15 Sep 1944
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR segment shows garbled references to names and items. Key details are unreadable, with mixed letters and broken phrases. Unable to determine clear people, places, dates, or events for a coherent summary.
A fragment from The Cobram Courier dated Friday September 15 cites the proverb Where there is no vision, the people perish, with contact line The Cobram Courier Phone Cobram.
The Premiers' Conference in Canberra endorsed a joint housing plan with the Commonwealth and States. The States act as principals under a central scheme with the Commonwealth bearing three fifths of losses. Housing agencies foresee municipal and shire councils playing a major role in local implementation.
In Victoria country towns shorts become a common summer sight for shop assistants and workers. Views vary on adopting this style locally from curiosity to bold suggestion, with calls for public opinion and potential editorials inviting reader ideas.
In Victoria over two years poultry keeping rose to meet civilian and overseas needs though quality dipped due to indiscriminate breeding. Experts say focusing on stock quality boosts average production, reduces bird numbers, and improves egg output as materials and prices fluctuate.
Guidance on tomato seed treatment with fungicides and soaking, moisture conservation through windbreaks, and wartime cloth coupon changes for jodhpurs. Also highlights NSW vegetable bulletins, backyard poultry guides, bees in orchards, postwar population notes, housing exhibition reach, and Cobram Welcome Home committee plans for October events.
PERSONAL PARS LAC Howard Brennall writes to the Cobram Comforts Fund thanking them for canteen orders sent his way. Mr L Brooke jg currently on highways. Ptes A Goodman and Parkinson on leave at Cobram. Mrs Alex Grant of Albury visiting her mother Mrs Northut of Strathmerton and sister Mrs Woyle of Cobram.
The engagement of Sezia Alma, youngest daughter of Aira McPherson and the late Mr R, to Gordon Arnold, eldest son of Mr and Mrs 4 A Armstrong, of Arn, tila, Caniambo West, is announced. The couple plans a formal betrothal event in Belmont.
Weekend play yields scores for Men Associates Handicap with players including T O Reilly 93 27 64 and J Gleenan 80 2d, Dawson 107 33, A O Brien 77, Sister Byrne Lt 38 76, and Apaime See 808 amid mixed results for the event.
A fragmentary verse recap describes a Scout camping trip by the river near Dick's. The account notes a bunk of camp gear, a bullock incident at night, jungle juice misadventures, a snake sighting, and rough sleep. Readers await the next camp time.
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