05 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1948
Page
1
A timetable fragment lists morning trains leaving Leaves Cobram on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 6 30 am with a connect at Numurkah for a return trip on Monday Wednesday morning and Friday nights indicating irregular service days and times.
Six Castlemaine churches join for Religion Week starting last Sunday. Participants include the Baptists Congregational and Church of Christ. United meetings planned each night at the Congregational Church.
A Yarrawonga and district meeting agreed to form a local branch of the Victorian Road Transport Association with Mr. R. R. Francis outlining aims to overhaul the Transport Regulation Act. A hedge fire in Thorn Street prompted the fire brigade to flood hydrants with mud foam, turning water brown and recalling a poem line about drinkable water.
At the Maryborough District Football League wind up meeting secretary V Chapman said taxation drained 61 pounds 18 shillings 11 pence from 305 pounds 15 shillings 4 pence gate takings across four finals. No dividend will be declared and 60 pounds retained for next season. Also noted bread transport innovations during a bread strike including a hearse run to Melbourne for 69 loaves distributed to outer suburbs.
Victorian artist Noel Counihan won the Albury Art Prize of £75 for Waiting for the Mill Bus at the Albury Art Exhibition opened in the town hall. Len Annois took the D. A. Thompson prize of £35 in the watercolor section for Pentland Hills at Bacchus Marsh.
Representatives from the state electricity commission visited Cohuna to hear appeals from the shire council and Gunbower Co operative Butter Factory and Trading Co Ltd for district power. They found the SEC short of equipment and unable to commit now, despite a strong case.
Texas man Frank Miska stepped off the curb when a car sped by. He escaped injury but his trousers were ripped.
Simple home made devices improve milking shed conditions says Mr R T McKenzie Senior Dairy Inspector Victorian Department of Agriculture Overalls from jute bags can be fashioned into washable wear with fastenings and hems A rubber squeegee from old motor tyre and broom head aids floor cleaning A cow tail holding rat trap reduces tail injury during milking A wooden water drum with tap provides running water and a sardine tin holds soap and towel for hygiene
An unknown train driver was praised after a fire call in Shepparton. While the fire brigade answered a country call the driver moved the shunting train to give right of way, helping to save a house from potential destruction.
Hydatids are a parasitic disease of domestic animals and can infect humans. The lifecycle involves dogs as hosts and intermediate hosts like sheep cattle or pigs. cysts form mainly in liver or lungs and few symptoms occur in animals, but human infection is more serious. Control measures urge Boil offal wash hands and keep children away from dog kennels to prevent soil contamination.
The invitation of Trace-a- Form Tutors offers a free demonstration of dress cutting, designing, smocking and baby wear at Mechanics Hall Cobram today at 2.30 and 7.30 p.m. The program includes tracing fitting patterns for all figures, plus instructions on buttonholes and plackets. Classes similar to those in Euroa Wangaratta Benalla and other Victorian towns will be conducted. A separate note mentions a safe match that burns without light or flame being developed in the United States.
Radio noise investigations by CSIR officials reveal Sun radiation and stellar emissions with coronal temperatures and interstellar signals. Dr D F Martyn and Dr J L Pawsey gain leadership roles in the International Scientific Union Commission on Extraterrestrial Noise as Australia advances space research.
The Wirtonay Quieturnis association calls attention to a protest against the government. They report a lack of supply of herrings and criticize authorities for not taking action. The piece mentions a circuses event and a demand linked to heart health and coastal resources.
Senior Lecturer in Feenomes at University of Sydney explains the postwar economy. He warns that rapid consumer demand without proper production planning risks inflation and shortages, urging aligned capital repair and labor reallocation to avoid destabilizing strains.
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