory progress after an operation at Masonic Hospital East Melbourne. It is understood he will enter Mooroopna Hospital’s intermediate ward in the near future to be nearer friends and associates.
Australian National Committee marks the YMCA centenary with a Medal of George Williams Edward Beaumont and fellow founders. Williams born 1782 in funeral. He led the 1844 meeting that formed the association to spread religious services in London drapery houses. The YMCA grew to 10500 associations 2.5 million members, 6002 secretaries and 548 camps. It promotes education physical life social and spiritual growth for young men and served soldiers in Boer War World War I and II.
A fragmented report notes immediate effects of a crisis on goods and services with reduced wheat and firewood supply in a province. Weekly work and transport services decline while many households face higher costs and shortages.
A fragmented report discusses wheat price policy, subsidies, and export prices. Mr McEwen, leader of the party, argues for national policy to prevent consumers from higher prices and for fair costs to producers, with government actions subsidizing dairy and other farmers. The document notes price disparities and government distribution efforts amid broader economic concerns.
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