26 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1948
Page
1
Good Friday service at 7 30 p m Passion Service and Lantern Talk. Easter Sunday Holy Communion at 9 30 a m St Aldens Strathmerton 1 a m Holy Communion.
The Cobram community laments repeated reports on town drainage with little concrete progress. Readers urge the shire engineer Mr Ryan to pursue a deep drainage scheme, seeking broad civic support to end a long pattern of delays and inaction.
The Goulburn Valley Agricultural and Sporting Show Association rescheduled events after Melbourne Royal Show dates shifted by a week. Benalla holds October 22 and 23, Shepparton on October 26 and 27, with Nathalia newly affiliated and welcomed by President Mr. J. McIntosh. Delegates note Yarrawonga and Nathalia dates clash but expect no effect on their shows.
The interview recounts a 1982 Dublin visit with Mr R D ann M G chairman of Courier directors and quotes Elliott criticizing de Valera. It portrays a contrast between past tyranny vindication and present unemployment concerns in Ireland.
The Cobram Sub-Branch RSL held its annual reunion in warmer weather with wide attendance from district branches including Shepparton and Under. New soldier settlers were noted among many attendees as speeches and entertainment unfolded. Mr M D Clwyer sent apologies after 23 years of service. The event featured Last Post scenes titled The Lhat We Forget and performances by local artists. In council news, O'Dwyer urged NSW to extend power lines to soldier settlements while lamenting delays in Victoria, calling for urgent electricity extensions in the Murray Valley and surrounding areas.
Visitors from Melbourne Wangaratta and Cobram attend Bruce rants 21st birthday in Mechanics hall. Baptisms take place at Scots Church Cobram and St Patrick Strathmerton for Hudson Pinnock with sponsors Weiss and OBrien. Mrs Steel and Miss Bode of West Footscray holidaying in Cobram with the Reys.
Dr Edgar H. Booth, head of the International Wool Secretariat, champions a long skirt as the New Look, condemning boyish fashion and knee length styles. He argues older women gain beauty with curved silhouettes and draped bodices, praising wool for holding the shape.
The fragmentary OCR note mentions New Orleans and a French reference but lacks clear event details or identifiable individuals. It provides no complete action, date, or outcome to ground a full news teaser.
The Victorian Department of Agriculture publishes Vegetable Growing in the Home Garden a 57 page guide covering soil prep seed treatment crop rotation mulching and cultivation of many vegetables. Copies cost 1 shilling including postage from Melbourne. FOR SALE 49 Harley Davidson motorcycle with new battery headlight and carburettor in perfect running condition.
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