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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
2
A personal tale mocks wartime Pig Laws as a local doctor prescribes a pig. The narrator details bureaucratic hurdles from birth to slaughter Horace the pig faces delays and certificates. The piece critiques government food policy and stresses domestic pig production versus rationing.
Mr W Onus, first Australian aboriginal to announce intent to contest a Federal seat, said the bill granting Aboriginals a Federal vote is progress but leaves over 50 000 disenfranchised. He argues eligibility must not rely on intelligence tests and notes the Aborigines Protection League stands ready to act if challenged.
A reader laments Melbourne planning failures linking crowded schools and hotels to poor office locations and outdated universities. He notes old gas lamps and tram noise, warns of future chaos without overseas schemes, and mentions underground cables and the market’s changing vocabulary.
A Melbourne letter laments rapid expansion and bottlenecks in the city’s street plan. It notes Flinders Street Station and the Town Hall sit in cramped areas while rivers block expansion, hindering buses trams and trains. Courts have moved to North Melbourne, and business life feels crowded as transport struggles.
U S firms consider building factories in Australia as a base to push into Eastern markets. Canberra officials cited dollar shortages limiting imports from the US. Companies express confidence in future Australian markets while noting slower British Empire gains and cocoa crop failures impacting dollar earnings amid a looming car market saturation within two years.
At the shire council meeting on Monday, accounts were certified as of 19/2/49 with balances: Shire Account debit £3102/3/10, CRB A/c debit £2449/2/11, Cobram Saleyards A/c debit £904/6/11. Rate collections for 17/1/49 to 18/2/49: Central Riding nil, Northwest £7/3/6, Southwest £10/10/3, Southern nil.
A Horatio W. Dresser reflection urges individuals to start today to build a truer inner world rather than rely on others to live life for them. The quote emphasizes personal responsibility and self development.
A short maxim echoes Proverbs 22 4: humility and reverence toward the Lord yield riches and life. The verse frames virtuous conduct as the path to true reward.
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