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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
1
Officials issue guidance for polling day on Saturday March 6. Polls open 8 am to 5 pm, voting compulsory with penalties for non attendance. Voters urged to attend in their subdivision or use absent or postal voting if away. One ballot carries two questions on aviation and marketing laws with Yes No choices.
Rene Menzies and Bernard Bennett join Ossie Nicholson in a three‑way bid to break the world marathon cycling record of 45 3837 miles. Menzies started in London January 1, Bennett January 3, Nicholson seeks the record from Australia amid intense international competition.
Wool Sales at Younghusband Limited held their second sale of the year on February 17. A catalogue of 3600 bales was listed with wools mainly from western north western north eastern and Gippsland regions. The sale included a large clip from Humula in the Eastern Riverina and about 400 bales of bulk closed wools, creating two attractive displays. Demand was good for all well grown wools.
The 16 duck season opener unfolds with guns roaring on swamps in Shrunghott Viewriaeld and Cobram reports mixed, Barmah sees many locals hunting while Mrs Sout au Party claims eighty trns and Mrs cott bags birds amid varied lake conditions.
Fragmentary OCR details a chaotic report with names such as Bourke and Wares, referencing associations, schedules, and a march lineup. It mentions locations like Melbourne and Corangamite, with vague procedures about trials and group advancement, hinting at a disputed or unsettled sporting outcome.
Campaign summary urges Australians to vote yes on March 6 to protect primary industries. It argues tariffs and wage controls favored secondary industry, but recent policy changes harm farmers. The note defends regulated marketing to ensure fair prices, halt speculation, and maintain consumer prices, jobs, and national prosperity.
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