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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
1
Post office hours modify for Easter with closures on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Easter Saturday opens 9 to 11 am for mail services and 2 to 2:30 pm for over the counter delivery. Easter Monday runs morning hours with no afternoon mail delivery. Banks in Cobram close on Good Friday Easter Saturday Easter Monday and March 29 Tuesday.
The annual Agricultural Society meeting will be held at the Mechanics Institute at 6 pm with a large member turnout requested. Tecumwel Talkies have installed advanced optical systems and photo electric cells boosting production and audience appeal of British pictures. Local Tocumwal sports prize winners include Kennedy’s Bobla, Nye’s Golden Bobby, Nunan’s Mackey, Nolan’s Lady Lydia, Heffernan’s Tiny, Sims’ Darkie, and others in hack and gig events. A concert for the Cobram Mechanics Institute on Tuesday 5 April will feature Rev Gribble Miss Ford Mrs Akers and Voumard siblings among performers to aid local churches. Cobram reports a mice plague affecting households. residents advised to inspect water supplies and use old bottle traps as effective rodent control. Brigadier Bourchier forwards a Railways sleeper program update noting additional sleepers allocated and pending licenses for local sleepers.
Cobram East Gymkhana set for Wednesday, April 13 with full details to follow. At the Sydney Royal Show R Mills won the Champions prize and reserve champion, noted as a Katamatite swine breeder. Next week Coghiss, Government Tobacco Expert, will visit Cobram to advise growers. those needing services should notify W G McKay promptly. Dancing at the Lis Institute on Monday evening with good music and supper planned.
The many friends of Mr M. H. Findley president of N E D R A who has recently been indisposed will be pleased to learn that he was well enough to preside at the committee meeting of the association. Former pupils of St Joseph’s Convent note Maureen Power’s continued scholastic success as she earns merit certificate at St Joseph’s and secures bursaries at Adelaide Convent. She is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J J O'Dwyer of Cobram.
District notes report the Tocumwal to Sydney train drew patrons and £44 13.7 in fares plus £10 freight from a prize pig consignment for the Sydney show. A local car accident left Doreen Stillard uninjured after a wheel hit a post. The rector discussed Holy Week observance amid a controversy over harbour bridge openings and religious trends. The town gears up for Easter raffles, horse racing, tug of war, and a National Dance event with entries likely high.
The Better Farming Train drew a large crowd in Cobram with 18 cars in yellow livery. Officials highlighted Commonwealth Bank funding and featured lectures on tobacco, livestock, poultry, and farm practices, attracting farmers and students alike.
A fragmented report covers racing committee steps and financials, listing affiliations and club credits, along with results and forthcoming events. It mentions figures such as 12 pounds and 340 pounds, notes racing records, and references horses and trainers including Phar Lap and Hamice, with various names and locales loosely connected to Strathmertes and related meetings.
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