01 May 1924
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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
1
Rates listed for subscribers at Cobram Telephone Exchange cover service charges including per call and connection fees. The document outlines how customers are billed under the radial system and notes a Benniger fee applied to certain accounts.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous local names, businesses, and institutions in Cobram and surrounding towns. Entries include storekeepers, auctioneers, dentists, hospitals, hotels, and various firms, with mentions of streets such as Main Street, Punt Road, and Queen Street. The piece references public offices, elections, and community clubs, concluding with a roster of local officials and club presidents.
The Courier Office advertises affordable office supplies including good envelopes and cheap writing pads. The notice highlights low prices and bulk options for local businesses and readers seeking practical stationery.
Cobram Directory outlines Tungamah Shire with agriculture focus on cereal growing and wheat, notes on Cobram’s location by Murray River and railway services. It lists shire officers, councillors, electors, and daily administration, plus Tungamah Waterworks Trust meetings and officials.
A fragment from Cobram Court records lists police magistrate J Rogers attending monthly sessions. Clerk R Johnson is referenced at a local waterworks trust and church matters with ecclesiastical and civic figures named in unclear terms.
A long OCR fragment lists many offices and names across banks, agencies, the mechanical institute, mutual improvement group, hospital demonstrators, churches, electoral registrar and state roles, school committee, Masons, juvenile secretary, garden and race clubs, tennis and cricket clubs, and a chairing figure. It reads as a roster of local officials and society groups with president secretaries and committee members, ending with a death notice reference to J. Hughes.
A set of measurements and formulae describe how to compute tank areas and volumes. The text details top and bottom areas, depths, and division steps (by 6 or 27) to obtain tank surface and submersion values. It references specific figures like 2000 cubic feet and 122 OW, then outlines tank dimensions and cutaway sections with ratios such as 2 to 1 and 4 to 1 for various sides and roadways.
A technical note describes estimating an oblong stack by multiplying the arcs of the eaves by half the height to the ridge. It suggests weighing the cubic contents of a truss to calibrate the height of a subset and improve accuracy.
The delivery and despatch of letters addressed to the Melbourne suburb will be greatly facilitated if the number of the postal district in those addresses is clearly stated. The numbers are essential for efficient sorting and accurate routing.
A jubilant piece recounts the Veddas of Ceylon as the world's only people who never laugh. It claims they remain thin and solemn for two thousand years, view laughter as alien, and even a tickling experiment fails to elicit a smile. The narrative also notes their honesty and tranquil life, marrying without ceremony and staying faithful.
An old note explores the origin of the term turkey in a curious way. It suggests the bird was once linked to the quinal fowl, and the name arose from its cry of Turk Turk Turk. When breeds were sorted, the larger bird was thought to be the turkey.
A chaotic collection of historic anecdotes describes dogs finding their owners after years apart. Tales include a Glasgow butcher’s hound returning from Belfast, a Paris reunion after five years, and a 11,500 mile trek by a Boston dog. Other feats show dogs joining voyages, boarding ships, and even escaping to the Shetland Islands. The passages illustrate canine loyalty amid wartime dispersals and long journeys.
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