01 Sep 1927
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
1
The fragment repeats a courier name and numeric code with a date word Thursday and month September. It lacks clear event details or context to form a full news item.
Local and general news items list golf results awaited, show schedules, market notices, dances, fairs, shire notices, and upcoming lectures. Items include a 15 mile handicap road race, a Katamatite shearing depot, dances at Yarroweyah and Katamatite halls, a Fordson ploughing demonstration with a film program, and a village railway tour offering travel options.
A large gathering at the Church of England Club Room bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Page who soon leave Sunbury. Chair Mr S Gregory noted their substantial parish work and missing workers. Revd Ball praised their Christian example as the presentation wallet of notes was given. Mrs Page thanked all, recalling pleasant memories and future Sunbury welcomes. The evening included dancing games and Auld Lang Syne.
Cobram Presbyterian Church guilds hold fortnightly American tea meetings at private homes. Five gatherings so far have drawn strong social and financial results, including auctions, musical items, and competitions. The latest event at Mrs Radford’s raised nearly £14, with Mr Lahore winning a ping pong tourney. Next hosting home is Mrs Quick’s at Murray Side featuring tennis and golf activities.
Berrigan and Finley met in a keen S Riverina football final on 20th ultimo with Tocumwal fans among the distant attendees. Gate receipts reached £61 odd as both clubs fielded their strongest sides in a fast, clean, closely fought match that remained in doubt until the last bell. Five minutes before time the scores were even as back men pressed hard.
Muckatab defeated Druminghuu by fourteen goals ten behinds to six goals seven behinds at Numurksh ground. Key players include O Dwyer Jim Brown Mick Parnell and R Pinchbeck with selections from both teams noted as contributors despite gusting wind and a late start.
The account names Carroll Bros Wilson Joe Brown Nunan and Jack Parnell as prominent at times. It also singles out E Pinchbeck as easily the best for Drumghon, with Green Selwood R Pinchbeck Ritchie Rourke Bros Crozier Foster Storey and Harrison also performing well at times.
A private letter recounts severe drought in Queensland with heavy cattle losses and desertion across districts from Broken Hill to Longreach. The Country Progressive Party holds a Melbourne conference on September 16 17 18 with leaders F G Stewart and A G Allcutt among speakers.
A noisy, fragmentary political column reviews 1925 federation tensions in Australia. It cites New South Wales Labor leaders, accusations of Bolshevism, and criticism of the Labor government’s handling of unemployment. The piece references SSW ML members, Mr Lang, and Premier Hogan amid debates on subversion and policy.
A bystander describes a chaotic street moment where two men lie unconscious and a crowd watches. The report hints at a scam involving a car salesman and a futile attempt to sell to bystanders, with exhaustion evident among those present.
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