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A compact note highlights local figures known here with brief biographical snippets. It mentions community roles and personal milestones, reflecting the era's social fabric.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 19, 1932
Page
3
A compact note highlights local figures known here with brief biographical snippets. It mentions community roles and personal milestones, reflecting the era's social fabric.
A speaker states his purpose to work as a minister for good and to give his best. He urges the people to also do their best and prove themselves loyal to the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
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A large farewell social at Dimboola honored Mr and Mrs Taylor who had led the local circuit for years. Speakers praised Mr Taylor for loyalty to the church and his budget balancing, while Mrs Taylor was lauded for her work with the ladies guild and the Young People’s Guild. Gifts included a gold water bottle, crystal bowl, traveling rug, pipe, and a silver tray, with hopes his band work would continue in Namurkah.
A meeting chaired by J E Skirper outlined final Anzac Day arrangements in Numurkah. The ceremony at Mechanics Hall starts 11 am with A Galloway Stewart delivering the address, orchestra led music, souvenir programmes, and a hall collection to fund ex cuses, with any profit going to the US A. R.S.A. members will march to the memorial with the town band and Boy Scouts, wreaths placed, then return to the hall. Returned men with medals urged to assemble at 10:15 am. procession route along Junin Street to Melville Street to the memorial.
Farmers are urged to obtain the new free seed guide from the Gippsland and Northern Co op. Limited copies were printed this year and are selling quickly. The 72 page catalog, designed for ease of reading, offers cultivation harvesting feeding and growth advice backed by specialists and reflects the company motto Service to the Man on the Land.
Margeret Johnston daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hilliard of Ratings wed Percy Gordon youngest son of Mr and Mrs E A Graham of Wanghau at Wesley Church Melbourne on February 13. Rev Irving Benson officiated. The bride wore ivory satin with veil of tulle and carried white water lilies and gladioli. Attendant Irene Benn wore apricot broderie anglais. Flower girls Muriel Hilliard and Hilary Benn. Best man Leslie Graham. Honeymoon at Daylesford. The Grahams will reside at Invergordon South.
State Rivers and Water Sup invites inspection of plans and section sheets at noon in 1932 for construction of sections 1 to 40B and other related sections. Deposits to be reviewed at the Commission's office in Shepparton through District Engineer H B Lincoln and the firm J McNamara & Co.
A detailed report of the Easter Saturday wedding at the Shepparton Methodist Church uniting Miss Jessie Bunnett and Leslie Thompson. The ceremony featured Corsican gowns, bridesmaids in mist blue georgette, organ music by Mr rt Thomas, and a reception at the Arcadian Cafe with about 50 guests.
McNamara and Co agents for Namarkah Nathulis Fi cola Waain Batunga Strathmerton and Wanghau districts include the parishes of Dunburbslane Yousa muita and Navine as listed in the agency catalog.
Notices announce vacating business and selling stock valued over £100 across multiple towns including Numurkah Nathalia Cobram and Numurkah stock and land sales. Auctions list horse sheep cattle and pig sales with dates in April May and listings for land and trust money lending services and sworn valuations.
A detailed advertisement announces an auction by Kilpatrick McLellan & Co. for a valuable 743 acre Crown Allotment near Numurkah in the Parish of Dramanure. The property includes fenced paddocks, bore water, windmill, cleared land, timbered areas, a homestead, sheds, and outbuildings. Terms and title particulars are available from Morrison and Teare, Numurkah.
James Moore of Moira Motor Garage Numurrah notifies district residents he is appointed agent for Baltic Simplex Machinery Co. to supply Baltic Separators 10 to 125 gallons. Offers Simplex Challenger Oil Engines Simplex Milking Machines mowers rakes chaffcutters saw-benches corn crushers grinders and all dairy farm equipment. Enquiries invited and satisfaction assured by phone Nomurkah 64.
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