13 Nov 1930
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 13, 1930
Page
1
Methodist Church listings for Koonoomoo Strathmerton Cobram and Katamatite Cobras note service times with Rev. Watcheay and Rev. Patterson. Presbyterian Church also appears with a brief reference to Native Yate Yarroweyats and a 7.30 pm timetable.
The Cobram Bay Scouts will hold a concert on Wednesday December 7 with details to be announced. Holy Communion at Cobram Church of England postponed to the following Sunday. Local news notes a Shell Oil loan offer to the federal government, sheep breeding sales, a successful opening Cobram Parish Hall, a bowling dance, an accident involving Mrs Bell, and updates on Mechanics’ Institute activities and theatre plans with price changes and remodelling investments.
The death occurred at Berrigar on Saturday after a short illness of T Morris aged 33. He was widely known and interested in music and social life. Deceased was preceded in death by his wife about twelve months ago. Me M Kelly reports The death of Me scout at Numerkah on Monday. The demise was due to drops. Deceased was a middle aged member of the firm McHamara Co. Interred in the Agpey Cemetery on Tuesday.
Miss Kathleen McKenzie and Mr J Crawfurd wed at Sorted Heart Church Yarra Wonga in a ceremony led by Very Rev Molony and Rev Hels Ryan. The bride, escorted by her father, wore a lime ribbon gown with pale pink tulle veil. bridesmaids in powder blue, grey, and pink satin, and a large wedding breakfast followed at Athenaeum Hall with extensive gifts and a honeymoon journey to New Zealand.
A Riverina reader asks Shire Councils to ease rate burdens amid national effort and tax pressure. He cites Lockhart rate protests and argues water rate increases followed property revaluations, suggesting Cobram Waterworks Trust credits justify reduced charges. He claims township property values would drop if fairly revalued and clarifies no attack on councils or water trusts, just a call for fair rates.
Cobram history celebrates a temperate rural town on the Murray with well kept streets and palms. It notes irrigation schemes by Mead Schlapp and Pullar, large citrus and orchard holdings, and Cobram Proft Packing Co. Limited. The piece traces Yarrawonga Shire changes, waterworks, and town leadership alongside a long list of past licensees and land transfers showing agricultural settlement from 1870s onward.
Victorian Central Citrus Association reports Navel supplies have declined and values for south wave packs have fallen. Valencia growers should begin closing out consignments to the market. Demand for mandarins fattened, most consignments unlikely to cover expenses. Sales ranged from standard shed pack panels to best counts, with Valencia standard grades 6 to 9 and mandarins limited demand at 2.
Fragmentary note discusses rabbit pest control with poison Kilo and asserts high effectiveness compared to traps. Mentions unsteady prose about chemicals and taxes, with garbled lines on meat value and imperial officials.
The Cobram scene hears a Wednesday afternoon opening at the Cobram Bowling Green with a call for members to attend. A public meeting at Cobram Mechanics Institute Friday night aims to discuss river bathing facilities and a possible revival of the defunct Rowing Club, with hopes for a Cobram eight at Healey regatta.
Warracknabeal Agricultural Society argued trotting races at a recent show breached the Police Offences Act without Chief Secretary approval. A protest to the department was voted, with a fee paid under protest, and a call for all societies to object to the decision.
The famed Phar Lap won the Linlithgow Stakes at Flemington on Thursday and followed with a victory in the C B Fisher Stakes on Saturday, extending his remarkable earnings and showcasing his superiority over premier mile horses. In Perth there is discussion of legalizing private bookmaking with a proposed turnover tax, citing 224 betting shops across the state and annual taxation around £20,800.
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