31 Oct 1947
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
1
The new Control of Engagement Order ties over a million Britons to their current industries and could draft others into essential work if jobless. Supported by the National Joint Consultative Committee, the measure is framed as necessary for the common good and a defense of freedom against economic domination.
Mrs J Crute and her son Martin return from holidays in Melbourne. First Constable Ray Cox on leave is relieved by First Constable McCleary of Katamatite. A girl Mel Tare remains on holiday at present. Lois Hobart holidaying at Lorne with brother Don to join next week.
The board approved a summer morning service on the first Sunday of each month at 11 am. The annual fair for the ladies guild is set for November 12. Sunday school children prepare for their anniversary service on November 23. Rev N Fauhney was inducted at Sheppenne and Rev Ga’ waon at Numurkah this week.
Cobram readers celebrate a new publication the Murray Valley Annual produced by the Elliott Provincial Newspaper Group. The 60 page edition highlights the valley from Kosciuszko to Lake Alexandrina with color cover from Tal Tangatta Crossing by Septimus Power and numerous photographs. Available from the Courier and Mulcahy's newsagency as a Christmas gift and for Australia and overseas readers.
Castlemaine Masons announce visits to Cobram district on Wednesday November 19 for client enquiries and appointments without a local agent. L G Hamilton phone Cobram 131. The firm promotes Harcourt granite as everlasting.
Arrangements for a dance and euchre event, organized by the debutantes and partners, set for Wednesday November 5 on Guy Fawkes night. Carl Gervasoni's orchestra will perform and a large colored photograph prize for the debs may be decided that night. Donations of cakes or sandwiches for fries supper are requested. What a Life Play May Visit Cobram
The N.R.M.A. chief engineer Mr. J. Fielder advocates an approved colloidal graphite upper cylinder lubricant to cut wear. Tests referenced by the Institution of Automobile Engineers show wear reduction in piston rings by about 24 percent and cylinder walls by over 60 percent.
Cobram Blues beat Numurkah White 9 sets to 4 and Cobram Gold defeated Numurkah Blues 8 sets to 15 in the opening round of the Cobram and District Tennis Association matches played Saturday.
Local tennis or billiards style results show Cobram Blue defeating Numurkah White with scores 9 1 and 9 1. Gents including Messrs G Edgar J Woods defeated O'Brien-Cancocks 9 1. C McPherson-W Gunn beat Weatherill 6 9 and beat O'Brien-Cancocks 9 1 and Davis-Gilmour 9 1. W Buzza-S McGurgan beat Davis-Gilmour 9 5 and O'Brien-Dancocks 9 3. one team lost to C McPherson-W Gunn 5 9. Ladies see Johnson-Hutchins and Bourke-Collens divisions with multiple 9 8 and 8 9 results.
Cobram Gold defeated Numurkah Blue with several matches decided by narrow margins. Key results include W Sealey-J Bentley beating V Cleave-H Shier 9 4, and W Sealey-J Bentley overcoming M Dudley-J Mawdisey 9 1, while Wannenmacher-Morieson posted multiple 9 point wins.
The column notes that F. E. Sperling of Station Street is responsible for all political male content in the paper, indicating a single editor or author for the political commentary.
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