12 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1948
Page
1
A retrospective note compares 1885 prices to 1948 and today across goods like towels, suits, jam, gloves, parasols, blankets, tea, and pianos. It traces how costs rose from low figures to modern levels, citing items from beds and dining suites to clothing and groceries, ending with the question Remember the Day.
Reports claim the life of galvanised iron tanks has declined from earlier years due to poorer water containers and possible interior galvanising. Stockowners in South Australia heard at a Stock Owners' Association meeting that the CS L R must investigate the issue and seek manufacturer action to improve durability.
A New York City campaign targets telephone tapping amid a court case about a married woman with loans. The New York Star notes records suggesting taps were used for political aims.
Horticultural officers of the Victorian Department of Agriculture urge tree bandages as a useful alternative to spraying for controlling the eucalyptus caterpillar. Bandages trap grubs as they leave fruit, with bag bandages favored on red rough-barked trees where grubs hide from chemical bands. Attach by late November.
Councillors at a Municipal Association of Victoria conference warn Burgan weed threatens grazing since areas that fed one sheep per acre now support one sheep per twenty acres. They urge the State Government to declare the weed noxious and bring it under control.
The fragment suggests Droan faced questions about his defence and mentions confusion over the conduct and a conviction. It hints at a court case with unclear details and outcomes.
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