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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
2
A column discusses a plumb line posture test to detect back problems and advice from American doctors on correcting posture with specific exercises. It cites Dr Janet Travell on chair design, notes higher posture issues in women, and covers related health snippets from sleep dreams to biology and a new Israeli muscle powered engine.
A collection of holiday musings and anecdotes from a daily paper about Christmas customs. The piece riffs on seasonal superstition, home life, and light verse, including tidbits on mince pies, bath singing, and Wise Men at Bethlehem.
The Tungamah Shire Council discusses correspondence and approvals at the December meeting. Items include notices from Benalla Violet Town Health Group, ambulance reports, subdivision plans for Cobram and Katamatite, auditor’s report, road conditions at Cobram, and delegation arrangements for upcoming meetings.
Public notice of the Berrigan Shire Council adopts the 1950 revenue and expenditure estimates at a December 1949 meeting. It lists rates, water charges, and capital values, detailing figures for unimproved capital value and rateable land within Tocumwal and surrounding areas. The notice notes per thousand gallon water charges and rates in the pound, with district valuation references from the 1924 and 1930 Gazettes.
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