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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
3
At the annual Yarrawonga Foreshore meeting a sub-committee report led to a plan to write to the planning authority for Yarrawonga to provide a public service. The committee seeks 10000 pounds by June 30. Over 1400 appeal letters were sent to residents for hospital service funding, with more than 600 pounds already received.
Swan Hill may switch to a Saturday half holiday as 72 registered traders sign a petition. A Satur day Half Holiday League report says 85 per cent of traders have endorsed the move, with authorities in Melbourne expected to approve soon. Shop workers and some traders have pressed for uniformity while farmers fear disruption to rural shopping.
Goulburn Valley CWA display draws about 500 attendees at Shepparton Star Theatre. Katamatite earns second overall with 22 points, while district competitors from Katamatite gain multiple firsts and seconds in hard toy leather work door mats jam marmalade pickles chutney biscuits and lemon butter.
The government announced a rural housing programme to speed the erection of new homes. It orders 30 000 units of an attractive design requiring minimal labor to build. The plan targets Britain's countryside housing needs and aims to accelerate construction.
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