14 Jun 1928
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
1
The Federal Treasurer announced a new Commonwealth Inau to redeem the war loan maturing on 18 September. Conversion and cash subscription options offer a 5 percent coupon with a prospectus price of £98 10s per £100 and terms for 1 or 14 year investments. The loan closes no later than 4 September, with applications via banks post offices and stock exchanges.
In heavy rain at Yarroweyah Cobram defeated Muckatah 1 goal 4 behinds as Cobram players like O Dwyer and Parnell shone. The game featured strong defense from Colliver and Ross, late scoring by Watson and Parvell, and crowding issues prompting calls for better discipline on the field.
The Commonwealth Treasury invites applications for holdings in the above foam. Cash offers to those not desiring conversion. Seven to four years for their investment with a fixed rate. Convert or cash options available with interest paid upon lodgment. Cash subscriptions earn interest from lodgment and are free of state income tax. Information from banks, savings institutions, post offices, and stock exchanges. EARLE PAGE, Treasurer, Commonwealth Treasury Canberra, June 1928.
Parochial district notices include Cobram and surrounding parishes with service times and clergy. Barooga Water Trust invites trustee nominations by 2 pm June 23 at Barooga State School. Barooga S offers boxed boxing fight news for Gene Touney and Tom Heeney on July 28? details terse.
Local sale plans include 100 sheep and 40 cattle at Strathmerton on Wednesday. Cobram Waterworks Trust dues are due by June 31 with interest from January 1 192s. A June 24 dance at Daily's barn with free bus from Cobram post office at 7. Numurkah stock sale tomorrow yarding 1500 sheep and 200 cattle. Kata Matite stock sale next Monday expecting 1000 sheep and 50 cattle. Victorian Country Party secretary E E Roberts visiting Cobram to reform the local branch. M Pratt appointed teacher at Yarroweyah South State School. Late Mrs Marty Scales of Paddington left £50,363 to relatives and friends. Stonehouse & Co sight specialists to visit Cobram on 2nd and 4th Saturdays monthly. D R McNee available at Grand Central Hotel. Victorian Central Citrus Association and Publicity Department tour planned June 15 to inspect orchards and address growers later in the week. Bertigan resident My p Burge injured by shotgun accident. treated at private Cobram hospital. Cobram district MechAnics’ Institute meeting Friday at 8 pm to discuss generally and other matters.
Farmers report favorable conditions for the new wheat crop as rains improve seedbeds and fallows, with extensive ploughing and repeated harrowing. The piece encourages field tests of superphosphate dressings to determine profitable application rates, citing regional results from Plot results and key districts such as Longeresong Arracknabeal Goulburn Valley and north. It advises starting fallows promptly after feed meeting and using small strips or plots to measure yield gains.
A feature at the Mechanics Institute on Saturday night spotlights the film Forbidden Waters. The program notes relate a divorce obtained by Poole Dean amid the metropolitan setting while the drama unfolds on the big screen.
In a column titled Foot ball Enthusiast the writer roasts a recent game at Muckatab ground. He criticizes unpainted goal posts, dense crowds, and erratic boundary umpires noting spectators blocking officials and players. He mentions a missing dressing room key and a riotous finish. The piece aims to spur club and civic pride in Muckatab.
Messrs J McNanata and Co report a successful sale at Cobram on Tuesday with 1633 sheep yarded and sold. Prices ranged with feeders and wethers among the notable figures and cattle reaching up to £31 0s 0d for young beasts, while stock at Strathmertes the following Wednesday showed brisk sale and varied cattle prices.
Fragmented text shows Turkamah Shire and Mr Moray Tuogamials in a discussion about preliminary steps for a sale and letters to James ayear ett Heessary atte axl. The document mentions city commission judging, Haley and others, and references a closing timetable with approval and returning notices.
Fragmentary local item describing parish life and marriage guidance with scattered names, church roles, and social duties. It mentions a doctor, a wife’s death, a secretary, Sunday school, and a meeting with details too garbled to identify clearly.
A damaged OCR fragment describes local concerns over purchases and suspicions of misconduct. It references a neighbor, liquor purchases, a sleeping incident, and a possible court or municipal matter. Names and places are garbled, but hints of a 2027 date and local governance involvement appear.
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