Cobram Agent Case Adds to Unclear Proceedings
An incomplete OCR snippet from Cobram references an agent and a case with unclear parties. Readable elements name Cobram and an agent, but details and outcomes remain obscured in the fragment.
21 Oct 1926
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
1
An incomplete OCR snippet from Cobram references an agent and a case with unclear parties. Readable elements name Cobram and an agent, but details and outcomes remain obscured in the fragment.
Local items report council road works tenders, corrections to previous notices, and upcoming events. The Shepparton Show is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Numurkal sale day is Friday, over 100 horses sold recently, Dutch Garden Fete at Mechanics Hall supports the Presbyterian Church, with stalls, shooting gallery, and various amusements.
The report surveys Australian agriculture with figures for Western Australia and Victoria, noting historic wheat production, projected 1900 and current season ranges, and ongoing Murray River projects. It records society shows, farming firms, a trotting club revival, and local notices including a Cobram hospital death, postmaster change, and a musical gathering at Lism.
Wheat growers in Cobram district face disappointment after Railways Commissioners reject a new 16 ton weighbridge. An earlier pledge by officials to install a weighbridge by November prompted a fund raise via debentures, with delivery promised within four weeks and a December weighing target.
Fisheries Inspector Gorrie reports 23 large fishing nets found in the Murrumbidgee River near Hay. Nets seized and a list of fish were taken to Albury. Mesh sizes ranged from inches to 4 inches as part of a river fishing violation probe.
J Rourke won the main race by ten lengths over J Howells, with Planche third, at Cobram. J Levings set the fastest time of 52 minutes 27 seconds, earning the sash, while H Wilson praised cycling and officers promised a New Year sports program including band, events, and prize lists.
A large entry pool contested weights at the Cobram Show. The bullock dressed weight was SUWlbs loz and correctly estimated by E P Laffy. Four others were nearest with Sv0lbs. Sheep dressed weight Tolbs was estimated by Douglas Bayd with near matches from M Wilson W A Reed E J Ride J P Denahy C H Thomas.
The VCCA market representative notes unfavourable weather limits any change in citrus fruit prices. Valencia sales await. mandarins are overstocked with waste high. Navel oranges quality A priced 10 to 16 shillings, B 8 to 14, C 7 to 13, standards slower. New South Wales common oranges quoted 10/3, Victorian 10/ to 9s per hundredweight.
Ruby Adelaide Jay daughter of Mr and Mrs G Broomhead Foot eray Cobram Victoria married Claude Gedye eldest son of Mr and Mrs Gas Gedye Cobram in a 4 pm ceremony at St John Church England Foots Victoria. Attendents included Miss Agnes Broomhead and Leslie Broomhead with a flower girl and other relatives present.
The schedule of rates, terms, and conditions for a new rural award was released. It applies to all agricultural workers and runs for two years starting October 9, 1926. It prioritizes union members and details pay, hours, overtime, holidays, and casual harvest conditions.
Fragmentary OCR text with mixed names and numbers. Readable bits mention potential people and places but no coherent event or clear reporting context to summarize into a proper news item.
Fragmentary text mentions telephone service details in Wagga Wagga New South Wales and notes about applications to obtain or provide telephone lines. Some place names and institutions appear but are garbled. The readable facts are insufficient to identify a clear event or outcome.
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