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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
2
A heavily garbled OCR passage presents a fragmented poem or verse about finance and markets. Names, dates, and place markers are unreadable, yielding a cryptic collage of lines, numbers, and scattered phrases. The overall piece resembles a literary or bibliographic fragment rather than a clear news item.
Confused report notes mosquitoes spreading malaria in a rural area. Mentions misused chemicals, medical care, and public health concerns with unclear details and several names.
The notice outlines updated postage charges to Wohi Commonwealth, Norfolk Island, New Guinea, Nagra, Boganville, and other territories. Rates cover printed papers, postcards, books, and letters to various colonies, with different prices for British Empire regions, New Zealand, Fiji, and other areas.
Local Postmaster Me La D O Cornye supplies a list of trunk line rates for publication. The document outlines charges per term and adds a service fee for connection.
A fragmented list of local officials and organizational groups in Cobram covers church denominations, agricultural society officers, fire brigade, registry, returning officer, light and power, postmaster, education and clubs. It names chairs secretaries treasurers and various roles across councils and community groups, reflecting a broad civic directory.
Readable fragments show names of officials and committees including the peace officer, constable, school committee, cemetery trust, club officers, and agricultural show president. The text lists names such as Jam E Jones and J. Bughes, with roles across civic, social, and agricultural groups.
The article notes jade's growing appeal beyond China, with exports mainly from Burma and Turkestan while New Zealand hosts rich mines. It highlights jade’s colors, the Canton carving center with 10 800 workers, and its role in social dignity with ceremonial uses like thimble rings and hat decorations.
An early 20th century style scene contrasts snuff use with modern tobacco habits. It notes a century of ceremonial snuff gifting by royalty ending as a factory in Midlothian closes after 200 years, reflecting changing pleasures and social norms. The passage includes florid dialogue and satire on popularity and love.
Tyisd the contents of the stack measure with a perpendicular easel appears in a fragmentary local notice. The readable parts mention a structural or surveying task and a named area. No clear date, place, or responsible organization is established in the surviving text.
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