Wedding Bells at Scots Church Cobram
Gertrude Collie and Robert Whitrod wed at Scots Church Cobram on September 1 with Rev. McAllister officiating. The bride wore tulle and lace with pearls, attended by sisters Wilma and Dulcie Collie in mauve gowns. The reception followed at Mechanics Hall Cobram and the couple will reside in East Malvern after a Canberra and Sydney honeymoon. Valerie Gray wed Francis Byrne at Scots Church Cobram on October 10 in chantilly lace and tulle over satin. Bridesmaid Joan Robinson wore pale blue tulle. flower girl Margaret Gray wore pale pink. Reception at Mechanics Hall with families present. couple to live in Cobram East after Canberra honeymoon.
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Scots Church
Cobram
Gertrude Rae
A. G. Collie
Booksroomana
Robert Desmond
R. Whitrod
Ladies’ Guild
McAllister
Nathalia
Juliet
Azalias,stocks
Erica
Stephanotis
Wilma
Dulcie Collie
Azalias
Hyacinths
Ray Sam
Lindsay Whitrod
Mechanics Hall
Whitrod
Collie
East Malvern
Canberra
Sydney
Valerie
A. Gray
Cobram East
Gray
Francis
W. G. Byrne
Pakenham East
A. McAllister
Chantilly
Margaret Gray
Basil Byrne
W. Anderson
London
Births and illnesses noted in local community
Mr and Mrs Bill Law of Shepparton welcome a daughter. Mrs Law is the daughter of Mrs C Woods of Cobram. Friends of Mrs E G Forrest, who had surgery at Mercy Hospital Melbourne, learn she has left hospital to convalesce at her sister-in-law Mrs J Brswell’s home in Melbourne. Dr N Jordan has been sidelined two weeks with pneumonic influenza and is now recovering.
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Bill Law
Shepparton
Law
C. Woods
Cobram
E. G. Forrest
Mercy Hospital
Melbourne
J. Brswell
N. Jordan
Cobram Bowling Club Women Win Rink Event
A rink competition held by the Cobram Bowling Club associates on Tuesday November 20 saw Mesdames Harden Dixon White and Winter prevail as winners.
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Cobram Bowling Club
Mesdames Harden
Dixon, White and
Winter
Eye color darkening with age study by Rid dell
Eye specialist Professor William Riddell reports that many blondes with blue eyes in youth acquire brown eyes in middle age as pigment darkens. Men’s eye color generally remains blue, potentially explaining more blue eyed men in certain groups.
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Glasson
William Riddell
Ford Consul On Show Emphasises New Australia Car
Mr Lonergan hails the Consul as a unique Ford model built for Australia with a British engine. The five to six seater features an original body, independent front suspension, mid-ship seating, overhead valves, and a hydraulically operated clutch. Flights to Tasmania speeded supply via an airlift as demand soars.
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Mr Lonergan
Australia
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Tasmania
Britain
Japan's Peace Treaty Fears Hit American Market
In the post treaty excitement American men frowned as rising competition grew. Japanese rivals have joined by sewing machine makers, and Japan is said to hold about 25 percent of the U.S. domestic market with cheap machines.
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Japan
Remarkable New Synthetic Fibre From Britain
British chemists describe a remarkable synthetic fibre named Terylene. Lord Mc Gowan notes successful development and a Yorkshire plant planned for commercial production. The fibre promises textile use and broader industrial applications in foils, films, and molding powders.
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Lord McGowan
Yorkshire
Murray Valley Annual on sale at newsagents
The Murray Valley Annual is now available for Christmas gift orders. Place your order with The Courier office or at local newsagents to secure a copy.
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Murray Valley
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William Landrigan
Gloria DE Haven
Denis Day
Harry James
FEAR
Warren Williams
Peter Cookson
Anne Gwynne
N Ford
Broderick Crawford
Millard Mitchell
Yb Lerome Courtland
Frankie Lane
Lola Albright
Jerome Cowan
Margo Woode
Victorian Country Cordial Manufacturers’ Association
Dalgety & Company Ltd
England
C. C. Gilmour N. Gilmour
Newmarket
SALE
Oshears Sale
T. P. O'Reilly
Chemist
Punt Rd
A. C. Allinson
Whitrod — Collie
Byrne — Gray
Ford Consul
Kev Lonergan
Enrire
Consult
Ford Family
Hyde Park
Great Britain
Hyde Park Corner
Lamdon
the “Courier” Office
Cobram Citizens’ Band
Wah Wiy
Holland & Bourke
CREDA
E. Stoff
Goldsborough
Electrical and Radio Spence's
Cobram Vic. Walker Pty. Ltd
John W. West
Punt Road
Yeu
GEO. Ferries
Masons
Castlemaine
L. G. Hamilton
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