26 Jun 1890
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1890
Page
1
A Cobram Agricultural and Pastoral Association meeting postponed after the secretary’s illness in Melbourne delayed donations and reports. The issue includes notes on show funds, Yarrowevah football visits, and local concerns about customs officers and urban district status.
The report details wheat quotas in the United Kingdom and New Zealand trade, with price expectations and a predicted shortage. It mentions political actions in London about government appointments, the fate of imperial leaders, and vacancies for the Acting Governor of New South Wales.
A football match is scheduled at Cobram on Baturey near, with Cobram facing Namurkah lake. The home side will be selected from a long list of players including Vanthafreaph Lavinow Crane lew Warren Rirgins M'Mehan O'Dwyer Kinniard Mt Namaers Cireen Billines Tarlar Martin M'Intyre Sendamore Parrell Rimmond Magennis Corbett Rowsell Tuck Wooda Toftus Drummond Cox M'Nabb.
Discussion on ten acre irrigation blocks in Goulburn Valley and Victoria’s future. M Kavanagh cites California as a model, outlining costs from July to December for vines on ten acres and projecting five year yields and profits for small capitalists.
The article outlines sweeping government schemes for bonuses to growers planting grape vines and fruit trees. It covers eligibility, tenure, land description, and ministerial approval, with staged bonus payments and caps on total funds. It also notes conditions for satisfaction of growth, health, and cultivation standards and applicant requirements before planting.
A meeting was held Friday evening chaired by Meare Grant with members including Gelye Stewart Crawley TH Tuck Smith Montgomer Montgomers and Magrennia. Minutes were read and confirmed. The committee opted for a site for the hast shed and the minister to grant the funds. A letter was to be sent to Mr McFarland of Yaronga thanking him for a donation of £5 toward the club funds.
The Cobram Independent Order of Oddfellows marked the branch´s anniversary with a social ball at Hallway Viewleshed Cobram on Friday night. Despite cold weather the event drew about forty attendees, with decorations, costumes, and a supper ending after midnight.
The Cobram Customa meeting at the Sictria Hotel on Saturday afternoon debated appointing a new officer for Cobram. Mr H. Tuck moved a resolution opposing the appointment, which passed unanimously, and the secretary was ordered to report to the Customs.
Fragmented OCR notes describe agricultural shows in Deniliquin and a sequence of regional events. Entities, dates, and places are incomplete, but imply a schedule spanning multiple days with potential vendors and activities. Further readable fragments reference local names and towns in a constrained, unclear order.
Charles Hite Allpress known as Allpren pleaded guilty to embezzling over £10,000 from a Commercial Bank. He was arrested in London earlier this year after attempting to move funds to other accounts. The judge ordered six years in a harsh confinement detailing the extended term with hard labor. Police expect a settlement of 20000 pounds via bank draft. Allpress to forfeit personal effects.
The Goulburn Valley Football Association has announced fixtures for June with Numurkah versus Cobram at Numurkah Warby against Yarneweysh at Warghiu Cobram versus Yarroweyah at Cobram Wanghu versus Numurkah at Wanghnu Urur South Yarroweyah versus Numurkah at Carriweyah Cobram versus Wonghnu at Cobram Darde Wesah Yarroweyah versus Cobram at Tarreeweyah Avackt Tera Numurkal versus Yarrowerah at Vamtphate Wunghnu against Cobram at Warchin
A plea requests that AFL SWT TNA EE accounts be paid to the claimant, Lawrence Marantelli, before the specified date. The message expresses urgency and formal demand for settlement.
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