12 Oct 1945
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1945
Page
1
An Anglican mission runs from October 21 to 29 at St. Church of England with a Holy Communion service at 11 am and nightly services at 8 pm led by Capt. and Mrs Maxwell.
The Commonwealth Housing Commission reports a need for 700,000 new homes over the next decade, proposing 80,000 yearly with half by government and half by private builders. It notes barriers include manpower, timber, bricks, plumbing, and repair needs for schools and public buildings. The task now lies with state governments.
The October meeting notes hold over cricket draws and soldiers letters, report a £5 5d donation to the Welcome Home Committee, accept tenders for sanitation work in St Tungamah and Cobram, and announce a Crobam furniture sale. Also discussed are a mortuary proposal, a memorial tablet for John Curtin, and a planned town planner visit to Cobram.
Local residents share wartime updates as families report sons and relatives as prisoners of war or returned from overseas. Mrs Rose endures double bereavement with the deaths of her son Ken Rose and brother Des Gladston. Others visit Cobram, move jobs, or celebrate ex-player Frank Hayes’ homecoming at the football club dinner.
The fragmentary text reflects scattered aphorisms on freedom, fame, love, wealth, invention, and politeness. It critiques perceptions of history and progress while offering jumbled maxims about human behavior and social norms.
Cobram residents rally for shared recreation as £200 in pledges from a local identity and the Cobram Troop of Boy Scouts push for funding to secure land for tennis courts. The Cobram Tennis Club reports a successful opening tournament with 52 players and strong attendance. The Cobram Agricultural Society is highlighted as a community backbone with ongoing show preparations reflecting local unity.
Cobram Shire Council discussed building regulations with calls for immediate revision. Engineer Nicholls argues for uniform rules across towns citing misprints contradictions in existing by laws. North West riders and other ridings plan to form a committee to study and report recommendations.
In Melbourne readers glimpse debate over moving landmarks and reshaping the city postwar. Advocates air schemes to relocate the Town Hall and demolish the Western Pharkel while others resist altering delicate sites like Young and Jackson’s and the Cathedral. Also notes spring cleaning with many old buildings still using rope lifts and calls for modernization. A feature profiles prominent woman writer Jean McNeil Campbell and her daily life inspired stories.
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