25 Oct 1928
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
1
A partial OCR fragment mentions woven barrios and a city in Latin America with unclear context and missing details. The readable bits reference neighborhoods, urban design concepts, and community spaces, but no dates, organizations, or individuals are identifiable.
Local and general news from Cobram and surrounds with horse sales at Numurkal and special offshoot auctions at Berrigan. Reports cover railway bridge repairs at Koolamba, prizewinners in Cobram Show, council rate notices, and hospital fundraising, plus cycle club meeting and Sunday school anniversaries at Cochran Presbyterian Church.
Watson scores 17 and Grout a key one handed take help Cobram defend a tricky target. Downs shines with two wickets and a tight spell as Fahey and Pinchbeck contribute in a hard fought match. Cobram’s win comes amid rugged batting slips and calls for a dedicated umpire for the side.
Katunga defeated Yarroweyah in the first round at Yarroweyah, restricting them to 62 in the first innings. Yarroweyah scored 77 in their second innings with M Collie 43 and T Houlihan 13 the top scores, but Katunga won by four wickets on the first innings.
In windy shifting conditions at Katamatite on October 17 Katamatite beat Shepparton by 21 points as Shepparton failed to maintain form. L Brown of Shepparton posted the day’s high score with 97, while Shepparton’s elimination ends their chances with Katandra and Inglis’ team noted as defeated by Shepparton in prior rounds.
The season plans a series of England versus Australian fixtures across cities including Adelaide Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane with First to Fourth Tests spread from November to March 1929. Matches feature England against New South Wales Victoria Queensland and South Australia along with an Australian XI appearance.
Market report from the Victorian Costral Cities Association shows price ranges for various items with figures such as 6/ to 10/ and 1/10 to 0/-. The text is a fragmented OCR listing of commodity prices and market statuses, including specials and standard waves, but overall indicates varied pricing and limited context. This item preserves the favored period tone and dense numeric data typical of historic market briefs.
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Melbourne reports a sale catalogue of about 4390 bales from Riverina and Murrumbidgee NSW and northern Victoria with some good merino and crossbred clips. The sale attracted keen competition, mainly from Japan Bradt and the Continent, achieving prices in line with prior sales and strong turnout from buyers including Yorkshire America and local manufacturers.
Bridget Carmody aged 64 died last Thursday in Katamatite district after a heart seizure. Interment was Friday at Katamatite cemetery with Rev Dr Meyers officiating in Roman Catholic rites. She leaves a grown family. husband predeceased her by 26 years.
Mrs Janet Ford wife of Dr W H Ford of Tungamah Shire Council died Sunday at Guildford Gate Hospital Corio Street Shepparton funeral held Monday at Katandra cemetery service by Rev W R vl Te Tek mortuary by Kittle Bros Late Mrs Ford an old Katandra resident esteemed for character She left four sons and two daughters.
Kesrimba visited Cobram on Saturday and lost by 10 sets, 107 games to 65. Cobram’s Galt and Twitt beat Tuck and Dewhurst 9-3, Lahore and Cotton defeated Galt and Twitt 9-0, and Misses Hey and H Jackson won 9-2 against Galt and Twitt as the report lists multiple table tennis results from the match.
A chaotic report on a local dog show notes Melbourne entries and judging. Mentions fox terriers, English setters, Sussex spaniel, and retrievers with observers praising head quality while critiquing eye height and condition. References officials, a reverend attendee, and varied breeds across the event.
A garbled report discusses Mir Nobert 1D and local figures in Paty and Mildura areas. It mentions drone activity, national affairs, and public service roles, naming Mr EOL as a participant in civic duties and public offices.
Tenders addressed to the resident will be received at the Shire Hall Tongamal until Monday November 5 for road works and related items. A new film series titled Bucking the Truth Universal Production screens at the Mechanics Institute on Saturday night with Lighting Morrison in a leading role. Former Australian Labour Prime Minister and High Commissioner Andrew Fisher died on Monday after influenza complications, following a period of weakness.
Fragmentary OCR text references Hoookie College and surrounding areas with scattered names, places, and events. It hints at a community setting with rail, local figures, and discussions of development, but specifics are largely unreadable. The tone suggests a local notice or feature on institutions and infrastructure in a mid era.
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