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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1948
Page
2
Shoppers fill queues across the city as pastry shops report empty windows before midday and transport offices see long lines. Airline and tourist desks remain busy though bookings are sparse, with seats already allocated months ahead. Ironmongery queues showcase the unusual Christmas rush.
The piece notes long queues for Stadium night tickets and a shift in Melbourne clothing demand. Tailors push cheaper suits as prices fall elsewhere, while US price cuts spark a buyer’s market. Local sales decline in medium priced menswear, with overstock rising as wages fail to restore former affordability.
The article argues that lotteries will become a live political issue as politicians struggle to justify inconsistencies. It notes widespread acceptance of small lotteries amid opposition to big gambling, critiques media focus on racing over national concerns, and warns that sporting publicity crowds out important civic matters.
The text discusses selecting breeding birds with care, stressing that strong blood lines are essential to quality stock. It notes that reliance on blood alone is insufficient and describes mating weights as three quarters versus seven eights to illustrate careful pairing.
Spur argues for selecting breeding stock by health vigor and constitutional vigor, then for other traits. He urges open air housing, careful egg and hatchery care, and continuous improvement to raise vitality and fertility in flocks for a stronger poultry industry.
The Victorian Department of Agriculture notes peach rust leaf infections spreading across the Goulburn Valley and Cobram districts with a forecast of serious fruit infection from December. It recommends a dry mix spray of 16 lb sulphur, 8 lb lime, 1 lb lime-casein spreader per 100 gallons. Black spot affects Williams and Packham pears. Bordeaux mixture is advised, with Josephine pears requiring 6 oz bluestone and 6 oz lime per 100 gallons as a safe strong spray.
Professor F M Burnett of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute said a Melbourne serum offers near certainty of protection for pregnant women exposed to German measles. He credited Dr S G Anderson and Fairfield Hospital doctors for the serum’s discovery.
A patient jokes with a doctor about imagined pests on his sleeve, brushing them away with vigor. The specialist quips that the patient need not brush them off onto him, highlighting a quirky exchange in the clinic.
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