29 Oct 1948
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1948
Page
1
At the Foreshore Committee meeting Mr. F Ward discussed wire gauge delays delaying power and lighting work. If a smaller gauge wire is not sourced within a week the team will proceed with heavier wire and complete the project in a week once started.
An estimated 14 000 people attended Mildura Recreation Reserve for the first agricultural and horticultural show in 25 years. Gate receipts surpassed £1000 as cars and visitors overwhelmed entry points. The Mildura District and Returned Servicemen’s Agricultural and Horticultural Society organized a highly successful event with M H R Mr Winton Turnbull opening and praising the local effort.
Shepparton borough council announced plans for the King and Queen and Princess Margaret to visit on May 16. The royal party will spend 85 minutes in Shepparton with a lunch in the canteen building, the longest stop in a country town in the state. Up to 40 000 people are expected as the council outlines celebrations including a city status elevation for Orton and a timetable for the visit. A dais will be erected at the reserve. 87 press, radio and newsreel representatives will accompany the party.
Seventeen candidates have nominated for Benalla’s first borough council election. Polling day is Saturday October 30 with nine councillors to be elected under the preferential system. Names include R J Deans Walter Fenner William Hirtin A W Grubb Stuart R Harris F R Harrison Leo Kennedy Stanley Mellor Jack Moore and others.
In Castlemaine Court Sgt H Cordy said a lighted cracker was thrown among hundreds of dancers at Castlemaine Town Hall on August 21. The thrower Kevon Matthews 19 of Cameron Roy Nuith Essendon was fined 10/. A hospital report states Castlemaine has doctors trained nurses and medical supplies ready for emergencies.
The writer mocks past Lord Mayors led by Sir Ray Connelly, noting repeated proposed reforms over twenty years. They argue many suggestions remain unacted upon, with chronic disabilities weighing on governance, and question how long reforms will stay in suggested stages.
The article notes broad price differences in Melbourne cafe meals despite overall food price increases. It cites a remodelled Collins Street cafe offering a three course meal at 2/6 while others charge more for similar items, leaving diners puzzled by the inconsistency and perceived overbilling.
The October council briefing covers patrol grading on Katandra Benalla-Yarrawonga Yarraweyah Tocumwal and Tungamah Peechelba roads and nearly finished graveling on several routes. It notes 60 chains of reformation, 15 chains north Youanmite line road and other road works, plus river crossings gravelled and a new pier. Approval sought for extras of £23 2/5 and deduction of £24 on prime cost items.
An enraged man confronts a car salesman claiming the boss promised a replacement for a broken item. The exchange reveals expectations about service and a promised garage door repair.
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