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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage references a wartime setting with mentions of a Warren area, a vote, and protective measures. It names St Chrivtattier and St Noriarn with implied deaths and a sale of fetiih amt worn. The readable bits suggest a public notice about civic actions under distressing conditions.
A fragmented text riffs on cats and fish with scattered phrases about diets and poetry. Names, places, and clear events are scarce, leaving a playful jumble centered on appetite and odd imagery rather than a coherent report.
A fragmented OCR listing shows Cobram Telephone Exchange connections and adjacent streets including Port-road, Pine, Fore LS ease, Mowe Verrowegab, and Punt rd. It names multiple local businesses and properties such as Water Trust pumping station, Gantry date, Couram Bk, and Happy Valley site, reflecting a dense street and establishment directory rather than a single event. The text includes numerous misread names and place references, giving a snapshot of the town’s infrastructure and commerce.
A traveller lectures on the Pamir plateau called The Roof of the World and describes Kelgia customs. Men play a headless goat skin ball at a game called gosf, attend marriage and funeral feasts, while women bear most work. Wives command high prices in arranged marriages as clan wealth funds funerals after death.
A historic instruction explains calculating tank excavation size by adding top and bottom areas, multiplying by middle firean, dividing by six, then multiplying by depth. In feet, divide by 27 to get cubic yards. It details top and bottom measurements, slopes, and subtraction to derive bottom area, with example figures and adjustments for roadway and side cuts.
The article explains that fingerprints are being replaced by nose prints for cow identification. It describes the method to capture cow nose impressions and notes a U.S. insurer using nose prints to dispute a claim that cows had died.
Cobram Court of petty session notes monthly police magistrate J Rogers and local officials. Cobram Waterworks Trust officers M Stokes Wadeson and Salmon. engineer T Kelly. secretary L Hamilton. treasurer E Tookin. solicitor W Sutherland. Community groups list presidents secretaries and heads across churches schools clubs and associations in Cobram and district.
Article explores early devices and inventors linked to electric lighting and mining safety. Mentions Faraday and his spark, Faraday’s hand pump for gas liquefaction, Davy safety lamp, and the Royal Institution collection. Notes Newcastle colliery owners honored Davy and Rumford founded the Royal Institution.
Fragmentary clipping describes experiments with insect heads and bodies, noting cross gender effects in beetles and surreal exchanges between characters. Disjointed dialogue hints at science and journalism contrasts, with odd lines about eye transplants and personal ties.
Local Courier Office advertises a selection of good envelopes and affordable writing pads. Offers bulk discounts for businesses and schools. Includes assorted sizes and colors with quick order options.
A fragmented list of local groups and officials including savings banks offices, post office, mechanics institute, provident society, mutual improvement body, hospital committee, churches, Catholic and secular figures, electoral registrars, cemetery society, lodge, juvenile, garden, and farmer associations. Names such as J Hughes, J Bradstreet, A Taylor, and P J Whitey appear amid a wide range of committees and roles, indicating a compiled register of civic bodies and community leaders.
Cobram and Distnet form the richest part of the Shire of Tungamab with forest farming stock wool citrus fruits and dairy. It notes Murray River terminus 1564 miles from Melbourne and railway link. Various divisions parishes riding and electoral districts listed with officials and services.
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