Mothering Sunday Services and Notices in Cobram Courier
The Cobram Courier lists religious services for St George Katamatite and St Margaret Cobram with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. and Evening Prayer at 7:30 p.m. An acknowledgment from Mrs J Russell and Mrs J Stanver expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes. A tribute notes Dass Harris passed away March 13, 1945, with a personal message from her husband and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's
Katamatite
St. Margaret's
Cobram
Praret
G. Rose
J. Russell
J. Stanver
Barooga
Toohey
Cook
Harris
Dass
Alva
Arnold
Barbara
Lindsay
Retention of Imperial Preference urged by Returned Servicemen
The No 24 District RSL calls for keeping Imperial preference in Sunraysia, highlighting its long benefit to ex servicemen and local industry. The appeal warns that cancelling preference would betray those who fought for the Empire and risk raising living standards to wartime levels seen under fascist regimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 24
Commonwealth of Nations
Hitler
Wall Street
Australia
Local youths visit family over weekend
Miss Melva Harris stays with her parents Mr and Mrs T N Harris. Miss C Divny stays with Mr and Mrs Frank Hogan, Divny is Hogan’s sister. Miss Marjorie Edwards visits parents Mr and Mrs L Edwards over the long week end. Mrs Edwards accompanied her daughter to Melbourne on Tuesday and has returned home. Miss June Bales was home for the week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melva Harris
T. N. Harris
Miss C. Divny
Frank Hogan
Miss Divny
Mrs. Hogan
Marjorie Edwards
L. Edwards
Edwards
Melbourne
June Bales
Unreserved Clearing Sale at Clifton Park Yarrow
Buyers urged to attend Tweddle Bros sale at Clifton Park Yarrow on March 24 at 1.30 pm. Kilpatrick McLellan & Co. Pty. Ltd Numur Ish conduct the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarroweyah
Messrs. Tweddle Bros
Clifton Park
Yarrow
Kilpatrick McLellan & Co. Pty. Ltd
Numur- Ish
Sale of genuine unreserved farm goods at Clifton Park
The notice promotes an unreserved sale at Clifton Park with 103 bags of graded seed wheat, assorted farm implements and machinery, timber and furniture. Clifton Park has been disposed to the Soldier Settlement Commission, and full details are in the issue with buyers urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZOU Questiy
Clifton Park
Soldier Settlement Commission
Olympic Cafe Fish Varieties Arrive Weekly in Mildura
The notice lists weekly arrivals at Olympic Cafe including whole flathead fillet flathead fillet schnapper fillet bream and new flake plus large varieties of small goods. Grills fish dinners suppers available. Weekend orders urged. Phone 74. Printed for New Sunraysia Daily Pty. Ltd. Mildura.
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Olympic Cafe
Fillett Schnapper
Fillett Bream
Berrigan
Frederick Ernest Sperling
New Sunraysia Daily, Pty. Ltd
Mildura
Courier
Station Street
Foul play rumours debunked by greyhound blood on road
Excitement in Cobram rose over reports of a murder near Yarrawonga Road two miles from Cobram. Police investigated after rumors spread of shooting drowning or being run down. Tests revealed the blood and parts were from a greyhound believed to have fallen from a truck.
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Cobram
Yarrawonga
Remarkable Cobram East Child Escape After Vehicle Runover
Four year old Helen Gleeson of Cobram East narrowly escaped serious injury when her father Mr. Jerry Gleeson backed his car out of a shed and ran over her stomach. She sustained only bruises as medical aid arrived and a subsequent investigation noted the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Jerry Gleeson
Cobram East
Gleeson
Cobram Numurkah claim 1947 pennant in brutal country week
Cobram Numurkah won the pennant with an outright 4 point haul at Brunswick, led by Little’s 74 in the opener and 45 in the final at St Kilda, with Bourke 29 and Fowles 21 backing a strong team display. Crozier wicket keeping and Fowles bowling aided by captain Bourke defined the triumph amid poor wickets and rain-shorted matches.
