08 Oct 1936
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
1
The notice lists postage for Australia and New Zealand at 1d, United Kingdom via France at 2d, United Kingdom via AISEN routes at 1d, other British possessions at 2d, and to the U.S. and foreign countries at ad. The document outlines international mailing costs and route options.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Thursday October item from The Ceram Courier with unclear details and possible date stamps. Content lacks coherent events or names due to garbled text.
A Cobram Mucka racecourse Sunday rodeo draws crowds with refreshment booth and loud results. a Yarrawonga bank official and wife escape injury when their car overturns on Murray Valley Highway. a Carlisle district driver helps stranded motorists after ignition fixes a stalled vehicle, showing local solidarity amid varied weekly happenings.
A trotter rider fell at Yarrawonga show injuring his left arm ligaments. West Australian tour participants Wagg and A Browning are noted. A boy fell from a tree at Tucum Wal, breaking a wrist and jaw. Jean May wedding at Murchison Presbyterian Church followed by a note on Cobras State school staff appointment for Fred Cook of Shepparton, educated at Hay War Memorial High School.
Notes from Everywhere report rapid growth in transporting live stock by motor vehicle. A racehorse moved 765 miles from Toowoomba Queensland to Sunney in 24 hours, and pedigree stud pigs traveled 1400 miles round trip from Gippsland Victoria to the South Australian Centenary Show in Adelaide.
Storage fees in NSW silos will increase from April to three pence per bushel per week, up from two pence, with previous year’s reductions and compulsory deliveries abandoned. Tests of wheat storage duration extend to March, and country station bag storage is prohibited. The Prodigy of a crime case near Albury resurfaces as police pursue breakthroughs.
Two hundred horses are sought for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency and Campbell and Sons special horse sale at Yarrawonga on October 14, with Metropolitan buyers expected. A separate annual spring sale will be held at Tocumwal on October 23, conducted by H W Tack and Co and Campbell and Sons. A recent Nuwerkah yard sale drew strong Melbourne interest, with top prices reaching £41 for a mare and £37 for a four year old, as bidders competed for quality stock.
The monthly meeting notes council members present and discusses road works and water flow issues. Objections to water diversion and road banking are raised, with a request to clear blockages and open watercourses. Other items include requests for a sleepout in Cobram, land purchase talks, and legal notices pending Lands Department decisions.
Engineer reports urgent sewer tank repairs at Cobram and inspects roads along Morris and Morris, Katamstire, and Naring parishes. Plans by K Knight Cobram rejected for noncompliance. crossings extended and floodways and channels proposed. project held over pending West riding inspection.
Inspectors note dog fees total £160/5/ for the year and scales tested and correct. No gate at Tungamab depot allows wandering stock. Immunization figures cited with low diphtheria cases among vaccinated children. Debate over sub floor ventilation in old houses ends with call for government to require habitation certificates. Roading works listed with several contractor actions and land notices.
The Nuwarkal Club players traveled through Cobram on Saturday morning by a parlor coach on a trip to Mt Buffalo via Albury and the Hume Weir. The return Sunday route included Beechworth Wangaratta Benalla and Shepparton.
H Roe won the sheep dog trial at Yarrawonga Show. E T Johnson took top prize with his extuli in the Med Poll cow for two years. Corriedale sheep champion over one year was claimed by another entrant who also shone in additional classes. L Hay's Wilma won the novice trot and placed second in the open. J Tuckey excelled with his gig pony, while Mrs Hedley earned second in the back section. M Stillard's fox terrier excelled with first prize.
Tuogamah Council discussed a letter from P Maher of Yousmite about drainage south of Furu's corner. Residents opposed CRB plans to cut through the sand bar and channel water, warning of legal action if flooding recurs. council to request restoration of the sand bar to its original state.
The item lists multiple 1937 road contracts detailing forming gravelling and re forming on north and south roads between Jackson Thomas Morris Stacey Moore Johnsco Ryan Murphy McIntyre and other locations in parishes Boosey Waggarendall Youarang Cobram Spriggy and Yabba with various agents and payments noted. It also comments on grass in streets and wandering stock as traffic hazards highlighting officer efficiency.
The Western Victoria Motor Cycle Club plans a Boxing Day grass track event after a well attended meeting. President A Levens reported strong local interest and a committee led by Messrs Wells, Jordan, and Caplin prepared the delegates for a major sporting gathering with spectator turnout expected.
Police authorities and officials report amendments to motor car registration rules. The changes remove penalties for private owners failing to renew in time and outline procedures for registering vehicles. Officials noted approvals by the Chief Secretary and ministerial oversight, with enforcement to follow on the next applicable occasion.
Delegates including Sir David Rive and representatives to the Australite Council of Scientific and Industrial Research attended the congress where Torridon woolation was discussed. Dr Phutlips and Dr Carter demonstrated a process to treat wool with chlorine gas to make it shrink resistant. Another development involved treating raw wool at 60 degrees to remove burr and dust, speeding washing and reducing costs.
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