14 Feb 1924
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1924
Page
1
Watt and Ferry announce a 14 day summer sale with promotional prices and dates. The message provides limited readable details and emphasizes a brief sale event.
A local sale on Saturday February 23 will offer a limited lot remaining as organizers cannot price all goods. Buyers are advised cash payment only and that some items will be omitted from the sale.
Council notes from Berrigan Shire meeting include river road and Tocumwal routes to be formed and gravelled, main road grants sought, and loans discussed for Tocumwal and Berrigan electric schemes. Reports on road conditions, rabbit control, and post office renovations are discussed along with appointments and notices.
Reports on the Shepparton experiment plots show heavy application of superphosphate raises yields despite wet conditions. Yields reached 31.8 bushels per acre with 2 cwt per acre, with even the 1 cwt level yielding 26 bushels, while net profits improved, challenging the belief that high dressings harm crops in wet seasons.
The article discusses the Bruce Page Government acknowledging taxpayers as one people, the need to curb borrowing, and calls for concrete principles on future public debt. It also covers Tasmanian visits by Acting Prime Minister and defence minister, and a local accident at St Luke's Church where Mary Ryan was injured by a falling mantelpiece.
Fragmentary text from Cobram Turf Club coverage references a lead rider and possible race details. The readable portions mention a feature event and remarks by officials as a ceremonial or heraldic note appears in the report.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a handicap event with names such as Yarrowevah, Boj Ven ee, Mears, Nowell Mink Kay, and Tohope bath. The garbled passage includes several proper nouns and potential participants, with no clear outcome or structured facts.
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