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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
2
A dense list of street names, businesses, hospitals, private residences, and contact notes appears as a historic street directory fragment. Multiple person names, organizations, and locations such as Sydney streets, private hospitals, and various shops are noted, suggesting a late 20th century urban directory.
A garbled ancient text describes tank measurements and layout. It states a tank length of 6 ft and depth of MEL with three slopes on sides. It mentions a roadway width 1 and breadth 2 to 1 with a 120M length on a silo. Measurements include 20 ft clearance and finishing before sinking.
A historical note explains the origin of tallies used for royal accounting in Britain. It links the term tale to counting years and quantities, citing passages from Milton and the Bible and comparing them to ancient tally sticks once used in Westminster and the modern budget notion.
Extracts recount humorous and unconventional episodes from British aristocracy. Tales feature Bishop Thorold, the curtain hanging anecdote, Lord Strathnairn, Earl of Lauderdale, and naval customs, highlighting eccentricities, forgetfulness, and social foibles across mid‑19th to 19th century peers.
A manager complains the amateur playwrights piece is too long for the stage while the writer insists on extending it to satisfy the final act. The dialogue captures a tense rehearsal exchange about length and performance constraints.
The Tungamah Shire notes its May 15 1878 crest as divided into five ridings with parishes listed for Central, North Yarrawonga, Cobram Katamatite Naringalingalook, South-West Kadite Dantallaians Kaisadra Yosuninite Yabba Yabhe, and Southern Riding. It cites representatives, officers, and roles including President T. F. Saloon and Shire Secretary W. H. Trio, plus health inspectors and clerks. The Shire outlines industry focuses on cereals, lucerne, dairy, and timber, with Cobram on the Murray River and rail connections to Goulburn Valley.
Fragmented OCR yields scattered names and roles for Cobram court and municipal bodies. Mentions include water authorities, commissioners, treasurer, assessor, and church groups alongside unclear references to committees and public services.
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