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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text hints at a chaotic scene with names and places scattered. It mentions a duel between spiders and a stream of garbled phrases, including possible references to people like Kate and Syd Henley, with unclear events or outcomes. The readable content is too fragmentary to confirm a coherent news item or definitive facts.
A garbled list of Cobram area telephone subscribers and service notes appears, with scattered place names such as Cobram Station, Tocumwal read urn, and Warn, plus references to local businesses, hotels, residences, and agents. The fragment reads as an address and name directory for an exchange, noting party lines and multiple streets.
The readable fragments mention a treaty and legal actions with dates and places obscured by OCR errors. References to age, crime, and a legal process appear alongside scattered names and locations, but specifics remain unclear due to garbled text.
A garbled report describes a person meeting someone in an inn and engaging in unclear actions. The readable fragments reference a parson, a show, and a river or road scene with vague names and locations. Details are too distorted to identify clear outcomes or participants.
Fragmented instruction describing tank excavation calculations. Mentions depths, areas, and conversions to determine cubic yards. References top and bottom measurements, slope ratios, and subtracting sections to estimate bottom size. Includes inconsistent figures and oblique phrasing.
Fragmentary technical note describes measuring oblong stacks by height from groove to eaves and using ridge height to approximate cube content. Mentions calculating weight by accurate cube content and surveying height from base to ridge, with unclear terms and methodology.
Cobram Directory outlines Cobram and District as a prosperous part of Tungamah Shire with cereal farming stock raising citrus tomatoes lucerne and timber industries. It notes Cobram’s location on the Murray River terminus of the Goulburn Valley line and lists shire divisions parishes and elections with officials and responsibilities including waterworks council meetings and officers such as secretary tricks and engineer Kelly.
A fragmented OCR list details many local groups and offices including churches, societies, institutes, bands, lodges, and committees. Names such as Wathar Mo, Rev. Campbell, J. B. Miscall, Robt. Broomford, J. J. O Dwyer, W. Shadforth, J. Martindale, J.J. O Dwyer, and M. Brewtock appear alongside roles like secretary, chairman, president, and treasurer. The document references associations such as the Victorian Farmers Union, Commonwealth Electors Registrar, and the Progress Association with multiple officer names and positions including postmaster, stateman, and secretaries. It reflects a snapshot of local governance and community groups with numerous titles and incomplete surnames.
A fragmented OCR list details various local offices and organizations including Bank of Australasia managers, church leaders, electoral registrars, state school staff, agricultural show clubs, lodges, race and tennis clubs, football and cricket clubs, dramatic and farmers unions, political and labor councils, plus public registrars and station roles.
The Cobram Court of Petty Sessions meets on Tuesdays and Fridays for ordinary business with the police registrar attending monthly. The Clerk of Court Constable R Johnson and local Justices Moser Kennedy Grant Naughton Browne Wadewon Af Scott Adams also named. The Cobram Waterworks Trust meets every second month with Chairman J Grant J P Cry Stoker Wadeson Parnell Ryan and Martindale. Engineer T Kelly C E Acting Secretary Walter Tuck Treasurer C K Tonkin and Solicitor D Bruce Tunnock listed.
An article explains how unaccustomed exercise raises blood oxygen demand. It describes the diaphragm’s role in breathing, its connection to the lower ribs, and how rapid rib movement during running can trigger a stitch or side ache due to strain and nerve tugs.
A vivid look at tarpon fishing in Florida, describing the fight with a giant tarpon, the struggle for line, and the reward of a Tarpon Button for notable catches. The piece references the Florida Chat and notable figure Charlie Chaplin as recent awardees.
A passenger tale from a voyage home from Alexandria shows a baby saved after a sea rescue. A fireboat and the warship Queen Elizabeth respond to a distress in rough seas, enabling a rope ladder transfer and life saving medical care. Other cases show wireless doctors aiding a Canadian fireman near Montreal, a Gulf of Mexico tramp steamer saved from poisoning, and a mail packet passenger injured in a gale getting timely surgeon help at Dover.
The article traces boxing’s ancient origins and the evolution of equipment from improvised to modern gloves. It notes early gloves of leather and metal reinforcement, the shift to reducing impact, and a curious anecdote about a housekeeper and a maid reflecting aging and endurance themes.
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