18 May 1933
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
1
A brief OCR fragment mentions Urasovterian Crores in connection with a 1 mh Miroteah event. Names, places, and dates are not clear, but the item suggests a financial or stock shorthand tied to a ceremonial or organizational context.
Local notes report a King’s Birthday football match at Cobram showgrounds featuring Victorian and NSW clubs from the Murray Football League to aid Mooroopus Hospital. Elaborate arrangements include judging weight of sheep and an afternoon tea, with a chopping contest in the open-air theatre. Nearby weather details note variable rainfall with Cobram Post Office recording 25 points, while Wimmera towns report heavier falls.
Tenders invited for rates collection at Barooga Shire with attendance at Mechanics Institute on Saturday May 27. Harooga Hospital meeting May 25. Cabram Scout Troop to host old-time dance in late June. Railway line work from Strathmerton to Tocamowal employs 35 men with sleepers used. Bicycle theft warnings issued in northeastern district. Stolen bicycles to be seized. Best dressed lady and couple, plus best sustained church character, to be judged at Church fancy dress ball at Mechanics Institute with Gereesoni's orchestra and supper. Cobram Packing Shed reports 33 000 cases citrus last year ended March 31, down from 43 000. higher Melbourne market demand for Murray Valley brand noted. New season packing to begin. crop prospects brighter.
A sleeper hewer sustained a severe ankle cut Friday while working in river bends. Another worker, Mr Bourke, cut his foot during sleeper cutting. About 200 St. Augustine's Church of England parishioners and Archdeacon Mrs W Carter attended a farewell in Shepparton before departure for Wangeratua, receiving £86 by cheque. Molly, daughter of Mr and Mrs Manning, celebrated at Scots Church Callins street with Mr Studiey Yallamber. Rev W H Patterson escaped uninjured after a Sunday motoring mishap near Yarroweyah when radii rod detached, car veered into a fence post and overturned.
A Felton Bequest funds £621,500 in English currency for a Rembrandt self portrait to hang at the National Gallery in Melbourne. In Australian money the amount is £26,875. Mr Coyle MLA for Waranga resigned from the United Australia Party to join the Country Party amid leadership tensions. John Charles Earle, an egg exporter, filed his schedule in Victoria Bankruptcy Court with liabilities of £19,440 and assets £5,000, creditors totaling 509, mostly egg suppliers. The report notes American explorer McHartigan’s claim about recent voyage details and a disputed segment from the Daily Express.
A district social in Cobramast featured recitations and songs by Misses and Masters, followed by games and a supper. Farewell gifts were given to Mr and Mrs McDonald and family, marking their impending departure. A Methodist Sunday School anniversary program included student performances and communal singing. Residents celebrated a brief water return after three weeks without supply, hoping for a few days of flow.
Cobram State School reports smooth work toward the half yearly exam with staff additions easing burdens. Mothers' Club plans another stall for May 27 with an Egg Day appeal today. Mrs T Steel raised over £7 for the stall fund. Interior improvements brighten the school. a new fence may be added after Public Works decides. Boys praise Cobram Agricultural Society for using the show grounds for football.
Revenue figures show April totals with a decline of £5 from the same month last year. Items include inward parcels, goods forward and outward stock, inward live stock, outward live stock, and miscellaneous entries with small fluctuating values.
Stock sales report a special horse sale at the Yarrawonga yards on the 2nd last day. About 400 horses offered from Tasman region. Attendance moderate from surrounding districts. Quality yarding below prior sale and demand dampened by dry conditions. Buyers favored lighter, better horses with local buyers active despite weaker competition.
Mr B Johnson of Finley Football broke his leg in two places when thrown from a motor bicycle while travelling to play a match. A rider on the back was uninjured. The report notes heavy train movements from Benalla yards, with two engines pulling 1600 tons, and discusses automatic couplings enabling the task. Local matches and team changes are listed with upcoming games and player movements across several clubs.
In a testing opening game both teams showed bursts of sharp play as Muckatah edged Barooga. Muckatah led 7 9 51 to 2 6 18 in the final quarter with key goals from McKendrick Little and Kennedy while Barooga's Neale Lynch and Carrick tried to rally their side with solid defense.
In Finley at Saturday a close seesaw contest ended with Nathalia defeating Finley as superior endurance carried the visitors through the last term. Finley led early with 9 goals 7 behinds to Nathalia's 7 goals 11 behinds. final: Nathalia 13 14 Finley 10 9. Other results included Nyibur 14.15 over Berriges and Tocumwal 11 14 over Strat herton 4.8.
The principal reports a poor season due to very low rainfall with only 24 points for the month and 163 points for the year, far below previous years. Preparations include intensive stock feeding, additional troughs and self feeders, and limited ploughing for a total of 140 nerves sown with oats and ryegrass pasture.
Cobram edged Finley 7 behinds to 1 goal while Finley scored 2 goals in a hard fought Murray League clash at the local ground. Bourke Crozier Gersell Shadforth and Kelly starred for Cobram. Bille Bros Lawler and Ryai stood out for Finley amid injury woes and crowd chatter on kicking season return.
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