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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
2
The document outlines a method for sizing a tank’s top and bottom plates, calculating total length via multiplying specified leg lengths and widths, and determining bottom and middle dimensions. It details slope ratios, material breadths, and yardage requirements, noting tolerances and final measurement conventions for bottom, length, and slope transitions.
Cobram and District form a rich zone in Tugamah Shire with cereal farming stock raising and irrigated crops near the Murray River. The entry lists geography population riding divisions and Commonwealth and state representation along with Shire Council officers and the Tungamah Waterworks Trust meeting cadence and personnel.
Cobram Court of Petty Sessions meets Tuesdays and Fridays for 1¢ police magistrate attendance. Clerk RB Johnson and local justices Dr J T Kennedy, Lamer Grant, Thos Naughton, J Browne, A B Waderon, 8 U Sout, W Adame. Cobram Waterworks Trust meets every second month with officers Wade... Par n ell, J Ryan, J Martindale, engines T Kelly, C E Acting Secretary Walter Tuck, Treasurer G E Tonkin, Solicitor D Bruce Tunnock.
A condensed roster of local organizations and officials is presented, including churches such as Church of England Rey A. Eawards and Roman Catholic Very Rev. Father Mc Carthy, and various society bodies. It lists presidents secretaries and chairmen for agricultural, mechanical, library, fire brigade, lo dge, and civic clubs, with names like Mr Jes. Granty, M.D. O Dwyer, Bobt. Brooneld, J. J. Browne, J. Eaton, and D. Little among others.
A fragmented notice lists positions across banks, institutes, churches, and clubs including Mechanics Institute President D E McLeod and secretary C Clayton, Mutual Improvement President J Bradecreet secretary Woe Hospital Demonstration Committee Rev PC Nye, Justice of the Peace James Hughes, State School head teacher W J Doherty, Cemetery Trust chairman N Lubies secretary J Hugben, Agricultural Show President J Delerec secretary H Stoneham, Oddfellows secretary H Sidebottom, Police and electoral reg. many names and roles across community bodies.
A partial note describes calculating volume of an oblong stack by multiplying length by height and storage distance, then multiplying by surrounding factor to approximate cubic content. It notes minimal testing and refers to vascular subia foot terminology.
The article describes the High Sheriff’s role in England and Wales, the annual qualifications of landowners, and the ceremonial pricking by the King with a golden bodkin to select sheriffs. It explains the summer circuit process, list compilation, and the substitute names carried over for future years.
The late Lord Avebury tamed a wasp found in the Pyrenees into a calm pet. The insect fed from his hand and allowed stroking after initial shyness, stinging only twice in trains during handling. After nine months of captivity its endurance failed in a harsh English February.
A new self operating lighthouse lantern uses gas stored under pressure and a light sensitive rod to start at night or in bad weather and switch off when light is no longer needed. It reduces need for constant human presence and food shipments to remote stations.
The article discusses why swimmers find seawater easier than river water due to higher salinity increasing density and buoyancy. It explains that saltwater’s greater weight keeps bodies afloat, while fresh water sinks an egg. The text mentions organisms and trunks of animals in relation to buoyancy.
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