04 Oct 1946
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1946
Page
1
Sunday event listing announces Even le Prayer with speaker Mr L Hamon set for 7 30 PM on October 6. The notice provides no venue and lists Mr Hamon as the presenter for the evening session.
An old Cobram Courier page from October 4 1946 features a newspaper motto quote about vision and folly. The short item presents a slogan on the issue of society and progress with no additional event details.
In Melbourne at an Education Conference, Kees Boeke warns democracy faces danger from demagogues and self interest. He argues democracy survives if citizens think for themselves, compromise, and prioritize community over faction. He cites dangers from sectionalism and pressure groups risking a drift toward autocracy.
Mr Fred Spurling, manager, had his foot severely crushed by a falling machine and Cobram Courier is printed under difficulties. Spurling is progressing satisfactorily. Kes Wyatt from Melbourne is holidaying with Mr and Mrs G Wyatt of Cobram. Mrs Paine of Melbourne is visiting Cobram with Mr and Mrs Illy.
An advertisement notes police recruiting officers will visit Numurksh Show on October 10 to enroll recruits for the police force. Eligible young men 20 to 27, ex servicemen up to 83, should call at the recruiting office on the ground for information and audition details.
The Cobram Progress Association has organized a film program at Mechanics Hall on Monday, featuring "Water, the Miracle Worker" about Cobram and district. The technicolor educational show includes local places and residents and promises an Interesting night.
The Berrigan post office solved a local mystery when a pound note tendered with peanuts was found chewed and retraced through a hole in the concrete wall. A mouse culprit was identified after postal officials pried open the floor and recovered the intact note.
Memos from the boss are read with blunt commands. The phrases show courtesy to family or potential customers while urgent notes may mean a month’s delay and that you must fill in forgotten details.
The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission grants Curtis Harry Scott a five year licence under the Water Act 1912 for a pump on the Murray River in Tocumwal parish Denison county irrigating 56 acres. Conditions require installation and maintenance of measurement devices within three months and limit use to specified crops with stated acreage caps. Objections must be lodged within 28 days. Sydney September 25 1946.
A Melbourne advertisement from The J. R. Watkins Company promotes exclusive rights to retail Essences Spices Medicines Cosmetics and general home and farm lines in the district. It seeks a reliable person with car or van, ex-service preferred, for a full time occupation with above average income and independent income potential. Sales experience not required. skriv: 292 Exhibition Street Melbourne.
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