23 Mar 1945
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1945
Page
1
A brief Cobram Courier notice from March 23 1945 shows phone listings and local contact details for Cobram services. The fragment emphasizes the newspaper’s community advertising channel and availability of telephony for readers and merchants.
National call condemns black-marketing as defiance of law during the war emergency. It warns of inflation, tax loss, and moral harm, urging public cooperation to enforce rationing rules and curb illicit profit and pilfering.
The Courier will publish Thursday March 29 instead of Good Friday March 30.
The Cobram Progress Association met with apologies from Pullar O Reilly and others. The honorary secretary Mrs L Kemp resigned but agreed to stay until a replacement is found. Tenders for Katamatite mail service were not received, Arbor Day planning began, and a tree-planting scheme tied to local schools was proposed. discussions covered housing, water supply, Numurkah bus service, and road conditions at Cobram way crossing. The Lands Department was urged to eradicate bindi, and next meeting will address telephone service and financial report.
About 30 Cobram football fans met at the Cobram Fire Brigade Hall on Tuesday night to decide on forming Cobram Junior Football Club for the coming season. L Brooks acted as secretary with J Jones chairing. A committee of Brooks Langlands and Scott was formed to arrange equipment and seek matched games. The meeting adjourned due to lack of representation for officers with a plan for a larger gathering.
A meeting discussed quorum size as nine members were absent. The ideal quorum suggested was five or seven members. Attendee remarks pointed to poor attendance among business leaders and that the matter would be deferred to a later date.
The Scouts Committee thanks donors for Easter Camp aid in Cobram with three sheep from F Stillard G Ritchie and Harold Evans one ton of watermelons from M Scott two cases of apples from Denson and other foodstuffs from Mrs White. The Scoutmaster James urges further gifts and faithful use.
Cobram 주민 gathered for a Victory Concert to fund the Third Victory Loan led by Ern Wilson and baritone performances. The event aimed at £8000 quota. £1780 was pledged by 16 public contributors by evening close. A vote of thanks was extended to supporters for their generosity.
Inspector B. W. Herbert of the G Y Police district leaves for Premington to be replaced by inspector treet. Invitations issued for the marriage of Muss Pamea Roe fuer to Lt. Ww. J. Wilson to be celebrated at Scots and Colham on Wednesday. Mrs. Ht Ghermode to Cohen receives boat race notices for Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Clarke aboard the Lal birth event noted.
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