30 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1952
Page
1
Norma Dorothy Collie daughter of A G Col lie engaged to Frank Strawham youngest son of R H Strawham Numurkah in Cobram engagement notice.
Cotton men from Britain, the United States, India, Japan, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany and Italy attend an International Cotton Conference in London Buxton and Lancashire on September 17 at the invitation of the Cotton Board. The conference will assess prospects for international trade and expansion of cotton textile consumption with Sir Raymond Streat, chairman of the Cotton Board, acting as host.
In Melbourne Deep River leads Victoria Derby bets after stellar Sydney form and a Cox Plate setback. Advocate, Starvation, Wellock, Wodalla and Bayside provide stiff Victorian opposition while Dalray favours the L K S MacKinnon Stakes. Flying filly Maribyrong Plate and Cantata Stakes entries shape the day with strong WAKEFUL and Maribyrong results.
The Scottish Seaweed Research Institute unveiled a more efficient mechanical harvester at the International Symposium on Seaweed in Edinburgh. Delegates from over 20 countries viewed the cutter moored at Dunbar as experts discussed seaweed resources and potential global uses.
The excerpt traces Bowls history from Edward I’s reign to the 17th century. It notes a Sussex Southampton Plymouth Fulham and London bishops and archbishops playing bowls on Sundays. It mentions Henry VIII restricting players to masters and Shakespeare praising a neighbor bowler. It recalls Charles I losing £1000 on bowls.
Printed and published by Frederick Ernest Sperling on Broadway Street Cobram for the review Sunraysia Daily Limited Deakin Street Mildura.
The schedule lists interdistrict matches from November 1951 to March 1952 featuring Barooga Katamatite Tocumwal Cobram Yarroweyah Finley Katunga Strathmerton at various venues. Finals set for March 14-18 during Country Cricket Week with an ANA inter-association match at Strat commence Nae.
Handicaps for Cobram Picnic races list weights for five furlong events. Running Commentary entries include Canwin Wonderland and Kinoko with weights from 10.2 to 11.0. Second and novice handicaps follow with similar horses and weights. Handicaps posted at 6 p.m. Wednesday October 29 1952 by Mr Roy Willians. trotting race weights unavailable at press time.
In a lecture Mr Yarrington calls impurity the greatest foe of spiritual health and the devil’s ally, detailing syphilis and gonorrhoea, their dangers, transmission to unborn children, and the need for early medical treatment. He notes Columbus era origins, historic plagues, and urges public virtue and clean living as prevention.
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