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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 23, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows a plant amendment or instruction mentioning arm ply and numbers. Readable items include terms that resemble a project or equipment note and a four to five item sequence. The readable portion lacks clear names, dates, places, or organizations to ground a fuller summary.
A long list of radio programs and local notices from Brisbane and Ballarat communities. Entries include orchestras, ballets, talks, and dramas with times such as 8 pm and 9:15 pm, plus public infrastructure updates and council requests for lighting, water, and housing evacuations.
The October council meeting discussed fire place suggestions for tourist areas, carnival permission for the Berrigan Patriotic and War Fund, and street closures around Memorial Hall. Letters from MLA Lethbridge and Railway Department sought service improvements between Berrigan and Sydney, while drainage and flood concerns were noted for shires. Other items included public trustee sales, exemptions from sanitary service, and permission to remove three dry trees near a boundary.
The resident engineer Mr Antill notes Tocumwal water main relaying completed with progress payment of £314 recommended and £90 balance to be paid after six months maintenance. Hamstrups contract for Good progress on Sydney plans for the Port of Berri and details for filter building mostly received. Main and shire road works include gravelling on main road 331 east of Berrigan and nearby roads. various building applications and subdivisions approved. plant reconditioning ongoing. fencing at Baroogaroona and road works at Mrs MMs road completed.
The fragmentary report recalls Sergeant Kerts, formerly Newlander, now Brienmore resident, who once served the S Empire and is linked to a German history event in the test war.
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