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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
1
Local items report tobacco license renewals due in June and golf club subscriptions by June. Council and mechanics institute meetings set, stock sale advertised, frost damage to Cobram orchards noted, rate payments due, local court and social events listed with venues and dates.
A Cobram and District Progress Association meeting faced poor attendance. Attendees discussed the Melbourne Cobram telegraph trunk line, requests for main road declarations, police staffing, a cairn marking Captain Sturt's route, and funding for road and water projects. Letters to authorities and councils were planned to secure financial and logistical support.
Cobram Golf Club hosted a Wednesday afternoon captain's event won by the previous holder. Team details include Backeo 7S Danaher 7s Mulcahy 7, R Quicksy, Radford St, Labore 3, L Kennedy 4, Barnet Total ose. Grant 72, Tuck 75, Cotton su WW Quick St Adams St Jackson 87, Byrne 11/3, Total 64.
The Ladies Championship began on the 12th with Mrs Graham and Miss H Jackson sharing top scores, while Mrs J M Johnston and Miss Second Round contender Jackson posted 102 and 104 respectively. The event continued the following Wednesday with continued high marks and shifting standings.
Mr J Ross of Uri Park in the Darlington Point district says his 3000 sheep thrive on a rice diet. He fed them corn and oats previously but now uses rice with wheaten hay five days weekly, a method copying neighbors and creating a new fodder market for rice growers in the irrigation area.
A Cobram Golf Club meeting at the Mechanics Institute discusses representation at Murrookah clubs for uniform handicapping, using Boyd’s land for an 18 hole course, appointing a life governor for benefactor Mr Boyd, and planning a ball during the tourney. Rules on bunker maintenance and divot filling are emphasized. golf lessons and a Namurkah tournament are proposed, with barouche fencing and a new club house considered.
Strathmerton defeated Muckatah 9 goals 12 behinds to 4 goals 0 behinds in a tight rough game at Yarroweyah. Nelson, Hamilton, Walker, Muir, Tuck, Smith and McLeod starred for Strathmerton while Little and Parnell were instrumental for Muckatah. A separate Wangarhu match saw Wanghau 9 10 total over Nathatia 7 10, with Tallygaroopna losing to Nathalia.
An Australian feature extols power farming and the shift from horse power to mechanical tractors. It discusses crude oil selection, volatility, and anti knock qualities as essential to maximum tractor power, noting research, refinery distillation, and the role of volatility in performance and economy.
The Victorian Central Citrus Association notes steady demand for novel oranges with prices higher as consignments arrive. Mandarins and lemons vary with market softness in lemon sales. Opossum season to open for July a month, with government arguing job creation though opposition exists to opening seasons for destructive wildlife.
A garbled report outlines opossum skin cases involving Harry Beachley and others from Tocumwal Court. Witnesses describe车laup with skin thefts, car movements, and police actions. The piece references migration data, local officials, and a Methodist church item amid scattered notes on Cobram and surrounding towns.
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