06 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1943
Page
1
Local farmers face irrigation and rain concerns as Younghusband hosts pig and calf sale entries on October 1. Visitor Mr. Wunwa from Sasa AbewUULe plans consultations at Cobram Hotel. Other items report meat control changes, Murray River floods, railway prizes, and war era economic views.
Mrs R O Young of Tecoma received a letter dated September 30 stating Private Young is a prisoner of war at Moulmein in Burma. He earned a0 cents a day and noted friends held at the same camp. Eldest son of Mr and Mrs C F Young Lasaly he was a Methodist Home Missionary before enlisting in 1940 and sailing with the first troops to Singapore in February 1941. News since the fall of Singapore had not been heard for over 19 months.
Lieut-Colonel C Weir, new CO of Wangaratta's Own, visited Wangaratta and was welcomed by the Wangaratta Club. He recalled El Alamein injuries on Oct 31 and described battalion actions with mentions of Lieut Jack McNamara MC of Yarrawonga and Lieut Jack McIntosh of Wangaratta, noting McNamara's promotion to captain and recent movements with wounded troops.
J. W. Robinson of Ormond Plant Farm Pty. Ltd. advises on pruning roses to shape plants and improve growth. He discusses outward-facing shoots, using manure liquid feeds, and adds bone meal options for fertilization. He also promotes growing tomatoes, highlighting varieties like Tatura Dwarf Globe and Kondine Red to ensure home supplies.
A letter from Tpr. MacDonald to his parents describes a race meeting in Australia with six races, horse buying by Captain McRae Bill Castles and Jack Dye, and a grey named Bright Lights winning by lengths. The note records stakes about £200, winnings for the winners and bettors, a tote, a book confiscated by provosts, and a crowd mostly of soldiers with nurses, airmen, sailors, and a few locals including aboriginal riders receiving tobacco prizes.
Commonwealth Bank official notes farthing coins are legal tender only to 1 shilling and silver to £2. In Central Summons Court Sydney, Mr Brian Clancy KC challenged the milk price per pint, arguing the currency act lacks specifications and that farthing is not current Australia coinage.
A wartime appeal pledges unconditional surrender by enemies and urges full support for Liberty Loan Bonds. The speaker, addressing families, promises that victory requires collective sacrifice and immediate home subscription to fund the war effort.
The British information ministry promotes a booklet detailing Merchant Navy feats in World War II. It highlights nearly 2000 UK merchant ships at sea supplying raw materials and food, sustaining factories and troops, with convoys to Murmansk and Malta and mass shipping of military stores, vehicles, and aircraft.
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