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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 21, 1941
Page
1
The Cobram community hosts a card party and dance on May 21 to aid Moo-Toopna Hospital and St Vincent’s. A Cobram Agricultural Society meeting precedes. A hospital ball at Yarroweysh completes the day's charity events.
In Sre Cochran Courier May 21 edition local and general news report the Fitzpatrick competition winner. Miss M Plancke and Mr F Lummas win chocolates and a wood pad respectively. Stolen tools belonging to the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission affect irrigation workers. A telegram to Dr A W Coles MHR Melbourne discusses war effort and a Cobram CWA welcome. Mr J J Russell of Tocumwal wins Victorian Railway Dept prize for best improved departmental residence with piped water supply. The Shepparton South district extension plan prompts a water rate concern to avoid hindering development. The piece ends with verse-like lines reflecting personal musings.
The article lists Heleniums Helianthus and other perennials for back rows in borders. It notes Autum nale Riverton Beauty Pyramidalis and Miss Mellish, Mon arch, Day Lily Hemeocallis and Iris varieties, plus lavender and lupin options. It emphasizes planting three varieties together for cohesive color blends and advises soil and fertilizer choices.
Aileen O Kane elder daughter of Mr and Mrs M O Kane of Katamatite married William Alexander son of Mr and Mrs Alexander of Mulwall in a Nuptial Mass at Sacred Heart Church St Kilda on May 10. She wore white brocaded crepe with a tulle headdress and carried cactus dahlias delphiniums and hyacinths. Mrs Alan R Bracher matron of honour wore deep blue taffeta and roses. Mr R Alexander was best man. A reception followed at Everley East Malvern.
Clifford Docker a 37 year old Seymour resident fell about 40 feet from the top of the new railway bridge over the Goulburn River near Mooroopna station on Thursday morning. He landed on his feet and was admitted to Mooroopna Base Hospital with a broken heel small bones fractured in the foot and other injuries.
A young man, son of Mr and Mrs E Legg of Bundalong South, working for Mr R J Williams, was crushed when a roller horses bolted after paddock work. He was thrown and the roller passed over him. Medical aid arrived, but Dr A C Kennedy declared life extinct. Nearby Yarrawonga ambulance attended.
A Cobram WWWGA branch committee met to relay branch views to the delegate Mr J Gemmell for the Bendigo Executive meeting. The policy of policing acreage restrictions was debated with general support for farmers taking the task themselves and a committee to be formed Friday. Gemmell to seek government cost bearing for damage to Pho arks at Ocean Island and greater petrol allowances for farmers using vehicles in business.
Wartime analysis argues holding the Suez Canal and Egypt is vital to Britain's global position. Losing Egypt would blunt Mediterranean naval power, empower Germany and Italy, and threaten oil routes via Iraq and Iran. The Suez line is seen as the Empire's rallying point and defense against European dictators.
At a Cobram area district send off Private A Barrington was honored for enlisting and serving overseas. Local officials and the Cobram Sub-Branch RSL presented gifts and best wishes while stressing support for all men going to war and a speedy, safe return. The gathering stood in tribute to a former resident and heard remarks from Dr Christie and others about pride in the district’s soldiers. The event closed with thanks from Private Barrington and a singing of the National Anthem.
Fragmentary OCR text references a district, a chantry, individuals, and a hospital with unclear context. Specific names and events are obscured, yielding no clear incident, date, or outcome to summarize into a coherent news item.
The Shire Clerk position faces vacancy as multiple officials, including Cr Croutsch, announce resignations or pending retirements. Mr E A Wve Lees of Tocumwal and other named figures indicate consented changes, with elections or vacancies shaping council composition.
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