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West Wimmera
Brunswick
Numurkah- Cobram
Little
Crozier
Jack Bourke
Cobram-Numurkah
Fowles
Alcanara-Mansfield
University
Seymour
Sale-Maffra
St Kilda
Bourke
Alberton
South Gippsland
GRIP
Cobram
Drummanure
Wyatts
Wyatt
Make It A Party in Cobram Mechanics Hall
Cecil D. Nolan promoter visits Cobram on Thursday to present Make It Are Revue. Featured acts include Paul Sarony continental sketch artist who just finished two years entertaining troops, Pat Ward the atomic blonde dancer singer, Les Rohmer tivoli star with his comedy accordion, The Ryan Sisters Gloria and Vi, and Jack Kennedy the saxophonist formerly with the Royal Blind entertainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil D. Nolan
Cobram
Mechanics Hall
Paul Sarony
Pat Ward
Les Rohmer
Ryan Sisters
Gloria
Jack Kennedy
Royal Blind
21st Birthday Party at Bond Home Boomanoomana
Approximately 50 guests gathered Sunday evening at Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bond’s Boomanoomana home to celebrate their daughter’s coming of age. The event featured dancing with Mr. Tam, games and an MC role by Stillard. A large key was passed for signatures, a supper was served, and Mrs Bond received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Bond
Boomanoomana
Tam
Stillard
M.C. One
Katamatite Gold Defeats Cobram Blue in Doubles Tennis
Association results list men's doubles matches with E Nunn and J Learmonth defeating Radcliffe and Edgar 9 4 and Crute and McGurgan 9 8, then losing to Weatherall and Gilmour 3 9. Ryan and Mead beat Crute McGurgan 9 7 and beat Radcliffe Edgar 2 2. Shiels and McCleary win both their matches 9 6 and 9 5. Ladies doubles see Hiskins Ford losing to Johnson Young 7 9 and Crute Gilmour 8 9. D McCleary Learmonth beat Crute Gilmour 9 1 and with Learmonth beat Johnson Young 9 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Nunn
J. Learmonth
J. Radcliffe
G. Edgar
J. Crute
S. McGurgan
O. Weatherall
C. Gilmour
E. Ryan
G. Mead
K. Ryan
D. Weatherall
D. Shiels
F. McCleary
Q. Weatherall
Ladie
D. Hiskins
V. Ford
Mrs. Johnson
Young
Cobram District Association Sets Semi Finals Schedule
Cobram and District Tennis Association met at Mechanics Hall to list club positions and fix semi finals venues. Cobram Blue leads with 42 points followed by Cobram Gold 32 Katamatite Gold 98 Katamatite Blue 28, with Yarroweyah and Glenfield Strathmerton noted. Semi finals set for March 22 Cobram Gold vs Cobram Blue at Cobram and Katamatite Gold against Katamatite Blue at Katamatite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobram and District Tennis Association
Mechanics Hall
Cobram Blue
Cobram Gold
Katamatite Gold
Katamatite Blue
Glenfield
Strathmerton
Yarroweyah
Cobram Tournament And Championships Recap
American and Australian ladies and men's doubles dominated the Cobram weekend with Bourke-G Edgar defeating Radcliffe-V Cleave in men’s doubles. Bourke-Miss Jones beat Mrs Young-Mrs Scott as first round club championship results show several singles matches: Seton 8 Dilmear 6 0 Gilmour 8 0, Young 8 Mulcahy 0, Scott 6 2, Day 3 4, Crute 8 0, Gillespie 8 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Bourke
Edgar
J. Radcliffe
V. Cleave
Bourke
J. Jones
Young
Scott
Seton
Dilmear
Gilmour
Miss Mulcahy
Mrs. Scott
J. Levings
Day
Rourke
Crute
J. Shinnick
Gillespie
V. Edwards
Electrical Installations and Repairs Advert
Electrical work offered by contact with Mr LG Hamilton Cobram or BR Amor Numurkam 107. Leave word for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LG Hamilton
Cobram
Ting
Amor Numurkam
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Brown, Corke & CO. Pty. Ltd
Punt Road
W. R. Denson
Dairyman
Wilbur Street
Harris Bank Street
Bluebird’ Cafe
Herbert Adams
J. H. D'Helin & CO
J. H. D'Helin
A.lf
Ad General Commission Agents
Newmarket
Cynic
Memoriam
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Chin
Gcricketceck
Numurkah
Cobram District Association Meeting
St. Patrick’s Sports Cobram Showgrounds
Shepparton A.C.C
M. D. O'Dwyer
A. O'Brien
Guely
Motor Spirit
Roy Morgan
Julian Gallup
Shell
the Shell Company OF Australia Limited
Great Britain
Eee Ieeter A Ae
Cobram Hotel
LE Charme
Fenn and
Bolton
Opticians
Collins Street
W. Elligate
General Carrier
Whyne
Volcar
Monarch
Hartley
Bethune’s
Glue Simd Cafe and
Melray” Grocery Store
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