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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1928
Page
1
Headquarters at 234 Glenhuntly Road Elsternwick lists James A Gillman FVOA as manager with unspecified offices and titles. The fragment indicates an organizational address for the Gillman agency in Melbourne, Australia.
The Tungamah Shire Council held its monthly meeting with present Drs Kelly Ford Woods Sampson Whitty Jones O'Connor Mulquiney Batey Wadeson Stokes and Oliver. Correspondence from the Country Roads Board notes allotments for maintenance and permanent and developmental roads across Cobram Numurkah Tungamah Yarrawonga Strathmerton and Wilby with specific regional works and gravelling plans. Health appointments for northwest central and south ridings were approved, and discussions covered the electrification extension requiring a £1000 annual guarantee for 5 years, financial sharing on Thomas corner, weighbridge complaints at Katamatite, unemployment compensation protest support, road improvements near Youanmite Cobram Katandra Yarraoweyah and other sites, plus bylaw and traffic regulation proposals for Cobram.
Council notes that several contracts awarded in the past year remain unstarted and recommends cancellation if work does not commence. General business includes an engineer report on the north and south boundary road between Larkins and O Kane, and a motion to close the Gothram electric light scheme. Tenders are listed for multiple road works around Yarroweyah Yabba Dookie Stamatite Kennedy Ma honey and Parkinson areas with various chain lengths and locations.
Church notices list Sunday worship schedules across denominations including Church of England Presbyterian and Methodist bodies at multiple towns such as Numuzkah Wanghau Naviig Yarraweyah Cobram Numurkah Koonoomoo Strathmerton Wunghau Kaarimba Congupna Bunbarths Katamatite Dunbulbalane Yousa mite and Katamatite with various ministers and lay readers noted for each location and service time.
A vintage health advertisement warns of kidney disease dangers and urges early treatment. It features testimonial from Mrs J Adams of Nathalia praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for curing back ache linked to kidneys, claiming lasting relief eleven years later. Foster-McClellan Co. sells the pills at 15 Hamilton Street Sydney and cautions buyers to ensure they obtain the genuine product.
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