01 Oct 1948
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1948
Page
1
Unclear OCR text appears to describe a new service schedule with days Tuesday Thursday and Saturday morning. Mentions a return trip on Monday and Friday. Contains garbled names and contact lines, possible ad boilerplate urging advertising.
The event opened with Meryl Ross performing a Bach Tosca style pianoforte piece and featured Nance Osborne with John Amado on flute. The programme, directed by J. Sutton Crow, highlighted Schubert and Rimsky Korsakov works balanced with Dowland and Purcell selections. Miss Ross accompanied the other artists and received praise, with organizers expressing thanks and plans for future return differing in programme.
A farewell will be tendered to Mr and Mrs H Kermode during the evening service at St Margaret’s Church of England on Sunday next. Ladies are asked to bring a basket.
A weather related column from Friday October 1 1948 discusses drought fears in Australia and urges practical water saving and farming measures amid dry conditions and ongoing concerns about rainfall. The piece cites forecast uncertainties and calls for collective action.
The Immigration Minister at Castlemaine warned against urban concentration in Melbourne and state capitals. He argued density strains housing, creates economic and national risks, and urged the Victorian Government to focus on country needs rather than metropolitan interests. He asserted industries follow population.
Mrs D Y Spence left for Mildura to visit her son Phil Tre Rey R A. and Mrs Dunkley spent a few days in Melbourne Rev Dunkley attended church committee meetings Mr and Mrs S McCormick and daughter Rhonda with Mrs Zuber and Mr J Windsor of Albury spent last weekend in Cobram Miss Marie Ryan former Cobram State School teacher visiting friends Bernie O Brien of Melbourne holidaying in Cobram Mr and Mrs J Millerick spend a week in Melbourne and wife attended the Royal Gertie Collie returned to Pleura after holidays with her parents in Cobram
Fragment lists dates and places including October entries for Griffith Swan Hill Boort Nathalia Yarrawonga Culcairn Ballarat Kerang Cobram Bendigo and late November second day. The text appears jumbled with typos and partial phrases.
Provisional committee finalizes launch details for the Cobram District Hospital appeal. Twelve fundraiser zones are assigned to local committee men to visit residents and collect contributions. The drive targets £6000 with early donors already totaling £700. Proceeds from a show luncheon and tea will support the hospital.
Roofing tiles and colors listed by Superior Roofing Tile Co with ranges of color and manufacture noted for inspection or inquiry.
A letter to J A Hipworth MLA Swan Hill prompted Sir Albert Dunstan to say full consideration was given to proposed health legislation. A committee of inquiry had reported earlier this year and RSL branches were assured no opportunity would be overlooked to improve conditions for the mentally sick.
At a Cobram district meeting the Cobram and District Progress Association approved film night to photograph Cobram district children and screen documentary comedy and cartoon films for hospital funds. The meeting backed Tocumwal air service talks and pursued a railway right of way while pressing for property sale to develop main street. An Anzac Day tree planting delay and RSL involvement were also noted.
A London photo shows Don Bradman, Australian Test captain, hands in pockets near Balmoral Castle during a Sunday rush hour. The caption and letter discuss reactions to the image and its context, with readers reacting to the scene on the Piccadilly line and comments about the crowd response.
Good weather expected as Cobram club partners with Abury and Wagga clubs to stage an air show two to three miles from Cobram on Katamatite Road. Five to six aircraft with veteran pilots will perform aerobatics and dives to raise funds for a new aircraft for Cobram hospital.
Coles and Garrard qualified opticians visit Cobram in a regular schedule. Their next Cobram appointment is today October 7 from 2 pm to 6 pm at the Grand Cox Hotel, with local agent Miss Ko Lyons, Chemist, handling bookings for those needing eye checks or relief from headaches.
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