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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
4
In the district exhibit section the number of items is remarked as notably larger than in section 48. The prince winner of this section is Mr Set. Cleave Bros. won first prize for their display in Yurrawegan North with a fine presentation.
In the Pomeloes class neither of the two exhibits earned a prize. The Fruits collection second prize showed superior fruit though quantity was inadequate. Grape Prt One section judged with mixed results. multiple entries from M. Scott and S. Seat. Lists of oranges mandarins lemons and portelees show inconsistencies and disqualifications.
Readable text notes Fruits and Jams participants Earle, Tertamba, and Jame as high performers in the event.
Quality and Mrs G Collie led as principal winners in a large exhibit at the Toolamba show, with a cup donated by Photophone Talkies for top exhibitor. Numerous consignments across jams, preserves, fruit bottles, and baked goods earned first and second prizes for Mrs G Collie, Mrs L Edwards, Miss K Naughton, and others, reflecting high standards in dairy, culinary, and needlework sections.
The low timber season yielded quality displays with top prizes in Sweet Peas Carnations and various flower classes. Winners include Maureen Danaher Jean Cullen Marie Eaton and many named exhibitors across buttons verbenas ranunculus stocks stocks and bulbs with Mrs Reynoldson Mrs Gillespie and others noted for multiple winning entries.
This section drew a large entry and high standard exhibits. Cobram East School pupils won top places across writing maps crafts and books with many pupils named for first and second places.
A list of hand knitted garments and sewn crafts with multiple winners and exhibitors. Entries include sweaters cardigans and pullovers by Mrs Collie and Miss Tyack, plus woollen rugs, pram covers, tea cosies, and table linen. Prizes noted for first and second places across numerous categories.
Readable items include water color flowers and crayon drawings plus ink drawings and photographs. Names appear as M. Suusic and Mrs T. Roe with entries noting colors, subjects, and page numbers. The fragmentary catalog resembles a school or club display of various media.
An item lists floral coronets and dress length options in various designs. The notice mentions double width, free thimble, and several decorative terms, reflecting a fabric and notion sales context with miscellaneous product descriptors.
The fragment lists items like claw hammers priced at 1/8 each for 1B Dawn Wyces Spirit Levels Tinsmen Snips Plyera Wd 1/9 Disston Saws Avcins Saws Househord Ratchet Braves 36 te ib aa 23 5/8 Ubwe 2/3 a Drills Screw Drivers. The text appears as a catalog or ad snippet with mixed garbled brand names and measurements.
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