Fine gesture toward scouts grants new scout hall site
At a Cobram Group Committee meeting in the Fire Brigade Hall on Tuesday October 30, parents learned that the land for the new Scout Hall has been gifted in full. The group soruced the larger site after Mr J E C Radcliffe offered to sell it for the amount raised by selling the small adjoining plot once donated by Mr William Stewart. Legal delays have now cleared and the generous gift is fully realized.
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Fire Brigade
Cobram
William Stewart
J. E. C. Radcliffe
Mr Radcliffe
You can be stiff you can be stiff
Mr W Sullivan, who recently lost his right eye when a steel spring struck the eye, now has his right hand and arm bandaged after a full box of matches exploded in his hand. He joked, You can be stiff, you know.
Community Scouts Receive Encouragement for Building Project
Cobram residents share jubilation as donors support a building project. Scouts, cubs, and parents thank Mr Radcliffe for practical interest while Mr K A Evans is thanked for his work on the legal aspects of the transactions.
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Cobram
Radcliffe
K. A. Evans
New Motor Registration Fees under 1951 Act
Government Gazette announces effective November 12 1951 for Motor Car Registration Fees Act 1951. Adds fees of two shillings sixpence per power unit for cars and one pound for motorcycles, with exceptions for certain renewals transfers and specific vehicle types. Concession 2/6 per power-weight unit applies only to one goods vehicle, not private cars.
Cobram Cycling Club shines at weekend races in Cobram
Dot Hollands wins half mile handicap while New star Noel West defeats Axel Joscht in junior events. Beverly Collery returns to form with wins and placings. Seniors show depth ahead of £350 carnival on December 29 with Gerald Steward, Paul Munyard and Tom Markey leading. Tuesday results highlight Hollands, Collery and Millsteed in multiple events and match races.
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Dot Hollands
Cobram Ladies’ Club
Gladys Downie
Val Millsteed
Beverly Collery
Noel West
Axel Joscht
Cobram
Gerald Steward
Tom Markey
Paul Munyard
Mal Boag
Co Cornish
Bob Shadforth
Gerald Stew
Ard
Shepparton
F. Goodman
J. Buncie
R. Crawford
P. Mungard
C. Cornish
J. Healey
P. Munyard
G. Steward
T. Markey
M. Boag
Goodman
Steward
Munyard
T. Sumner
K. Morgan
R. Smithers
H. Rooks
A Dewan
R. Jarratt
L. Spiller
A. Joscht
N. West
Warning On Brown Vegetable Weevil Appears In State
The Victorian Department of Agriculture warns tomato and vegetable growers about a surge of the brown vegetable weevil. Wet winter weather delayed paddock preparation, increasing weed growth and letting many adults invade tomato paddocks in the Goulburn Valley. Weevils are about one third inch long, dull brown, with a pale V on the wing covers. Night activity and daytime soil hiding are noted. Control methods include bait mixtures, dusts of DDT or lead arsenate, and sprays of lead arsenate or DDT emulsion. If damage is mild, dip seedlings in lead arsenate or DDT before planting.
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Victorian Department of Agriculture
C. R. M. Webb
Goulburn Valley
Salmon find home by scent say scientists
Busy Bee reports US scientists led by Arthur Hasler propose salmon locate their natal streams by smell. Substances in streams from vegetation and soils create distinct odors that salmon can detect and remember. The London Express notes bees are less sensitive to scent, with Dr Colin Butler saying bees must be very close to a flower to sense its perfume.
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U.S
Arthur Hasler
London Express
Britain
Colin Butler
Big Plans For St Pats Sports
The St Patrick's Day Sports committee met at St Joseph's School to prepare for the 1952 carnival on March 1. They will register with the Victorian Athletic League for running events and with the League of Wheelmen for cycling, featuring the Cobram Gift of £70 and an 880 yards pedestrian race, plus a 75 yards sprint. The novice 100 yards race is dropped and professional cycling prize money rises to £30. High land dancing will be held.
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St. Patrick's Day
St. Joseph’s School
Victorian Athletic League
League of Wheelmen
Cobram
St. Patrick's Committee
Stawell
Bendigo
M. D
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