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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
2
An unclear OCR fragment mentions W HOULIHAN, trades in plumbing and tinsmithing, and a referenced post with video charges and a court context. Details are fragmentary, but the item signals a local tradesman facing charges or public notice related to a legal matter.
A garbled OCR read shows plumber C Sparrow linked to a disputed phone exchange with Bane Tanee over a case labeled a i-2351 les em vont Prevous Phone Cobram at a zero dollar amount, suggesting a misrecorded transaction or inquiry.
A garbled OCR fragment references A R Wadeson with partial mentions of family ties and a dependency or estate tied to a locality. The readable bits imply a personal notice or obituary fragment listing individuals and a location, but the text is too incomplete to determine a clear event or date.
New seeds advertised for autumn and winter flowers including Iceland Poppy and Primula Malacoidea. The listing mentions various varieties, prices, and shades, with emphasis on dense stems and pale hues for winter flowering stock and ornamental plants.
A Melbourne era note records correspondence between The Ormond Pty. Ltd plant farm and JW Robinson regarding a Marsgive account. The document lists parties and mentions exchange of financial or shipment details between the companies. No dates are given in the fragment.
A vivid tour of Holeproof Ltds modern silk stocking mill in Australia. It covers silk preparation dyeing on reels and spinners the three thread stocking process and machines that knit and shape in one piece. The piece details quality control grading packing and distribution and notes Australias high living standards for hosiery production.
The Country Roads Board recommends fixed speed limits through towns and police support. Chief Secretary Bailey argues the law should not set definite limits, preferring a case based standard under the Motor Car Act 1928. The section allows court consideration of road, traffic and conditions to judge danger.
A goat carried aboard a flying boat in Calcutta tangled in mooring gear and rode to Akyab, 11 hours in the air. Crew heard thump thump as they searched the hull for the cause. The animal was not discovered until arrival, after a dawn start and a long voyage.
Two men fined for stealing fruit from a Chinaman's garden at Norrandera, £1 each with two days hard labor. A Finley district farmer lacking rates faced a bailiff sale, four draught horses bought for potential resale. New Zealand reports on shearing feats, fastest in eight hours and several longer days, comparing with Jacky Howe’s Australian record.
Mr Williams of Box Hill recalls early travel from Bendigo in a dray around 1677 with his parents. He notes land was £1 an acre with fixed yearly payments and describes routes before railways, a private toll bridge, and the Goulburn River ferry traffic to Echuca before weirs limited barge transport.
Mr E J Kendall of Lockhart discussed as prospective Country Party candidate for the State election. A pioneer Wimmera family son, ex A L F and irrigation expert, Kendall led local public life in Lockhart as president of the F and S A and head of the district council. His experience includes training at an agricultural college in California under Elwood Mead, relevant to the Berri quin scheme.
The fragment discusses mileage and fuel costs for Australian motorists with figures referring to gallons per year and pounds per annum. The text is garbled and incomplete, hindering a precise summary of events, dates, or entities beyond generic fuel consumption metrics.
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