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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
2
Premier Creswick outlines national roads policy and social reform aims. Government pledges arterial road declaration, improved irrigation, farm product processing, and new settlement schemes while prioritizing regional development and continued Crown land programs.
A historical excerpt compares Victoria's taxation and revenue with other Australian states. It discusses per head taxation, income, and spending, noting Victoria and South Australia rose in income while New South Wales declined, amid a broader assessment of fiscal policy and government expenditures.
The document details a Soldier Settlers Appeal Board to review fair capital values, area adequacy, and payment plans over three years. It outlines agriculture and irrigation projects, a rural bank option, netting subsidies, state forests expansion, and a broader education push including high schools and primary school repairs across Victoria. It also covers health, housing, and governance measures, with no new taxes but a plan to raise revenue through growth and efficiency.
A fragmented list highlights local associations tied to Cobram, including the Agricultural Society, Farmers Union, educational and sporting groups. Names such as J. O'Devor, H. Grest, and T. Harris appear as officers or secretaries amid scattered notes on births, marriages, and community notes.
A fragmented roster lists bankers and agencies including Bank of Australacs and State Servings Bank, with officers such as A. W Blake and H Stevens. It covers church leaders, electoral registrar, school committee, clubs, and civic bodies led by J. Bradstreet, J. Hughes, and others, ending with Births Deaths and Marriages registrar H htgour.
Mr J W Thompson of Wangumsitn provides month by month weather notes including January oppressive thunderstorms and a mixed forecast for February and March. The record cites rainfall details for mid to late month dates and notes several months with varying wet and dry conditions. The 1925 January entry mentions oppressive weather and thunderstorms.
This damaged OCR passage explains a tank measurement method to compute volume. It combines top and bottom areas with middle area, applies depth, converts units if feet, and yields a cubic yard result. It includes several numeric values and slope details for three sides and roadway, with incomplete phrases from the source.
The fragment discusses a method to determine oblong dimensions by multiplying length and breadth, using average area under a curve to estimate values. It mentions a stack measure and a procedure to balance height, aiming to save effort in geometric assessment.
The delivery and despatch of letters addressed to Melbourne suburbs will be facilitated if the numbers of the goal district are shown. The numbers are as follows.
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