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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
1
The notice lists Ist Sunday 1 am and 4th Sunday 7 30 pm services at the Methodist Church in Coblam Yarroweyah with Mr Grylls named among attendees or organizers.
Mrs Tweddle and family return after a five week tour to see Sesqui-centenary fans in the New South Wales south coast. The trip went via the Princes Highway. Locals praise the scenic attractions though a Sunday dust storm caused heavy soil loss claims.
Henry Ord was fined 22 for operating an unlicensed motor vehicle with illegal red gum on a truck at Murray Valley High. Arthur Inston, owner, fined £4 for permitting his son to drive without a license. son aged 18, owner had no license to drive. Mr Barter fined £1. EW Shire Hall reports progress on the new Shire Hall with demolition of the old strong room and removal of a large Moreton Bay fig tree.
Fragmented OCR text lists forthcoming events and advertiser notes with unclear dates and names. The readable portion mentions a date near the 28th and a sequence of garbled terms suggesting event listings or promotions without concrete details.
The district reports a fire alarm at Tungae following a blaze at a residence in Cobram. Weather turns hot with temperatures around 100, while local electors are urged to ensure their enrolment details are up to date before penalties apply.
Barooga district reports fallow fields resuming work amid favorable winds. Wangaratta Technical College sees multiple scholarships awarded to students including Ronald Lukies and Arthur Lukies, with technical and farm related awards totaling several pounds and annual stipends. Cape Plain on the Berlin Savernake road sold to W Marshall Mulwala. local garbage service planned with annual fee. A young girl suffers severe burns in a Berrigan home incident.
A meeting to discuss raising funds for Mooroopna Hospital is scheduled at o'clock on [date]. Cobram residents are urged to attend. the hospital needs support after years without public funds, with emphasis on inviting ladies to participate.
About sixty young men and women attended a lively birthday celebration for Miss Marge Harris at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Harris. Guests enjoyed speeches and chorus parodies, with Dr. Gemmell and others offering best wishes for the future. The event concluded shortly after midnight.
Members of the Tocumwal 20th Horse Troop return from Seymour camp enthusiastic about training. The troop won the event for their section over hurdles and impressed in the tent tugging competition. They aim to defend the Hutton Trophy with intensive practice, especially in toting, despite a later transport mishap involving a young rider.
Letters recount a near-grounding on a bush road near Strathmerton where a gig capsized after a neck-lizard sighting and two players were injured, costing a cricket match. The note also reports Carter charged with theft of £15 12s, given bond to show good behavior for two years pending sentence.
Local items note Miss Margot Ware’s death from a snake bite near Tocumwal. Quirk Cobram joins railway staff as junior clerk. Cobram players clash with Cobram on Saturday. Katanga batsman P Heal suffers a broken nose. Notables: Hubert Kinnaird attends Country Fire Brigades' Board demonstration. J W Popplewell visits Moora district. James Herbert Ison’s will leaves estate to widow and children. Mew McCulloch marked 90th birthday. S T V Cole transfers to Melbourne Bank of NSW branch. Cole active in RSSLA and local affairs.
Film version of Sinclair Lewis Dodsworth comes to Photophone Talkies on Saturday night with Walter Huston Ruth Chatterton Paul Lukas Mary Astor and David Niven leading. Huston returns as Sam Dodsworth alongside a plot of marriage flight and upheaval culminating in love.
At the monthly meeting of Berrigan Shire Council the discussion covered street and footpath repairs, water supply plans, and a push for sewerage schemes. The council reviewed tenders for road gravelling, approved transfers, and noted requests from neighboring Shires and local associations while considering the state’s sewerage policy and potential grants.
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