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Cobram Courier

Location

Cobram, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jun 11, 1948

Page

5

Greater Interest By Women In Handicraft

A report on CWA activities highlights rising interest in handicrafts, demand for demonstrators, and the need for more Craft Schools. It covers the 1947 Somers House session, exhibits sent to Amsterdam, extensive tours and demonstrations, and insurance plans for demonstrators. Judges, certificates, and local competitions are noted, with prize details for the History of Casterton.

C.W.A Taylor Norman Welsh QR. T. A. McDonald Heaton Clarke Lady Sewell W. Donaldson Oswald Syme Somers House Bacchus Marsh Barwon Downs Bendigo Dookie Goorambat Horsham Maryborough Seville Maldon Stuart Mill Essendon Dimboola Monbulk Swan Hill Euroa Colac Ballarat Seymour Camperdown Kilmore Geelong The Historical Society Casterton Mary L. Baxter Kyneton Kathleen A. Stredwick Avenel A. J. Burgoyne H. & H. Committee C.W Women’s Institute Movement B. Thomas Tle North East Mallee H & HI R. Taylor J. A. McDonald C.av.a Britain Murray Valley Yarra Valley Goulburn Dandenong Ranges Group Emerald Branch

Tax Exemption Motion Dominates Hume Highway Meeting

Unanimous support backed a motion asking the Federal Government to exempt all scholarships from income tax. Speakers argued taxing prize winnings from quizzes and beauty contests is unfair. The report covers C.W.A. competition results, magazine winners, craft plans, and notes on upcoming Handicrafts Exhibition across multiple groups and regions.

Hume Highway Group Crozier Stringer Craigeburn

Domestic Art Debate Sparks Rural Education Clash

The piece argues it wastes resources to train teachers in domestic art only to force them to teach French or mathematics in country schools lacking proper equipment. It notes long-running government efforts to provide qualified home economics teachers and the need for practical domestic subjects for girls.

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