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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1934
Page
1
March events list includes annual meeting for Muckatah F C, Talkies, Harooga C annual setting, Puss in Boots pantomime, agricultural dance. May features Mechanics' Ball and Strathmerton Tennis Ball. June notes annual Agricultural Ball and other gatherings.
The Tungamah Shire council schedules its meeting for Easter Monday due to the 61st Monday in April holiday. A peach pickers strike at Fullar’s orchard ends with two men dismissed. Cobram Police Court: Robert Twoomey committed for trial in Shepparton on April 24 for stealing tyres and shop intrusions worth £48. Alf Broadway to perform Puss in Boots at Mechanics Institute on March 29 with a strong cast and acts. Heavy thunderstorm improves after a heat wave. 48 points at Cobram post office, yearly total 532. Marlene Dietrich stars in Blonde Venus at Phillip’s cinemas. Aladioos Square Garden features Jack Oakie with Carey Great. Transport officer Ralph Norman James opposes unregistered NSW trucks on Albury-Wodonga road. William Bogle charged. Lorry operations near the border queried under the Motor Traffic Act.
A Monday farewell social for Miss McEwin before her departure marked by hurried notices but lively community singing. Gifts were presented, welcomes extended to Miss Robinson, and local clergy supported the event. New racecourse committee members were elected, finances deemed sound, and tenders called for fencing and improvements. A recreation reserve committee formed with W Mead as president. Suances are poor. rates arrears prompt special efforts. Berrigan loses two valued citizens, Mr and Mrs A Ritchie, who buy property at Cressy. Ritchie active as Golf Club president and a key local worker.
Sir Egnal iy Mr R. G. Hicks relieve at Cobram Post Office. Miss Robinson starts at Koonoomme School, succeeding Miss McEwin to Kensington. Alfred Manseil dies at Urana Hospital aged 57 from ptomaine poisoning, survived by widow and eight children. funeral at Tocumwal. W. Buntine leaves Strathmerton for St Kilda after Bank of Australasia tenure. celebrations noted. C Heavey to England possibly to play county cricket. Thomas Barter dies in Cobram district. burial at Cobram Cemetery. Harvest Festival services announced. Tiger snake found at Cobram Hotel cellar and killed. Assembly speaker retirement signals pro-Labor government. Wangaratta Agricultural Society balance sheet and prize money details listed. new grandstand and committees noted.
At a Berrigan Football Club meeting a coach was selected from two finalists C Mivoury and M Pitchford. Milburn won the ballot by a large majority and offered to train gratis for a month before the opening match. A Cobram Club bowling team visited Wanganu to spend an evening, with scores listed for several captains and players.
Monday results from the Turyamah Picnic Cup and St Patrick's Day Handicap feature multiple pony races with times and betting. Notable placings include Just Duke and Kyoto in sprint events, Double Form in the Novelty Pony Race, and Black Sparkler winning the Burramine Welter Handicap, with several second and third place finishes and assorted wagers recorded.
At a Royal Commission sitting, Mr F P Brown pressed that a minimum price of 3 shillings to 3 shillings 4 pence at the siding is needed for an average wheat farmer to meet obligations and live a basic but feasible life. He noted many farmers in recent years lived on capital and cited storage charges, bulk handling benefits, and a saving of 3d a bushel when wheat moved through Government elevators versus bags.
The Postal Department prepares to table its annual report showing profits reaching hundreds of thousands of pounds for the year ended last June. Victoria’s Post Office trading since June continued an upward trend with expectations of further gains in the current government year. Allegations of fraudulent wheat bounty claims were raised by a Federal Parliament member regarding the 1939 33 season amid bounty distribution figures and planting acreages discussed in parliament.
Tocumwal edged Barooga in a low scoring semi final to set up a Gripa Cup final clash with Wauchope. O Connor top scored for Tocumwal with 19 and Snell and Barnett shared four wickets each as Barooga were all out for 14 in the second innings.
The article details a Finley versus Cobram cricket encounter with numerous overs and players named, noting Wells and other bowlers, and a tight finish. It records bowling figures, batting order, and key moments as the teams contest for runs and wickets in a lengthy bowler dominated innings.
The readable portion presents garbled phrases and disjointed words. It lacks coherent names, dates, places, or events to identify a specific person or action. No clear news item emerges to summarize into a factual card.
Fragmented text mentions a regional object and holders in a column or roster. No clear names, dates, or concrete actions are legible. The readable portion hints at a shortage of details and an unclear event or instruction.
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