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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1927
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR mentions crepe rubber and soft white rubberized boots. No clear event date, place, or entities beyond generic footwear items and a school/work context. Summary reflects unclear listing with insufficient specifics.
A Cobram page lists hardware, timber and joinery suppliers with J Grant and Sons, Cobram, Cochran. promotions, tenancy ads and property for sale. It also notes a fatal local death in Yarrawonga, a near-miss road accident involving a child, and a dancing class by Me O Shea at Mechanics Hall with Mr Ryan handling music and private lessons available.
The notice dated Thursday March 24 1927 lists a preliminary event in the Froyienrt Intesvar region with a focus on courier matters and financial terms for 1888 context.
Local items report community warnings and alarms, fairs, and meetings. Miss Pratt and Miss Lucille announce an autumn and winter millinery show for March 31 at Punt Road Cobram. Barooga hosts annual sports on March 30 with a £40 prize fund and publican booth. Cobham Agricultural Society meets today at 2:30 pm to review balance sheets and elect officers. Auction sales include 1325 acres at Baroogs and sheep cattle entries urged.
The St Joseph's hall event featured Mr Ryan's Orchestra opening with Irish Medley. Junior pupils dressed as Irish colleens danced, followed by Highland dancing and hornpipes. Miss Valerie Walsh sang For the Green, Miss Margery Gray impressed on violin, Mr Bell performed magic acts, and Mr Trotman closed with Different Exits. Rev Father Zilseee attended.
Muckatah led by Gent’s Covaczs J Parnell and G Nan and P Flynn and A Brown triumphed 74 games to 61. The report lists individual results, notes a correction on doubles final then details Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club upcoming 28th annual tournament with 20 courts along the Murray River and event plans under LT.A.N. permission.
Cobram bowled foes Nathalia last Tuesday evening with both sides eager for victory as Nathalia sought top pennant chances and Cobram hoped for better luck this season. Nathalia led 23 3 20 5 40 across sets with standout pairs, while Cobram’s team listed Pryor, Nankervis, and Tuckett among others in a narrow loss.
Officials at Cobram railway station publish February receipts noting a rise of £931 compared to the same month last year. The report details traffic and amounts contributing to the gain, highlighting a substantial nationwide uplift in railway revenue.
Dookie Agricultural College trials show higher yields from heavier superphosphate applications, with 14 cwt and 15 cwt per acre boosting grain and feed in past seasons. Officials urge careful dosing between 1 and 2 cwt per acre to avoid waterlogging and maximize returns.
The program opens with Temptation featuring Hugh ette Dufles touted as Paris’s beauty. A grand duchess sacrifice story frames the feature with Buffalo Bill Jr. in Bringin home the Bacon. Supporting sketch Spooks and The English Gazette follow. A land sale and farming notice conclude the item list.
Council notes apology for absent members and receives auditors report from Narrandera. Applications for poster boards and building permissions are discussed along with road grants and expenditure, flood and fire insurance concerns, culvert works, and rates relief requests for Tocumwal and Finley. Engineers report progress on bridge, gravelling, and boundary improvements.
A garbled report lists references to Cr Davies Naloue and MeN om, a main road meeting at a certain Roost place, and various names and places such as Tecumwal maria 53 and Aukest. It mentions a commission, local notices, and an upcoming Monday meeting with unclear details.
A compact church notices item lists weekly announcements and dates for services and events at a Presbyterian church. It provides names of committees and readers, and references to upcoming gatherings and community activities.
Fragmentary note reports drought impacts on Queensland rail operations in the year. Mentions building activity at Wagga and northern areas, with meeting applications for pet projects, approvals totaling 222.117, and that all approvals occurred within a short period.
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