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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1924
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text describes Bitcon's Commercial Stores offering wider selection of shading and fabrics. Mentions color options pink and others, with unclear items and pricing. Appears to be an ad targeting general shoppers for clothing and textiles. No clear dates or locations readable.
Amongers and Houre Furnishers introduce special value in their own Tea blend priced at 178 tb. The offer highlights a limited time price point aimed at attracting shoppers seeking a bargain on a branded tea product.
In Kiel we faced strict customs and late arrival notes before boarding a steamer to Copenhagen. The journey includes a Danish dairy visit, a high altitude air trip to Gothenburg, and a flying exhibition, ending with a sea voyage to Leith after weeks abroad.
The Cobram football association meeting stretched to midnight with humor and barbed remarks. Deliberations covered ticket prices, travel distances to Nathalia ground, and the Gobeam team’s away support, while Mr Shadforth drew sharp laughter over local rivalries and jokes about the Nathalia gutter.
Vera Cope and Albert H. Crammond were married at St Kilda Methodist Church on Saturday March 8 with Rev. Charles Tregear officiating. The bride wore white with lace veil and orange blossom, attended by sister Tol and Miss Phyllis Saxton, bridesmaids in mauve and cream, while Bert Neeted WA and Mr George Cope served as best man and groomsman. Reception at Wicklite House followed, gifts included pearls and a tortoiseshell mirror, with a honeymoon at Lorne.
Deaths reported for Mrs Fane Billingham aged 88 from Newtown to Victoria via Malton and Bunbartha region. She left many children and was buried at Wunehill cemetery per Methodist rites. Also, Mrs Mary Shortis aged 71, wife of late Patrick Shortis, long-time Congupna farmer, died at Marungt. Funeral held Thursday with graveside service by Rev Father Hogan. survived by two sons and two daughters.
Arthur Bowden formerly employed at Pearce’s hotel Nathalia was taken to Mooroopna Hospital Friday and died Saturday. The funeral was held Monday with service conducted by Rev. Father Murphy.
A jumble of place names and titles including Presbyterian references, Numurkas, Drumanure, Yarroweyah, Naring, Cob, Rev Lahore, Salvation Army officers, Numurkas, Dr McCallum Woods, Wengeney, Kaarimho, Mu wea, Kalim, Rev Pema. A stray line notes Egypt's largest pyramid weighing six million tons.
Victorian state ministers expressed surprise at Labor party gains as vote splitting and lack of preferential voting affected results in Western Australia and South Australia. The Alsher General warns parties of identical aims to unite against common foes while cautioning about incomplete details of the system and potential misinterpretations.
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