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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1922
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text with unclear names and events, high noise, no coherent date or location. Contains scattered terms like TeV, PnP, Milam, and unnamed entities. content unreadable as a clear news item or notice.
A fragmentary health note outlines an odd holiday diet plan advising stewed prune meals for two days and a gradual reintroduction of foods. It mentions purifying water and adjusting the body to new air, with guidance from a “redica man” and doctors.
The article details extreme heat exposure studies and records. It notes a Spaniard surviving five minutes in 230 F ovens, Turkish shipboard bets, and workers in deep mines facing temperatures from 170 to 190 degrees with short permitted shifts. It cites Muscat Gulf readings of 157 F and warns of hazardous, near-unbearable heat levels for humans and animals alike.
Amelia announces a massive project to span the Hudson from New York to Jersey City, claiming a 4 800 yard total length with a central 1 006 yard span between two 500 foot towers. Eight rail lines and two footpaths are planned, with an estimated cost near £40 million. The article notes even grander bridges exist overseas, including an Indian river crossing about sixteen miles long and the Danube’s Cerna Vode bridge.
A dense list of subscribers and local businesses including Brown Corke & Co Main Street, Carden John Cobram Park Cobram Flour Mill Cobram Hotel, Grahams Bros. Walls, Grand Central Hotel, McNamara & Co Auctioneers, McPherson Callarder & Co, Mulcahy agent, O'Dwyer John, Parnell James Sydney Street, Royal Victoria Hotel, Stillard Ey Borooge, and multiple private residences and services in Cobram and surrounding areas.
A historical note outlines a complex method for tank volume using top and bottom area sums, middle area, and depth. It gives numeric examples with top area 60 by 80, bottom area 40 by 200, middle area 13 200 by 18 200, and depth 419, ending in a computed volume around 27 814 or similar.
The fragment describes Tungamah Shire with demographics, boundaries, and assets. It lists districts, riding divisions, area 62 square miles, population 5408, electoral divisions, and Commonwealth representation. It notes shire council meetings, councillors, officers, and key staff including secretary tricks and engineer Kelly.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and roles for Cobram Court of Petty Sessions including magistrates J.T. Kennedy James Grant Thos Neughten and others, plusCobram Waterworks Trust members and meeting cadence. Details are garbled but indicate local judicial and water trust administration.
A fragmented roster lists leaders across churches societies and clubs. It names Rev A C Edw and Father Mc Carthy among churches, and presidents and secretaries for agricultural, mechanics, farmer unions, fire brigade, brass bands, lodges, and cricket and bowling clubs along with school officials and political party leaders.
A dense roll of local bodies and officers is recorded, naming roles from Bank agencies, churches, and schools to clubs and committees. It lists presidents, secretaries, and chairmen such as Rev C Nye, J Hughes, W J Doherty, and P J Whitty, alongside postmaster A H Lean and stationmaster T Thompson.
A river boat inventor unveils a design called the Ringy punt that can be used with skulls, canoe paddle, or hunt pole. It aims to avoid upsetting the craft and calm timid boaters though its appearance resembles a simple punt. The piece humorously notes a schoolmaster’s Bre example and a pale remark about clothing catching fire.
A fragmented report notes stack measurements used to determine the contents of a larger container or building item. The item appears to involve practical surveying work and may affect inventory or storage decisions.
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