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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 18, 1945
Page
1
The Cobram Courier notes Mussolini’s death without trial as an act of vengeance by those he wronged, marking the end of a regime that brought humiliation and poverty to Italy. It asserts Europe’s defeat of Hitler’s Germany and the ongoing struggle to defeat Japan, urging continued sacrifice for ultimate victory.
The Church of England outlines the Sundays of the month as the first through fifth Sundays. It specifies a recurring pattern for regular worship dates without additional liturgical changes.
The death is announced of Mr George Lewis Plancke, respected Cobram resident born 1874 at Kynbram. He lived in Rushworth and Finley before moving to Cobram at 26, worked as a wheelwright and coach builder for Grant, and passed after ill health. He leaves a widow, two sons Telford and Alan, and three daughters Phyllis Mrs O Keefe, Molly Mrs Geyde, and Muriel.
Cobram Boy Scouts meet on May 14 with H C Kermody as chair and Gordon Payne elected president. The group reports a bank balance of £56 12s 10d after two dances, and plans future dances while seeking parent help. A £1 1s donation is approved for the Fire Brigade hall use.
Mr Martin the Minister for Agriculture and J Fraser chair discuss extended petrol use for motor deliveries. More petrol would be provided for vehicles delivering fodder to farmers and for other essential needs in the metropolitan area.
Fire devastates the Stead homestead once a family residence for over 50 years, leaving the site and contents destroyed. The report notes the loss of a well known local homestead once tied to longstanding community life.
Regional leaders urged long term irrigation and water conservation to rehabilitate war workers and expand development across Australia. The note cites Murray Valley production from Mildura to Albury, calls for dam building, settlers on irrigated land, and unity beyond parochial interests.
Cpt N Harriss on leave from New Guinea after recent pneumonial attack. Pte D A Jordan on leave with mother at Barooga after two years’ service in New Guinea and Bougainville. Mr Ray Eaton on holiday in Melbourne. Mr and Mrs Kemp departed for Deniliquin with Kemp to relieve manager duties before Mildura posting. a presentation to Mrs Kemp by Progress Association followed. Kemp to be succeeded at the Courier office by F E Sperling of Swan Hill. War pensions totals rise from 226,852 in 1943 to 244,452 in 1944, with 55,008 granted for the present war and annual liability £2,254,000.
EXT WEEK features a broad My World Faces' feed crisis discussion by Wa Kelly and Australian music, piano classics, and IAG talks. Highlights include Contemporary American Wonders, a talk by W R Manning, and a range of concerts and broadcasts from May 27 to May 29. The Sydney Central Concert proceeds with Bernard Heince conducting.
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