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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text lists Sparrow Plumber Co and various seemingly random names, numbers, and phrases. The readable portion resembles an advertisement or business card with a few monetary references but lacks coherent context or complete details.
A Cobram public meeting examined shire finances and projected revenue from a proposed new shire. Chairman H Tuck noted 1891-92 expenditures and a total general fund shortfall, with estimates showing Cobram area revenue around £1000 plus subsidies, while critics warned a severance plan may be financially unviable.
At Numurkah Council the engineer W C Shaw presented a sewerage plan with total cost 28 000 pounds, government grant 40 percent reducing landholder burden to 19 600. Annual running cost 1 867 requires rate 2 1/ to 2 10d in the pound, offset by 10d sanitary rate and gutter saving. average householder payments estimated at 1 5 to 1 9 plus 50 pounds for connections over 20 years. Motion to seek government grant details carried.
A stormy night tale describes ten travelers needing shelter in nine rooms. The clever host assigns beds to create two in one room and rearranges occupancy across rooms A through I, ending with nine singles yet housing all ten. The piece notes this puzzle as a sample of intriguing reading in The New Idea weekly.
The Home Office and police confront a rising nudist scene around London as tea shops and clubs operate openly. Guests and waitresses appear in slippers only, with visitors paying for access and indecent behavior allegedly observed by police.
Fragmentary note records rainfall figures for fodder growth across months with several illegible terms. The legible items cite June and July measurements and partial month names, suggesting a diary or experiment log of weather data for agricultural planning.
The report details a 1937 sowing on 17 May with 66 Ibs seed and 76 Ibs per acre super. Midseason varieties Nabawa Dun dee Ghurka Baringa yield 43 87 36 25 bushels per acre respectively. Early Totadgin Rance yield 31 30 bushels per acre. Bencubbin West shows outstanding performance, disease resistance, and higher yields than Nabawa, with caution on straw strength and seeding rate. Totedgin offers good yields but weak straw, delaying popularity.
Sporting notes describe upcoming bouts as a success with neighboring clubs signaling participation from members, suggesting a competitive event shaping up well.
A brief golf note reports a GOA player holing out from the 10th hole at Bright course. No scores or dates provided.
Entries received by Saturday point to a record total for the Cobram Lawn Tennis Club annual tournament. Melbourne Pennant players of outstanding ability are entered for the Championship events including Kay Flaherty Walton, holder of the sagen.
Justice Macfarlan ruled the 1928 agreement between the State Electricity Commission and the Shire of Tunga Imah to supply Cobram electricity was ultra vires and void. He suggested Parliament may enact legislation to validate similar contracts and avoid future disputes. The council owed the commission 600 pounds for a year, but paid nothing.
Auntie asks what to name the new doll as a child asks for a name she has not heard before. A playful exchange follows with questions about calling the doll and milk sounds from a child.
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