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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
2
A Melbourne letter mix of social observations and eccentric anecdotes. It jokes about readers judging books by covers, notes a housing shortage pushing couples to crowded rooms, recalls a séance experiment at Melbourne Town Hall, and laments traffic chaos with city barriers and crowded streets.
Victorian River Murray Waters Commission official L R Bast says Mildura growers will receive post harvest waterings in 1945 despite droughts in Wimmera Mallee and Upper Murray. Hume weir remains low after carrying over 400 000 acre feet. full supply may not be possible. Meanwhile Yarra Wongera community plans trade instruction and recreation facilities with honorary instructors sought in fitting turning plumbing sheet metal work carpentry wool classing electrical wiring and surveying. A gymnastics instructor is also needed. Show Assistants Federation reports a Saturday half holiday vote is likely to be proclaimed by the Governor in Council.
The Commonwealth Housing Commission presents a comprehensive postwar housing plan to the Premiers, recommending continued government control on land prices and permits, a national census after the war, rural housing standards, and state power to zone and regulate housing development. It also proposes councils for community facilities, extended electricity, land audits, and subsidies for approved regional schemes.
At the Tungamah council meeting Dr Mead presented a report from delegates who interviewed stock agents about Cobram sale yards. Younghusbands run a monty pig sale at the yards and other agents requested action.
The article notes the U S Navy now operates over 100 aircraft carriers in the Pacific, up from 50 months earlier, with many rebuilt from cruisers and oilers. It highlights the Essex class completing 27,000 tons and carrying about 80 twin-engine bombers, and mentions the Roy in strength in the Indian Ocean. The carrier swarm assumed air cover for convoys and shifted the balance against Japanese strongholds.
Victorian farmers face severe hardship from coal mine disruptions in New South Wales. Minister Norman Martin warns of drastic effects on agriculture as rail and truck shortages limit livestock movement and wheat transport. Despite appeals to Transport Minister Ward, no quick relief is promised, threatening milk, pork, and poultry sectors.
Unclear OCR text from Melbourne page shows sporadic names and figures. Apparent items include martial law reference, names Sirius Peter Myo Lond Campbell and Oaky Stone- Hie, plus numbers 3.50 95 430. Details are fragmentary and not coherent as a complete report.
A Bay observer recounts a dangerous scene by the Ovens River where a tiger snake pursued an opossum. The opossum was found dead, its mother recently killed, and a young animal clung to a tree as the struggle continued.
Fragmentary report details wheat policy measures including basic acreage limits and temporary licenses for the season. It mentions licensing of growers for one year and registration of sowing periods, aiming to manage wheat production and farm planning in South Australia.
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