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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1921
Page
2
Fragmentary weather note describes a cool dry autumn. Forecasts for November to December indicate opening fine then cold and showery with strong winds and possible storms. December expected cyclonic wind and rain with uncertain outcomes.
A sequence of place names and network related terms appears to reference Cobram Telephone Exchange coverage including Cobenta Arcadia Ballarat Barroye Beechworks Bene Hendigo Corona Congreve Devenish Wookie Esha gluiore Eur 4 Ratuvgs Movenspus Mi Gwynne Mujnala Murchison Sesmour Shepparton Stedamon Strahmerton Tobit Tallygeroopue Tatura Tocumwal Wangeratt Wianghow Yarroweyah.
Cobram and District comprise the richest men of the Shire of Tangamah with notable figures including W. Kendell M.L.O. Hon Dr J. D. Harris M.L.O Benalla and L.A. Goulburn Shire Council meets first in each month at the hire Hall Tungamah in the Electoral Province North Eastern.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and titles for Cobram Broomfieldry and various lodge officers including chairman J J Browne and secretary J J Brigede, with scattered references to committees, presidents, and teachers. The text is garbled and partly unreadable, but preserves multiple named individuals and organizational hints.
A compiled roster lists heads and secretaries of community bodies including banks agencies, Mutual Improvement and Progress Association, hospital demonstration committee, church congregations, Justices of the Peace, electoral registrars, state school leadership, cemetery trust, agricultural show and sports club, Oddfellows Lodge, Young People’s groups, race and coursing clubs, tennis and football clubs, cricket and dramatic clubs, Farmers’ Union, Political Labor Council, recreation reserve, and local post and railway officials. Names such as A W of Bank of Australasia, J Brocerest, W Higgins, Rev P Nye, Rev A Nyeji, H Sidebottran, J Bradstreet, N Lukier, J Hughes, A Taylor, W Doberry, A Blake, J Delarue, I Stoneham, T Foristal, J Jones, I Quinlan, H Elliott, D Ashton, C Limothy, J Hughes, and H Lean appear among the leadership and secretarial roles.
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