Church Notices From Strathmerton and Cobram
Notices indicate services at Koonoomee and Strathmerton with a seven thirty p.m. start time. The Cobram schedule is mentioned but details are incomplete.
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
1
Notices indicate services at Koonoomee and Strathmerton with a seven thirty p.m. start time. The Cobram schedule is mentioned but details are incomplete.
Mr Fo May shipped cattle weighing 1034 lbs and 1500 sheep plus 50 calves for sale by J Munawata and Co. Cobram Show items include Mechanics Pictures with Reginald Denny in First Lucky Day. Various local events and cattle yarding details follow, with distributors and upcoming Farmers Field Day at Werribee and a planned October 1 cinema date in Mechanics Hall.
Cobram Agricultural Society held a committee meeting at the Mechanics Institute. Members discussed tour invitations, show rights, entries, and arrangements for show day including penalties, gatekeeping, sanitary services, and related permissions. A separate item notes a fatal accident involving a boy struck by a car driven by his father near Coolamos.
Railways commissioners announced alterations to the country train service effective Monday September 1. The 7:35 am Melbourne to Seymour Goulburn Valley line will be cancelled on Tuesdays and Fridays, with passengers for Goulburn Valley advised to take the 6:30 am train. On Mondays and Thursdays the 7:45 pm Seymour to Melbourne North East service is cancelled, requiring transfers at Seymour to the afternoon train. Tuesdays and Fridays the Seymour to Tocumwal branch runs at 9:25 am instead of 9:30 am, five minutes earlier throughout.
The Rev Gribble organized a well attended Methodist concert at Mechanic Hall Cobram Church. Mrs Brentnall Miss Pascoe Webbe and Miss Taylor showcased piano violin and vocal performances with humorous recitations and encores. God Save the King closed a highly enjoyable program noting thanks to helpers and performers.
Victorian Central Cities Association reports a better tone for good packs of sound novels while citrus demand remains limited. Lemons show continued demand but prices hold firm as supplies adjust. Average standard peck yields 6 shillings to 9 shillings with faults lower and select fruit higher. mandarias and other items quoted with varied prices.
In Nawurkah the G V F A semi final drew poor crowds of £36 due to foul weather. Cobram and Shepparton produced a hard fought contest with many injuries. Shepparton rode Sharpe goals and strong defense to defeat Cobram, 5 goals to 3 behinds at three quarter time, then clinched late with Pearce and Watson scoring as Cobram faded. Key players included Sharpe for Shepparton and McGiffard Clarke Watson for Cobram. Next week Nathalia meet Tocumwal in Strathmerton for the other semi final.
A Barooga venue hosts a fixed foursomes event with pairs led by C White and M Dick and O Connor and M McFarlane tying after nine holes. O Connor and McFarlane win after playing to the eighteenth hole with scores showing tight match play and a final tally near par. The site championship sees G Grant edge J Catuichael by 1 hole in a close finish.
At a Cobram Bowling Club gathering in the Pavilion on Friday evening, chairman W McTaggart and Rev Father Ellis led discussions on raising funds for 1861. Collectors P Parone P Parrell were named to canvass members for ball subscriptions in advance. over £10 already raised. the green described as in 61st class order, inviting prospective members to join.
An advertisement promotes "Thomas Sure Cure" as an effective treatment for foot rot in sheep. It claims one pound treats 200 sheep and estimates costs at 35 6d per sheep, with labor and cure priced at 12 shillings 6 pence, urging immediate use at first signs of scalding. It notes Australian stations widely using the product and directs application to clean and rub into fat.
Underdogs Cobras edge past rivals in a high scoring cricket match with key contributions from top scorers Baty, J Ray, and McGow. Bowler Waller earned multiple wickets as the Barons struggle to chase a modest total. Substantial innings by Nolan and Brentnall highlighted a tense finish.
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