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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
6
Delegates at the Annual Conference heard statistics on summer level crossing use and debated a Mildura Burgh Valley motion requiring motorists to stop before crossing any rail line. An amendment for more safety devices was discussed but rejected due to police and congestion concerns. the motion was carried.
The CWA State President Mrs Norman Welsh led a large gathering of Younger Set members including Miss Amy Savage and Miss Perry Martin. Speakers Miss Zimmern and Miss Florence Christian urged active civic engagement, while Miss Morrie Ratt reported 1626 members, 15 groups, and plans for more branches.
The Country Women’s Association reports total membership of 23,774 with 19,506 full members, 1,475 half-yearly, 402 family, 25 junior, 1,626 Younger Set, and 70 Life members. Branches number 502, assets exceed £11,000 in bank balances with property and bonds around £17,300. Donations supported wedding gifts, Britain relief, and food parcels for ex-prisoners of war, plus local community aid and tree-planting projects across branches.
Mrs Grant led a motion opposing free school text books for Victoria similar to New South Wales. Dorward cited her NSW teaching experience warning government supplied books could hinder timely reform. Beamish added that free books would bring in potentially incompetent administrators amid applause.
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