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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 02, 1935
Page
4
The Numuskah Beanch RS.A hosted its annual Diggers' reunion social at Shepparton with the community enjoying new rivalries and varied accompaniments. Members and guests were fed and socialized, continuing the longstanding local gathering.
A district gathering discussed support for returned soldiers and families, urging government help with land settlement and pensions. Speakers urged branch participation, scholarships for soldiers' children, and a fund to enable high school attendance, while highlighting welfare programs and vocational training for widows and dependents.
Full attendance at the council meeting presided by President W Prentice. Greetings were exchanged for Mass and Fowler in agricultural society roles. A protest was urged regarding delayed experimental plot results from Invergordon and publication timing. The department promised forthcoming Numurkah plot results within two weeks, delayed by late-season crops and numerous crop-competition statements.
The council held its annual meeting with fewer outside members present and reviewed a financial statement for the year ending March 25. Receipts included city donations, gate takings, and prize money, while expenditures covered show expenses, debentures, printing, salaries, and incidentals. the balance showed improvements due to steady fundraising and a persistent volunteer effort.
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