29 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
1
Sunday July 3 marks the 1st Sunday in the month with Church of England services at 9:45 am and 3rd Sunday patterns noted. Methodist Stathmerton holds a 7 pm service led by Rev Haynes. Our advertisers appear in the issue.
An orchard employee at Pullar and Ne phew in Cobram injured his right hand when secateurs slipped, severing ligaments. Norman McNabb, a Coviam sleeper hewer, also injured his right hand when the axe slipped and a wound required two stitches.
Detectives seek Vera Forden who vanished from Corona in 1934 leaving a suitcase at Albion Hotel. A painter on Jones's buildings reportedly found photos in the case that resemble the victim and alerted police. Alleged to have worked at Assad's drapers. location of the girl remains unclear with searches in Inverell and northern towns yielding no results.
Friends of Mr W Bowyer Smythe of Berrigan regret his recent slight stroke with reports that he is progressing satisfactorily. Mr Jack London a barman at the Royal Hovel had a cracked bone in his thumb X rayed after a crush injury.
Severe frosts in early last week damaged crops and pasture and caused livestock deaths after a crust formed on the ground. Rain began Thursday night and continued into Friday, softening ground and aiding crops. Cobham reported a 103 point fall, Paris district 120 points, with further rainfall Monday night.
Barooga Station near the Murray seen part of 8500 acres taken over by the NSW Closer Settlement Board. The homestead portion of 4000 acres sold to Mr Gee of Heidelberg Road Fairfield. The property, once owned by Mr Patrick McFarland, was a noted wool growing and wheat property with record wheat yields and a large flock from imported American Vermont melt sheep. Price not disclosed.
A break in at the Commercial Hotel Finley saw a thief force an unlocked taproom window and steal between £5 and £6 in notes and silver. A suspect has been traced to Victoria, with ongoing inquiries.
A tornado tore through part of the district on Saturday night, uprooting trees and smashing property owned by W Learmouth, W Barneld, and R Gillespie. Speed estimated at 40 mph, a column of dark smoke rose as it moved westward, narrowly avoiding homesteads.
Rupert Atherton Godfrey Denis, 46, former manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, appeared in Aco laide Police Court on Saturday charged with forging a cheque. He was remanded to await a Melbourne escort as police alleged a total deficiency of £350. Denis had arrived in Adelaide last week with his wife and family from Mooroopna.
The Capram Laws Tennis Club held a lively Cobram Tennis Ball on Wednesday night attended by over 120 couples. Decorations featured artificial peach blossoms, a tennis net centerpiece with CLT.C letters, and a colorful bowl design. The Don Forbes Yarrawonga Band performed with encores, supper pleased guests, and a local singer Mr F. Pyle provided a well received solo.
In Yarrawonga on a cold night last week, Yerrawonga Brass Band visited band master E Dunstan’s home unannounced in a surprise march. A later Yarrawonga Court session fined drivers for rear light, missing number plates, and unsafe road conduct.
Saturday results show Numurkaa equal to Satheils with Cobram Toswmwal edging 35 28 while Muckatab Stammerwa struggle. Cubs and Uaseie top positions with 2x strong performances. Sathis tops with 22 points and Strammerion adds 11 punts as Cobra Bergen notch a win. Macknelab and Tuwsmivdl each claim a win.
Cobram faced Tocumwal in a tense game rocked by accidents and injuries to Cobram players. Tocumwal attacked with early momentum, cobram’s Goulding and Allen spearheading pressure, Cobram trailing by two goals before a late surge tied the score.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a newspaper card referencing a June 6 event titled Value of War Again. The snippet mentions a Sunday in May with MLC and a target of the performance on the 3rd, but details are unclear and no full names or locations are readable.
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