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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment details Cobram telephone exchange with scattered references to streets, businesses, hospitals and personal names. The passage mentions Cobram Station precincts, private hospital, general storekeepers, and multiple street names, but clarity and complete facts are missing.
Fragmented OCR text shows a muddled note with scattered words and phrases. It appears to be a rough draft or corrupted transcription lacking clear context or complete sentences. No identifiable people, places, or events emerge to anchor a precise summary.
A garbled report describes measuring tank dimensions and calculating cubic yard excavation. It references top and bottom areas, depths, slopes, and converting feet to cubic yards, with multiple numbers and dimensions mixed in a confusing way. The text lacks a clear single outcome but centers on estimating tank bottom size and overall capacity.
The article explains calculating volume of an oblong stack by multiplying length by width and height from base to top. It notes area at the eaves and ridge and mentions deriving weight from the cubic content for precise height estimation and load calculations.
A historical Cobram area directory excerpt outlines Cobram and district as the Shire of Tungamah’s core, listing industries cereal farming stock raising wool citrus and dairy. It notes Cobram on the Murray River 135 miles from Melbourne, railway terminus, utilities and many institutions. Details include shire creation 1878 five ridings parishes and names of current and former officials along with water works trustees and health officers.
Cobram Court of petty sessions meets Tuesdays and Fridays for ordinary business. Police magistrate Ms C J Rogers attends monthly. Clerks and local justices named include Dr J T Kennedy James Grant Thor Naughton J Browne ALR Wadeson H Scott W Adams. Cobram Waterworks Trust meets every second month with Chaiewan J Grant J So Parvell J Ryan J Martindale cadnee Kelly acting secretary Walter Tuck treasurer KE Tunkin solicitor D Brace Tunnock.
A scanned page lists church denominations and local organizations with officers. It names presidents, secretaries, chairmen and coordinators for churches, agricultural society, lodges, fire brigade, brass band, AN A, LO.O F, registrar duties, political tabs, and various clubs.
A large OCR listing local bodies and officers for Australania including banks savings agencies churches schools and various clubs. Notable roles include Rev P Heffernan as Roman Catholic church leader J G Bradstreet as acting secretary H Stoneham as Gardens Committee secretary and J Delarue as Agricultural Show president with many other officials and committees named.
The article describes a mechanical system that cleans and irons banknotes to renew their crisp appearance. Notes pass through copper rollers with soap and water, then rinse and heat dry before finishing with ironing. Bank of England notes have a short circulation life, and damaged ones are retained before disposal.
The passage notes most people have a slight shoulder imbalance with the right side typically stronger. It observes the left side is often weaker, with the left foot larger and the left ear or eye more affected by issues. The right side is generally more robust and preferred for perceiving sounds or vision.
A column recalls odd wills and testamentary quirks from history. Highlights include a paralytic testatrix who used a card game devised by her solicitor to map relatives and estate items, a gun accident victim who inked a simple shirt cuff will, Tolstoy’s stump of a tree will, and a boot stall find of banknotes. A parsonage auction of seventy one trousers yielded ten 100-dollar votes, later traced to wealth for the poor.
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