This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1932
Page
1
Sunday events listed with services and times. Monday Wednesday Thursday notes include songs addresses and evening services. Good Friday morning prayer and evening sermon proposed. ante-communion and evensong with sermon scheduled in sequence.
Local and general notes report Harvest Festival services at Naring Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 3 and 7 30 pm led by Rev W H Patter son. An augmented choir will brighten the services. A Better Farming train visit to Cobram with lectures at 11 am and exhibits on Mock, stree being carried on the train. A bush fire at Seven Hills destroyed about fifty acres of grass due to a stubble burn. Cobram bush fire brigade extinguished the outbreak.
Town and district items recount deaths of Blighty farmer Mr Winter and Tocumwal resident Mr George Mannell. Severe storm floods stores, damaged roofs, and silted streets. Royal Show and Shepparton Butter Factory results praised. Elections for Yarrawonga Central Riding noted. Community events include dances, harvest work, and business notices amid drought and flooding stories.
A Monday meeting at Cubram Mechanics Institute discussed tariff reform for tobacco with delegates Mackay Cotton and Lyons hearing that a quota without a price fixing board is useless. Speakers noted potential concessions after Easter and warned that renewed duties threaten the industry’s infancy.
A quiet yet pretty wedding united Margarit Elsie Morris of Naring to Thomes, second son of Mrs C Thomse of Gleniuce, held on a verandah in Yarroweyah with Rev W H Patterson officiating. The bride wore navy and daisies, attended by Mrs Alice Thomson, with a groomsmate from Yousrang. Breakfast followed at Carimae and the couple left for their city-bound honeymoon.
The Berrigan Shire Council discusses budgeted projects and staffing amid debates on a potential contribution to a major local scheme. Officials review reports from the secretary and various departments, evaluating costs, timing, and council support for the plan.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.