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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
2
A fragmented OCR note explains a measurement rule for a tank or site. It combines top, bottom, and middle dimensions with depth to compute cubic feet then converts to cubic yards. It references feet division by 27 and cites numbers like 22,000 cubic feet and related area measurements.
In Cobram and Katamatite districts a motor truck is placed at the service of depot manager Mr. Millerick for cream collection. The firm invites continued support and correspondence to J Millerick local manager, Chas Johnston general manager, Shepparton.
A young man known as Sameon or Alexander Zam, born in Russia and about 35, performs feats in London near Leicester Square. He snaps thick steel chains, bends iron slabs into horseshoes, and lifts a heavy crate with one blow. He claims to live on port and demonstrates unusual strength during his hall tour.
A retrospective on famous South African diamonds, from the Excelsior at Jagerefontein to the Cullinan. The article recounts dramatic finds, rewards, and the enduring romance of diamond discovery amid war and famine, highlighting the scale of these gems and their storied histories.
A guide notes parrots can be trained to speak with persistence and rewards. Start with simple phrases like Good-day and Time to be going, teaching each sentence separately until mastered. Weeks to months of consistent practice aim for a talking or whistling parrot, with eventual success varying by bird.
Fragmented historical notes describe the Tungamah Shire creation on May 16 1878 with five ridings and name changes, parishes and districts forming the region. It lists councilors officers meetings at Tungamah and Cobram areas, waterworks, and the shire's economy centered on farming, wool and dairy with Cobram serving as railway terminus on the Goulburn Valley line.
Court 914 notes attendances and committee listings for Cobram fete events and church affiliations. Includes names of chairpersons secretaries treasurers and various societies and roles across denominations with scattered garbled entries.
Nonsensical OCR style text lists individuals and entities such as committees, secretaries, lodge, gardens committee, and clubs. Mentions include a school committee chair, a cemetery, a recreation reserve, a registrar, and various names with indecipherable phrases. The readable elements hint at a local civic notice or organizational directory fragment with incomplete names and roles.
The text discusses estimating volume by stacking items and using average width to compute area. It explains multiplying area by height to obtain cubic measure and mentions a method for deriving the cubic measure from the given dimensions.
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