Watt and Ferry's Summer Sale
Watt and Ferry advertise a 14 day summer sale with bargains on yard goods and outfits. The flyer urges customers to come see the savings with prices listed in a vivid, early 20th century style and invites country orders.
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
1
Watt and Ferry advertise a 14 day summer sale with bargains on yard goods and outfits. The flyer urges customers to come see the savings with prices listed in a vivid, early 20th century style and invites country orders.
Shire of Berrigan under the Local Government Act 1919 notifies owners of numerous blocks in Finley and Terrigan areas that rates and sanitary fees are due. It lists owners such as Parker W J H Dalton Geo Evans Harold E and other parcels by lot and section with amounts and notes that notices were sent or duplicates available at the council office.
Kertigan Shire Council sets meeting for next month. A dance tomorrow night at Strathmerton hall. Entries for Cobram Turf Club races on Saturday 15th inst close next Saturday at 8 o clock. H Tuck to sell household furniture for Thos Lambert at Wirriff-st Cobram tomorrow afternoon. Shopkeepers must register shops by 14th inst with fees due like income tax returns. Campbell & Co to hold special sale of sheep and cattle at Cobram yards next Thursday 13th inst with yarding as per ad. Printers Wages Board raises country printers pay to £4 1 from 1st March. Six of seven local youths passed police exams at Numurkah last week. several others enrolled, affecting local football ranks. Harvest Festival of local Methodist Church next Sunday th March with services at 11 and 7:30 led by Pastor Tippett. Monday night social, concert and art sale of Pastor Tippett oil paintings for sale at modest prices.
Cobram screens The Covered Waggon on Saturday and The Third Alarm at Wonderscope. A large unreserved clearing sale is advertised at Boosey and Cobram furniture sales. Crop competition judging runs March 7 to 22 while irrigation league meets Monday. A storm roared through Tuesday night with heavy rainfall and hail.
Tungamah Shire Council meets with acting President Chadwick and members to discuss vermin destruction policy, road works, loan limits, drains, and hospital maintenance. Notices approve telegraph line permissions, weighbridge fees, and various road formations and tenders for Crooked Creek area projects.
A weather and farming report details wheat yields tied to sowing dates, methods, and fertilization. Farmers like Ryan and Kane discuss experimental practices, with some fields achieving high yields while others lag. The piece notes optimistic forecasts for future crops and emphasizes the impact of timing and technique on production.
Fragmented report outlines a table tennis or billiards style match with players such as Reynolds, Fox, Cope, Guthrie, Meiklejohn, and Burke. It lists multiple pairings, set counts, and game scores including 10 sets totaling 104 games, with bets of 5 sets to 1 dollar per game. Details are garbled with several misspellings and uncertain names.
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