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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1934
Page
2
Public notices and ads invite readers to place promotions, furniture repairs, and sales. Local events include Fire Brigade Ladies meetings and Euchre parties, football practice, and a church anniversary with a list of entertainers and performers at Youanmite.
Mrs J Walsh requests expressions of sympathy for the death of John Glidden wealthy old man of Glidden Manor. Relatives gather, no regrets at his passing as they focus on his money. Upstairs in his bedroom he clings to life despite a vast fortune amassed over years. Published every Tuesday April 24 1934.
Local agricultural plots to study fallow-wheat rotation on a site offered by W White and Son near Invergordon in partnership with the Numurkah Agricultural Society. A motor car display and cycle shop opening are noted, along with Anzac Day events, a rifle club adjournment, a serious accident at Coxon's foundry, and bowling and wool notices.
In a weekly comments column Dr W G Duncan questions if a white Nordic population can settle enduringly in tropical Australia. The feature cites The White Man in the Tropics by Dr R W Clement and discusses climate, plantation control, and feasibility, with references to tropical health research and regional agricultural policy debates. The piece cites opinions on migration, colonial administration, and potential policy concessions for white settlers in Queensland and northern Australia.
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