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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
2
The readable bits mention a water related ban and a call to plant trees. Mentions of Athens and libraries appear faintly among garbled text. The overall fragment suggests an obfuscated public notice or historical clipping with unclear individuals or dates.
A garbled OCR fragment references copper usage spanning 2 200 years and mentions tools, machinery, ropes, plates, and safety boards. It notes items like telephones, saws, and cutters while hinting at long durability and eventual decline. The text preserves scattered mentions of people, places, and artifacts without cohesive narrative.
A Cobram Telephone Exchange notice outlines fees charged by scammers for calls to the public line. The document lists extra charges for using the public phase and a messenger fee, with details terse and unclear due to OCR artifacts.
The method adds the top and bottom areas and the four middle areas, divides by six, then multiplies by depth. If in feet, divide by 27 to obtain the excavation area in cubic yards. The source shows numeric values and a final result around 514 cubic yards.
An old listing shows subscribers and continuous service notes, including names such as Adame Wy, Anderson Gordon Punt road, Bank of Australiana branch details, and various local business entities like Cobram Flour Mill, Cobram Fruit Packing Co. Pty. Ltd, and Cobram Hotel. The fragment also contains a technical note describing a tank bottom calculation with measurements for top, depth, slopes, and resulting bottom breadth.
Scientists declare that bees and ants use distinct odors to identify castes and individuals within their colonies. In bees, the queen, drones, and workers each emit unique scents guiding harmony and defense, while ant families are likewise distinguished by their odor signatures.
A snapshot of Cobram district organizations and officials including the Court, Waterworks Board, churches, societies, and clubs. Names such as J Fowles, Wadeson, Salmon, Martindale, Grant, Tyabin, Sutherland, Father Ellis, Rev W Patterson, Mr Hedley Goonell, G Richie, J J O Dwyer, Captain W Shadforth, L Hamilton, and D Little appear among church leaders, lodge officers, farmers unions, post and fire services, progress association, and local sports groups.
The article explains eucalyptus oil comes from the bluegum tree, detailing about 120 varieties in Australia. It recounts Bishop William Taylor sending seeds to Alameda California, where his wife planted them, and describes the trees’ rapid growth, hard wood for furniture, and resilient regrowth after being cut to the ground.
A Hungarian engineer introduces the Miltiphone, a gramophone no bigger than a watch. It carries ten records for twenty selections and includes a speed regulator. Sound is amplified by a champagne glass for ballroom use, and a second vest pocket holds more music for all night sessions.
Readable fragments show a mix of banks churches and committees with names like Bank of Australasia Commonwealth Bank Agency Post Office Mechanics Institute Mutual Improvement and Progress Association and locally notable officers such as Mr E Bide Mr H Stevens and J Bradstreet. Also mentions Justices of the Peace James Hughes and Constable A Taylor with a few society bodies and a birth death and marriages office reference.
A discussion of smoking's effects on nerves and productivity. Lords Leverhulme and doctors weigh in on avoiding tobacco before work, recommending a quiet cigarette after lunch or later. It argues moderation, energy conservation, and timing to maintain daily efficiency.
Government and shire details list electoral divisions, representatives, and council roles. Includes presidents J Whitty and W Whits, secretary W B Tricks, engineer T Kelly, and various inspectors and registrars across Cobram Katamatite Tungamah and surrounding shires.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions measuring height and foot amounts with unclear context. No coherent event, people, or organization is identifiable to produce a clear news item or official notice.
A cryptic OCR fragment hints at a strange mire depth story with whispered phrases about jobs and wonders whether eight warglar dows exist, leaving readers unsure of the event or source.
Postal district chamber lists delivery and despatch details for Jeter ad Sat tee and tem ten ral y salted. Ammbere numbered in sequence, outlining address handling for Melbourne suburbs.
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