Rainfall Averages For District 1888 1927
The table shows the district average rainfall over 1888 to 1927 at 16.68 inches. For the wheat growing period May to October, the same years yield 10.25 inches.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1928
Page
6
The table shows the district average rainfall over 1888 to 1927 at 16.68 inches. For the wheat growing period May to October, the same years yield 10.25 inches.
The Royal Stores Melville Street Numurkah lists the latest home goods including enamel baths screens sinks lavatory basins cement troughs fireplaces bath heaters wood and cane chairs and more. It showcases new designs in bedroom and dining suites for the home.
Our timber yards offer full supplies in hardwood and red gum plus softwoods for flooring lining weatherboards Oregon and more. We stock plain and corrugated iron fencing wire tidging spouting and down pipe plus 3 ply Japanese oak white plaster joinery and a wide grocery ironmongery assortment. Inquiries welcome for measurements quantities and approximate costs.
A. B. Jaffray of Melville Street Numurkah and Nathalin Dookie Shepparton and 440 Little Collins Street invites Belbourne patients failing other treatments to consult him at the Farmers Arm Hotel. He promises successful treatment of many diseases and disorders including eye ear brain lungs liver head blood kidneys bladder spleen bad leg cancer bronchitis and apanicitis.
The largest Barnardo celebration marked June 30 at Barkingside Essex with 1444 girls and Barnardo brothers, naval school displays, and a grand march past. The event highlighted 8000 children in 176 cottages across Britain, Canada, and Australia, aiming to raise 400000 half-crowns for daily meals. The King Queen and Duke of York hold patronage and presidency.
The rubber industry began with Goodyear 1839 vulcanising process and expanded from rubber clothing and moulded goods to pneumatic bicycle tyres and motor car tyres. By 1915 Goodyear was the largest car tyre maker, and by 1926 the leading global supplier in volume and rubber use. In 1910 Goodyear produced 260 000 pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles.
The Principal of the Dookie Agricultural College reports ideal farming weather in the past month. Rainfall to July 25 totals 1763 points for the year with 620 acres fallowed, 110 summer fallow, and 14 additional acres prepared. Crops show strong growth. Sunrise oats and peas for silage are heavy. Stock numbers include 3660 sheep, 127 cattle, 182 pigs. 720 lambs marked, 400 more to come. milk yield about 46 gallons daily. study pigs sold about £39 in three weeks.
Goodyear’s output surged from 250000 tyres in 1910 to 2650000 in 1915 and 16000000 by 1927, with an accumulated total of 110953000 tyres since inception. Sales value topped £44000000. the firm consumes about 15 percent of world crude rubber. Expansion followed demand, adding plants in Toronto, Los Angeles, Australia, and England as shown by the Granville NSW factory extension photo.
A Treasury warning warns thousands of landowners with maturing Inn loans to act on conversion. The Treasury will redeem unconverted holdings in cash with no option to convert. Applications after the loan closes will be refused. Investors are urged to act as many holders risk losing interest when bonds mature September 16.
Russia bought 1 500,000 bushels of Canadian wheat on cash terms, boosting fortnight totals to 9.5 million bushels as it shifts from former export strength to import needs. The piece notes Russia’s frugal peasantry, government levies, and a need to feed the population while questions linger about seizure risks. It also reports Tulibigeal New South Wales claiming township records with a population of 1 000, no wheat grown last season, 150 000 to 200 000 bags dispatched, a large brass band, 26 members, and no deaths to date in the healthiest town.
J Ah Yow a registered Nema Chinese herbalist at 85 67 High Street Bendigo advertises cures for pomumosic reflux and general complaints both internal and external without operation. He claims successful piles and corn cures and lists visit schedule to Nomurkah every four weeks and at Shamrock Hotel with next session Friday August 17 from 10 am to 4 pm.
The article reviews the moving picture The Missing Link directed by Master Reisner and others. It notes the jungle jamboree scenes amuse director Charles F Reisner and the cast including Landon and Chaplin collaborators. The piece highlights humorous antics, a hunter chase, and various jungle gags amid the film’s playful satire.
The readable lines portray a disjointed, editorial style snippet with names and phrases but lack coherent events or clear subjects to summarize. It hints at a discussion or note involving Miss Busey and others but provides no concrete actions, dates, places, or outcomes.
A hazy analysis notes a trend in midcentury film studios where brunette female leads dominate the screen, while blondes are cast less often. It highlights Warne Bros. roster, naming dark haired stars George Jewel Warne Olind Clyde Cook and actors like William Demarest. The piece discusses public tastes, comedic value, and the perceived charm of brunettes in the studio lineup.
A column-style notice promotes a cost-saving cough and influenza remedy. It recommends a two-shilling bottle of concentrated Heenzo, mixed with sweetened water, claiming it yields eight bottles of chest and throat remedy. The ad promises quick soothing of sore throats and colds.
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