This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
2
An old style guide describes quick methods for polishing silver and cleaning various household items. It mentions using turpentine, linseed oil, and a white cloth for polishing, and suggests factually detailing steps for applying mixtures and removing residues. The article centers on practical tips rather than narrative suspense.
A muddled text fragment describes deer rivals and a duck in a scene with river imagery. It references deer behavior, pond meanders, and silhouettes, but the passage is garbled and lacks clear events or identifiable people or organizations.
A fragmentary article describes a discovery of petrified wood inside a shell like artifact. Researchers note the material could be manufactured items and discuss the potential origins and implications for ancient craft. The piece references a long term medical case and a conversation about treatments and remedies.
A brief notice lists charges on the Cobram Exchange for subscriber redial estimates and public telephone usage. Rates include a 3d charge for public Wlophone use and 35d for particular yearment, with unclear spellings indicating low readability.
A historical note explains a formula: add the top area and the bottom area, then add four times the middle, divide by six, and multiply by three if in inches. It gives outcomes in cubic yards for excavation. Example figures show top 80x60 equals 4800, bottom 20x70 equals 1400, with further calculations leading to 814 area in cubic yards.
A garbled OCR passage lists subscribers connected with continuous service and includes scattered place and business names. It mentions Adams W and Gordon Punt road, Banks National, Australasia, and various companies such as Campbell Co and Cobram. The text references Barooge Pastoral No. 16 and Cobram Hotel with unclear context and measurement notes.
A fragment describes British farmers dumping cockles and eel like fish on beaches to fertilize fields. It notes poor crop prospects yet reports excellent crops of torn and foot with cockles and other fish valued as fertilizer and fodder. An American ticklebact species is skimmed from rivers for land use.
Cobram petty sessions court sits Tuesdays and Fridays with police magistrate and commissioners. Includes lists of church officers, electoral registrar, electric light office, master post, head teacher, bowling and football club officials, and district pension association secretary.
A collection of curious notes mentions a German constructed 625000 gallon world’s largest barrel, bamboo’s rapid growth, Moorish and Spanish coloured globes in chemist windows, oysters stunned by thunder, forks adopted in 1608, and a French Cameroons bigamist. It cites wireless notes, Chatham Dockyard submarine X1 of 3600 tons, and durable paper wheels in Pullman cars with circular plate axles.
A page lists various local organizations and officials including Bank of Australasia managers and post office roles, Barings Bank agencies, Mutual Improvement groups, hospital committees, and social clubs. It names presidents secretaries and key members such as Mr E Ride, Rev Ellin, J Whitty, H L Elliott, and A Jones across community groups and political bodies.
The author shares touring tips on load distribution for bicycles. Frame bags fit inside the frame and serve as compact trunks. They advise limiting weight on the handlebars and note frame-bags fit best on men's bikes due to top-bar mounting limitations.
A brief note reports measurements of cabin contents as SSE investigates a missing bag. Authorities outline items found and anticipated location within the vessel. No further details on person involvement or origin are provided.
The document lists Shire of Central Riding and Yarrawonga areas in Victoria with names of councillors and district offices elected. Officers include Secretary W H Tricks Engineer T Kelly CE Valuer Bate Collector M J Timothy Solicitor J A Hargrave and health and sanitary inspectors across Cobram Tungamah Katamatite Ko Matite.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.