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Numurkah Leader

Location

Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

Date

Aug 09, 1938

Page

6

Room Stock Show Room Stock For Balance At Half Price

A limited room stock sale offers remaining items at half price to balance inventory. Customers may find reduced furniture and decor pieces with limited quantities and no restocking expected.

Tangamah Council Meetings Hear Road Requests and Tenders

Tangamah Council meets with Drs Christie and Ryan presiding. Correspondence covers requests for light forming on east and west roads between Wallden and O Kane, kerbing on High street Cobram, road surface improvements to various local routes, and flood crossing reconstruction. Tenders are discussed for gravelling, forming, and concrete gutters, with engineer reports due and funds requested for Katamatite Yarrawonga road and other works.

Gordon Nunn Seeettie Wallden O'Kane Wallden’s Corner Dr. Lawrence H. Weiss Cobram High Street Weiss C.R.B Weiss Bros Varroweyah North D. J. Gillespie Youanmite R. Gillespie Cobram State School Committee Shiels M. Shiels Fram Nod Lukies R. McPherson Delarie D. Ashton J. Wshton Benalla Yarrawonga Ry Crs Gemmell and Mil Pinestreet High-street Kerr's Pit Market-street Drs. Hodge and Bate W. A. Ford ouanmite-Waughau Road Crs Milly Gemmell Gemmell and Mills Murray Valley Highway Kennedy's Gate Christie Cobram Court

Garden Notes on Planting Time and Kitchen Garden Tips

The article notes busy planting season with flowering apricots, azaleas, spiraea, conifers, and Prunus and Pyrus standards for height variety. It advises sheltered spots for kurume azaleas, autumn foliage shrubs for color, and sowing late spring seeds now, plus lime dressing after tilling, with crop specifics for peas potatoes cabbage and lettuce.

Tungamah Roads Work With Council Leader's Address

Dr W H Hodge of Tungamah Shire Council, his term near end, urged improved road policy at his final meeting before elections. He proposed a potential 6d rate rise to fund road works, noting £3000 extra revenue would come without higher overheads, and stressed ongoing neglect since past years. He recounted 17 miles metalled and 30 miles gravel in his area amid broad calls for action.

W. H. Hodge Tungamah Hodge Country Roads Board M. T. Fricke Council Dunbulbalane Youanmite Parish Boundary Roads

Road funding debate stirs Tungamah shire meeting

Councillors decry arrears and rally for road upkeep and possible rate rise. They cite Country Roads Board praise but criticise lack of a power grader and warn that extra sixpence could fund new works. Ratepayers' consultation urged before any increase.

Country Roads Board Tunganah Lyon Hodge Country Roads Tungamah

Superstitions on Nose and Head Itches Sign Visitors

A playful exchange links a nose itch to visitors and a head itch to arrivals. The quip suggests itching signals company or guests arriving, framing ordinary bodily sensations as clues to social events.

Rifle Shooting Club Trophy Shoot Report

The Nu murkah range hosted a rifle club trophy shoot on Saturday with A Hyde achieving a 7 break and J Harridy finishing runner up. Wind was unfavourable and several names such as W Linehan and Ralston appeared among participants in a brisk, if noisy, meet.

Numurkah Range A. Hyde J. Harridy

Church Notices Services To Be Conducted Next Sunday

Church notices announce services to be held Sunday with details of locations and participants. Several names and places are listed, indicating a schedule of services across multiple congregations and dates.

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