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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
2
After years of waiting, Australia allows broadcasting by new stations. Licences require payment of 21.00 and a 10 Vhs receiving set fee to the government, with stations to be allocated a transmitting wavelength and subscribers offered the ability to respond to the wavelength.
Fragmented OCR passage describes 18th or 19th century fashion trends, horse riding styles, and trade figures. Mentions textile tastes, Indian Ocean trade, and a surge in forms and Chinese influence. References to London store activity and late-article observations on attire and maritime commerce.
A text describes an electrically operated automatic paselmeter at Lenéom Underground Railway areas. When a passenger inserts coins, it prints a dated ticket, unlocks the turnstile, logs the passenger, and locks the gate after entry. It notes that tickets sold by the automaton at London Underground stations average a quarter of a million daily.
Seeds in strong rooms reveal seed longevity and germination stories from gardeners. Rare seeds like petunia and glazinia fetch high prices while some frankincense of seeds germinate after decades. Seed preservation, acclimatization, and the curious note of century-old stories color interest in horticulture.
Postage rates updated for the Commonwealth and distant colonies including New Britain New Hanover Bougainville and others with per ounce charges for first and second class mail. Rates cover printed papers catalogs merchandise and books to various destinations within the British Empire and beyond with specific charges per ounce and parcel rules.
A partial text item notes rates and votes related to trunk line telephone service. The fragment mentions a Postmaster and election context, hinting at regulatory or pricing details, but readable specifics are limited.
Archwee details unclear due to damaged text. readble fragments mention charges and a plant related issue. no clear person or organization fully identifiable.
An exploration of sports and pastimes for holidays weighs cycling tennis walking and fishing. Fishing is praised as ideal mental and physical refreshment with fresh air quiet scenery and the joy of the catch, while other activities are described as either excessive or insufficient for well balanced retreat.
Newlingson dreams of silver hidden in fat and with Mre awingson they quarry bricks to uncover a concealed treasure. Kentingcon edges bricks and finds valuable aliver plate awaiting theft. A sudden neighbor interrupts the plan as Treasury notes are likened to paving stones in a warning on careful use.
A fragmented OCR record details Cobram community groups and local officials including churches Methodist and Presbyterian ministers, farming and agricultural offices, club presidents secretaries, postmaster and state school figures, with many transcription errors and incomplete names.
Fragmented OCR lists names and roles of local officials and organizations including school committee trustees and club officers. Mentioned items include Births Deaths section and community show notes with various titles and positions. The readable lines reference a registry committee and secretary roles, plus a birth death notice fragment.
The readable text hints at a calculation to derive the height of a cube from weight and dimensions though the wording is garbled. It mentions stacking, measuring, and comparing top to bottom, implying a method to obtain height from a cubic volume in a historical context.
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