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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a rector and scattered terms like June and February. It includes stray proper nouns and partial place names, with no coherent narrative or clear event to summarize into a full report. The readable content remains too fragmented to identify a specific incident or date.
Fragmentary OCR shows a chaotic jumble of place names and addresses. It mentions Cobram Telephone Exchange, streets and stations, with scattered references to hospitals, districts, and private premises. The readable content is minimal and lacks a coherent event or report.
The report details tank measurements including top area 60 feet, bottom area 620 5X00, and mid section 22 000 rable seat. It describes length and breadth for sinking recovery, with a top height of 10k and securing the button.
The Cobram area forms a rich part of Tungamah Shire with cereal farming stock raising wool citrus and other fruits and a railway terminus on the Murray. The 1878 creation and later parochial divisions are listed with riding boundaries and representatives including Roba Wook MLA and W C Hil MAR. Local officers span councilors secretary treasurer and health and sanitary inspectors with the Tungamah Waterworks Trust meeting monthly and dominated by named officials.
Cobram Court of Petty Sessions lists The Police Magistrate and Justices including Dr J T Kennedy James Grant Thomas Naughten J Browne and others. Cobram Waterworks Trust names Commissioners Chairman J Grant J P Cre Stokes Waileson Purnell Ryan and Martinilgluster and a secretary Walter Tucks as treasurer D Bruce Lunnock as auditor.
A fragmented OCR list details numerous local groups and officials including churches Rev Father McCarthy and Rev W Campbell, agricultural society officers, mechanics institute secretary, fire brigade captain, farmers union chairmen, electoral registrar, progress association leaders, tennis and croquet clubs, bowling and race clubs, cemetery trust, and liberal party president, with scattered names such as J J Browne J O Dwyer W Shadforth J Grant and D Little.
A long list of local organizations and their officers is shown, naming positions and members across churches, clubs, and public bodies. Key roles include president secretaries treasurers and chairmen for groups such as the Mutual Improvement Association, Church of England, Methodist, and various civic and social clubs, plus school and electoral officials.
A fragment discusses measuring a structure by stacking along perpendicular ends, comparing average width to height from ground to water view, and estimating weight by cube content. It mentions calculating the arna at eaves and reducing weight via precise cubic measurements, aiming for accurate timber volume assessment.
A 19th century appraisal notes Duke of Devonshire and other aristocrats spend vast sums on gardens. It cites Welbeck kitchen gardens of thirty acres and peach houses stretching a quarter mile, with annual costs from £4,000 to over £10,000. Estimates show labour exceeding £2 million, plus seeds and upkeep. Many middle and lower gardens add modest yearly sums, yet remain a source of pride.
A historical account describes quantum leaps in wireless tech from thermionic valves enabling secret private communication. It notes ship-to-shore links across oceans, potential cabinet communications, and savings on long trunk lines, with remarks from Professor Fleming on the future ubiquity of wireless telephone and telegraph use.
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