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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1924
Page
2
A garbled block of OCR text presents a lovers scene atop a terrace. The prose hints at a ride of emotions and a figure named Alaris, with a distant, tense mood. The passage reads as a poetical fragment lacking clear structure or full names and places.
The document lists numerous subscribers and businesses connected to the public water service, including Ti)obram Telephone Exchange and various trades and inns. It names individuals and firms across Cobram, Barooga, Wodonga, and nearby towns, noting pumping and supply roles and indicating a continued service list.
Cobram directory notes the town on the Murray 1954 miles from Melbourne and terminus of the Goulburn Valley line with water power electric services and a timber mill. It lists the Tungamah Shire creation in 1878 and divisions, names of ridings, representatives, and a long roster of shire officers and council members.
Miscellaneous notes list officers and secretaries for groups in Cobram Avoca area including Victorian Farmers Union J J O Dwyer lodge AN A Registre of Wit Tote and Marvingen gel Real Registrar Mr Electric Light and Power Scheme W H Bode State School 3681 head teacher M D O Dwyer secretary T N Harvie bowling and rec clubs presidents and secretaries, football club president J Q Grant with secretary F Thomson.
Local associations and officers listed include banks post office mechanics institute and churches with noted presidents secretaries and chairs. Also shown are hospital and education committees along with clubs such as race cricket dramatic and farmers unions and the Births Deaths and Marriages registrar.
Wangaratta observer J W Thompson provides a year long forecast with monthly notes. January and August are marked oppressive with thunderstorms. February and March vary with wet spells and green grain. other months show mixed rain, showers, frosts, and occasional storms.
Measurements detail a method to compute tank volume using top bottom and middle areas with depth. The text gives numeric examples including 33 200 13 200, 6, 2 200, and 422 000 cubic feet, with final area and depth notes for a tank whose dimensions include 10 to 20 feet and varying breadths.
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