Ambulance Fees Raised as Subscriptions Grow
The Cobram ambulance annual meeting reports 117 patients carried in the year ending March 31 1952 a record high and 7724 miles travelled. Total service since April 1948 reaches 409 patients and 28049 miles. Subscriptions rise from 10 shillings to 15 shillings to bolster replacement reserve and maintain low public cost with volunteers commended.
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Committee of Management
W. R. Denson
Denson
A. Dixon
Cobram Post Office
Lenient Autumn Winter Grazing Aids Victorian Pastures
Victorian dairy pasture expert Mr K Flynn warns that lenient grazing in autumn and winter helps pastures recover after dormancy while heavy grazing delays spring growth, causes pugging and weed invasion, and may require earlier supplementary feeding to boost later spring growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Flynn
Victorian Department of Agriculture
Mery
Musical Recital at Consolidated School Draws Small Audience
Mrs W Hannah and Mrs H West presented a recital in the new wing of Consolidated School. About ten songs by Greig Schubert and Bach were sung accompanied by Mrs West. Mrs Hannah departs Cobram soon, while Mrs West played Mozart Schubert Schuman MacDowell Mendelssohn pieces. Guests enjoyed supper as committee ladies hosted. A collection for the Boy Scouts raised £2 13s for their president Mr BR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hannah
H. West
West
Fine Arts Society
Hannah
Greig
Schubert
Bach
Cobram
Mozart
Sibelus
Schuman
MacDowell
Mendelssohn
Boy Scouts
BR. Con
Bordeaux spray recipe helps control shothole in apricots and almonds
Victorian horticultural officers urge growers to spray for shothole disease in apricots and almonds with Bordeaux mixture. Apply just before leaf fall, then again in early spring as flower buds burst. Detailed measures for mixing copper sulfate and lime are given, noting homemade Bergaux may outperform ready-made products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
MVDL Desperately Short of Funds
Revenue has stayed flat while costs rise. Murray Valley Development League secretary Mr G V Lawrence told No 2 Region delegates the league faces an acute financial plain. About £2500 is needed to carry on this year to fulfill the Yarrawonga charter. Banks, wool brokers and others are urged to contribute more. Local authorities have been asked to raise per head contributions from 2d to 3d, with some bodies already increasing.
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G. V. Lawrence
Murray Valley Development League
No. 2
Yarrawonga
Murray Valley
The Church Once Built Hospitals
In a sermon at St Margaret's Church of England, Rev C G Burgess preached that healing was a core ministry of the church grounded in Christ's resurrection and healing miracles. He traced hospitals to monastic care, noted the church's evolving role, discussed Holy Unction, and urged priests to anoint the sick and lay on hands to fulfill Christ's healing work.
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St. Margaret's Church of England
C. G. Burgess
Churchill
Church of England
Monumental Mason Visits Cobram May 14
Mr D. G. Ferries of Geo. Ferries monumental masons Castlemaine will visit Cobram on Wednesday May 14 to discuss cemetery work. Appointments with local agent L. G. Hamilton, phone 131.
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D. G. Ferries
Geo. Ferries
Castlemaine
Cobram
Arange
L. G. Hamilton
Weather as Conversation Catalyst in Meetings
Judy Bliss of the BBC North American Service notes that weather serves as a universal conversational opening. It reduces immediacy barriers, eases tension, and offers new, shared experiences daily that spark ongoing dialogue in encounters.
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Judy Bliss
BBC
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Crompton
Prom
Arch Gillespie
Punt Road
W. A. McTaggart
Newmarket
Commonwealth Fertiliser CO
Ee Thrift Coy
Australian Mercantile and Finance Coy
William Street
Melbourne
Fenn & Bolton
Opticians
Collins Street
Alfter
Dennys, Lascelles Wool Brokers
R. Hobson
Gale
Cobram and District Civil Ambulance Service
J. H. Fowles
E.harden
W. H. J. Mead
S. Stanger
J. A. Millerick
W. al Luke
Sheppard
Haw
T. P. Grigg
MVDL
Agricultural Services
Guy Forster Knight
International Harvester
Kerosene
T. P. O'Reilly
Chemist
Punt Rd
R. C. Dillano
AIF
Coba
W. A. Luke
Stills Cebram
The
Cour
Younghusband Limited
Shepparton
Numurkahy
Land, Stock & Financial Acini
Wright
Office Cobram
Hou
Cobram Pig Sale
Numurkaly
Younghusband Limite
Cobram Timber and
Naco & Cooper
E. L. Walker
Longmuir Bros
Fordson
Lincoln Arc
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