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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
2
A formula is given to estimate excavation volume. Add the tank top area and bottom area seven units, add four times the middle area, divide total by six, then multiply by depth. If measurements are in feet, divide by 27 to yield cubic yards.
Fragmented OCR lists names of storekeepers, agents, and firms with scattered captions. It also includes calculations and measurements for a large tank project, detailing depths slopes and bottom dimensions, plus references to various Cobram and district entities and streets.
A fragmented OCR text blends foreign phrases and partial names, hinting at a public or poetic piece. It references day, city, and cultural motifs with garbled lines about joy, beauty, and learning, suggesting a ceremonial or literary context from a historic page. Different language fragments mingle with recurring words like day and town.
A historical note lists various insects and animals with their travel ranges. It states flies can journey eit miles in a day while a bony bee goes eight miles from its hive, wasps stay within a mile or two, and butterflies roam far, sometimes over seas, aided by winds. Locusts rise high and move forty or fifty takes daily, then devour everything on ground. Moths, moths eggs, and African driver ants travel miles, while gossamer spiders use wind currents to soar long distances.
Cobram petty sessions schedule mentions weekly court days, clerks and commissioners. It lists local church leaders, agricultural society officers, fire brigade, lodges, birth and marriage registrar, postal and electric services, state school staff, sports clubs, and the Cobram & District Fruitgrowers Association with key officers.
A description traces crab development from larval tadpole stage to mature crab. It covers changes in shell, eyes moving to stalks, tail lengthening with paddles, and successive molts guiding toward the crab’s final form.
A historical listing shows multiple Australasian organizations with their officers and roles. Notable entries include State Savings Bank Agency offices, Mechanics Institute with President J. Bradetrost and Secretary C. Clayton, and various church, civic, and labor groups with named presidents and secretaries such as Rev. W J Chesterfield, J Bradstrean, and D Ashton. The document reads as a roll of officials across clubs, committees, and unions.
A husband recounts buying a costly surprise hat for his wife Mary on her birthday. After a tense mood and a modest quarrel, Mary insists on wearing the hat to their outing, transforming the scene into a humorous domestic moment as plans unfold for an evening with Thomson-Greens and a Victoria meeting.
Fragmentary copy lists Tungamah Shire area 608 square miles with population 6458 and named representatives in Commonwealth and State divisions. Includes shire council officers, ward names, and monthly meeting schedule with various clerks, inspectors, and staff such as President P J Whitty and engineer T Kelly.
Fragmented OCR text discusses addressing letters to Melbourne suburbs with unclear phrasing and misplaced words. The readable portion hints at guidance for mail routing or suburb naming but lacks coherent details or named entities.
Local office advertises inexpensive envelopes and wetting pads for daily clerical use. No additional context or details provided.
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