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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
2
In Cobram the exchange announces rates for public relay hire and related charges. The document references subscriber fees, messenger charges, and percentage-based charges, but the legible text is fragmentary. Officials urge readers to consult the complete tariff for exact figures and conditions.
A larga list of names and establishments appears, including doctors, bakers, builders, tailors, and service firms tied to Barooge and surrounding streets such as Queen Street, Main Street, Punt Road, and Station Street. The fragment notes roles from hospital staff to conductors and printers, indicating a community directory or notice page. It mentions local committees and police, with many companions and businesses like Neville, H., McPherson firms, and Tuck & Co.
A fragmented roster lists subscribers in various locations including Adana Australasia Cobram Park Cobram Motel and Cobram Station with names such as Brown Corke Campbell Cardan Gray Harrie Henderson Jackson and others. The text reads as a directory style listing of individuals and entities connected to continuous service subscriptions.
Cobram and District form the richest part of Tungamah Shire with cereal farming stock raising rus and other fruits. It lists Cobram 14 on the Murray, rail and water services and a range of town facilities. The text also covers Tungamah Shire creation May 1878 population figures parishes and a long roster of council officers and committees.
Fragmentary OCR lists officers and church leaders including police magistrate Mr C J Rogers clerk R Johneem local justicer Kennedy James Grant and church figures such as Rev W J Chester Rev W Campbell and Rev Quand. Unclear date or context present.
Scientists warn that rapid population rise risks endless crowding and food limits. By 2300, twelve billion people could stress land, water, and oxygen, but future solutions may include new farming, sea farming, or lunar and planetary colonization to avert famine.
A fragment explains why running to a station makes you feel hot. Inhaling extra air raises blood flow, increasing heat. Perspiration provides an outlet, while a reddened face results from skin burning heat. Cooling slowly and protecting open pores with clothing is advised.
A collage of curiosities and oddities: a 96 by 10 foot photograph costs under £20 in America. a parachute beat an aeroplane from 1500 feet in Chicago. a pocket size typewriter claims 17 wpm. London monocles touted. undersea peaks near California. Mo rokai leper colony offers cars races cinema and amusements. butter food value mentioned.
The Cobram and District groups announce their officers including A W A Lodge and L Hamilton secretaries, J G Martindale registrar, D Little Windle and Fewer Sehame officers, and Progress Association secretary Grant. Head Teacher Mrs Mitchell leads School 2581. Croquet Club pres Mra W Adam, secretary Mrs H Tyler. Book Club pres Jax Grant, secretary R W Johnson. Race Club pres Mr T N Herre, secretary MD O Dwyer. Football Club pres J Grant, secretary F Thomson. Fruitgrowers Secretary W Tuck.
A long list of local organizations and their leaders is recorded, naming banks, boards, clubs, and public bodies. Notable roles include A W Blake as manager, J Bradstreet as secretary, J Hughes as president of the Hospital Demonstration Committee, and K Kilgour as Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages.
Wangaratta reader J W Thompson forecasts 1924 by month with notes on January oppressive storms February wet conditions extend to Queensland March rains and green growth April rainy start May heavy rain mispredicted June light rain July frost and little rain rest of year varies with rain storms and dry spells as the year unfolds
The text outlines a calculation for tank volume using top and bottom arc areas and middle areas with depth, converting to cubic yards. It provides numeric examples and references top measurements 60 ft by 50 ft, depths around 10 to 20 ft, and slope ratios 2 to 1 and 4 to 1, detailing subtractive steps to obtain bottom dimensions.
The note discusses calculating the height of a tubicfoot by measuring stack contents within a truss and its cables, outlining a method for determining vertical dimensions from cable arrangements.
The delivery and despatch of letters ad hered to the Melbourne wrediy facilitated if the a nnatal district is down. The follows-
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