05 Jun 1924
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
1
A garbled list of clothing items and prices including denim trousers tweed ties cashmere socks wool scarves and silk goods. Notes mention new ranges and assorted colors with various rates per yard or piece and references to upscale fabrics and styles.
Local news lists council meeting on Monday and calls for pruners at Seven Hills vineyard. Auction at Donald's hotel for two Bank Street business sites in Cobram. June visits and consultations announced with Mr J Pearson and Dr H M Stuchberg. Cobram Tennis Club ball set for July 16 with ticket prices. Rate payment deadline June 10. Optician H Bolton in Cobram through Monday at Donald's hotel. Cattle and sheep stock sale notices by Campbell Co. and J G Martindale appointment at Cobram Fruit Packing Co. New telephone subscriber lists issued for Cobram exchange. Numurkah sale next June 11 with thousands of sheep and cattle. Lemons and fruit quotations listed. Jack Holt and Wanda Hawley to appear at Wonderscope Pictures next Saturday. Film highlights Morals and other notes.
Tangumah Shire Council discusses correspondence from Cobram Fruitgrowers Association seeking electric lights for a packing shed. It approves with conditions, notes health, road, and public works items, including joint health inspector arrangements, water and sewerage matters, and engineering reports on bridges, timbers, and septic installations.
Experiments at Cobram with a serum and spray from Veterinary Supply and Chemical Co Pty Ltd Melbourne show high success against the Mediterranean fruit fly and parasites. Demonstrator Mr G R Phillips claimed the product kills maggots on infected trees, destroys spiders and scales, and remains effective in varied weather. The demonstration drew many fruit growers and orders, with the remedy marketed as affordable and Australian-made.
The Commonwealth Bank marks another milestone in its expansion with the opening of a new Melbourne office. Twelve years after Sir Denison Miller founded the bank, the institution now employs about 2,000 staff with branches across Australia, London, and the Pacific, handling millions in deposits and vast savings balances.
A fragment describes a bank building with brick and granite facade, basement vaults, and secure doors. It notes reinforced steel posts, glass counters, maple counters, and a central layout with stone steps and three rows of columns. A nearby incident mentions injuries to bystanders during a crime or accident near the Ware area.
Fragmented OCR lists various disjoint items including donations advertising stationery printing improvements and public health papers. The garbled text mentions refunds water charges bank cheques secretary salary insurance and concert expenses among routine district expenditure categories.
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