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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1949
Page
2
A compilation of case notes shows couples seeking parental consent for marriage across years. It covers Violet Fletcher, Doreen Hilton, Kathleen May Coates, and others, detailing ages, parental objections, court decisions, and eventual consent or outcomes. The stories juxtapose romance with legal hurdles and note postwar hopes for reconciliation and family life.
The Plymouth Feltham and Taunton magistrates details reveal young women seeking consent to wed. Audrey Gladys Bier, Margarita Faulkner, and others faced parental objections, but permissions were granted. Narratives describe courtship under garden fences, modest homes, and evolving family relations.
Doris Bennett seeks permission to live with Philip, a 73 year old Navy man, while he is 20, against parental opposition. The court notes strong resentment in families, but despite parental fears, young couples find happiness when given a chance. London Express Service
British speedster John Cobb takes the first U K run of the world’s fastest car outside the United States at Silverstone near Buckingham. He aims to showcase British skill and Welsh work manship in building the first car to reach 100 mph. The car starts with a lorry push, reaches 90 mph before ignition, then roars as the engine powers the straight run with water cooled brakes and no clutch.
The article describes early English legal cases on slavery. It mentions the prison in London used by escaped West Indian slaves seeking freedom on English soil. It notes Granville Sharp's intervention and the Somerset case confirming a enslaved man named James Somerset was a free man upon court ruling. It references riots and unrest surrounding Lord George Gordon in 178.
Autumn fashion centers on narrow silhouettes and fur trim with hats that scrunch low over the ears. Velvet coats feature peony red, ink blue, and black velour, with Persian lamb and ermine details noted. Fur trimming rises in outfits, with Pixie style hats and mandarin coats, while quilting and hemline reappear as 1920s revival elements.
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